Exactly what products do you need when using Japanese Gel. You’ve heard prep is the most important part of a service. But what does the word prep even mean what does it do to the nail? Is prep a liquid solution or a process? We’ll answer that and a little more in today’s Episode #05 …
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Tortoise Shell Nail Art is such an easy (but not), trendy nail art style. In this tutorial… you know me… I will be showing you how to do it with some of my favorite Japanese gel products including Vetro, Kokoist, and Ageha! Click ‘play’ and let me know what variation did you like!
Curing units, is there a universal one that cures all gels? Should you buy one for every brand you own? The answer to those questions and more are coming up in today’s Episode #4 of our current Japanese Gel Fundamentals Series. Lets begin. Greetings and welcome back, if you are new here I am Paola …
Gel Nail Lamps: UV vs LED | How to know which one to buy? Read More »
Shaping natural nails in the 5 most popular salon shapes… and what are those shapes? Well for me in the salon they were… Squoval, Round, Oval, Almond, and Coffin! Now when shaping natural nails, you’ll want to make sure that you use nothing coarser than a 180 grit board file. As much as possible use …
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This is definitely one of the most popular questions I get asked, and it is probably because it involves a lot of commitment, and that is… Paola, what are your favorite color recommendations from X brand? And so I thought this would make an excellent topic to put into the record of this Japanese Gel …
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What gels should I buy when getting started with Japanese Gel? So you’re either fully committed or very curious, and you’re giving Japanese Gels a go. Where do you start? What base coat & top coats will be the most universal to use across the board with clients? What if you don’t currently have the …
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I often do this. Start off strong with my nail game and then a week later… I am over them! In today’s video I will be showing you how to shorten artificial nails with an efile. Now because I never like to miss an opportunity to multitask, I am going to be treating myself to …
Welcome to our 1st Episode of the Japanese Gel Fundamentals Series, and I mean FUNdamentals. Fun intended. In this series you can expect to learn all about the WHY of Japanese Gels and also the How-to of troubleshooting common nail tech issues with the use of Japanese Gel. Since announcing the start of this series, …
How are Japanese Gels different than other gels?? [Japanese Gel Series #01] Read More »
I may be a little late to this trend of Flash ON/OFF Gel, but that doesn’t seem to be a big deal as this trend seems to not be going anywhere any time soon! I took time this last week to play around with ICEGEL’s Cat eye gel series and their Flash On/Off gel. Super …
ICEGEL Korean Gel Swatches | ‘Star Galaxy’ & ‘Flash On Off’ Season1 Collections Read More »
Ageha Gel. A soak-off gel crafted by an outstanding Japanese Gel Nail artist, and I mean ARTIST. The creation of this gel was fully created with intent and the Japanese Gel Nail Artist at heart. While I don’t know Ageha personally I did have the lovely opportunity to take a class with her here in …