About Keeley Dennyschene Expertise All questions regarding nail care, nails, manicures, nail art, nail piercing, nail training courses, fibreglass/gel/acrylic nail extensions.
Experience 14 years in the industry; teach at Abingdon College, Oxfordshire; teach privately and teach for South Oxfordshire County council. I am also a session tech for a London agency and I run a training company and write for a local and nationwide magazine.
Organizations ANT - Association of nail technicians.
Publications Scratch Magazine, Ladygrove Magazine, various newspapers.
Education/Credentials C&G teaching diploma, NVQ level 3 in nails, industry qualifications from, Star Nails, Millennium, Backscratchers, Supernail, Creative Academy to name but a few.
Past/Present Clients Have included ITV, Russell Brand, Geri Halliwell, Jacey Salles, Tatler Magazine, Melanie Sykes
Question Hi there,
I am a nail technician though i only do my mums nails and mine at the moment. I am having problems with the white gel. It seems to be wet even after being in the lamp for 4 mins or sometimes i put it in longer to make sure they set. I have just changed my lamp which is a 34 watt lamp, but that hasn't worked. I have tried many different white gels but same thing happened but im using ibd extreme white gel. It was fine the last time i used it and this time round it happened on 6 nails. I make sure i prep the nail properly by removing shine from the nail and then i add bonder. I have also used many different bonders and primers but the same thing happens. Im using the Edge bonder at the mo. I also don't put the white gel on too thick as i am aware of this problem. So i don't know whats causing this. It just seems when i get to the filing part it's soft and dents. I did my mums nails three weeks ago and they were fine however when i came to re-balance them the white gel was seeping through and still wet.
Do you know what could be causing this as i ruins the finish?
Thank you
Sam
Answer I have not used IBD gel but we experienced a similar thing whilst i was teaching the girls at college, but it turned out to be the white being put on to thick.
I can only think that apart from being sent a dodgy pot of gel, its either to thick, not cured or oil is still on nail plate. As you say though you a doing a correct prep, i would contact IBD and explain or ask them to send you a new pot of gel, are you using the IBD clear to go on top, you are not using a different brandof gel?
Many thanks
keeley
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