Would these work well with practicing gel nails? With the fingers bent like that it looks like it would be hard to cure in lamp.
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As Mariah answered below about the groove at the nail bed, I don't put the gel or acrylic that far back I make it look as if the finger needs a fill already!
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Personally I bought these, they would be fine but they have a grove that goes way back under the nail. And the nail is shaped very weird. Maybe I'm missing something but from just buying them they do not work.
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I use them for all my practicing! They work wonders lot of people take off gel n acrylic to reuse but I just buy more
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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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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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They're already hard enough, they're just soft enough to cut. If you put them on your nails, just paint over with clear nailpolish and it should look good. :)
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As I have pretty strong natural nails I have not ventured into the gel polishes. That being said I have stamped with everything from dollar store polish to mac polishes and they all stamp .. Some are just better than others even within each brand. The thicker and more pigmented the polish the better the stamp. If gels are thick and pigmented then I believe they would do well too.
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You can buy a starter kit that comes with the lamp and everything you need to do your nails. Once you buy a lamp, you can use any gel brand.
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I tried once, but it didn't work as well as gel polish. I didn't wait and let it really dry though, I just did the 2 minutes under the lamp like you do for the gel polish. These base and top coats work really well with the sephora gel polishes.
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You can cure your whole hand if your hand is small and your thumb doesn't lay flat. Otherwise, you have to cure the thumb separately. I have better success with the 36 watt ultraviolent than with the small LED lamps. The LED's only dry 1 or 2 fingers at a time and that's a hassle. Make sure you turn your hand upside down to dry the bottom of the nail. That makes a big difference on how the polish lasts. Hope that answers your question.
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Its like regular gel...just cured under an led lamp for 30 seconds...the best gel ever made!!!!! You can use it over your natural nail or use it on extended nail tips....best use with the gel builder and you need to use pro bond as your primer
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Hi Candice,I use a NailLuv LED lamp that is only 6 volts and it works great. I cure for 1 minute just to be safe, so if your lamp is 12 volts, you should be fine. This is a fabulous product - I have been using it on my nails constantly for the past several months and my nails are longer than ever. FYI, it's great with regular polish too, not just gel. I put on 1 layer of gel foundation & cure, then 1 - 2 layers of structure & cure, then 1 layer of gel top coat & cure - then wipe clean with alcolhol. Then ready to either apply gel or regular color. The regular polish is especially easy to remove and reapply new color without affecting the structure gel! Happy painting! Hi Candice,I use a NailLuv LED lamp that is only 6 volts and it works great. I cure for 1 minute just to be safe, so if your lamp is 12 volts, you should be fine. This is a fabulous product - I have been using it on my nails constantly for the past several months and my nails are longer than ever. FYI, it's great with regular polish too, not just gel. I put on 1 layer of gel foundation & cure, then 1 - 2 layers of structure & cure, then 1 layer of gel top coat & cure - then wipe clean with alcolhol. Then ready to either apply gel or regular color. The regular polish is especially easy... » Read More Hi Candice,I use a NailLuv LED lamp that is only 6 volts and it works great. I cure for 1 minute just to be safe, so if your lamp is 12 volts, you should be fine. This is a fabulous product - I have been using it on my nails constantly for the past several months and my nails are longer than ever. FYI, it's great with regular polish too, not just gel. I put on 1 layer of gel foundation & cure, then 1 - 2 layers of structure & cure, then 1 layer of gel top coat & cure - then wipe clean with alcolhol. Then ready to either apply gel or regular color. The regular polish is especially easy to remove and reapply new color without affecting the structure gel! Happy painting! « Show Less
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Danielle and Monica are spot on. Try not to touch the gel pads as the oils on the hand do not help with the stickiness. I have dampened my finger and moistened the gel to clean them and rehydrate them. Have had no problem after doing that.
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Dixie, did you find an answer to your question? I want to know if the Nova lamp will correctly cure OPI Gel nails also.Did you find another alternative?
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Don't think so. If the nails are even a little flexible it won't work, they have to be hard.
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you can try. ive tried tons of glue, but nothing worked:/ they aren't flexible at all. they're way too stiff. better off using super glue for them! lol.
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If your nails are over an inch and a half long then they will not be be completely under the light. otherwise it works great for gel polish.
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There is a youtube video by thepolishedmommy, about using Gelish Hard Gel and dual forms to extend nail length, in other words, to make your own gel nails. I tried it but found that the nails are not as strong as acrylic or gel, so I stopped doing it. Now I just brush the hard gel over my own long nails and cure under an LED lamp. It makes my nails very hard to break! Good luck!
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They are simply practice nails and not meant to be applied to actual fingers. I use them to keep a "nail art diary" of all the designs I love.