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Gel Manicure
Okay, so I started a new thread, so it wouldn't get lost in the Chit Chat thread. I went to my normal nail salon place. I usually just a get a pedicure and they are pretty reasonable. $19.99 for a pedicure. So, that's just to get an idea of their prices. I wanted to get a french manicure, so of course I paid more. I'm not sure how much more I paid, but it was $35 for a french gel manicure that should last 2-3 weeks.
So, it is quite the process. First I went through the normal manicure procedures. Trim, file, soak, etc. She then put on a base of 'special' polish. (It said UV something blah blah on it).
Then she put the white tip polish on. She did the outside three fingers, then cleaned it up with the brush/remover and had me put my hand under the UV light thing. Then she did three fingers on the other hand and had me put that under the UV light thing and pull my other hand out to do my pointer finger and my thumb. Then that hand went under the light and she did the pointer finger and thumb on the other hand. Then that had went under the light. She repeated this process 2-3 times - giving me about 2-3 coats of white tip polish.
Then she she put a coat of clear 'special' polish and had me put my hand under the light. Then she did the other hand and I put that hand under the light. She repeated this process twice.
Then I put both hands under the light for about 3 minutes. When I was done my nails were completely dry. She did put oil on my cuticles (sp) and told me to leave it on there for a while, because the light will dry them out.
During the process, we chatted a bit. She said that gel manicures at her salon are not all that popular. She said that people like the idea of them. They don't want fake nails, but they want polish that lasts more than a few days. She said the biggest turn off is that most of her customers don't want the same color polish for 2-3 weeks. She also said that the price is not that attractive, either. It's more than a regular manicure. It is also really hard to get off. She told me that if I couldn't get it off, to come in and they would do it for me, but they have to charge $5 to remove it. Sheesh. We'll see if I can get it off myself.
So far so good. It feels kind of funny. Like my nails are painted, but maybe a little bit thicker of a polish. I'll post updates.
Re: Gel Manicure
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This is how I used to get my acrylics off.
The lady said if I had them remove it, that they would soak my nails in acetone for like 20 minutes. Scraping sounds painful.
"...And he just came out of my imaginary birthday cake." -its apelila
Oh really? I am super bummed to hear that. I did a gel manicure, because acrylics really mess up my natural nails.