Nail Kandy
What are Polish Strips?
Polish strips are revolutionary products that are designed to make DIY manicures fast and easy. These products boast that they offer a base coat, a color coat and a top coat in one fell swoop.
What Is Gel Polish?
Gel Polish uses a gel-based polish and requires a UV or LED light to cure the polish and lock it onto your nails. Gel polish is more durable than regular polish and can last up to 3 weeks!
What are Dip Nails?
Dip Powder is a combination of a glue-type liquid and powder that harden when it hits the air, and leaves long-lasting color on your nails. Strong and durable yet little damage to your natural nail when applied correctly.
Nail School
At Head Kandy we want you to feel successful in our nail systems we have created. Here are Step By Step instructions including videos of how to use our Polish Strip, Gel Polish and Dip systems.
If you ever need more help than we have here, please reach out to us. We are always there to help.
Polish Strips
Step One: Wash hands. Push back cuticles and remove all shine from nails. Then clean fingernails with alcohol swipes to remove oils or lotions.
Step Two: Carefully remove clear cover from Polish Strip
Step Three: Gently peel away polish strip from white from back of strip
Step Four: Tear Off the silver tab and align with cuticle
Step Five: Apply Polish Strip to nail. Smooth and stretch to fit to your nail bed
Step Six: Use nail scissors to trim away excess and file down
Gel Polish
Step One: Wash Hands. Push back cuticles, and remove all shine from nail bed
Step Two: Apply Base coat to nails
Step Three: Cure under UV light for 60 seconds
Step Four: Apply a thin layer Gel Polish Color to nails. Making sure to avoid applying gel to edges of skin and cuticle. This will cause peeling
Step Five: Cure under UV light for 60 seconds
Step Six: Apply second coat of color gel polish
Step Seven: Cure under UV light for 60 seconds
Step Eight: Apply thin coat of Top Coat to nails
Step Nine: Cure Under UV light for 60 seconds
Dip Nails
Step One: Push cuticles back and remove all shine from nail bed
Step Two: Apply Bottle 1 Prep and Bond to all nails. This will temporarily dehydrate the nail for a better bond
Step Three: Apply a thin layer of Bottle 2 Base to ONE nail at a time. Apply to nail bed avoiding the edges and cuticle.
Step Four: Dip nail into loose powder
Step Five: Repeat for all other nails
Step Six: Use a brush to swipe off excess product from nails
Step Seven: Repeat sets three through six twice. You will dip your nails a total of 3 times
Step Eight: File, buff, shape nails as desired
Step Nine: Apply Bottle 3 Activator to all nails
Step Ten: Apply Bottle 4 Top Coat twice for perfect shiny nails that last for weeks