hi, do I need tou use IBD intense seal over clear gel? or clear gel is enough for shiny nails?
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I would use sealer for this gel unless its the builder gel which is stronger.but I also seal builder gel too....either way is shiny.
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Yes, both the top coat and base coat are clear. Make your nails very strong. Its probably best to use both and after curing under uv light, wipe surface with alcohol to get rid of sticky residue.
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I use Bulletproof. It has kevlar fibers and helps prevent my weak nails from splitting, peeling and breaking.
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See that's another reason why i didn't like the product. Cure instructions wasn't clear.you will need a cure/uv light to dry yr nails because it's GEL polish.BUT it's not going to work i cured my nails for a total of 20 mins.all together it never dried and i have the best cure light on the market.just don't get this product. It dosn't cure properly it will never dry completely. Try another brand like BLUESKY or OPI.those brands are good i've used them both they work as a matter of fact when SALLY HANSEN.didn't work i got back on AMAZON and purchased BLUESKY.and it worked beautifully. I threw SALLY HANSEN.in the garbage. Waste of money See that's another reason why i didn't like the product. Cure instructions wasn't clear.you will need a cure/uv light to dry yr nails because it's GEL polish.BUT it's not going to work i cured my nails for a total of 20 mins.all together it never dried and i have the best cure light on the market.just don't get this product. It dosn't cure properly it will never dry completely. Try another brand like BLUESKY or OPI.those brands are good i've used them both they work as a matter of fact when SALLY HANSEN.didn't work i got back on AMAZON and purchased BLUESKY.and it worked beautifully. I... » Read More See that's another reason why i didn't like the product. Cure instructions wasn't clear.you will need a cure/uv light to dry yr nails because it's GEL polish.BUT it's not going to work i cured my nails for a total of 20 mins.all together it never dried and i have the best cure light on the market.just don't get this product. It dosn't cure properly it will never dry completely. Try another brand like BLUESKY or OPI.those brands are good i've used them both they work as a matter of fact when SALLY HANSEN.didn't work i got back on AMAZON and purchased BLUESKY.and it worked beautifully. I threw SALLY HANSEN.in the garbage. Waste of money « Show Less
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Yes, and by the way a little trick if you use normal nail polish ( base coat, that whatever nail polish color you choose, plus a normal top coat) wait at least 12 to 24 hours, and you can apply the clear gel sealer to make any normal mani or pedi last longer. don't forget the check polish is completely dry polish, use some rubbing alcohol to make sure there's no residual soap or natural oil left on hands or feet, then apply and use your UV light. it not only keeps the shine of a natural mani or pedi, but is super strong and chip resistant, meaning when you soak off polish, it takes less soaking off time!
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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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I use it over my gel. Because of it, I can wait longer in between getting my nails done. My nails appear freshly done.
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Is this better than IBD? That's the only product I've used since doing my own nails.
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I was confused by this too, but it just means that these Gel base and top coats need to be soaked off. Use a cotton ball with pure acetone then wrap with a square of tin foil and let it sit for at least 10 minutes. That is how I was taught. I do know that they do make kits like "BMC UV Gel Nail Art Polish Acrylic Aluminum Nail Wrap Soaking Pad Remover Kit" but it is less expensive to just use acetone and tin foil. Do a search for the kit here on Amazon.
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Yes ... place over the final dry coat... but a bit senseless since the gel coat is taken off with the electric sander! I would sacrifice the gel fora good manicure and watch nails begin to look fabulous within 4-6 wks! It will be worth the wait!
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hi,Cheryl I answered this question before but my answer was a little rough so I think Amazon decided not to post the answer so I'll make this one a little bit softer to see if they post it yes you do need a cure light because this is gel nail polish but theirs something wrong with it it will not dry / cure for whatever reason this product is not good do not purchase it I had a bad experience with it try another product such as bluesky or opi they are 100 good I've used them both do not purchase this product is not a good one
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PH bond is optional. For me it helps the gel products adhere to my nail and not peel. If you decide to use a PH Bond, it goes on first a drys almost instantly. The first coat is Gelish Foundation gel - that is what it's called on the bottle, but it's a base coat. Use your light after foundation gel is applied. 2nd apply your gel polish and use light after each coat. 3rd apply you Top It Off coat (same as a top coat but called Top It Off on bottle) , use your light after top coat. Some people like to do 2 top coats, but it's optional.
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The clear hard gel is good for lengthening nails. It does not seem to "soak off" easily. The clear top coat gel soaks off rather fast. The hard builder gel has more strength but harder to remove.
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I believe you need the base coat and top coat .A gel nail drying light is also necessary. After all the gels have been set under the light, the nails have to be wiped with an alcohol based cleaner to remove the stickiness.
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builder gel is used for extending the length of the nail. clear gel is for coating the nail.
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Hi should use primer and top coat .it's well worth the few extra minutes .i have my own led lightand sometimes still go to salon love the manicure pampering ,the polish/gel lasts so long hope I helped
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Yes, I actually use it with IBD gel polish. All gel polishes work on the same principle, uv light cured.