If you read my first post on Gelish and; here then you may have wondered about the results or how it lasted. Well first of all I want to say that they are absolutely amazing and I think they are fabulous.
Secondly my nails were done by the lovely Alison from beautydenn
Here are the pictures
What is Gelish?
Like similar products Gelish applies like a nail polish but is cured (or set) with a UV or LED lamp. It claims to stay chip-free and shiny for up to three weeks.
How Is It Applied
The nail is prepared like a normal manicure, then there is some sort of ph bond, a foundation gel, two coats of colour and then a top coat. Each layer is cured or set with a UV or LED lamp. Alison has a LED lamp so each layer only needs 10-30 seconds to cure although a UV lamp can be used it takes a bit longer.
How Long Did It Last
Three weeks! I will be honest I wouldn't normally want to leave this longer than two weeks just because my nails grew so well. I presume they grew well as they were protected by the gel, whereas they would normally chip or split, so there was a fair bit of growth. Also there are so many nice colours I was excited to try a new one! But my nails didn't split or chip even after 3 weeks. One peeled a few millimetres (literally) but only after I fell over in the snow so it did need a pretty drastic squashing accident for even a tiny thing to happen. Overall 10/10 for lasting that long. Well impressed!
Colours
There are 48 shades and more available next year, everything you could possibly want from glitters to dark red blacks. I went for gold glitter for Christmas and everyone who has seen them today loves them! There is a also a pale pink glitter which I definitely want to try, oh who am I kidding they are all amazing! You can see a lot of the other colours and nail art on the Nail Harmony facebook page
How is this removed, and is your natural nail damaged underneath?
This is removed by a quick buff over the nail and then using the tinfoil and acetone soaking process that a lot of girls use to remove regular polish. It took about 5 minutes and then Alison just pushed the gel off I can't remember if it was with an orangewood stick but it was something like that. Easy and painless and guess what? My nails underneath were not damaged in the slightest. They looked the same as usual, totally unchanged. Then the Gelish is applied afresh the next time.
Would you recommend this?
I would recommend Gelish 100%. It is so far the best thing that I have tried and meant that my nails stayed chip free for the longest time possibly ever. They also looked better after 2 weeks than my acrylics ever used to, with no damage to my natural nail. Amazing product and Alison is too.
Edited to add - I loved Gelish so much I actually trained in it myself and now offer it along with many other beauty treatments via my mobile beauty business Beauty Retreat
Secondly my nails were done by the lovely Alison from beautydenn
Here are the pictures
Day 1
3 Weeks Later
I put the glitter on the third finger...I don't really know why
What is Gelish?
Like similar products Gelish applies like a nail polish but is cured (or set) with a UV or LED lamp. It claims to stay chip-free and shiny for up to three weeks.
How Is It Applied
The nail is prepared like a normal manicure, then there is some sort of ph bond, a foundation gel, two coats of colour and then a top coat. Each layer is cured or set with a UV or LED lamp. Alison has a LED lamp so each layer only needs 10-30 seconds to cure although a UV lamp can be used it takes a bit longer.
How Long Did It Last
Three weeks! I will be honest I wouldn't normally want to leave this longer than two weeks just because my nails grew so well. I presume they grew well as they were protected by the gel, whereas they would normally chip or split, so there was a fair bit of growth. Also there are so many nice colours I was excited to try a new one! But my nails didn't split or chip even after 3 weeks. One peeled a few millimetres (literally) but only after I fell over in the snow so it did need a pretty drastic squashing accident for even a tiny thing to happen. Overall 10/10 for lasting that long. Well impressed!
Colours
There are 48 shades and more available next year, everything you could possibly want from glitters to dark red blacks. I went for gold glitter for Christmas and everyone who has seen them today loves them! There is a also a pale pink glitter which I definitely want to try, oh who am I kidding they are all amazing! You can see a lot of the other colours and nail art on the Nail Harmony facebook page
How GORGEOUS? I love gold!
How is this removed, and is your natural nail damaged underneath?
This is removed by a quick buff over the nail and then using the tinfoil and acetone soaking process that a lot of girls use to remove regular polish. It took about 5 minutes and then Alison just pushed the gel off I can't remember if it was with an orangewood stick but it was something like that. Easy and painless and guess what? My nails underneath were not damaged in the slightest. They looked the same as usual, totally unchanged. Then the Gelish is applied afresh the next time.
Would you recommend this?
I would recommend Gelish 100%. It is so far the best thing that I have tried and meant that my nails stayed chip free for the longest time possibly ever. They also looked better after 2 weeks than my acrylics ever used to, with no damage to my natural nail. Amazing product and Alison is too.
Edited to add - I loved Gelish so much I actually trained in it myself and now offer it along with many other beauty treatments via my mobile beauty business Beauty Retreat
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7 comments:
Another version to try would be Shellac. :)
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@Sophie - yes as per my previous plan that was what I was going to do, try all of the gels such as Shellac, OPI Axxium etc. Unfortunately though I asked cnd if there was a therapist offering that near me and they sent me a link to their salon checker, and there isn't :(
These look fab just read your original post. Loving the new gold colour! Perfect for christmas x
Wow!! I never heard of this before.. I'm really interested in trying it. I dread painting my nails once my color chips.. And I dread going to get my nails done bc I really dislike sitting in salons for over 30 mins.. I just want to get in and get out.. Most places like to take a while to give good customer service but Im just like.. Pleaaaasee.. You dont need to give me a neck massage... Just apply my damn top coat! LOL
@Sherrie thanks I wanted red but this just called to me!
@Natalie maybe just ask for an express manicure? I love going and spending ages there being pampered so maybe that's just what they assume everyone wants hun, just tell them I am sure they are happy to accommodate! xx
It was such a pleasure to read this review. I am totally sold on this. Would love a french manicure using gelish. I cant believe how quickly your nails have grown in 3 weeks wow! xx
That would definitely be something to me. I have major troubles keeping my nails long.
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