Gel nail polish

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You might guess I’m away at the moment with these holiday related posts! At home I prefer ‘regular’ nail polish as I like to change my colour often, but when I’m on holiday I always opt for gel colour. Gel (for the few that don’t know) is a semi-permanent polish that doesn’t chip or peel. It is painted on to the nails and each coat is set under a UV or LED lamp (depending on the brand of polish) it dries to hard immediately and cannot be removed with regular nail varnish remover.

Gel is great if you don’t have time to regularly change your polish, it also keeps it’s shine for the duration of wear too. I like it for holidays because it doesn’t dull or yellow in the sun and no amount of swimming will make the gel peel.

There is a lot of talk about whether gel polish damages your nails and the answer is yes and no. Helpful! Yes if the nails are buffed too heavily pre-application or if it is applied too thickly- and therefore difficult to remove (the nails need to be soaked in drying acetone to remove the gel). No if the gel is applied well and removed gently. Also different brands can suit different people…..
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One of the most popular and well known gels, Shellac, does not agree with me at all; it removes beautifully but leaves my nails incredibly dry (Please note: I am in the minority here, most people love Shellac). A good all-rounder is the Artistic gel and their colour range is growing (they seem to have a lot of colours that are similar to popular Essie colours). Biosculpture is the original gel colour and if applied well (you really need a good nail technician for Biosculpture) it is stunning and the most hard wearing of all the gels. My gel of choice is the ever faithful OPI! The application is quick as it can be set with an LED light (20 second cure time rather than a UV 2 minutes) it is a thin polish and it removes with minimal soaking time.

The colour I have on in the picture is OPI Alpine Snow and this is after 2 weeks wear! You can see it’s grown out a lot but it is still shiny and in tact- no lifting, peeling or chips! Perfecto!

Danielle x

 

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