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Green Flash™: our 10 tips for optimal fit

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A perfect manicure, brilliant and really lasting: it is the dream of all nail addicts. With Green Flash™ , this dream becomes reality thanks to its innovative formula that strengthens and protects løongle under color. But to get the best out of your semi-permanent, still need to know the right gestures... We share all our tips for a long-lasting outfit!

To be retained : 

  • Safe, vegan and bio-based formula up to 84%, without HEMA or TPO.
  • Protects and strengthens nail under colour with KeraHCE+ technology.
  • A good fit depends as much on the formula as on good moves before, during and after laying.

What is Green Flash™ - What?

Green Flash™ is an alternative to semi-permanent, formulated without TPO, HEMA and other controversial ingredients. Since its creation, we have chosen to exclude any at-risk molecule, classified as CMR (Cancerigen, Mutagen, Repro-toxic). We also chose to replace as much as possible the synthetic components, which are derived from petrochemicals, with those of the natural origin ingredientsextracts from wheat, corn, cassava or cotton. This is how we got a vegan formula and bio-based up to 84% which reconciles respect for health and reduction of environmental impact, while offering the brilliance and the maintenance of a semi-permanent traditional varnish.

But a good outfit is not just a question of formula: a few simple and effective gestures before, during and after pose change many things. Prepare your nails, respect the time of laying and take care of your manicure on a daily basis, it is the key to keep nails shiny and impeccable longer.

Before laying: we prepare nails

Good hold is conditioned by neat nails. Here are some tips for well prepare her nails :

  • Line your nails: : an essential gesture to define with the help of a lime for natural nails a regular and harmonious shape while strengthening the free edge of the nail and avoiding cracks or duplication. To find the most suitable shape for your hands, check out our dedicated article Here.

  • Push your cuticles: The cuticles well maintained guarantee a clearer and more durable installation. Use a few drops demollient to soften them, then gently push them away with a steel cuticles or box stick. Complete if necessary with a crayon to remove the dead skins.

  • Smooth and depolish your nails with the help of a preparation file with a very fine grain. Without being abrasive, it will allow you to lift the scales of your nails slightly and thus allow for better adhesion of the base and varnish.

  • Dust and degrease: Remove any dust and traces of sebum with a dust brush, then degrease carefully with the help of a dissolvent without acetone such as the Sweet Green Flash™ Dissolve. L的ongle is then perfectly ready for laying.

 

During installation: apply

Green Flash™ is based on a precise routine with products designed to work in synergy, which ensures its efficiency. This routine takes place in 3 steps:

  • Put it down. a layer of Base Vitamin Coat Green Flash™, the first semi-permanent patented varnish base strengthens nails under the color thanks to its KeraHCE+ technology. Its exclusive formula combining hexanal and vitamins C and E, acts as a true invisible care: it nourishes, strengthens and protects lingle and allows to prolong the hold of the varnish Green Flash™ up to 12 days. Dry the base coat coat 2 minutes under 24W LED lamp, 1 minute under 36W LED lamp.

  • Apply 2 thin layers of Color Green Flash™ of your choice by making sure to properly border the nail with each layer with a trait of varnish placed on the edge to seal the color. Dry each color layer 2 minutes under LED lamp 24W, 1 minute under LED lamp 36W.

  • Finish with a layer of Top Coat Green Flash™ which will fix the manicure, protect it from shocks and bring an incomparable glow to your nails. Dry the top coat layer 3 minutes under 24W LED lamp, 2 minutes under 36W LED lamp.

You then think that the essential is done and that there is nothing to do but enjoy your beautiful colored and shiny nails. Yet, the good handling of your manicure also depends on the attention you take after laying. To facilitate each step of the laying, the starter kit Green Flash™ brings together the essentials of semi-permanent routine.

To summarize :

  • Base Vitamin Coat Green Flash™ : strengthens and protects nail under the color, catalyzes under LED lamp.
  • 2 thin layers of color, catalysis under LED lamp.
  • Top Coat Green Flash™ : fix the manicure, bring shine and protection.
  • Catalyze each layer under LED lamp the time required according to power.

After laying: we take care of his nails

To prolong the beauty and hold of your manicure Green Flash™ , take some simple gestures in daily life:

  • Hydrate your cuticles: Apply regularly lGreen oil to nourish and soften the contour of the nail.

  • Protect your hands: wear gloves when your hands are exposed to water or detergent products and reduce long contact with hot water to maintain nail strength and varnish hold.

  • Keep the sparkle alive: to keep a flawless shine, consider applying a thin layer of Top Coat Green Flash™ It's a touch-up after a few days.

And when the moment comes to change the shade, the whole range of semi-permanent varnish Green Flash™ You're waiting to compose your next long-weared manicure.

With all these tricks, no more excuse to keep a manicure on top for 12 days without damaging your nails, quite the contrary! You're gonna make jealousies.

To sum up:

  • Hydrate its cuticles regularly with Green Oil.
  • Protecting his hands : gloves for household chores and limit hot water.
  • Maintain I'll be the sparkle of the varnish with a top coat touch if necessary.

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