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      How to apply Light Elegance™ Color Gels

      Light Elegance™ Color Gels are perfectly made for beginners: they are so simple to start with.

      Color Gels

      Shaping the nail after the color application will no longer ruin the coverage and leaves a perfectly fine color appearance. You can even use them to correct small mistakes in the enhancement. Learn how to apply them below. 

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      1. UV/LED Color Gels can be applied over any hard gel or acrylic surface.

      2. Using the Slip Layer technique, brush one thin coat of UV Color Gel over the entire nail bed.

      3. Cap the free edge.

      4. Cure for 2 minutes in an UV lamp or 30 seconds in an LED lamp.

      5. If a more opaque appearance is desired, apply another color coat and cure as instructed.

      6. A top coat is required when using UV/LED Color Gel.

      7. Finish with LE Cuticle Oil to keep cuticles looking gorgeous and healthy.

       

      Educator Tips & Tricks:
      + Try using UV/LED Color Gels in your French manicures and other art.
      + Great for toenails in addition to fingernails. Use with Mani-Cure Gel as a flexible base on natural nails and toes.
      + Try applying UV/LED Glitter Gel over a coat of UV/LED Color Gel for stunning Party Nails.

       

      Gel Paints

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      1. Prep cuticle and nail plate (or existing enhancement) using the Light Elegance nail prep method:
      + Cleanse the nail with LE Cleanser and a lint-free LE Cleansing Wipe.
      + Using a light touch and the LE Cuticle Pusher, loosen cuticle tissue from the nail plate, around the eponychium (or cuticle) and along the lateral folds (or sidewalls).
      + Continue by removing the shine from the natural nail and/or existing enhancement using the 100-grit side of the LE Perfect File and a light touch.
      + Remove dust with a LE Duster Brush and cleanse nail with LE Cleanser and Cleansing Wipe.

      2. Apply Tack, POWERBOND or Airbond as directed. This step is optional if applying over a roughed up existing enhancement but required if applying over any part of the natural nail.

      3. Can be applied over any hard gel or existing enhancement.

      4. Apply using an art brush for detailed line work or a polish brush if using the gel paints as an overlay.

      5. Cure for 2 minutes in a UV Lamp or 30 seconds in a LED lamp.

      6. Always finish with LE Cuticle Oil to keep cuticles looking gorgeous and healthy.

      Educator Tips & Tricks:
      + Less is more. Your work will be more detailed if the brush is not overloaded with product.
      + Because of the extremely high pigment levels, be sure to apply LE Gel Paints very thin when performing an overlay.
      + Mix it up. Create custom colors by mixing the 18 LE Gel Paints in any combination imaginable.


      Would you like to learn more about Light Elegance™?

      At Insight Cosmetics Group, we have a variety of contact and training options available to you.