I'm getting the professional light and planning to use it this evening! I've really enjoyed the RCM, but I've had problems with the color not adhering well to the tips of my fingernails. I wondered if I was positioning my nails under the light improperly. Can any of you comment on this? Also, which nude-ish colors do you like? So far, I only have simply stunning and a few of the much darker colors. Thanks!
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HunneeBee said:
Just make sure to lay your hand flat in the light. But don't press you fingers down, just rest it there flat. See if that helps. I always had a couple wayward nails that lifted in the tips until I started using a bonder on my tips. You could try that also.
I take it one step further than ferret does and arch my fingers, so the tips are slightly up towards the light. And for the last minute I lift them up more.
I've had no problems with tips curing and rarely have problems with tip lifting unless the end of my nail is damaged in some way - then I have big time lifting no matter what I do, lol.
I have however had trouble once or twice with color adhering on the free edge when applying a dark color, although so far not with my RCM colors. I think it's probably what other people describe as shrink back, except it's only my free edge. Almost like when I try to cap the edge it's wiping off what was there before. I think of painting a wall - if you go over the same spot too much you actually start to lift the paint you already put down, so I try to glide or float the polish coats and not drag off what you've just been over ... if that makes any sense. It helps me get better coverage with the dark colors.
For all you lovely ladies who own "The Night is Young".... is it a frost like Gelish Midnight Caller/RCM Lighter Shade of Grey? Or is it a shimmer? I am trying to decide if I need yet another grey
Hmmmm I have both colors, and "The Night is Young" is a deeper shade of gray than "Lighter Shade of Gray". They both seem to have the same "frost" finish to them.
For all you lovely ladies who own "The Night is Young".... is it a frost like Gelish Midnight Caller/RCM Lighter Shade of Grey? Or is it a shimmer? I am trying to decide if I need yet another grey
I don't have the other two to compare it to, but I think of The Night is Young as more of a shimmer. It's not as noticeable in indoor type lighting, but outside it really seems to sort of have a shimmer from within, if that makes any sense! This isn't the greatest pic, I took it on my phone, but the flash picked up a little bit of the shimmer.
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tohillary said:For all you lovely ladies who own "The Night is Young".... is it a frost like Gelish Midnight Caller/RCM Lighter Shade of Grey? Or is it a shimmer? I am trying to decide if I need yet another grey
I would call it shimmery yes. It's more like a very dark grey almost black with shimmer.
That looks great! Your right, it looks nothing like that in inside light. But once I went to the window to look again, I see the subtle shimmer now. Very pretty. Now I'm excited for a new manicure!
I know, when I used it the first time I liked it but didn't love it, until I went outside! I have the same feeling with Glitz & Glamorous, sometimes I start to get bored with wearing it and think I need to change it up, then I just go outside and look at it and think, "OOh that's so pretty!"
For all you lovely ladies who own "The Night is Young".... is it a frost like Gelish Midnight Caller/RCM Lighter Shade of Grey? Or is it a shimmer? I am trying to decide if I need yet another grey
I think you need it.
It's one of my favs. I think of it as a shimmer too. I have a couple pics in the swatch thread, one just a swatch and full mani pics too.
So can the RCM structure and color be used with the gelish foundation and TIO?? Has someone made a flow chart for this?? (Hint hint Ferret...since you already have the UV v LED chart... 
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So can the RCM structure and color be used with the gelish foundation and TIO?? Has someone made a flow chart for this?? (Hint hint Ferret...since you already have the UV v LED chart...
I'm sure it can, most of us mix bases and topcoats with color coats of all different brands all the time with no issues.
I love this color! It was very easy to apply as well!
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