Frame Gel HEYLOVE First date

Frame Gel HEYLOVE First date: the milky pink of the Frame Gel range

First date sits between the milky and the frankly rosy. A warm pink heavily lightened with white, very soft, which evens the plate while letting the natural colour of the nail show through.

The transition shade of the range

It holds an interesting commercial position. A client used to the milky finds a familiar nuance that is slightly more present; a client who wears coloured gels finds the most discreet version of what she knows. It is the reference to offer when someone wants to change without changing.

Reconstruction using the sidewall technique

This is a technique the brand explicitly claims for this range and one worth knowing. Rather than rebuilding a damaged nail from the form, you rely on the remaining sidewalls to give the plate its shape back. On a bitten nail or one whose edges have collapsed, this approach saves considerable time and gives a more stable result than a classic extension. A milky shade like this one makes the work easier: it masks irregularities of the bed without hiding the architecture you are building.

How to apply it

After filing and careful degreasing, the dehydrator dries for thirty seconds. The base goes on with rubbing motions, is levelled, then cures for 30 seconds. Dispense the material, apply the Frame Gel as an architectural layer or on forms, flash for 30 seconds per nail then one to two minutes with both hands. The dispersion layer stays moderate, which simplifies its removal.

Who to recommend it to

Clients who ask for a natural but not entirely invisible strengthening, and those whose profession rules out assertive colour. Its softness also makes it a good first experience of building for a client who has only ever worn polish.

This formula contains neither HEMA nor Di-HEMA, so it falls outside the European restriction that reserves those two substances for professional use.

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