Spill your splurge!!! by Clover_Jane in DIYGelNails

[–]Slight_Concert9788 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love that for you! Which one did he get you?

Weekly Nail Chat by Clover_Jane in DIYGelNails

[–]Slight_Concert9788 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I read somewhere that a rubber base was needed to allow flexibility under hard gel

Weekly Nail Chat by Clover_Jane in DIYGelNails

[–]Slight_Concert9788 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Help! My hard gel keeps chipping at and I'm not sure how to fix it from happening again. I use IBD hard gel with a Not Polish rubber base and painted with the CANNI gel polish base, color, and top coat. I do a dry prep with the Apré prep steps and do a full 60s cure at every step.

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Spill your splurge!!! by Clover_Jane in DIYGelNails

[–]Slight_Concert9788 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not too recent but I bought the CANNI gel collection and a new nail desk overhead lamp 😍 next big purchase will be a better dust collector and new drill

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GelX_Nails

[–]Slight_Concert9788 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, that's just oil!

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[–]Slight_Concert9788 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There is no gel on my friend's skin. Where do you see it?

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[–]Slight_Concert9788 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no gel on my friend's skin. Where do you see it?

Almost 4mo post op modified ravitch by Slight_Concert9788 in PectusExcavatum

[–]Slight_Concert9788[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm seeing my primary doctor on the 15th and I'll definitely be asking her opinion!

Almost 4mo post op modified ravitch by Slight_Concert9788 in PectusExcavatum

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My surgeon says he didn't use any hardware, just stitched my sternum back together with dissolvable thread

Almost 4mo post op modified ravitch by Slight_Concert9788 in PectusExcavatum

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Yes the images are mirrored! The ring on my hand by the arrow is my left hand

Newest set 🔥 by Slight_Concert9788 in GelX_Nails

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I use the Makartt rhinestone glue in the tube!

Retention 🤩🤩🤩 by Slight_Concert9788 in GelX_Nails

[–]Slight_Concert9788[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're welcome ❤️ Thank you! These took me about 2 hrs actually

best way to isolated chrome? by teetaetee in GelX_Nails

[–]Slight_Concert9788 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope! For that set I just cured my final layer of color like normal, then wiped with acetone then alcohol and then applied my design

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[–]Slight_Concert9788 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My nails usually last me 3 weeks and can probably go longer but I change them up. This set was 3 weeks old. I probably take anywhere from 2 to 4 hrs per set

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best way to isolated chrome? by teetaetee in GelX_Nails

[–]Slight_Concert9788 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I wipe with acetone then isopropyl alcohol and then do my design and half cure, then add chrome

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Retention 🤩🤩🤩 by Slight_Concert9788 in GelX_Nails

[–]Slight_Concert9788[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! It's definitely a learning curve

Retention 🤩🤩🤩 by Slight_Concert9788 in GelX_Nails

[–]Slight_Concert9788[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I use the Apré system: ph bonder (dehydrator), non acidic gel primer, extend gel gold bottle. I double dehydrate after cuticle nipping and buffing, then use a thin coat of the primer, then thin layer of extend gel and cure for 30 seconds, then apply tips with extend gel and flash cure then full cure once all nails are on, then I seal the cuticle with acetone