Alright ya’ll. I have found THE product. If you’ve been uninterested in anything else I have written about, this is the one to pay attention to and try. I say I’m obsessed with a lot of things but there aren’t words to describe my infatuation with this polish. I don’t wear acrylic nails because my real ones grow too fast. They are always long and strong (I could be a 13 year old boy about that comment but I will resist my urge…ok after that line I will resist). While my nails are long and strong (insert giggle, ok I’m really done), polish only lasts on them for 3-4 days before chipping. I am on a keyboard 50 hours a week so my polish is always prone to chipping.
I have always been an OPI and Essie girl. I rarely stray into other polish brands unless I go to the salon for a shellac mani. With that said, I have dabbled into the Red Carpet line of at-home shellac polish. You buy the base gel, color coat gel, top coat gel and light and you can do the same thing at home that they do in the salon. For those who don’t know what gel polish is, it’s just like regular nail polish but made of gel-like properties. Ok so I don’t know the science behind it but you put the shit on, hold it under a tanning bed lamp looking deal and it cures/hardens the polish in seconds. You don’t have to wait for your nails to dry, they are instantly dry, and it lasts at least 2 weeks on me without a chip. It would last even longer but I prefer to not have fingernails as weapons so I have to take it off and clip my daggers. The Red Carpet gel polish was great and lasted the same amount of time the salon gel does but it takes over an hour to apply, was expensive for a tiny ass bottle and is a pain in the ass to get off. You have to put your hand under the light after each application so 1 finger makes 4 passes under the light at about 2 minutes each time before it’s done.
My sister and I were extreme couponing the other week and we saw a coupon for the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel polish. It claimed to come off just like regular polish and you didn’t need a light to cure it. Of course we had to immediately run out and try it. There are coupons for $2 off a bottle right now on various websites so snag one and try this shit. A lot of gel polishes come in tiny ass bottles and you only get a few applications out of it and it’s expensive. This polish comes in a big ass bottle and it runs for about $9.99 at Walgreens. The website says you can also buy it at Walmar, ULTA, Target, CVS etc. With the $2 off coupon, that’s not a bad price for a bottle of gel polish. They also have duo packs that have the colored coat and gel top coat for only $14.99 which is an even better deal with the coupon.
I have always been an OPI and Essie girl. I rarely stray into other polish brands unless I go to the salon for a shellac mani. With that said, I have dabbled into the Red Carpet line of at-home shellac polish. You buy the base gel, color coat gel, top coat gel and light and you can do the same thing at home that they do in the salon. For those who don’t know what gel polish is, it’s just like regular nail polish but made of gel-like properties. Ok so I don’t know the science behind it but you put the shit on, hold it under a tanning bed lamp looking deal and it cures/hardens the polish in seconds. You don’t have to wait for your nails to dry, they are instantly dry, and it lasts at least 2 weeks on me without a chip. It would last even longer but I prefer to not have fingernails as weapons so I have to take it off and clip my daggers. The Red Carpet gel polish was great and lasted the same amount of time the salon gel does but it takes over an hour to apply, was expensive for a tiny ass bottle and is a pain in the ass to get off. You have to put your hand under the light after each application so 1 finger makes 4 passes under the light at about 2 minutes each time before it’s done.
My sister and I were extreme couponing the other week and we saw a coupon for the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel polish. It claimed to come off just like regular polish and you didn’t need a light to cure it. Of course we had to immediately run out and try it. There are coupons for $2 off a bottle right now on various websites so snag one and try this shit. A lot of gel polishes come in tiny ass bottles and you only get a few applications out of it and it’s expensive. This polish comes in a big ass bottle and it runs for about $9.99 at Walgreens. The website says you can also buy it at Walmar, ULTA, Target, CVS etc. With the $2 off coupon, that’s not a bad price for a bottle of gel polish. They also have duo packs that have the colored coat and gel top coat for only $14.99 which is an even better deal with the coupon.
The photo to the right is the first color I tried called Malibu Peach. It was the perfect coral shade, not too orange, not too pink and this is about 9 days after I applied. I worked all week, went fishing, swimming, boating etc. and only one nail started to ware in the corner. I was impressed. I wasn’t ready to give it my stamp of approval until I tested the removal process. With gel you have to soap your nails in acetone for about 10 minutes, scrape it off, soak again etc. Or you can put soaked cotton balls with acetone into a little strip of tin foil, attach it to the top of each nail, let it sit, scrape it, put back on, sit, scrape, you get the idea. This polish came right off just as promised. It actually came off easier than some OPI polishes I’ve tried.
The second color I tried is called Birthday Suit (pictured to the left). It was a perfect shade of nude. I’m always careful about nude polish because some shades just make my nails look dirty so I was a little weary but I LOVE it. This color took 3 coats, Malibu Peach only took 2. I don’t like my polish to be shear. If you do, you’d only need 2 coats of Birthday Suit. My statement nail is Hors D’oeurvres by Essie.
If you try it out, let me know what you think. If you want more beauty tips, products or to witness my shit show of a life, follow me on twitter by clicking HERE.
If you try it out, let me know what you think. If you want more beauty tips, products or to witness my shit show of a life, follow me on twitter by clicking HERE.