LAVIS Pat Pat Gel 15 - Mystic Opals

Lavis Pat Pat Gel 15, Mystic Opals, from the original range. A pat gel is thick enough to stay opaque on a sponge, which is why an ombre made with it fades clean instead of streaky; one pass of the sponge carries a lot of color, so a pan lasts.

Why artists pick it

• Multifunctional: full coverage, gradients and painted designs from one pan.
• Highly pigmented: rich color in one pass of the sponge.
• Smooth and glossy once cured and sealed.
• A little goes a long way, so a pan lasts.

Specs

How to use

1. Prep and cure a gel base (Base & Top Gel); for an ombre or aura, cure a light gel color first as the ground.
2. Press a sponge from the sponge and grabber set onto the pan.
3. Pat onto the nail: evenly for a solid, densely at one end and fading out for a gradient. Flash cure, pat a second layer to deepen, cure.
4. For lines and designs, pick the gel up on a detail brush from Nail Art instead.
5. Seal with a glossy gel top and cure.

Related

• Pat Pat Gel: the whole range, Lavis Ver2, original and A'DOR
• Air Ombre: airbrush-style ombre supplies
• SNS Gel Only: solid gel color for the ground under a gradient

Questions

Pat gel or brush-on gel for an ombre? A brush-on gel goes translucent and streaky when sponged; a pat gel is dense enough to stay opaque on the sponge, so the gradient fades clean.

One sponge per shade? Yes. A sponge that has touched two pans muddies both; the 100-piece set is sized for that habit.

How is it removed? Patted gel is sealed under top coat and soaks off with the rest of the gel set: file the top thin, wrap in acetone, wait, push.

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