Could someone please help me... I love the look and feel of the product. I have watched videos and followed all the instructions but, for some reason the polish only stays on for a few days and then peels right off. I prep the nail follow the...
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Do you bufff your nails before you begin? By making the nail bed a little more rough it gives nails a better surface area for the polish to adhere to.
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I had a split on a nail that i've had about 5 years, maybe longer. with the help of my manicurist, I started this product in January 2013 following her firm instructions.. for a month, I used it as directed on the bottle and every 7 days, removed it and started again.. Month 2- I had a manicure with no polish but to clean cuticles and shape nails, still following month 1 process. Month 3 same thing but used every other day.. Monday 4 same thing but now had a manicure with polish, put on every other day and removed when polish chipped.. it's now late June, the last manicure I had, THEY HAD TO CUT MY NAILS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE!! I also noticed the split was gone.. I have about another month to go before my nails are fully grown out from January.. I've used dozens of products; ;nothing worked before this one. A dark polish manicure now lasts 10-11 days and I do a lot with my hands especially since we are getting ready to move.. I do understand I will need to keep this up for my nails to stay like this..
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Nail Envy is the best product I found for this.I use some nail glue on the split and brush on the Nail Envy as directed. It's the only thing that has worked for me in the past. I love it.
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I use the pure acetone and put it on a cotton ball then wrap the tip of my finger with tin foil and let it do its thing for about 15-20 minutes then use an orange stick to scrap off the polish it should crackle up when you take the foil off, make sure that you take a buffing block to rough up the top surface of the polish so that the acetone will work. DONT use an emery board type file you may get carried away with filing and damage your nail bed. The buffing blocks sold at Sally supply or any drug store works great just rough enough to take of the top coat off. DONT get anything to abrasive or like I said you may damage your nail bed and believe me that is quite painful! I am assuming this is your first go at the gel polishes? Did you have them done or are you thinking about doing them yourself either way I'm sure you know the steps to applying the polish and really taking the polish off is no big deal just a little time consuming because you can only work on one hand at a time. I hope I helped answer your question if you have any more I would be happy to help.
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I apply it once & let it dry and then apply it again. DO NOT put it on top of nail polish! I made the mistake of trying that after I had my 1st manicure!!! It made my nail polish bubble & peel off! I make sure I put this on every other day. You may not need to apply it that often. I, myself, am a chronic nail biter. Even after a couple months of using this product, I am not "cured". I will always be a nail biter. I wish I could upload a photo of what my nails look like now. People ALWAYS think that I am wearing fake nails. My nails have NEVER been this healthy looking or been this strong & healthy! I apply it once & let it dry and then apply it again. DO NOT put it on top of nail polish! I made the mistake of trying that after I had my 1st manicure!!! It made my nail polish bubble & peel off! I make sure I put this on every other day. You may not need to apply it that often. I, myself, am a chronic nail biter. Even after a couple months of using this product, I am not "cured". I will always be a nail biter. I wish I could upload a photo of what my nails look like now. People ALWAYS think that I am wearing fake nails. My nails have NEVER been this healthy looking or been this... » Read More I apply it once & let it dry and then apply it again. DO NOT put it on top of nail polish! I made the mistake of trying that after I had my 1st manicure!!! It made my nail polish bubble & peel off! I make sure I put this on every other day. You may not need to apply it that often. I, myself, am a chronic nail biter. Even after a couple months of using this product, I am not "cured". I will always be a nail biter. I wish I could upload a photo of what my nails look like now. People ALWAYS think that I am wearing fake nails. My nails have NEVER been this healthy looking or been this strong & healthy! « Show Less
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If your furniture is sticky from the polish, you are using way too much polish...just a little dab will do ya! Unfortunately, I wouldn't recommend this particular polish if you don't want sticky, as I polished the heck out of the item I used it on and it was always sticky. I ended up sanding it off. If you want a very nice wax, get the Clapham's Wax. It's natural and buffs to a nice sheen.
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I never noticed this happening, and I wear contacts. To be safe, I wouldn't handle my contacts immediately after applying this polish- wait until your nails have been dry a little while.
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Hi Smoody, I can think of two reasons your nails are still sticky. Most likely, you skipped the part where you wipe off the remaining residue with the included gel cleanser. You can also use regular rubbing alcohol to wipe off the sticky stuff. That is how the polish is designed, otherwise the layer underneath should be hard and dry after curing. If not, it's possible that you put one of the layers on too thick so it didnt cure properly. Next time, try warming up the bottles in some warm water prior to application. This will thin out the polish for a smoother application. Hope that helps!
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You should only put one coat of base clear,then pour under UV lite for two mins. Then for another two mins after each gel color coat n followed by top gel coat and last two mins under lite! You are putting you're nails under the lights too long and it's melting your polish instead of hardening it!!!
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make sure you are using a base coat as well as a top coat. also try cleaning your nails with rubbing alcohol before applying any polish
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Hi Sam- I haven't tried that. Have you tried finger nail polish remover? That's always worked for me!
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No sorry it won't work. It is like nail lacquer. You need a base and a top. Color in-between if you want. The base it what helps hold it on the nail and only a top will peel off because there's no base. Hope this makes since. You can use only a base and top coat with no color if you want. It looks really nice and the shine lasts for almost 2 weeks.
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I don't . I put this over itself again & again. It should go under any other polish of course. It's helped grow my nails for the first time in 30+ yrs! When I quit butting them , they were to thin to grow & split, peeled, yet with reg. Use of this & the Gold bottle one ( longer in 3-5 days I thnk?) , I have normal nails. This is the only product that's worked. Apply every couple days( w/out nail polish) over itself. I never remover it 1st. I add to what's chipped or worn off. Good luck!! Jenni
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When i use this product, I apply in one long streak at a time, then give it like ten seconds and then wipe the streak alittle. Do this in front of a long mirror so that you can make sure the color is even. You need to repeat until you get the look you want, you should wear gloves to protect your hands and nails from discoloration.This process takes time and patience. Good luck
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I agree with Laura. However, the only time I've had the little dots is when I applied to much. This is the best product there is and use it to first CLEAN, like she mentioned, and then apply a coat of wax. The tacky part, I've never experienced. I could imagine a situation though where there was another product already on there - not newly applied, I mean still on the paint. This is polish - it moves paint, is how I like to think of it.
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Well, I was hoping for a request; no to all your questions. very fast dryinf, but my weak, long nails are still peeling despite my wearing gloves and using two coats. I even do a layer of it, brushed sideways and my nails are still peeling. I am NOT happy with this product. Gel formulas are not good.
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If it is a metallic 1 will work but all other colors take 2 and no matter what they are streaky and take forever to dry. I use Seche Vite topcoat which sets my polish for as long as I wear it but this will still dent after drying unless it is a metallic. Hope this helps because I have so many from this that look beautiful in the bottle but won't dry and are streaky.