Test your knowledge of traditional hard gels by taking this quick quiz! Once you have your answers to all 5 questions settled, click onto the next page.
1.) After giving nails a basic manicure, what is the first step in the hard gel application process?
A.) Applying 2-3 coats of your desired color
B.) Applying base coat
C.) Buffing the nail
2.) What is the second step in the gel application process?
A.) Cleanse or dehydrate the nail
B.) Applying base coat
C.) Applying 2-3 coats of your desired color
3.) What is often the final step in the gel application process?
A.) Curing
B.) Wiping away the inhibition layer
C.) Applying top coat
4.) True or false? After applying your colored gel, quickly apply top coat before curing.
A.) True
B.) False
5.) What is the proper way to remove a hard gel?
A.) Let it come off naturally over time
B.) Soak it off using acetone
C.) Using an e-file
6.) When do you know you’ve finished e-filing enough hard gel off the nail?
A.) When the client screams and pulls her hand away
B.) After going over the nail 5-6 times
C.) Until there’s only a thin layer of gel left on the natural nail
1.) After giving nails a basic manicure, what is the first step in the hard gel application process?
A.) Applying 2-3 coats of your desired color
B.) Applying base coat
C.) Buffing the nail
Buffing first ensures that the product adheres properly to the nail!
2.) What is the second step in the gel application process?
A.) Cleanse or dehydrate the nail
B.) Applying base coat
C.) Applying 2-3 coats of your desired color
This second step removes any extra oils from the nail to ensure better adhesion!
3.) What is often the final step in the gel application process?
A.) Curing
B.) Wiping away the inhibition layer
C.) Applying top coat
Even after you’ve cured the gel, you need to remove the oily (inhibition) layer on the surface!
4.) True or false? After applying your colored gel, quickly apply top coat before curing.
A.) True
B.) False
You need to cure your product after each coat: the base coat, each coat of color, and then the top coat.
5.) What is the proper way to remove a hard gel?
A.) Let it come off naturally over time
B.) Soak it off using acetone
C.) Using an e-file
Hard gels won’t just soak-off and picking them off will hurt the nail. The only proper way is to e-file.
6.) When do you know you’ve finished e-filing enough hard gel off the nail?
A.) When the client screams and pulls her hand away
B.) After going over the nail 5-6 times
C.) Until there’s only a thin layer of gel left on the natural nail
Over e-filing will harm the natural nail. Keep the nail strong and protected by e-filing until there’s a only very thin layer of product left on the surface of the natural nail.
How many did you miss?
0 – Your skills are perfectly polished! Consider a job as an Educator.
1-2 – You’re a skilled tech. Keep reading those NAILPRO articles!
3-4 – You know your lacquer, but you should check out these gel techniques to refine your abilities.
5-6 – You may want to go back to nail school!
