French Jelly Gel Polish

Shills Professional French Jelly Gel Polish is a sophisticated gel nail color collection designed to create elegant, glossy, soft-looking manicures with the smooth, buildable character associated with jelly-style gel polish. Particularly suited to French manicures, natural nail looks, nude designs, bridal nails, minimalist manicures, and polished everyday styles, the formula allows nail artists to create refined color while maintaining a fresh, lightweight visual appearance.

The jelly-style texture makes the polish especially versatile for manicures where a softer, more delicate color effect is preferred over an extremely heavy or opaque finish. Depending on the selected shade and number of coats applied, technicians can customize the appearance from a subtle natural-looking layer to a richer, more noticeable color effect.

French Jelly Gel Polish is particularly useful for creating elegant nail-bed colors beneath French tips. Its smooth application helps provide a clean foundation for classic white French manicures, micro-French designs, colored tips, bridal French nails, chrome French styles, glitter accents, and modern minimalist nail art.

With shades C463, C464, C465, C466, and C467 currently available in the collection, nail technicians can choose from multiple French-friendly tones to complement different manicure styles.

Key Features
French Jelly Gel Formula: Designed for elegant French, nude, natural-looking, and softly colored gel manicures.
Jelly-Style Texture: Provides a smooth, refined appearance that can be built according to the desired color intensity.
Glossy Finish: Creates a polished, radiant salon-style appearance when correctly applied and finished.
Buildable Coverage: Additional thin coats can be applied where greater color depth is desired.
Ideal for French Manicures: Creates an attractive nail-bed color before applying classic white or decorative French tips.
Smooth Application: Designed to glide evenly over a properly prepared gel manicure foundation.
Flexible Gel Character: The jelly-style formula is designed to provide flexibility and durability as part of a compatible gel manicure system.
Lamp-Cured Formula: Requires appropriate curing rather than conventional air drying.
Professional Gel Polish: Suitable for nail salons, technicians, nail artists, academies, and experienced gel manicure users.
Suitable for Natural-Looking Nails: Excellent for clean, elegant, understated manicure styles.
Creative Nail-Art Base: Can be combined with French tips, chrome, glitter, foils, rhinestones, line art, flowers, and other compatible nail decorations.
Long-Wear Design: Developed to provide extended gel manicure wear when correctly prepared, applied, cured, and maintained.

Step 1 – Prepare the Nails

Begin with clean, dry nails.

Complete appropriate professional nail preparation according to the gel manicure system being used.

Shape the free edge and carefully prepare the cuticle area.

Step 2 – Remove Surface Dust

After filing or buffing, remove all loose nail dust using a clean dusting brush.

Pay particular attention to the sidewalls and cuticle area.

Step 3 – Complete Required Nail Preparation

Use any cleanser, dehydrator, or primer required by the compatible gel system.

Do not add unnecessary preparation products if they are not required.

Step 4 – Apply Base Coat

Apply a thin, even layer of compatible gel base coat.

Avoid flooding the cuticles or sidewalls.

If uncured gel touches the skin, remove it before curing.

Step 5 – Cure the Base Coat

Cure under the appropriate nail lamp according to the base coat manufacturer's instructions.

Step 6 – Apply the First Jelly Gel Layer

Apply a thin, controlled coat of French Jelly Gel Polish.

Guide the brush evenly from near the cuticle toward the free edge.

Avoid excessive product thickness.

Step 7 – Check the Application

Inspect the nail before curing.

Make sure the color is smooth and that no uncured gel remains on the surrounding skin.

Step 8 – Cure the Color

Cure according to the current product and lamp instructions.

Step 9 – Apply Another Coat if Required

For additional color depth, apply another thin layer.

Avoid trying to achieve greater opacity by applying one excessively thick coat.

Step 10 – Cure Again

Cure the additional layer completely according to the recommended gel system.

Step 11 – Create French Tips or Nail Art

If creating a French manicure, apply the chosen compatible tip color using a French brush, liner brush, bottle brush, or other suitable technique.

Add additional nail art if desired.

Step 12 – Cure the Design

Cure each compatible gel-art layer according to its specific instructions.

Step 13 – Apply Top Coat

Apply a thin, even layer of compatible gel top coat over the complete design.

Seal the free edge where appropriate.

Step 14 – Final Cure

Cure the top coat according to its instructions.

Step 15 – Finish the Manicure

If the top coat leaves an inhibition layer, remove it according to the gel system.

Once all curing is complete, finish with suitable cuticle oil.