do you have to use a UV light to cure the polish
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Yes and know that it's good to use a screen when using the light because it can cause sun cancer another option is getting the Jenna hipp nail polish from costco they have beauitful colors that dry fast one similar to the opi bubble bath color I hope this is helpful
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Yes, use regular procedures for application, LED light cures faster than UV light tho, if you cure for too long, they will "pop" off, or "wrinkle"
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This is a UV Light only and will cure shellac in the required 2 minutes. Works great!
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UV or LED lamp will cure most gel polishes. LED will get the job done faster but will cost you more initially. I got my UV lamp from here on Amazon when it was about 50% off and it works great for me. I love Gelish!
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No you have to use the LED light to cure gel products. If you have the light I know people who do use the gel top coat on regular polish I've never tried it though so I'm not sure if it works well.
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I have been using GEL UV curing polish since October 2011. And yes, at home with an UV light I ordered off of Amazon. Just search for "36W UV curing light" and it will pop up. I paid approximately $40.00 and it has never failed since 2011.
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Yes you can. When I do my Mom's or Aunt's nails it's with regular polish as the shellac is too much of a hassle for them to remove. I still stick them under the UV light as it speeds up the drying time with regular polish as well. I especially like using Seche Vite top coat when using regular polish. (sidenote: Seche Vite has a UV top coat but this is NOT what I use. I use the regular Seche Vite top coat and dry under UV lamp as it's super quick. Didn't want you to be confused in case you decided to use the brand. Hope this clarifies!)
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Yes! Just as long as the nail polish is a gel polish that must be cured with UV or LED light.
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There are two different types of light for gel/shellac nails: LED and UV. UV takes longer than LED. You need one or the other for OPI.
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The polish will work great if exposed to black light, (like in a club or something) otherwise you need to expose the polish to light (artificial or sunlight) as it's on your nails and then move into a darkened area for it to glow for several minutes.
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The directions for all gel polishes and UV lights say to only put under lights for 2 mine at a time! More time does not equal drier polish...just more smudgy mess!!
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No - this is for regular nail polish. You would need a UV or LED light (depending on what type of gel polish it is).
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This is an LED light. The polish bottle should say if it is UV curable or LED curable. Some polish brands, like gelish, can use either. Others specify one or the other.
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You should only put one coat of base clear,then pour under UV lite for two mins. Then for another two mins after each gel color coat n followed by top gel coat and last two mins under lite! You are putting you're nails under the lights too long and it's melting your polish instead of hardening it!!!
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It has a cord. Before its cured, you can soak off the polish easily with acetone. If you want to take the gel polish off once its cured, you can cover your nails with a cotton with acetone and then wrapped with foil or aluminium paper and put your nails in the uv light for 1 minute
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Hi S. Julian, The Nova LED Lamp is designed specifically to cure LED gel polishes like Gelish, Orly Gel FX, CND Shellac and Gelicious. Curing times will vary depending on the brand. Traditional gels commonly found in a salon that aren't "gel polishes" typically come in a jar and are applied with a brush. These require UV lamps to be cured. UV lamps can also cure LED gels, but they take about 8-10 times longer vs LED lamps.
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I think all gelish polishes work with both UV and LED lights. I used a UV light for two years, and just recently got their LED light, I've never had issue curing any of my polishes (including mint icing) using either. UV just takes longer.