What lamp do you recommend for curing this gel?
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You must use an LED light! I use the Gelish 18g led lamp. It's a 20second cure and works perfectly
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Yep. LED Light. I have the Kiss Pro LED Lamp ($30). My Friend uses the SensatioNail LED lamp ($24). These two are great for beginners and those who aren't sure if they want to fully invest into a gel kit. After a year+ of hardcore use, the [Kiss] lamp is starting to give way. I'm looking to upgrade to something more pro.
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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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I'd contact Floxite. They sent me two lenses when I purchased my lamp. You could go to a hobby store and cut one out of material that they could match up.
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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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Just search "gel nail uv light" on here and they have a ton to choose from. I got one for $19.99 that works great!
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Yes, the lamp will cure both of those without issue. It also cures GIA top coat which I think is the best so far.
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Hello, if the bulbs ever do go out in the lamp, you should be able to use any other LED Lamp to cure your polish. I would also think that you could also use a UV Lamp, but your curing time may be longer (2-3 minutes instead of the 30 to 40 seconds with LED.). I hope this helps you! Check eBay, Sally's Beauty Supply, or your local Beauty Supply Store.
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Gel manicures need to be cured under a uv or led lamp. Nails need to be soaked off in acetone. Top coat, color and base coat. All cured.
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There are no LED lights in this lamp. The instructions for shellac are not in the realm of how I cure that product. I like this lamp, but don't count on the UV bulbs to cure shellac or other like OPI Gel Polish.I do like the options for how long to cure - it is handy that way.
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The light works great on all types of gel polish. In my salon, we use Gelish, OPI, Jessica, Cacee, and Shellac. All of them cure fine after one time under the light for 60 seconds.
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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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Not sure what you mean by hard gel. I use my lamp with any brand of gel nail polish requiring the UV led light. Works great! Would not work to harden regular nail polish.
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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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This light comes with UV Bulbs only. There are NO LED bulbs. I bought this lamp because it said it cures with LED light. I also sold it because it has no LED to cure the gel polish. I already have a UV lamp, I didn't need another one.
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They will cure the same. Uv lights just take longer than an led light. . Gelish has a great mini led light for 25$ . Just b sure 2 buy the plug in adapter. . Doesn't work great with batteries ;)
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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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Hi..what I use is 36W UV lamp because its cheaper :)..I RECOMMEND U TO CHECK ON WWW.GELISH.COM because they have 1-2 different types of lamps...what I learned from the nails school was that the led lamp harden the nail quicker dan the UV lamp about 30 sec.Good luck x