Soakable Matte Top Gel

Soakable Matte Top Gel is a Top Gel with a difference. The BO. Soakable Matte Top Gel not only acts as a sealer to the underlying colors, but creates the most amazing matte finish without the need to file or buff the surface! Soakable Matte Top Gel has a dispersion layer and needs to be cleansed with BO. Gel Cleanser after curing. Soakable Matte Top Gel can be just as quickly and easily removed using BO. Soakable Gel Remover. The matte finish offers unlimited design opportunities! Try out a Fun French (matte nailbed and shiny free edge), or alternatively let you imagination run wild by adding lines, dots or splashes of BO. Soakable Top Gel on top of the BO. Soakable Matte Top Gel to create differences in textures and shine.

Curing: 120 sec. UV / 30 sec. LED

Features & benefits

• Ideal top for natural nails and also suitable for artificial nails (gels and acrylics)
• Also ideal for toe nails
• Easy application – applies like a polish
• Easy removal in just 10 minutes
• Lasts beautifully for up to 4 weeks
• No damage to natural nails
• No odor
• No waiting for polish to dry
• A top gel for every occassion
• Curing: 120 sec. UV / 30 sec. LED

Usage

Step 1: Prepare the natural nail as usual and apply BO. Natural Nail Sanitizer onto the natural nail plate. Allow to fully dry before applying BO. Soakable Base Gel.

Step 2: BO. Soakable Base Gel – Wipe the brush off on the bottle neck to remove excess product. Cap the free edge of the nail to ensure durability and prevent shrinkage of the product. Holding the brush horizontal to the nail, apply a thin layer of BO. Soakable Base Gel over the entire nail from cuticle area to free edge. Cure all four fingers together for 120 sec. UV / 30 sec. LED. Repeat the process on the other hand then on the thumbs. Optional: brush with a clean gel brush to remove excess tacky cured base gel to decrease the chance of shrinkage and to get a smoother color application.

Step 3: BO. Soakable Gel Polish Color – Rub the bottle between the palms of your hands to ensure that the color is thoroughly mixed. Cap the free edge with BO. Soakable Gel Polish to ensure durability and prevent shrinkage of the color. Holding the brush horizontal to the nail continue to the center of the nail. Move the brush from the center of the nail up towards the proximal nail fold and then stroke it down towards the free edge. Ensure to keep polish off the skin. If polish has touched the skin remove prior to curing the nail by using BO. Gel Cleanser and a Cuticle Pusher. Cure all four nails for 120 sec. UV / 30 sec. LED. Repeat the process on the other hand and thumbs.

Step 4: BO. Soakable Gel Polish Color – Apply a second thin coat of polish using the same process. This coat provides full coverage when using an opaque color. NOTE: if using a dark shade or a different lamp, it may be necessary to cure a second time to ensure that it is completely cured and that no color bleeds into your Top Gel application.

Step 5: BO. Soakable Top Gel – Wipe the brush off on the bottle neck to remove excess product. Cap the free edge of the nail to ensure durability and prevent shrinkage of the product. Holding the brush horizontal to the nail, apply a thin layer of BO. Soakable Top Gel to each nail surface of all four nails on one hand. Cure all four nails for 120 sec. UV / 30 sec. LED. Repeat on the other hand and finish with thumb application.

Step 6: If using BO. Soakable Top Gel or BO. Soakable Matte Top Gel it will be necessary to cleanse after curing. Saturate a gel sponge with BO. Gel Cleanser. With light pressure wipe away the top gel film, (this is the sticky inhibition layer). CAUTION: Do not re-wipe the nail with a used portion of the gel sponge, as it will redistribute the  film causing dulling to the Top Gel. Use a clean saturated gel sponge for each finger. Tip: Wait with cleansing for about 1 minute after curing to let the nails “cool down” to get even more shine.

Removal

Step 1: Have the client wash their hands with liquid soap and warm water. Towel dry.

Step 2: Remove the seal on each nail using a BO. Hygiene File 180 Grit. Saturate a Foil Wrap with BO. Soakable Gel Remover and secure the foil firmly around the finger.

Step 3: Leave the Foil Wrap on the finger for ten minutes. Using a twisting motion, pull the Foil Wrap and product from the fingernail.

Step 4: If necessary, gently remove any excess Gel Polish using with a Cuticle Pusher. Be careful not to scrape away the surface layers of the natural nail plate.