Best soak off gel builder for Swarovski pedicure?

[Shal0777]

Hi what's the best soak off gel builder (led lamp) please for nail art, I've read about an American one called estrada which I don't mind buying as long as there's no better out there! Or as good sold here in UK for ease of delivery time.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Alison Pilkington-Child]

NSI have a soak off builder gel system. It’s called NSI Secrets. The clear gel is great for art as it’s perfectly crystal clear.
Be aware though, it takes a while to soak off, even after debulking with an efile.

Also watch out for heat spikes and remember to flash cure before fully curing... before the lamp nanny’s jump on me this phenomenon is normal for the product and is mentioned in the instructions! NSI do not have any particular insistence on which lamp to use
but if you have one with the facility to
primarily ‘soft’ cure first that would be handy.

Apart from these two issues the gel is lovely to work with and self levels nicely.

 

[NailtechJoe]

Hi what's the best soak off gel builder (led lamp) please for nail art, I've read about an American one called estrada which I don't mind buying as long as there's no better out there! Or as good sold here in UK for ease of delivery time.
Thanks in advance.

I use Gelish structure gel and then with a small detail brush, go around the crystals with top coat. I believe Naio nails also supply glues for Swarovski crystals.

 

[Shal0777]

OK thankyou very much, I use the nsi glue which so far has been brilliant but read a lot of you use structure gels so thought was worth a go!

 

[agnbeauty]

I use base coat and seal with top coat. I get 4 weeks out of a crystal design.

 

[Shal0777]

OK cool so do u Base cure glue dry topcoat or add gems to topcoat prior to cure? Sorry I just fond it interesting to see what others do also, proper geek lol

 

[SarahNails25]

I use akzentz bling on gel for put stone on nails it is made to glue stone and 3d thing to nail and work very good. If it is big stone then I use some builder gel to put support but if you want just cover nail in stone and not have fall I think the akzentz bling on by itself is very good.

 

[SarahNails25]

OK cool so do u Base cure glue dry topcoat or add gems to topcoat prior to cure? Sorry I just fond it interesting to see what others do also, proper geek lol

Yes you can do this too by place stone in wet top gel and cure in lamp after finish place the stones then give one more top gel layer around stone but not cover the top of stone just paint gel around side of stone to make sure no holes to make it fall off.

 

[Shal0777]

Hi Thanks I have taken a look and just want to.confirm with you that this is safe for use with natural nail?

 

[SarahNails25]

Top gel or thick stone gel like akzentz bling on are just gels made for nails. is safe in same way as putting gel extensions or gel polish on nail is safe.
The akzentz is just thick strong gel made to hold stones and big piece on nails and can be soak off so does not need filing.

 

[agnbeauty]

OK cool so do u Base cure glue dry topcoat or add gems to topcoat prior to cure? Sorry I just fond it interesting to see what others do also, proper geek lol

Hi on a finished nail I apply base coat place crystals double cure then seal with top coat