How is this different then the original OPI nail strengthener, can you use the original &amp; this together?
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I had used the other nail strengthener which worked very well. This requires a coat a day to maintain a fresh polished look. It peeled easily unlike the original. I'll go back to the original OPI nail hardener; better product.
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I have the original and they work the same in my opinion. Some people on here say theirs falls apart easily but just like the original your not suppose to put ur nails into it or its not going to last at all.
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I'm not sure, Ill check and get back to you. I will say that for the price, I found this to be very ineffective. It took to long to cure the OPI Gel. Ill have to look on the box. I didn't like it so I stored it away.
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I had the same problem! I had a UV lamp and even ended up buying a new LED lamp because of it! I eventually did some research and I found this out: cure your nails like usual, but at the end after the top coat has been cured, WIPE IT OFF WITH ALCOHOL to remove that sticky layer! Some suggested 99%, but I just used rubbing alcohol and my nails look EXACTLY how they should, nice and shiny and hard!Now I realize I didn't have to return the UV dryer, but oh well lol. Seriously, OPI needs to include some instructions, because that stickiness is terrible.
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I bought them for my girlfriend; they only lasted about a day. I would go with the ones that you have to apply the glue on the false nail. They're stronger and last much longer. The brand Kiss is by far the best shes ever used. Thank you for asking; hoped that answered your question.
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Sorry, but I have never tried Nail Envy. I do really like this OPI product though.
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Unfortunately you cannot. I tried this with OPI for white tips. The polish stayed gel like and peeled. You have to use all gel products. I hope this helps.
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I have only used the Rejuvacote nail growth system and it sure makes your nails strong. I cannot comment on any of the other products.
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I have used with delish and a no name and both were great. I would use with any gel polish. But the opi I have not used yet.
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Sorry i didn't respond earlier, but when the product thickens - usually when you get closer to the bottom of the bottle - i just add a little bit of nail polish thinner to it; and yes, it really really does work... i have never tried any of the others that you have listed. Before using it, my nails were very thin and split alot; do be sure to use it as it says, daily application and then take off after a week and re-apply...I would highly recommend this product.
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There is a youtube video by thepolishedmommy, about using Gelish Hard Gel and dual forms to extend nail length, in other words, to make your own gel nails. I tried it but found that the nails are not as strong as acrylic or gel, so I stopped doing it. Now I just brush the hard gel over my own long nails and cure under an LED lamp. It makes my nails very hard to break! Good luck!
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Hello Colleen, Make sure you file off all the oil off on the nail bed, clean the nail bed, apply a dehydrator, apply a really thin coat of base coat, cure for 3 minutes, apply 1 coat of nail polish, cure 3 mins., apply another coat of nail polish, cure 3 mins, apply thin coat of top coat, cure 3 mins. Clean nails with alcohol, apply cuticle oil and you are all set! The trick is to take the oil off the nail bed, and to apply really thin coats, and make sure you clean up around the cuticles if you get polish on them before curing them. Also, Colleen it is really not a good idea to mix products, I would suggest using all of OPI, base, top and polish or all of IBD, for some reason when you use base/top from one company and polish from another it just doesn't seem to work, you get that peeling that you are speaking of.
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Dixie, did you find an answer to your question? I want to know if the Nova lamp will correctly cure OPI Gel nails also.Did you find another alternative?
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This is a HARD Gel that can't not be Soaked Off but filed off safely without damaging your natural nail and you can use it as a top gel. You must also use it with a LED Light. I hope thus helps. Gelish has a Soak off Structure gel that makes the nail stronger like builder gel that can be Soaked Off for easy removal. I hope this information helps.
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Depending on your specific nail problem I use the foundation 2 followed by intensive 2.Hope that helps.
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As long as it's a opi brand you can try it might work I've done it everyone's experience is different but on safe side use soak off polish
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My License is in Nursing, not cosmetology. However for the last 6 years I have been in a nail salon on a day basis. The OPI light I purchased was for one of the ladies that does gel polish. To my knowledge, she has not used it for feet, just hands. The shop as several lights with an opening big enough to accommodate a foot as well as a hand. This is the one that she as well as several others that do the gel polish uses. The OPI Light in question is great for hands and is easy to use!