Hi beauties and welcome to another one of my weekly blog posts! This week’s topic is beauty related and I’m talking all about gel nails! I’ve been getting my nails done for years and years now but I’ve never gotten gel nails so I decided to try it out earlier this week. Keep reading to hear about my experience!
Originally, I went into the salon to try the dip powder trend that I’ve heard a lot about during the past couple months. When I spoke to one of the ladies at the salon and told her that was my intention, she looked at my nails and said they were in wonderful condition and that she would rather not do the dip powder. When I asked her why, she said it actually harms your nails and makes them weak! I have a friend who gets the dip powder done frequently and she says it makes your nails stronger, so I’m not sure what to think about it but I ended up going with the gel instead – just to be on the safe side.
Since I didn’t know a lot about the process of getting gel nails prior to going into the salon, I wasn’t sure what the experience would be like but it was really nice! They cut and file your nails just like usual but then they move on to do coats of different things that they wouldn’t do if you were just getting polish put on. In between the different coats, you put your hands under a light that dries and hardens the gel and it works very quickly. When we were done, I was expecting to have to go over to where you put your hands under the fan but with gel, you don’t have to do that! Once you do one or two cycles of putting your nails under the light, you’re good to go! It’s extremely time efficient and works like a charm!
As you can tell, I’m now a big fan of gel nails. I’ve had them for over a week and they still look beautiful so maybe this will be my new go-to thing when I get my nails done in the future! Have you ever gotten gel nails? Let me know in the comments if you liked it or not. See you next week!
