5/1/2023 0 Comments Dazzle dry nail polish![]() ![]() When it’s time to remove your manicure, you place a cotton pad soaked in the Green Flash Nail Polish Remover on each nail, and keep it in place with the brand’s nail clips, which come with the starter kit and are also sold as part of a duo set with the remover. The curing time depends on the power of your light Manucurist makes an 18-watt travel light that cures each layer in two minutes and a full-size, 36-watt light that cures each layer in one minute. ![]() You apply the special base coat, color step, and top coat like a traditional gel system, curing each layer under an LED light (make sure to protect your hands from UV damage). ![]() Manucurist’s Green Flash system, a recent Parisian import, is pretty impressive. I’ve found two systems that look as good as regular gels, last (almost) as long, and remove easily without damage. With that reminder out of the way, let’s move on to the fun stuff. If you or a manicurist scrapes the gel to detach it from your nail beds or files too much (with an electronic file or a regular emery board), the top layer of the nails will be compromised - sometimes badly enough that you’ll have to wait for the damaged portion to grow out. Your nail underneath may be dehydrated from the acetone, but it should not be physically damaged. You or your manicurist should file the top coat gently, just to break the seal do an acetone soak until the layers of top coat, color, and gel base dissolve into flakes (sometimes this can take at least 15 minutes) and then gently push away the detritus. So, if you decide to get gels again, make sure you remove them carefully. Since then, I’ve been testing a few polish systems that are much easier on nails than gels, and there are two I really like: Dazzle Dry, a lacquer system that lasts longer than traditional polish or hybrids and doesn’t need to be cured by lights or soaked off, and the Green Flash system from Manucurist (yes, that’s the brand name), which cures via UV light, like traditional gels, but only needs a one-minute soak to remove.īefore I tell you about them, a quick reminder: “Damage after nail gels comes from improper nail prep or removal,” according to Julie K Nail Artelier founder and celebrity manicurist Julie Kandalec - and every other manicurist I’ve ever interviewed about this topic. When the episode was over, my gels were gone and my bare nails were as rough and ragged as tree bark. Last month, a few of my gels started to peel up at the edges, and instead of doing a proper removal, I sat down to watch The Last of Us and spent 45 minutes nervously picking off the color as I developed an irrational fear of mushrooms. ![]()
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