Light Elegance offers professional hard gels in many viscosities, colors and strengths. You can use them to enhance nails, extent nails and to fix broken nails. Read in this article how to apply Lexy Line hard gels step by step.
Lexy Line Mani-Cure Gel
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. Apply Mani-Cure Gel using a brush of your choosing.
4. Cure for 2 minutes in a UV Lamp or 30 sec in a LED Lamp (LE LEDPlus+ Recommended).
Educator Tips & Tricks:
+ Apply using the Slip Layer technique for easy application.
+ Great for toenails in addition to fingernails.
Lexy Line 1-Step-Gel
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. After curing, remove sticky residue with LE Cleanser and Cleansing Wipes.
4. Always finish with LE Cuticle Oil to keep cuticles looking gorgeous and healthy.
Educator Tips & Tricks:
+ Make an LE nail art sandwich by laying down one thin coat of 1-Step, curing, adding nail art and capping the entire nail in another layer of 1-Step. This erases any imperfections or contour in the nail art.
Lexy Line Cool Gel
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. Apply Cool Gel using a brush of your choosing. Cap the free edge.
4. Cure for 2 minutes in a UV Lamp or 30 seconds in a LED Lamp (Light Elegance LEDPlus+).
5. If Cool Gel is being used as top coat, wipe sticky residue with LE Cleanser and Cleansing Wipe, and finish with LE Cuticle Oil.
6. If applying Color Gel or Glitter Gel on top of the Cool Gel, leave sticky residue and apply other gels as instructed.
7. Always finish with LE Cuticle Oil after your final coat to keep cuticles looking gorgeous and healthy.
Educator Tips & Tricks:
+ Apply using the Slip Layer technique for easy application.
+ Cures to a high shine which makes Cool Gel great for natural nail manicures.
Lexy Line Extreme Gel
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. Can be applied over any hard gel including: Builder, Extreme, 1-Step, Mani-Cure Gel, Cool Gel, Fiber, Color Gel, Glitter Gel, UV Gel Paint.
3. Cure for 2 minutes in a UV Lamp or 30 seconds in a LED Lamp (Light Elegance LEDPlus+ Recommended).
4. Always finish with LE Cuticle Oil to keep cuticles looking gorgeous and healthy.
Educator Tips & Tricks:
+ Save time by applying Extreme to all five fingers and letting it self level while you work on the other hand.
+ Great for toenails in addition to fingernails.
+ Use Super Shiny rather than Top Gloss over any pinks and whites and other light colors, as Top Gloss can yellow slightly when cured due to the photoinitiators needed for a tack-free cure.
Lexy Line Builder Gel
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. Cure for 2 minutes in a UV Lamp or 30 seconds in a LED lamp.
4. Always finish with LE Cuticle Oil to keep cuticles looking gorgeous and healthy.
Educator Tips & Tricks:
+ Make sure to match your Builder to your client’s skin tone by selecting the perfect pink.
+ Take advantage of Builder’s thick viscosity and allow yourself the time to shape each nail beautifully using the Frosting and Dragging techniques.
Lexy Line Fiber Gel
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.
3. Apply Fiber Gel using a brush of your choosing.
4. Cap the free edge.
5. Cure for 2 minutes in a UV Lamp or 30 seconds in a LED lamp. (Light Elegance LEDPlus+ Recommended).
6. Leave sticky residue and apply Color or Glitter Gels or Gel Paints. Finish with top coat.
7. Always finish with LE Cuticle Oil after your final coat to keep cuticles gorgeous and healthy.
Educator Tips & Tricks:
+ Use the Slip Layer & Dollop technique for easy application and to add shape and strength in the stress areas.
+ Great for clients who wear their nails long or who are unusually hard on their nails.
+ Because Fiber Gel is very hard, it is a great gel to transition acrylic clients to; they are familiar with the hardness.
+ Don’t worry if Fiber Gel appears a little funky in the container and feels a little funky on the brush; it self-levels perfectly clear and smooth.
+ Great for repairs, especially when using Natural Fiber, which gives a natural look from below the nail.
Lexy Line Perfect White
1. Apply Perfect White using a Smile Line Brush or Smile Line Bling Brush onto a sticky gel surface. This helps hold the Perfect White in place for a crisp, clean smile line.
2. Clean the edges of your smile line using the brush before curing to create deep, sharp French manicures.
3. Cure for 2 minutes in a UV Lamp or 30 seconds in a LED Lamp (Light Elegance LEDPlus+ Recommended).
4. A top coat is required over Perfect White.
5. Always finish with LE Cuticle Oil after your final coat to keep cuticles looking gorgeous and healthy.
Educator Tips & Tricks:
+ It is good to give your whites a quick stir before you use them (bring the bottom gel to the top).
+ Whites are some of the hardest products to cure (UV rays bounce off of white), so to ensure a good cure it is best to keep your whites nice and thin (the brighter the white the thinner it needs to be).
+ Use Super Shiny rather than Top Gloss over any pinks and whites and other light colors, as Top Gloss can yellow slightly when cured due to the photoinitiators needed for a tack-free cure.
Lexy Line Swedish White
1. Cool-curing UV/LED formulation with advanced resin technology.
2. Swedish White must be applied extremely thin—thinner than a sheet of paper—to cure properly.
3. Apply Swedish White using a Smile Line Brush or Smile Line Bling Brush onto a sticky gel surface. This helps hold the Swedish White in place for a crisp, clean smile line.
4. Clean up the edges of your smile line using the brush before curing.
5. Cure for 2 minutes in a UV Lamp or 1 min in a LED Lamp (Light Elegance LEDPlus+ Recommended).
6. Apply a second thin coat.
7. A top coat is required over Swedish White.
8. Always finish with LE Cuticle Oil after your final coat to keep cuticles looking gorgeous and healthy.
Educator Tips & Tricks:
+ It is one of the hardest products to cure (UV rays bounce off of white). To ensure a good cure, it is best to keep your whites nice and thin (the brighter the white the thinner it needs to be).
+ Use Super Shiny rather than Top Gloss over Swedish White, as Top Gloss can yellow slightly with excessive UV exposure.
Lexy Line French Tip
1. Apply over any sticky hard gel or on a form in one coat.
2. Application can be thicker than Perfect or Swedish White.
3. Cure for 2 minutes in a UV Lamp or 1 minute in a LED Lamp (Light Elegance LEDPlus+ recommended).
4. A top coat is required when using French Tip.
5. Always finish with LE Cuticle Oil to keep cuticles looking gorgeous and healthy.
Educator Tips & Tricks:
+ A Frosting technique can be very effective with French Tip.
+ Great for toenails in addition to fingernails.
Lexy Line Natural Tip
1. Apply over any sticky hard gel or on a form in one coat.
2. Application can be thicker than a Perfect or Swedish White.
3. Cure for 2 minutes in a UV Lamp or 1 minute in a LED Lamp (Light Elegance LEDPlus+ recommended).
4. A top coat is required when using Natural Tip.
5. Always finish with LE Cuticle Oil to keep cuticles looking gorgeous and healthy.
Educator Tips & Tricks:
+ A Frosting technique can be very effective with Natural Tip.
+ Use Natural Tip with clients that do not like the bright appearance of Swedish White, Perfect White or French Tip.
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