Gel Polish Manicure and Pedicure Experiment

Ok, so there's a new type of nail polish on the market now, its a cross between a regular nail polish and a gel, so it needs to be cured in a UV lamp...although application is the same...clear base coat of UV gel, 2 layers of colour and 1 layer of top coat...each coat needs to be cured separately under the UV lamp.  The great thing about these new gel polishes is that they last for up to 3 weeks on the hands and 6 weeks on the toes!!!! and are chip and smudgeproof, no more waiting to dry once its cured, you are ready to go!

So these are my first experiments, using  with Cuccio de Pronto Clear as a base coat, Chijue Gel Polish No  and Christrio Gelaquer Permashine as a top coat...strictly speaking, you are not supposed to mix products from different manufacturers...but I have not had any problem as yet...basically you need to prep the nail first by
1) washing your hands
2) apply sanitiser...I used the antibacterial gel
3) push back the cuticles and lightly buff (to avoid damage) the nail plate
4) brush the residue off, use a wipe to dehydrate the nails
5) apply base coat, cure, apply one coat of colour, cure, another coat of colour, cure, top coat, cure and wipe the dispersion layer if necessary and done!

On my toes, I added some rhinestones by sticking them to the final top coat and then I gently applied a little more of the top coat over the top of them before curing...they may move around a little as you apply your topcoat, so you may have to move them back to the correct position with a little birchwood stick before your final cure...and thats it

UPDATE:

the gel polish on my nails peeled after about one week..hmm..not really that impressed to be honest

the toes were going to last for ages but I got bored and soaked them off (took about 10 mins) soaked cotton wool in acetone and wrapped each toe with the cotton wool and silver foil, popped my feet in a plastic bag (heat helps the gel polish to come off as well)

Gel Polishes on Amazon - Fraulein - these have Soak Off Gel Polishes have good reviews and are between £4 and £5 a bottle Pin It

Gel Nails

Sorry its a little blurry, but these were my Christmas artificial gel nails...I used natural tips, Christrio Gelaquer Soak Off Builder Gel 2 coats and their Permashine Soak Off Topcoat...once cured in my UV lamp, I applied 3 colours of polish, some silver glitter with a striper polish and a few rhinestones...love it and it lasted ages!

Gel Polishes on Amazon - Fraulein - these have Soak Off Gel Polishes have good reviews and are between £4 and £5 a bottle Pin It