how long should you cure gelish foundation under a LED lamp?
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Depends. http://gelish.com/education/ask-an-educator/post/curing-time-for-led-lamp
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Hi, I have only used Gelish polishes with the lamp, I don't know if a "shellac" polish is a gel polish. So I can't help you out there. They also say base coat should only cure for 5 seconds under lamp, but if I do under 40 seconds, they pop off after a few days.
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Probably 6-12 hours, depending on temp and humidity. I installed it at night in my garage (around 9pm) and it was cured/dry the next morning. It was in late April and it was a cool, non-humid night too. I'm willing to bet it would be "set" within 2-4hrs with decent circulation and it seemed to dry fairly quickly when I was applying it so it may take even less time than that.
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As long as it is an UV lamp it should be fine. I've never used the OPI brand lamp before, but I know that as long as the bulb intensity (wattage) is similar, the gel polish will dry under it. The lamp I use with this is a UV light of 45 Watts, which I believe is slightly on the more powerful side (usually people use ~36W). I just double checked and these polish can be used with LED lights as well, and the cure time is a bit shorter than the UV lamp.
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Use ph prep first (or alcohol), then base coat, two coats of color then top with 1-2 coats of the top coat. Use an LED light at 30 secs or a powerful UV lamp for 2-5 mins each coat.
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you have to have a uv lamp, apply base coat put under light 30 seconds, every coat after that including top coat 3 minutes under lamp separately, finish with alcohol to cure it
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I Jessica, I have never used Gelish with a LED lamp. Quality of Gelish is very good and works well with UV Lamp, it looks very shiny. I have got a UV lamp for less than $20 and it has been working very good. That' only a suggestion.
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Yes, you need the LED light in order to develop the gelish polish :) try the MelodySusie LED Light Lamp Gel Nail Dryer for Curing LED Gel & Gelish Nail Polish.I bought it and Im SOOOO HAPPY WITH IT!!! Try it!
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No, you need a UV lamp. I have even heard several people try the LED and it will not cure.
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do not have any idea, because these ones must be cured, they are made to use with gel polish and must be cured by a led lamp
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LED cures faster. Not all gel polish will cure in LED, most do, but you have to make sure it's labelled as such.
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I use an LED light which works for most polishes (like OPI, Gelish but not CND) and requires only 30 seconds for base and top coats, 60 seconds for polish coates. The UV light (which works on OPI and CND and others) takes 2 minutes per coat and because of the UV rays, you should use sun block on your skin. The LED light costs more, but shopping on Ebay and Amazon can reveal good prices. Some lights say LED then when you buy them but then read LED UV on the cover--but they are just LED. Hope this helps.
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Any brand will work like gelish or ibd. As long as it's a gel polish that needs to be cured this light will do the trick. Make sure you use a base coat usually referred to as a foundation coat and a top coat usually referred to as top it off. Once the last layer is on, spray a napkin with alcohol and rub the excess off your nails for the finishing touch.
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Hello. We have a UV lamp. Unfortunately the gel polish is too thick to spread, and is unusable. So the lamp won't make a difference. Very unhappy with our non-refundable purchase.
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Hi S. Julian, The Nova LED Lamp is designed specifically to cure LED gel polishes like Gelish, Orly Gel FX, CND Shellac and Gelicious. Curing times will vary depending on the brand. Traditional gels commonly found in a salon that aren't "gel polishes" typically come in a jar and are applied with a brush. These require UV lamps to be cured. UV lamps can also cure LED gels, but they take about 8-10 times longer vs LED lamps.
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According to the box the product arrived in you can use either a LED or UV light..."Curing times and results vary due to LED or UV lighting systems: LED / UV Cure Time: 30 Sec. - 1 MIN. / 2-4 MIN. Per Cure". I also use a LED light, LED base & top coat with no real issues.
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Yes, gelish actually had a led light they sell, but the first light I had was uv and it worked just fine :-) you do need alcohol to put on top of it after your done with the color and light. It helps set it and have it dry instantly