Are you Gelish?

Hey gorgeous!

Last year I heard that there was some new kind of nail polish that stayed on natural nails for two or three weeks (or even a month!). I did my research and found that they were all “professional only” products that still meant going in for an expensive manicure every two weeks. This typical gel polish won't damage nails *yay!*, unlike acrylics *Bohoo!*. It sounded like some sort of nail miracle!

Early this year, I finally found some gel polish aka Gelish are much more consumer-friendly. Meaning that the average person who does not have a nail license can now buy these products.

Gelish polish has a gel base that does not air-dry. It will stay sticky unless it’s cured under a special lamp. Here is the cool part: Once you’ve cured your nails, they are completely and unbelievably dry and hard. There is no possibility that your nails will get smudged or get ruined. You take your nails out from under the lamp and you can immediately dig around in your purse for your keys or go straight to bed without getting sheet prints or do the dishes or whatever! How cool is that!!!

To have gelish manicure done, you need to have a special UV or LED light. For myself, I use UV light. These are made especially for nails. Please don’t ask me if you can use a tanning bed or LED flashlight or some weird thing like that. I have no idea. Just spend the money on a real lamp and stop being such a cheapskate.
And of course you are going to need the foundation gel base as well as a special topcoat.


So today, I'm gonna show you guys how to apply Gelish at your home :)


STEP 1

Shape your nails so that your nails are smooth and for your gelish to stay on well.


STEP 2

Clean your nails with the cleanser plus to remove any dirt on your nails.


STEP 3

Apply the foundation gel base. Carefully do not let the foundation gel base get on your skin.


STEP 4

Place your fingers/nails inside the UV or LED light (mine is UV light) to cure them for 2 minutes. I did the thumbs separately, 'cause they wouldn't fit into the lamp with the rest four fingers.


STEP 5

After curing for 2 minutes, your nails should be feel tacky and that's normal, do not worry :)
Simply remove them with the cleanser plus.


STEP 6

Next, apply the choice of your gelish nail polish and repeat STEP 4 :)
I'm using white color gelish here~


STEP 7

Apply the gel topcoat and repeat STEP 4.


STEP 8

Remove the tacky surface of the nails with the cleanser plus.


And voila!

You are finish with the gelish nail *heart*

Your nails are now dry and you can continue doing whatever you want. No more drying time. And the shine! It's amazing!

Let's see what are the good points of using a gel top coat and what are the downsides :

PROS: 
+ Longer lasting manicure.
+ It's easy and quick.
+ Amazing shine of the manicure.
+ No air-drying time.

CONS:
- The removal takes time.
- Possible nail damage that comes with the removal.  So have to be extra careful!


What do you think about this gelish manicure?

Thank you for reading and feel free to ask me any questions in my FB page or leave your comments down below :)

xoxo,
Berry