Tried to remove old gel polish from a new clients nail yesterday and found real difficulty. Followed all the steps and after 1hr only a tiny amount lifted - soaked it for a further 20 mins and not much more had lifted . Ended up filing most if it off. Any ideas why this was happened
Gel polish removal
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It wasn't Gel polish it was probably coloured gel (I'm assuming you tried buffing the topcoat)
Anna Ljungberg
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It could have been halo gel polish with a hard gel underneat, or halo gel polish encapsulated in hard gel etc. I don't think anything you did here was at fault. Clients most likely don't pay attentin or don't know what is on their nails. As an example, I don't pay attention what my hairdresser use on my hair. 
What I normally do in these situations, is try to soak off for the normal amount of time in case it is just gel polish, if not much has happened I will file down the product as I would with a hard gel. If I can see that the nail is fine underneath, and I don't require soaking off the small thin layer of product, I will simply leave that to grow out and proceed with my application.
What I normally do in these situations, is try to soak off for the normal amount of time in case it is just gel polish, if not much has happened I will file down the product as I would with a hard gel. If I can see that the nail is fine underneath, and I don't require soaking off the small thin layer of product, I will simply leave that to grow out and proceed with my application.
Thank you , that is so helpful.It could have been halo gel polish with a hard gel underneat, or halo gel polish encapsulated in hard gel etc. I don't think anything you did here was at fault. Clients most likely don't pay attentin or don't know what is on their nails. As an example, I don't pay attention what my hairdresser use on my hair.
What I normally do in these situations, is try to soak off for the normal amount of time in case it is just gel polish, if not much has happened I will file down the product as I would with a hard gel. If I can see that the nail is fine underneath, and I don't require soaking off the small thin layer of product, I will simply leave that to grow out and proceed with my application.
