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#902
patrickntoni said:
Believe it or not my Ulta had some of the new colors out today. I don't remember which ones they had but I know for sure they had camera flash and haute couture. They must have just gotten them in because thy didn't even have the limited edition ones hen I was there a few days ago. Unfortunately I was in a hurry so I didn't have a chance to relly check them out.
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Oh man....this suspense is driving me insane!!!! Looks like I will b stalking my ultas daily and call em all too!! If only the new colors are in....oh boy!!
 
#904
littleballerina said:
I just checked RCM fb page they say that the new colors should be avalible at ulta and fred meyers tomorrow (they posted this 30mins ago)
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I really hope this is the case, but I am doubtful. I called two of my stores yesterday and they claimed they still didn't have them.

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#907
Montacute said:
I'm not positive I am seeing this correctly, but Regee to me it looks like you might have applied the polish a bit thickly at the nail edge--especially on the thumb. To me the edge looks a lot thicker than down by the cuticle area. Possible?
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Some how I missed this. .....Ok, you are probably right. I peeled product from under most of my nails. I tryed to only get the edge of the nail but it pooled underneath on some.
How do I prevent this? Should I just not cap edge?
 
#909
Regee said:
Ok, how did you correct this ?
Umm ok I'll try this.
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The trick to using sogs is THIN LAYERS. Way better to do more thin layers than fewer thick ones. Do not apply like regular polish. Don't worry that it looks streaky on the first or even second layer, by the second or third, it will appear nice and rich. Same goes with the top coat. When you cap the edges, there shouldn't be any noticable difference in thickness from the other surfaces. It is just the thinnest amount from what is left over on your brush that touches that edge. If it gets a thick accumulation, or gets drippy, you are using way, way, way too much. Some cap the tips first so that any extra is pulled off as they polish the nail itself. Also, if you pulled off the chunky stuff from under your nails after it was cured, what you did was break the seal allowing water, oils, etc to get underneath, shortening the life of your manicure. I completely understand if that is what you did, as I do the same. If there are any imperfections at all, I pick relentlessly. Can't control myself a bit. So I take my time to reduce the opportunities for temptation by being more careful as to how to apply it.
 
#910
NanaSue said:
The trick to using sogs is THIN LAYERS. Way better to do more thin layers than fewer thick ones. Do not apply like regular polish. Don't worry that it looks streaky on the first or even second layer, by the second or third, it will appear nice and rich. Same goes with the top coat. When you cap the edges, there shouldn't be any noticable difference in thickness from the other surfaces. It is just the thinnest amount from what is left over on your brush that touches that edge. If it gets a thick accumulation, or gets drippy, you are using way, way, way too much. Some cap the tips first so that any extra is pulled off as they polish the nail itself. Also, if you pulled off the chunky stuff from under your nails after it was cured, what you did was break the seal allowing water, oils, etc to get underneath, shortening the life of your manicure. I completely understand if that is what you did, as I do the same. If there are any imperfections at all, I pick relentlessly. Can't control myself a bit. So I take my time to reduce the opportunities for temptation by being more careful as to how to apply it.
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Thanks so much :smile1: I seem to be just like you :D Yes I did pull off the excess that was under my nails & I see what you're saying. I tried to apply thin layers but it seemed I was DRY BRUSHING at times so I added more.....
So can I FIX these chips? Or should I do a complete mani?

Thanks EVERYONE for all the help!! Please don't get TIRED of me:cool:
 
#911
Regee said:
Some how I missed this. .....Ok, you are probably right. I peeled product from under most of my nails. I tryed to only get the edge of the nail but it pooled underneath on some.
How do I prevent this? Should I just not cap edge?
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When I first started, I watched some videos where people turned their brush vertically to the end of the nail - like 90 degrees - and I could never get the hang of that, it would pool underneath also. So now I brush down to the end and just angle it ever so slightly downward over the tip at the end of my stroke.

I also don't cap all coats: just base, one color coat, and TIO. You can either make sure to wipe stuff out from underneath with an orange stick or something before you cure, or yes, not cap the edge at all you'd get better wear than peeling it from underneath. I'm sure once you did that, you voided your warranty, so to speak. ;)
 
#912
FLmermaid said:
When I first started, I watched some videos where people turned their brush vertically to the end of the nail - like 90 degrees - and I could never get the hang of that, it would pool underneath also. So now I brush down to the end and just angle it ever so slightly downward over the tip at the end of my stroke.

I also don't cap all coats: just base, one color coat, and TIO. You can either make sure to wipe stuff out from underneath with an orange stick or something before you cure, or yes, not cap the edge at all you'd get better wear than peeling it from underneath. I'm sure once you did that, you voided your warranty, so to speak. ;)
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Ok I think I got it.
So can I REPAIR chips or should I do a complete mani ?
 
#913
Regee said:
Ok I think I got it.
So can I REPAIR chips or should I do a complete mani ?
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I repair my chips. First, I lightly file the edges of the polish around the chip so there is no hard line. Then, I clean the naill with alcohol. Next, I apply basecoat over the chipped, bare area, cure, polish a layer over the whole nail, cure. Do again if needed. Top coat, cure. Wipe with alcohol. Feel it, look at it from different angles. If you have a rough spot or it is obviously different in one area due to the chip, lightly file to even it out and put on a 2nd top coat layer. Cure. Wipe with alcohol. Should only take a few minutes and be good as new.

Some of the tpf ladies use a file to rough up the old top coat layer to remove the shine before painting a new layer of sog polish over it. I don't do that and have never had a problem.
 
#914
NanaSue said:
I repair my chips. First, I lightly file the edges of the polish around the chip so there is no hard line. Then, I clean the naill with alcohol. Next, I apply basecoat over the chipped, bare area, cure, polish a layer over the whole nail, cure. Do again if needed. Top coat, cure. Wipe with alcohol. Feel it, look at it from different angles. If you have a rough spot or it is obviously different in one area due to the chip, lightly file to even it out and put on a 2nd top coat layer. Cure. Wipe with alcohol. Should only take a few minutes and be good as new.

Some of the tpf ladies use a file to rough up the old top coat layer to remove the shine before painting a new layer of sog polish over it. I don't do that and have never had a problem.
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Yay! !Ok thanks :smile1:
 
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