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Hi, I have been doing my own nail wraps using a kit I bought towards the end of last year and have had no problems maintaining my nails until my resin dried up. I have bought a product called 'wrapture' by star nails but it takes a lot of time to cure and within half an hour the whole overlay has a crazed cracked appearance. Am I doing something wrong as this was an expensive resin compared to some others I've seen or could my activator spray be causing the problem?

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Hi Kirstin

Are  you in the UK, i have not used this product, is it a gel?  Are the wraps you are doing with silk or fibreglass or are they gel overlays, if you have been using a resin, this tells me the wraps you are doing are with fibre or silk in which case this wrapture product may not be suitable as it may just be a glue which will dry brittle and crack, where as the resin is more flexible, i need to know exactly the process you are doing and the products you use.

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keeley
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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

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