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***Lacey***

Did you have the gel manicure or the shellac manicure last year?

Re: ***Lacey***

  • Shellac.  It was a french manicure, so you couldn't really tell when it started chipping.  I loved every single thing about it... except taking it off.  Holy cow it was ridiculously hard.  The only damage to my original nails was due to filing the shellac off. 
  • Okay.  I got the gel manicure just before Christmas and I like it but it's starting to grow out (it's been two weeks).  Just out of curiosity, did you wait for it to start falling off or did you take it off?  And if you took it off, what did you use?
  • Mine grew out pretty quickly, as well, but my nails grow fast.  It's annoying.  I think I left it on for about a month and then it was so grown out and chipped that I decided to just take it off.  I let my nails soak in acetone nail polish remover.  I soaked each hand for over 20 minutes.  It would loosen it a bit, but I ended up filing most of it off.  It was such a mess and I had bits of nail shellac stuck to my nails.  I filed for a few days. 

    It might be easier if you go back to the salon and let them do it, although I know they charge for that.

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