My gels peeled in 3 days. What's the process for using this lamp with OPI base/top and IBD color? I tried 120sec curing. I will be returning if can't figure out how to make them work.
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I put on bondex first then I make sure the product is thin if it is too thick it will peel and I make sure to remove cuticle also. Make sure to do the free edge. And I use 120min setting and I have it on me feet now over a month my hands three weeks at the most. Try bondex method before giving up. Hope this helps.
1975322
It depends on the color some colors peel fast but you have to get a hang of putting the color and just hold it longer under the lamp I loved this lamp but my bulbs burned out
1975323
Hello Colleen, Make sure you file off all the oil off on the nail bed, clean the nail bed, apply a dehydrator, apply a really thin coat of base coat, cure for 3 minutes, apply 1 coat of nail polish, cure 3 mins., apply another coat of nail polish, cure 3 mins, apply thin coat of top coat, cure 3 mins. Clean nails with alcohol, apply cuticle oil and you are all set! The trick is to take the oil off the nail bed, and to apply really thin coats, and make sure you clean up around the cuticles if you get polish on them before curing them. Also, Colleen it is really not a good idea to mix products, I would suggest using all of OPI, base, top and polish or all of IBD, for some reason when you use base/top from one company and polish from another it just doesn't seem to work, you get that peeling that you are speaking of.
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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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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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OMG! Too Much! In the instructions it says only one light per (25 min) session and to let your skin heal for 24 hours in between sessions. Since I have acne and rosacia, I use the blue light primarily, then I use the red light for collagen production, every third night. I don't have hyerpigmentation anymore, so I do not use the aqua light. More is not prudent with this technology. You can create more damage by inducing inflammation. Be patient and use one light per night. The acne results you will see within a few nights... The other two lights, you will see beginning results around a month (on average and based on other customers and friends). Good Luck!
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I use this light to do IBD gel nails, and I get a fantastic cure in thirty seconds. Are you touching the nails after you cure--prior to removing the sticky residue with rubbing alcohol? Otherwise, there must be something wrong with the light. Cured nails will feel sticky and not cured until you clean the last layer of topcoat with alcohol.
450237
This lamp works good with OPI Pro gels. The pro lamp is probably faster and will last a lot longer but the cheaper one works good.
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I have been using this with an led lamp and curing the color for 1 min for gelcolor use very thin coats then build up that is key 2-3 should be opaque.
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I use OPI colors with a different base and top coat that I already have! Just make sure you use a primer/ nail dehydrator though to make sure the polish adheres =)
180004
This lamp is best use for any opi gel polish or essie harmony gel polish...it will dry faster and easier then the uv lamp
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I have to say operator error. Not all gels cure at the time that's why you have read the amount of time to cure for the brand you are using. I have used store brand (Sallys & drug stores), I have used name brand (Gelish) with no problems on none of the brands. Im a licensed cosmetologist, but my license allows me to do more than just hair. Take my word this light is good for the price and use as designed.
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Yes as long it says gel polish use LED LAMP. It will say use with lamp. You can use regular polish and put the top clear coat on, but it won't stay on as long. A trick I have found to taking off the Polish is when you are ready to take off the polish, apply a couple of coats of clear top coat and cure under the lamp and use cotton balls with alcohol on them to dry them. You will be able to peel the polish off without peeling any of your nail. It comes off in one piece. Nails are not thin and easy to get off. Enjoy your lamp and try different polishes that use a lamp.
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OPI only has 1 light for LED. Was made for OPI GelColor line. You can use OPI UV Axxium lamp for the gel color but it takes 23 minutes of cure time all told. with the LED light it takes 4 minutes of cure time. So there isn't a difference in LED machines as long as you are buying a light that says OPI. The descriptions are very misleading. so as long as they say "OPI" and "LED" together then you have the right light. and I HIGHLY recommend it! well worth the money!
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I had the same problem in the beginning, similar to the problem I've had on my smartphone and Kindle. I find if I use the balls of my fingers and not the fingernails or finger tips I can usually get it on the first try. I use my lamp 12-15 hours a day in my home office.
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I was taught to use LED for OPI and UV for brands like CND. I was taught by a friend who used to have her nails done by a manicurist and now she does them herself. My opinion here is only what I was taught personally.
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Opi has made two lights. The older system was called Axium and used compact fluorescent bulbs. The newest light is LED. Both will get you the same results but the LED works dramatically more quickly, and doesn't need bulbs to be replaced. The two systems look different from each other as well. LED is the way to go for ultra fast cure time. As long as it is the LED system it should be the same.
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Unfortunately you cannot. I tried this with OPI for white tips. The polish stayed gel like and peeled. You have to use all gel products. I hope this helps.
180006
If the gel polish says LED Cured, then this lamp will work. If it says UV only, then it won't work.