Andreia The Gel Polish TR2 Tropical Fiesta - Gel Polish 10.5ml
Andreia The Gel Polish TR2 - The translucent yellow that is actually wearable
TR2 brings the Tropical Fiesta collection a translucent yellow sown with gold foil, in a 10.5 ml bottle. Where an opaque yellow hardens the hand and pulls out every hint of redness in the skin, this see-through version simply lights the nail up, like a glass of lemonade resting on the plate. The gold dispersed through the material keeps the finish from falling flat and warms the whole thing up. Each coat cures in 60 seconds under LED or 120 seconds under UV, timings to adjust to your own lamp. The brand states wear of up to four weeks, on a formula it declares vegan and odour free.
Andreia The Gel Polish TR2 Tropical Fiesta: a full-sun yellow, only transparent
Second reference in Andreia's summer limited edition, TR2 is a translucent yellow gel polish lifted with gold foil, packaged in 10.5 ml. The Tropical Fiesta collection gives its colours no poetic names: the label simply reads Tropical Fiesta TR2 - Limited Edition, and the product has to do the convincing in the salon. With this yellow, that does not take long.
Yellow, the colour nobody dares ask for
Few clients spontaneously request yellow nails. The reason is straightforward: the opaque yellows on the market often turn chalky or mustard, they emphasise redness around the cuticle and make fingers look short and stiff. The transparency of TR2 removes that problem in one move. Because the colour does not block the nail plate but passes through it, the natural pink of the nail keeps rising up underneath and offsets the potential coldness of the pigment. The result reads as tinted glass rather than yellow paint.
What the gold foil adds to the material
On a pale, transparent shade, a gold flake that was too fine would almost vanish; here it stays visible because the background is luminous and it plays within the same warm family. Gold and yellow answer each other instead of clashing, which gives the manicure a golden depth without the showy side of a packed glitter. Under the low light of late afternoon, the flecks take on an amber tone reminiscent of runny honey.
Three backgrounds, three different readings
Straight over a clear base, the shade gives a lemonade yellow, light, very much at home on short nails. Over a milky white ground it becomes dense and cheerful, close to a sunflower yellow, and the perceived coverage rises sharply. Over a beige nude base, or on a naturally golden nail, it drifts towards pale apricot. Prepare three tips before the appointment and show them side by side: the client who refused yellow very often changes her mind at exactly that moment.
Skin tones, shapes and lengths
TR2 is spectacular on tanned or deeper skin, where the warm contrast works at full strength. On a very fair, cool complexion, lay it over a white ground so the yellow does not merge with the tone of the hand. As for shape, it lives better on short to medium nails, square or soft almond; on very long extensions a shade this luminous can stretch the hand further than the client intended.
Applying a transparent shade without streaks
Technique matters more here than on an opaque colour. After the primer, the base coat and their curing, load little product on the brush and draw the coat from the centre towards the free edge, capping it. Cure for 60 seconds under LED or 120 seconds under UV, then apply the second coat set out in the brand's official protocol and cure again. A top coat seals the set with the same curing time, and the inhibition layer is removed at the end. Depending on the output and the age of your lamp, those times call for slight adjustment.
A formula suited to back-to-back appointments
Andreia presents its The Gel Polish semi-permanent range as vegan and free from odour, which noticeably lightens the atmosphere of a workspace where you apply colour all day. The brand also claims wear of up to four weeks, provided nail preparation and free edge capping are carried out with care, as always with gel polish.
Where TR2 fits into your service menu
This is the colour of holidays, pavement cafes and light clothing. It works as a full set for clients who like to be noticed, but equally as an accent nail within a nude manicure, as the tip of a coloured French, or on toes, where yellow is always an easier sell. The three translucent shades of the collection - TR1, TR2 and TR3 - form a coherent trio that can be alternated from finger to finger. Being a limited run, this shade is meant to mark one particular season rather than settle permanently into the colour chart.
Give your summer menu Andreia The Gel Polish TR2 Tropical Fiesta and its translucent yellow studded with gold foil.
HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/IPDI/PPG-15 GLYCERYL ETHER COPOLYMER, ISOBORNYL METHACRYLATE, BIS-HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE POLY(NEOPENTYL GLYCOL ADIPATE)/IPDI COPOLYMER, HYDROXYPROPYL METHACRYLATE, METHYL BENZOYLFORMATE, ETHYL TRIMETHYLBENZOYL PHENYLPHOSPHINATE, BENZOYL ISOPROPANOL, SILICA CAPRYLYL SILYLATE, POLYESTER-3, SILICA, IRON POWDER, RICINUS COMMUNIS SEED OIL, PENTAMETHYL PIPERIDINYL SESQUISEBACATE, METHOXYISOPROPANOL, [+/-] CI 60725, CI 77007, CI 19140, CI 42090, CI 77000, CI 77891.
Andreia The Gel Polish TR2 - The translucent yellow that is actually wearable
TR2 brings the Tropical Fiesta collection a translucent yellow sown with gold foil, in a 10.5 ml bottle. Where an opaque yellow hardens the hand and pulls out every hint of redness in the skin, this see-through version simply lights the nail up, like a glass of lemonade resting on the plate. The gold dispersed through the material keeps the finish from falling flat and warms the whole thing up. Each coat cures in 60 seconds under LED or 120 seconds under UV, timings to adjust to your own lamp. The brand states wear of up to four weeks, on a formula it declares vegan and odour free.