**Please keep in mind, I am by NO means talented at doing my
nails, nor do I profess to be any type of expert in this field**
I am not horrible at doing my nails, when I really put my
mind to it, but I am also by no means good.
However, I don’t have money to spend to get a manicure every week so I
find myself doing them a lot. Then, I
heard about Gel manicures when they first became all the rage and I was so
excited! A manicure that lasts over 2
weeks! Awesome. The problem is, these are expensive too, so
I’m limited in how often I can afford to splurge on these. I tried getting the whole kit with the LED
light and the top coat and the base coat and all that fun stuff. Way too complicated for me. Not only was it really time consuming, I wasn’t
good enough at doing my nails that I’d always end up with bumps or just
horrible looking nail polish. That’s why
when I saw that Sally Hansen had come out with a simple 2 step, LED free Gel
Polish I was SO excited! I thought this
would be the perfect solution to having to do my nails every week and save me
some serious manicure money!
I ran out to the store and purchased the top coat and the
color ‘Blacky’. I applied the color
Blacky first, it came fine, and only took 2 coats to get a nice even,
color. Then, after it had dried
slightly, I applied the top coat. The top
coat again, went on evenly, no bubbles and it seemed to work well. I got a little around the edges of my nails
but it was easy enough to remove.
However, by the next day my nails had begun to chip. Now, my nails break easily so I don’t have
the best canvas or base to begin with, but I would expect more than just one
day’s worth. As the week wore on, the
polish began to chip the same as regular polish. The tips of my nails began to chip away and
even some of the base. I got no more wear
out of it than a regular polish, and I might even venture to say less wear.
Now, this is where my disclaimer comes in. I am not great at painting my nails and I do
not have the best nails to work with.
Therefore, this polish might work better on someone with healthier nails
or someone who’s better at applying nail polish. I, however, was not impressed. For the price I expected way better quality. I think for the price I’d rather stick with
my classic Essie and O.P.I polishes.
xo
Kelly
After 1 Week:
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