So I'm on leave atm and contemplating getting my nails done for the first time (had manicures and polish on natural nails many a time but not anything artificial).
What am I asking for? What's least damaging, most pleasant to get done etc?
i want them mid length and oval, in a pearlescent pink type shade. How long should I expect them to last? Can I take them off at home or do I need to go back into the salon?
thanks :)
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I do my own Dip Powder nails. You can get them done at a nail salon, I did get them done professionally once last year, I think for around $60 with tips. I wouldn't do them with tips again. They are better for the nails than other applications, less damage, but they do take longer than gels to soak off. They are hard like an acrylic and last 2+ weeks.
I purchase my supplies directly from Gelish or Beauty Bazaar.
I purchase my supplies directly from Gelish or Beauty Bazaar.
I did a lot of research before settling on Dip powder, and i love them! You can paint over them too. What colour did you get?
if you are thinking of soaking them off yourself when you're done with them, let me know - there's a trick! Do not peel them off, they can destroy your nails like acrylics if you rip them off!
if you are thinking of soaking them off yourself when you're done with them, let me know - there's a trick! Do not peel them off, they can destroy your nails like acrylics if you rip them off!
Oh I 100% won't be peeling them off I promise you that. Concerned enough (being a first timer) that I've damaged them already so won't be taking that risk.
i saw some kinda gel clip things that you can use instead of the tinfoil trick but I think I'll just get the salon to do it at this stage. Thank you so much for the offer though!
there's a pic of them on the wall, I got a really subtle pretty blush pink with a pink glitter ring finger feature nail on each hand, exactly what I wanted :)
i saw some kinda gel clip things that you can use instead of the tinfoil trick but I think I'll just get the salon to do it at this stage. Thank you so much for the offer though!
there's a pic of them on the wall, I got a really subtle pretty blush pink with a pink glitter ring finger feature nail on each hand, exactly what I wanted :)
Sad face, three weeks in with the SNS nails and they were still looking awesome! They'd grown out noticeably so I infilled them with glitter polish and did a wee glitter fade stripe and was convinced I could get another week or two....
.... I didn't factor in typing, and admitted defeat today when I spent probably six hours solid banging out notes, admin, contracts and social media releases with my wrists at an angle that accommodated my nails but caused me pain.
So here I am with short, neat , bare nails, a bottle of something to make them healthy (although they don't look any the worse for wear) and a plan to get them done again in a few weeks, with shorter tips or just on my natural nails.
Am definitelysef an SNS convert now!
.... I didn't factor in typing, and admitted defeat today when I spent probably six hours solid banging out notes, admin, contracts and social media releases with my wrists at an angle that accommodated my nails but caused me pain.
So here I am with short, neat , bare nails, a bottle of something to make them healthy (although they don't look any the worse for wear) and a plan to get them done again in a few weeks, with shorter tips or just on my natural nails.
Am definitelysef an SNS convert now!
yeah i was really surprised, they still looked fantastic after three weeks too! A couple of very fine hairline cracks in the SNS where i'd hit them on stuff but that was it - still shiny and you had to look pretty closely to find the cracks.
They survived hundred of kms of driving, lots of time on beaches, packing and unpacking cars, three weeks of work, lots of cooking and a bunch more. I'll go to the same place for my next set, hands down.
They survived hundred of kms of driving, lots of time on beaches, packing and unpacking cars, three weeks of work, lots of cooking and a bunch more. I'll go to the same place for my next set, hands down.
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