Apply The Soak-Off Gel. Allow the Soak Off UV Gel Color of your choosing to self-level before carefully guiding it to the nail region. Place your painted hand in the hand slot of your UV lamp and set the timer for 1 minute. Switch on the lamp and place your fingertips beneath it until the timer goes off and the soak-off gel cures.
Step 1: Apply the gel base coat. With a nail prep and polish wipe, push back your cuticles, file, buff, and wash your nails. Apply the Base Coat to the nails with a brush dipped in it. Wipe the brush down the sides of the top of the polish to remove any excess polish. Then, paint a tiny coating on each nail on one of your hands.
Step 1: Order the Tools and Chemicals. If starting from scratch, you need to order a few things for delivery. 1) Buy a UV Nail Curing Lamp. The one I bought cost £10.47 inclusive from Ebay (free delivery). If you look at the photograph of mine, you can see dozens of vendors selling the same one.No, you can’t use an LED light or nail lamp to dry regular nail polish. This is because regular nail polish dries when the solvents in the formula evaporate in the air. Unlike gel polish, regular nail polish does not contain any molecules that react to LED light.
"A common mistake is for first-time users to use too much gel and have it spill out onto the skin around the nail," says Park. "Any gel product is really meant only for the nail plate.