I was interested to try Jessica Geleration as they are a cross between a long lasting nail varnish, and a gel nail. After my acrylics disaster and the fact that I used to get a lot of comments telling me my nails were ugly I decided not to get extensions any more but despite owning all of the 'best' topcoats and base coats my manicures never last longer than 2 days without chipping, which infuriated me.
It comes in these black nail polish style bottles
The new Jessica gel-polish manicure needs no prep, other than to wipe the nail, it's painted on like a varnish, is set under UV in minutes; is also removed in minutes with a special soak-off solution. The product is based on their now-discontinued Coat of Armour formula, which is a mix of resin and polymer combinations that gives it a gel-like wear and lends strength to the natural nail. Also, like all Jessica polishes have been for years, way before many other ranges, they are free of formaldehyde, toluene and DBP.
As far as I can tell this is Jessica's answer to Shellac which I haven't personally tried as I don't think any of the salons do it near me.
Here they are
The bonuses of using this system are
♥ You can paint over the colour and remove it with polish remover again and again
♥ It doesn't chip or fade
♥ It lasts 3-4 weeks
♥ There are no infills you just get it removed quickly at the salon and you can either go home or have it redone
♥ There are 26 colours to choose from with more being developed
♥ You can have tips put on if you want to but you don't have to (and I didn't)
♥ You leave the salon with dry nails!
I will update after having them on for a while and we shall see if they last 3-4 weeks. So far I am impressed and love that they are so shiny. Nobody could tell that they were gels as it just looks like I have nail polish on and my entire manicure took less than an hour and I loved that I walked out of the salon with completely dry nails so no risk of chipping them when paying for the manicure!
I am really excited about this development in anti-chipping, are you?
There isn't any information up at the moment on their website but I presume there will be soon: jessicacosmetics
16 comments:
They look very natural - I've always been wary about acrylics destroying the nail underneath, so these look great!
Kat x Click&Make-Up
Wow your nails look absolutely incredible. I can't wait to hear how you get on.
Must have a look round and see if any of the salons are doing this in my area, I'm totally intrigued now!!
Wow, they look great and so natural. I love the colour you chose. :) I'll be interested to hear how you get on with them!
@Kat - yep acrylics totally butcher them sadly cos they can look good if applied well, these are supposed to help you grow your own nails which is good.
@Dollface, I think it's definitely worth it, I have paid £25 for a manicure and have it chip of within the same day before so this is good value.
@Joy thanks I hope so! The other colours the salon had bought were a bit dark for me, I would rather have pink then paint dark myselfx
Can you let me know how long they lasted? I have an appointment for them next week but my salon is advising that they will last for 2 weeks.
Can you let me know how long they lasted? I have an appointment for them next week - can't wait! But my salon says they only last 2 weeks.
They do only last 2 weeks xx
AWESOME!!! Been wearing gel tips for years, wanted to take them off and see my real nails, but knew they would be too weak and need something stronger than just regular polish, plus color that lasts and won't have me needing a mani every weekend. This was it!!! =)
I've had the red color for almost 2 weeks now and not ONE chip! Which is downright miraculous because I constantly wash my hands, wash dishes, type all day, etc. My only request would be that they expand their color variety? Also, a list of participating salons would be extra nice ;)
AWESOME!!! Been wearing gel tips for years, wanted to take them off and see my real nails, but knew they would be too weak and need something stronger than just regular polish, plus color that lasts and won't have me needing a mani every weekend. This was it!!! =)
I've had the red color for almost 2 weeks now and not ONE chip! Which is downright miraculous because I constantly wash my hands, wash dishes, type all day, etc. My only request would be that they expand their color variety? Also, a list of participating salons would be extra nice ;)
Having problems with shrinking all around the nails. Even the free edge. But on the base coat very thin and it still does it. We have been working with shellac and gelish and they do not do this like the Jessica product. It is almost like working with oil and water. We have not been happy with it. The company of course say it is our application even when I explain we don't see this with the other products. They have no one complain about it. How about it girls! Anyone else ... Even got over a heated conversation with Peter because he thought we wasn't willing so have an educated come and show us how to Apply. But still says their product is great.
In reply to Linda's comment, I to run a beauty salon and we are having the same problems you are having with regards to shrinking and free edge and we were also told it was our application....interesting....
Avril
In replay to Linda's comment, we to do Jessica Geleration at our salon and are having the same problems and we have also been told it is down to our application....I would be interested to know if yours is getting any better!
Hi I work in a salon in kent and we also had a problem with shrinkage. The key is to apply thinly over just 2 nails and cure for just 5 seconds- this stops the colour from moving as much. Continue onto the other nails on the hand then cure the whole lot for 30 seconds. You might have to redo this procedure on the second coat. It also varies according to what colour your painting- don't panic the first coat always looks a bit dodgy!! If after the second coat of colour you still feel the free edge is not sealed then I run a small amount of polish just along the free edge and cure. Also another tip, especially with dark colours, is to cure for an extra 30 seconds after the finish top coat. Its just for reassurance and we have found that you hardly get any residue on your clarify pad. Hope this helps everyone- we had such worries but now really enjoy doing the geleration. Oh and if the condition of nails is rubbish do 2 coats of start for extra strength!
Have just taken on GELeration in my Salon. Had the same problem with shrinkage. Spoke to the fabulous Amanda about it. Her advice was to ensure that the start coat is applied very very thinly. Remove as much off the brush and the brush stork as possible. Whatever is on the brush should be enough for one hand (no need to redip). Haven't had a problem since. Loved by my clients. So glad I invested in it.
How do these compare with shellac?
I'm going for a set tomorrow with a view to getting in my salon can't wait. I use Bio Sculpture and you have to also cure 2 nails at a time as gel is self levellng it naturally shrinks especially dark colours.
One thing I want to be sure about if that it doesn't damage the nails - I love all jessica manicure products so hoping these offer the same fantastic quality and results
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