Will it cure all brands of LED Polish or just Gelish? If another polish colour is used will the Gelish ph, foundation, and top coat work okay?
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Hello, The best results is when you use the same line of products, but you can use for all led polishes like shellac. Best regards NY Beauty Products
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It works with most Shellac polish. There are only a few Shellac colors that the 18G LED can not cure, eq. Shellac "Romantique."
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I have been using this with an led lamp and curing the color for 1 min for gelcolor use very thin coats then build up that is key 2-3 should be opaque.
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My niece is a manicurist and works mostly with the cnd brand but told me uv/ led brands are interchangeable. I used cnd base and top coat with gelish Polish a week ago and my nails still look perfect!
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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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Yes, I have used Gelish and OPI gel with the base and top coat from this kit.
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PH bond is optional. For me it helps the gel products adhere to my nail and not peel. If you decide to use a PH Bond, it goes on first a drys almost instantly. The first coat is Gelish Foundation gel - that is what it's called on the bottle, but it's a base coat. Use your light after foundation gel is applied. 2nd apply your gel polish and use light after each coat. 3rd apply you Top It Off coat (same as a top coat but called Top It Off on bottle) , use your light after top coat. Some people like to do 2 top coats, but it's optional.
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Yes, I actually use it with IBD gel polish. All gel polishes work on the same principle, uv light cured.
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You can cure the CND Shellac Top and Base Coat gels with a UV LED light, not just a plain LED light. It has to be "ultraviolet" light, in order to cure the gel. The new gel lights are UV LED lights. It takes less time to cure the gel using the UV LED lights, too! You can buy them at some drugstores, now, in the gel polishes section.
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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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It is my understanding that it will cure any gel polish. My manicurist used CND polish with this light and, I've used it successfully with polish I bought at Wal-Mart.
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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.
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Yes, Other brands of UV/LED polish can be used w/this lamp. (So far I have only used Gelish, OPI, Gel II, Finger Paints & ASP) Essie is just simply the brand of this LED light. LED lights such as this are much faster than UV lamps. This lamp in particular will cure a color coat in 30 secs. Whereas a UV light will cure a color coat in 2 mins. This is a professional lamp at an affordable price with the automatic sensor to top it all off!
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i'm guessing it will work with any kind of gel polish as long as you are doing it right... i have been using it with the 'gelish' brand and it works just fine i think as long as you have good gel polish ( be it gelish, shelac, or opi gel polish) it should work just fine
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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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Any brand will work like gelish or ibd. As long as it's a gel polish that needs to be cured this light will do the trick. Make sure you use a base coat usually referred to as a foundation coat and a top coat usually referred to as top it off. Once the last layer is on, spray a napkin with alcohol and rub the excess off your nails for the finishing touch.
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Yes, I have tried this over normal lacquer polish. The only trick is that you must make sure that the Lacquer polish is completely dried before the Gelish Top It Off is applied. It does help the lacquer to chip less The Top It Off works on metallic lacquers best.