00:00My model is actually a manicurist and pedicurist herself and while we were working on her cuticles
00:05we started talking about French tip nail decals that you don't need to cut out. She said that she
00:10didn't really like them and overall wasn't impressed with how they worked because she tried
00:15to stick one on but couldn't get it off. So today's video is about how you can work with these
00:20swiders
00:20and what disadvantages they might have. In the meantime I've already filed off the old polish
00:25using the Dr. Alex SP130 and did the cuticle treatment using the standard combined manicure
00:33technique. Bits plus scissors. And now it's time to move on to the coating stage. Today we are working
00:39with products from the ready-to-go brand. As always I apply the base which serves as our foundation
00:44and then I cure it under the lamp. It's important to remember that the base should cure for at least
00:4960 seconds. Ideally two minutes. And here I'm showing off the brush that was gifted to me on
00:55beauty day. Standard synthetic brushes are something every nail technician will always need by the way.
01:01Whether it's for drawing a French tip or working around the critical area. Today I'll use this brush
01:06to apply the gel. And the gel we'll be using has dried flowers in it. Shade number 4. This is
01:13a collection
01:13of classic gels from ready-to-go. In this case the gel is milky with a slightly pink barely noticeable
01:19undertone and it contains dried flowers and tiny flecks of glitter. Since the gel has a medium viscosity
01:25I can easily build up the missing corners with it. With the help of a handheld curing light I fixed
01:31it,
01:31pre-cured it, put it under the lamp and after that I can work on the main structure. And since
01:36the gel
01:37is classic, applying it feels like meditation to me. I really love applying gel. I adore that moment
01:43when you spread it, it flows and everything just stands out perfectly. I use a drill bit and a file
01:48to help refine the shape editor, bringing it to the desired perfection. I file a little from underneath
01:54because, as you remember, we raised the corners and we absolutely don't need extra thickness at the edge.
02:00Next, instead of using a top coat, I'll take the base coat, the same one I used for the foundation.
02:04That's because I need to create a sticky layer on my filed surface. I applied a thin layer of base
02:10coat, cued it under the lamp and then I take those same nail decals. And here's the main secret. On
02:16the
02:16tacky, sticky base coat you can easily move, stretch and adjust the slider. And place it exactly where you
02:24need it on the nail plate. But as for the drawbacks, in my opinion, with these particular sliders I think
02:29it's the thin ends of the French tips. Because they seem to just end abruptly and go nowhere.
02:35And no matter how you try to place this slider, they look, to me, a bit rough. But overall,
02:40I think only professionals notice this. For the client, it's always a very, very beautiful design.
02:46Because here you have both a French tip and a gradient. By the way, you could have stretched
02:49the cat eye effect a bit more from the tip. And then the French tip would shimmer and towards the
02:54top
02:54it would turn into a beautiful white gradient. You can share your experience working with these sliders
02:58in the comments.
