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GEL REBALANCE (NATURAL NAIL GEL OVERLAY) By Anna Lajourdie

This rebalance was done on nails that were 5 weeks old

1-2. Sanitize the hands, apply Cuticle Softener and push back the cuticles.

3. Shorten the nails and cut the new smile line (a little bit above the natural smile line)

4. Remove all the gel from the area where the new white gel will be applied. This step prevents any free edge separation and it insures that the free edge turns out thin and you won't file through the white later on.
The yellow that you see around the cuticle is a stain left after nail polish that the client applied between appointments. The stain is very superficial and it buffs of with ease.

5. Remove the shine from the rest of the nail. I choose to use e-file and medium sanding band for all my prep work. Proper use of electic file is safe. Because my application is thin, I don't have to remove lots of product, which allows me to work with e-file set on minimal speed (I use Erica MT20).

6. Apply primer (I choose to use primer pen MAP)

7-8 Nails ready for gel application. The blue you see under the nail is an ink stain, not a "greenie"

9. Apply thin layer of Bonding gel. Cure 2 min.

10-11. Apply Competition White gel. Pick up a medium ball, press it onto the nail lightly, then using press and pull technique move the gel up to the right ear of the smile (keep the gel slightly below the brush and in front of it). Pull the gel down lightly. Pick up more gel if you have to and start in the middle again and work your way up to the left ear of the smile. Pull it down. If the gel looks slightly uneven and it has little shadows it's normal. Once you apply the clear gel over it the gel will look even.

12. Wipe the smile line from the middle to the right. Wipe the brush. Then wipe again from the middle to the left.

13. Apply Modeling Gel making sure that there is enough gel through the sides of the nail (this way you will not have to build the stress area too much). Pull it gently over the white gel.

14. Wipe the sticky layer (Modeling gel cures without shine). File the perimeter for the nail making sure that the nail doesn't look wide and it tapers naturally.

15. Holding clients finger sideways (which gives you a better view) file nice gentle arch (using e-file and medium sanding band)

16. Starting at the side of the nail file the sides of the nail and the cuticle area

17. Blend all the surfaces together making sure that you are not making the nail flat. Using a white buffer even out the surface of the nails. Dust and wipe the nails with Prep. Apply Top Gloss. Wipe with Gel Cleaner and apply cuticle oil.