Glossify’s gorgeous range of gel nail polishes and their bestselling Naturabuild builder gel are all vegan and cruelty-free! With highly pigmented colours, you can create beautiful vegan manicures and impressive nail art – plus, the bottles will look so chic in your salon! Glossify Acrylic Powder is perfect for applying straight to a natural nail or creating a formed nail. It leaves a smooth finish that needs little refining, and to top it off, and it’s completely vegan! However, that’s not to say that acrylic is particularly bad for nails! If clients have really soft nails, acrylics can offer a suit of armour to protect them. So long as they are applied, cared for and removed properly by a trained nail technician, gels and acrylics should be equally safe. Vegan clients will love Bluesky gel polish, which is cruelty-free and contains no animal-derived ingredients. Along with a fantastic range of colours to choose from, including beautiful glitters, the primer, top coat, and base coat offer a minimum and 14 days of wear when applied correctly.

Brillbird Brush and Gois a highly pigmented hard gel that is perfect for creating nail art. These highly pigmented gels don’t need cleaner / top gel; they cover in just one layer! Curing time depends on the art, but generally speaking, it is around 5-90 seconds.If your client still can’t decide which to go with, keep some pictures of your best work handy to show them the different looks you can create with them. Learn how to strengthen, build and extend the natural nail with Gellux Builder + Base in a bottle. Ideal for adding strength and length to the natural nails, gel overlays, or sculpting with forms or nail tips. Leave natural with one or layer with Gellux gel polish for more colour, easy soak off removal with no damage.

Overall, both acrylic and builder gel can be used to create equally stunning manicures. It’s always best to take a good look at your client’s nails and see how strong they are naturally before deciding which is best for them. At Salons Direct we have a wide range of gel polish brands available to suit all budgets. Most gel polish brands have now ventured into the world of builder gels and everyone’s gone mad for them. Some of our best selling ranges are: Glossify Naturabuild, Glitterbels Brush On Builder Gel, Halo Easibuild Builder Gel, & Gellux Builder Gel. Models are required during the live webinar at 11am and must not have any contra-indications to the treatment as indicated in your online learning Did you know Hema is a hydroxyethyl methacrylate which is used to give a nice shiny, hard finish in gel polish? It’s considered the number 1 allergen in nail and cosmetic products, and Glitterbels have revolutionised the game by removing it from this gel polish range.

Gellux Gel Polish is a three step system; Base Coat, Colour and Top Coat. How many polishes are in the range?

Discover high-quality builder gels for gel nails to create strong and beautiful nail extensions. Our UV and LED-compatible builder gels offer a range of options, including clear, pink, and white variations, ensuring versatile nail art designs. Achieve natural-looking results with brush-on builder gels that are easy to apply and self-levelling. Our professional-grade builder gels provide durability and flexibility, allowing for long-lasting and flawless manicures. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced nail technician, our selection of builder gels is perfect for creating salon-quality gel nails. To those who aren’t familiar with vegan beauty, you might be confused by some of the terms that are out there. Sometimes they can be misinterpreted, but it’s important you know exactly what is in your nail polishes and where they have come from if you are catering for vegan clients.AM Gel Polish colours are HEMA-free and are 100% Vegan. With a range of stunning colours available, including glitters, this range promises chip-free and long-lasting wear with precise application every time with the ergonomically designed brush. Use the ‘Get on Top’ topcoat for a high gloss finish. 2 AM gel cures for 30 seconds under LED lamps and lasts 2-3 weeks. Finally – to add further confusion! – there is another term often used in conjunction with vegan nail polish. ‘Non-toxic’ nail varnishes are sometimes combined with vegan nail polishes, but they are not the same. Non-toxic nail polish is made without using any strong chemicals traditionally used in lacquers. This means they are less harsh to apply to the nail but again does not mean they are vegan or cruelty-free. What else do you need for a Vegan Manicure? Remember, it’s not just vegan nail polish; you must provide manicures to vegan clients. You’ll need to ensure that your nail polish remover and other nail care products, such as hand cream and cuticle oil, are vegan – we’ll list some of these in the next section. Using our salon hygiene products, you can ensure your vegan sanitising products.

If you are new to gel nails, you might be wondering what the difference is between the terms hard gel, soft gel and builder gel. Just what exactly are they all?! Hard Gel It depends. As a nail tech, you will probably have your fair share of clients asking you whether builder gel is better for their nails than acrylic. You will work on each other for the practical session so please ensure you do not have any contra-indications to the treatment as indicated in your online learning Again, acrylic nails can be vegan if you choose the right products. Most of the time, the brushes make the process not vegan. There are, however, products available to overcome this, so do some research and decide whether it’s right for you! Glitterbels Apply base coat or primer– if your builder gel requires you to use one. Cure under your nail lamp if needed. If you don’t need a primer, you can skip this step and save some time.

Yes. Gellux can be applied over any nail extension system – UV/LED gels, Acrylic or Fibreglass. Can Gellux Gel Polish be used to sculpt or extend nails?