Does this polish need to be cured under a UV light?
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Yes, All OPI Gel polishes need to cure under a UV light. Depending on which UV light you have will depend on the cure time. 30 sec to 3 minutes per coat.
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I cure my polish under a led light and it works great I also believe you can use uv to cure the polish it just takes a little longer under the light. I hope this helps..
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It is my understanding that it will cure any gel polish. My manicurist used CND polish with this light and, I've used it successfully with polish I bought at Wal-Mart.
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I don't know...I have a UV light, from research...only LED can cure LED specific polish
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I do, and cure it. Makes regular polish stay shiny and last longer. You just can not remove it with acetone. Must be buffed off.
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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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Yes! Just as long as the nail polish is a gel polish that must be cured with UV or LED light.
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Hi Colleen, What kind of lamp are you using? I have the cheap Sensationail LED one and I only do 60 second per coat - 2 minutes seems highly unnecessary unless you're using a UV lamp (which I recommend you get rid of... UV lamps tan/age your hands, go for LED!). What brand are you using for the polish colour? If it's not OPI, that might be why you're having issues. A lot of brands aren't super compatible, especially if you're using a drugstore brand (non-pro) with OPI. I use the OPI base & top coats mostly with OPI colour and it always lasts until I remove it or it grows off. If you find yourself frequently wetting/drying your hands (e.g. a weekend spent at the beach frequently in and out of the water) you might find it starts peeling because that amount of expanding and shrinking of your nails is going to make it difficult for the polish to stay adhered. If you have naturally oily skin/nails it might just mean that gel polish isn't going to work for you. But if you've had gel polish done at a salon and it's worked just fine, then something in your technique isn't working. Finally, get the OPI bond-aid - if that doesn't help the gel polish stick to your nails (I don't use it because I find it makes it too hard to remove), then I think you're out of luck with gel polish. Try shellac (chips like crazy on me but I know it works for other people really well).
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I'm not sure what you are referring to but...you will need an LED or UVA lamp to cure the gel. OPI suggest using an LED which decreases the amount of time under the light. I use my UVA light but I do increase the time to two minutes for each layer. I.d also suggest using bond aid before applying the base coat.
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No. If the polish says UV you must have a UV light. If it says LED you must have LED light.
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Shellac will only cure under a UV lamp. LED lamps are different from UV lamps... I double checked to make sure that I was correct and found this answer on a nail blog:"Shellac was not formulated with the right photoinitiators to cure properly in an LED lamp. If you try it, expect all the problems you'd see with under curing or over curing". I bought the CND UV lamp right here on Amazon and I love it! It has different settings on it.
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This nail polish doesn't need uv dryer...quality in enamel is ok must apply 3 coats to get the look you want.
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This is an LED light. The polish bottle should say if it is UV curable or LED curable. Some polish brands, like gelish, can use either. Others specify one or the other.
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Yes you can. When I do my Mom's or Aunt's nails it's with regular polish as the shellac is too much of a hassle for them to remove. I still stick them under the UV light as it speeds up the drying time with regular polish as well. I especially like using Seche Vite top coat when using regular polish. (sidenote: Seche Vite has a UV top coat but this is NOT what I use. I use the regular Seche Vite top coat and dry under UV lamp as it's super quick. Didn't want you to be confused in case you decided to use the brand. Hope this clarifies!)
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UV or LED lamp will cure most gel polishes. LED will get the job done faster but will cost you more initially. I got my UV lamp from here on Amazon when it was about 50% off and it works great for me. I love Gelish!
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No, I made a flawed design and I used polish remover and it worked. You need to scrub it down but it did clear up and painting over it with a new nail color made it look like nothing happened to begin with. You can always just break off that nail and move on to a fresh untouched one if you're not stingy but to answer your question in short, no it won't ruin the product.
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from what I read it has to be the gel nailpolish with the led lamp but I am sure you can use regular nailpolish after top coat after it dries.
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Hi Carla, yes, the UV light is needed to cure the gel. The base and yop cat ate also needed and have to be cured with the light as well. It's a really pretty color too. Enjoy! - Dr.Anne