The only thing I didn't appreciate was the UV curer. The color I chose was a light pink, so the lady kept adding more coats to get a nice even color which resulted in a lot of 'lets microwave our hands time', it wasn't super hot, but by the end my hands felt like they were starting to tan. That borderline feeling of needing more sunblock or some shade before you get burned. Ok maybe I'm exaggerating a BIT but my hands were cured for more than 3 minutes.
Onto the wear time. Now my best friend works in a deli so she is constantly washing her hands and
cookware and bleach tends to be involved more often then not. After getting her nails done on a thursday they lasted til Sunday.
As for me I just got them all off today..so they lasted one day shy of two weeks! The didn't chip, except where my nail itself had broken or chipped and my nails while wearing them, were still flexible, unlike with a french manicure. For thirty dollars I felt that this was worth it. Would I do it all the time? No, but every once in a while to feel a little more put together, why not.
Now I thought because gel nails is still a polish base product that having them would help my nails grow longer. My nails did grow past their usual breaking point but only because the gel was on them. Once I took it off, my nails were thin and fragile underneath and they had to be cut, they were long which was great, but super flimsy which wasn't.
Here are some pictures to share my experience:
I hope you enjoyed reading my experience with gel nails. I know I did, but now I can't wait to paint them in a rainbow of colors!
xo
