{"id":72673,"date":"2026-05-02T06:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T04:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/?post_type=product&#038;p=72673"},"modified":"2026-05-02T06:46:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T04:46:29","slug":"ugly-duckling-tacky-top","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/?product=ugly-duckling-tacky-top","title":{"rendered":"Ugly Duckling Tacky Top"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Description <\/p>\n<p>We have renamed our original Base\/Topcoat to Tacky Top! Same great product, just a new name \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>15ml bottle<\/li>\n<li>Great for darker colored polish as Tacky Top does not contain UV blockers<br \/>which can give certain shades a blue hue.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent for an array of art techniques<\/li>\n<li>Easily and safely clean your art brushes with Tacky Top<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TIP:<\/strong><br \/>We recommend our Natural or Builder Base for natural nail gel polish application.<\/p>\n<p> Application Procedures <br \/> <strong>OVER ACRYLIC, SCULPTING GEL OR ACRYGEL:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Simply shape your enhancement with our Ugly Duckling Medium Zebra File, Coarse Buffer or if you prefer an e-file: the Medium grit Arbor Sanding Band. Do not buff or finish the nail with anything finer or you may risk the polish\/top coat peeling.<\/li>\n<li>Remove all dust. Do not use a cleanser as some cleansers can contain oil. Do not use alcohol or acetone either as it will soften the grooves from finish filing and create too smooth a surface for maximum adhesion. Feel free to have your clients wash their hands, just be sure that the nails are completely dry before top coating.<\/li>\n<li>Apply Tacky Top directly over the dust free enhancement and cure in our Ugly Duckling LED Gel Lamp for 60 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Allow nails to cool approximately 45-60 seconds after removing from the LED Lamp before cleansing. Remove the tacky inhibition layer from the nails with Ugly Duckling Gel Cleanse.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>OVER GEL POLISH &#038; COLOR GEL:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Apply gel polish\/color gel and cure. Do not remove tacky inhibition layer.<\/li>\n<li>Apply Tacky Top and cure in Ugly Duckling LED Lamp for 60 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Allow nails to cool approximately 45-60 seconds after removing from the LED Lamp before cleansing. Remove the tacky inhibition layer from the nails with Ugly Duckling Gel Cleanse.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>TIP:<\/strong> Always allow Tacky Top to &#8220;cool&#8221; for 45-60 seconds after removing from the LED Lamp before cleansing to ensure the highest gloss shine.<\/p>\n<p> FAQ <br \/> Q: My Tacky Top doesn&#8217;t seem to be as shiny as normal. Is there something I can do differently? A: Always be sure to fully cure your top coat: 60 seconds in the Ugly Duckling LED Gel Lamp(s). We also recommend waiting 45-60 seconds after the final cure to allow the top coat to &#8220;cool&#8221; before cleansing the inhibition layer with Gel Cleanse and before applying cuticle oil or touching the surface of the nails (as this can transfer our natural oils!)  <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ugly Duckling<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[6430,6431,6432],"product_tag":[23856],"class_list":{"0":"post-72673","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-electric-nail-files-bits-sanding-bands","6":"product_cat-new-products-electric-nail-files-bits-sanding-bands","7":"product_cat-ugly-duckling-nails","8":"product_tag-ugly-duckling-tacky-top","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/72673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=72673"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=72673"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=72673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}