{"id":19284,"date":"2015-01-05T03:05:51","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T11:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19284"},"modified":"2015-01-05T13:12:59","modified_gmt":"2015-01-05T21:12:59","slug":"polymer-clay-nail-art-madam-glam-uv-gel-polish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-nail-art-madam-glam-uv-gel-polish\/19284\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymer Clay Nail Art &#8211; Madam Glam UV Gel Polish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19284#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2015-01\/05-90615-madam-glam-nail-art.jpg\" alt=\"Madam Glam UV Gel Nail Art - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Video #615:<\/span> If you want to try the Madam Glam UV Gel for yourself, there is a 30% discount coupon posted just under the video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19284#video\">below<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080; font-size: large;\"><strong>Topics Covered In This Video:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I have used UV Resin in the past, and you probably have seen my pink UV Lamp sitting in the background of many of the previous videos.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Many of you have requested that I test out some UV Nail Gel on polymer clay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">So when Madam Glam contacted me and offered to send some of their UV Nail Gel Polish, I said, &#8220;Sure!&#8221; since I had been dying to try it on my own nails and on polymer clay as well.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I am terrible with regular nail polish! It chips all the time since I am so rough with my hands. And I am so fidgety that I can&#8217;t even get it set in time before I have already smudged it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My hope was for this Madam Glam UV Gel to be compatible with polymer clay so that I could do some nailart with it&#8230; but I also wanted to see if there was a nail polish that would finally work for me&#8230; and it does!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Applying this nail polish product is accomplished in three steps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">First you lay on the base coat. Then add color. And finally brush on a top coat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">All of UV Nail Gels set with a UV Lamp (which I have) or with an LED Light meant for curing nail gel (which I currently have not tried).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">You apply each layer separately, using the UV Lamp to cure each step for 2 minutes (or 30 seconds under an LED light).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In the video, I show one of my hands with freshly done nails using one coat of clear base and two layers of top coat. They look very shiny and pretty.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I also show my other hand where the polish has been on for 4 weeks. After this lengthy period of time, there is on slight chipping on the tips&#8230; and a gap between the polish and the cuticle where the nail has grown out.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My reason for wearing clear nail polish (no color), is so that my nails won&#8217;t be distracting to viewers watching my videos.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Madam Glam polish is called a soak-off gel, which means that the polish needs to be soaked with acetone or a commercial nail polish remover, then scraped off the nail. I have found that I really didn&#8217;t need to soak the nail first and that scraping did a good enough job in removing the gel polish.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If the polish has been put on properly, it will take some scraping to get it off. But if you have put it on in a thick gloppy coating, it may peel off all in one step.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">To prep your nails for the Madam Glam UV Nail Polish, you will need to make sure your cuticles are pushed back, and that your nail is clean and filed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Rough up the surface of your finger nails with a nail file, and clean with rubbing alcohol to remove dust.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Don&#8217;t shake the bottles because that will introduce bubbles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Put a thin coat of the base coat on your nails, making sure to avoid getting any on your cuticles or skin. It is not harmful, but if you do, the product tends to peel off too easily, and it looks sloppy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cure under UV Lamp for 2 minutes (or LED Nail Lamp for 30 seconds). When base coat is cured, wipe with rubbing alcohol to remove sticky residue. Repeat with 2-3 coats of color (if desired), and then 1-2 top coat layers&#8230; curing in lamp between each layer and wiping with rubbing alcohol to remove residue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The polish should last a week or two before requiring any touch ups.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Really excited about the potential for this UV Nail Gel to be used with polymer clay, and am planning to do learn (and teach) more about some polymer clay nail art techniques.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I did some testing to see if the UV Nail Gel would be compatible with polymer clay. Most nail polishes aren&#8217;t compatible with polymer. It eats at the surface and becomes sticky, so I wanted to test this one to be sure it would work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Happy to say that this Madam Glam UV Polish is in fact compatible with baked and raw polymer clay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I coated a baked donut of polymer clay with a base coat and top coat of of UV Gel, and cured it. Then this sample piece was left to sit for more than 4 weeks to see if any adverse reactions would happen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">By the end of the 4 week test period, the Madam Glam product and the polymer clay looks good and seems tough.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The only issue I found is that if there are any exposed edges on your piece, the cured gel can be peeled away from the surface quite easily.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">So although the finish appears to be compatible, it won&#8217;t be the most durable, unless the entire bead is surrounded in the coating and there aren&#8217;t any places where coatings can get peeled off.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Therefore, it is not well suited for pieces the might get easily scratched. It might be OK as a coating on a pendant or a project that won&#8217;t get any wear and tear, but I would not recommend it for a rings or bracelets which tend to see more abuse.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Using the product on nails is a different situation though, since this is more of a temporary use type thing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In the video, I show an example of some of the nail gel that peeled off in one section because I put it on too thick.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I show an example of a clear plastic false nail where I added a raw polymer clay cane design to it. Started with a layer of the base coat and cured it. Then added a thin raw cane slice to the surface, rolled it out and trimmed around the nail. Then added two coats of top coat, making sure to wrap the gel around the edges of the cane to seal it in. It has been on that nail sample for over 4 weeks with no reactions or peeling.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The only issue is with the soft clay unearth which makes the surface slightly vulnerable to denting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I then showed a more durable sample of a nail blank. It had a layer of base coat&#8230; that was then sponged with some colored nail gel&#8230; followed by a top coat layer with some thin nail art cane slices&#8230; curing with my UV light between each step of course. Finally, a couple more layers of top coat were added to seal in the cane slices. Although I am not crazy about the design of this one, I do like how it worked.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Lastly, I show an example of a nail done with a raw rainbow cane that was sealed in between layers of UV gel&#8230; and then I added a baked cane slice over top of that. This design also needs work, but I am encouraged by the potential of these test results.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If this product is something that you would like to try yourself, Madam Glam has generously offered a 30% discount coupon that you can use while shopping over at their web site. See below video for the link and the Coupon Code.<a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tz4HxqaPics?rel=0\" width=\"575\" height=\"323\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Resource: <a href=\"http:\/\/madamglam.com\/?utm_source=yt-poly\" class=\"external external_icon\" target=\"_blank\">Madam Glam Website<\/a>&#8230; [ 30% Disc Code: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>YGEL30OFF<\/strong><\/span> ]<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=115\">Fimo Nail Art Using Polymer Cane Slices<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=174\">Making Polymer Clay Canes For Fingernail Art<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19271#video\">Polyslicer Combo Tool For Slicing Nailart Canes<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19269#video\">Using a UV Lamp To Cure Resin On Polymer Clay<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Do you have any suggestions for videos on tips, techniques or products you would like to learn more about? Let me know in the comments section below!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My goal is to help you to learn quicker and easier ways to bring up the professionalism in your polymer clay art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #808080;\">Oh and don&#8217;t forget to give these videos a<em> Thumbs Up<\/em> click at YouTube if you are enjoying them. The more <em>Likes<\/em> a video gets, the higher it rises in the searches. And that means even more people will be able to join in on this polymer clay journey of a lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Also, by subscribing to our YouTube Channel directly, you will receive notifications as soon as new videos are uploaded. 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