A manicure that lasts for two weeks without chipping? Sounds like a miracle but it is a reality! Soak-off UV gel nail polish is becoming a huge trend in manicures. Love to get manicures but tired of your polish chipping after just a couple of days? This is the solution. The gel polish has the long wear of an acrylic nail without damaging your natural nails.
So what exactly is soak-off gel polish?
Another benefit you can't forget is the the gel polish truly lasts 2-3 weeks without chipping. The only draw back to this is that with darker colors you can notice where the gels are growing out at the nail base, but a lighter shade makes this less obvious.Unlike acrylic nails you don't have to drill or file down your natural nails. This saves your nails from a lot of damage.Also what's pretty genius about the gel nails is that you can paint right over them with regular nail polish if you want to change the color for a couple of days. Amazingly, you can remove the nail polish with a non-acetone polish remover and the gel color is still in tact underneath! Ok so I'm sure you've been wondering how expensive this type of manicure costs. The price is a little steeper than the traditional manicure, it goes for anywhere from $28-$40. But it also lasts two to three times longer than a regular manicure. The removal of the gel polish is a little more difficult than traditional polish. There are a two removal methods. You can soak your nails in acetone for about 10-20 minutes and then the gel dissolves and can be easily peeled off. Or you can soak cotton in acetone and place it on your nails and then wrap each finger in foil. After about 10-15 minutes the gel should easily peel off. There are many brands that make gel nail polishes now. It seems that the most popular gels are OPI Axxium soak-off gel lacquer, CND Shellac, Calgel, and Dashing Diva Gelife, but there are many more brands out there as well. OPI Axxium comes in 26 shades based on the existing OPI polish shades we all know and love. Calgel is available in over 80 shades, including some glitters and nail art colors. Right now both CND Shellac and Gelife have limited shades but more are being released soon. The great thing about the gel colors is that they can be mixed and blended together to make new colors. If you feel that a color is too dark, the nail tech can add a little bit of white gel to it to lighten the shade for you. That is something that can't really be done with regular nail polish. So next time you go for a manicure try a gel polish, you may be pleasantly surprised!Lash L'Amour is currently offering gel manicures. Come try it out while having luscious lash extensions applied!Lash L'Amour55 Langley RoadNewton Center, MA 02459617-916-1209www.lashlamour.comcontact@lashlamour.com
So what exactly is soak-off gel polish?
Another benefit you can't forget is the the gel polish truly lasts 2-3 weeks without chipping. The only draw back to this is that with darker colors you can notice where the gels are growing out at the nail base, but a lighter shade makes this less obvious.Unlike acrylic nails you don't have to drill or file down your natural nails. This saves your nails from a lot of damage.Also what's pretty genius about the gel nails is that you can paint right over them with regular nail polish if you want to change the color for a couple of days. Amazingly, you can remove the nail polish with a non-acetone polish remover and the gel color is still in tact underneath! Ok so I'm sure you've been wondering how expensive this type of manicure costs. The price is a little steeper than the traditional manicure, it goes for anywhere from $28-$40. But it also lasts two to three times longer than a regular manicure. The removal of the gel polish is a little more difficult than traditional polish. There are a two removal methods. You can soak your nails in acetone for about 10-20 minutes and then the gel dissolves and can be easily peeled off. Or you can soak cotton in acetone and place it on your nails and then wrap each finger in foil. After about 10-15 minutes the gel should easily peel off. There are many brands that make gel nail polishes now. It seems that the most popular gels are OPI Axxium soak-off gel lacquer, CND Shellac, Calgel, and Dashing Diva Gelife, but there are many more brands out there as well. OPI Axxium comes in 26 shades based on the existing OPI polish shades we all know and love. Calgel is available in over 80 shades, including some glitters and nail art colors. Right now both CND Shellac and Gelife have limited shades but more are being released soon. The great thing about the gel colors is that they can be mixed and blended together to make new colors. If you feel that a color is too dark, the nail tech can add a little bit of white gel to it to lighten the shade for you. That is something that can't really be done with regular nail polish. So next time you go for a manicure try a gel polish, you may be pleasantly surprised!Lash L'Amour is currently offering gel manicures. Come try it out while having luscious lash extensions applied!Lash L'Amour55 Langley RoadNewton Center, MA 02459617-916-1209www.lashlamour.comcontact@lashlamour.com
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