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amother
Lemon
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 Tue, Jun 29 2021, 11:35 am
| amother [ Aconite ] wrote: | | Did it once. Removal was horrible. Painful, and damaged my nails so badly. It took months to grow out the damaged part. Cured my need for manicures. |
If removal was painful, they did it wrong.
My nails "seem" weaker after gels, but that's because they're so strong with gel, I forget what they're like otherwise.
The process is that they do your cuticles and shape your nails like any manicure. Then there's a base coat, 2 color coats and top coat, each cured by a UV light. No dry time after the UV.
It usually lasts about 2 weeks, with housework, etc.
To remove, soak a cotton ball or square in acetone, and hold it onto the nail with foil. I usually cover with a disposable glove to keep the cotton in place. The gel should come right off without much scraping.
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amother
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Tue, Jun 29 2021, 12:15 pm
| amother [ Lemon ] wrote: | If removal was painful, they did it wrong.
My nails "seem" weaker after gels, but that's because they're so strong with gel, I forget what they're like otherwise.
The process is that they do your cuticles and shape your nails like any manicure. Then there's a base coat, 2 color coats and top coat, each cured by a UV light. No dry time after the UV.
It usually lasts about 2 weeks, with housework, etc.
To remove, soak a cotton ball or square in acetone, and hold it onto the nail with foil. I usually cover with a disposable glove to keep the cotton in place. The gel should come right off without much scraping. |
You put a piece of foil over the cotton ball?
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amother
Lemon
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Tue, Jun 29 2021, 12:17 pm
| amother [ OP ] wrote: | | You put a piece of foil over the cotton ball? |
Yes. The foil just holds the acetond-soaked cotton in place. I leave it there about 20 minutes.
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amother
Oldlace
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Tue, Jun 29 2021, 2:04 pm
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Some dollar stores have flip flops
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amother
Foxglove
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Tue, Jun 29 2021, 3:25 pm
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Gel manicures use uv light which is a carcinogen
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amother
Mistyrose
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Tue, Jun 29 2021, 8:49 pm
I luv doing gel, been doing that for about 4 years.
I used to go weekly for manicures, even the twisty bottles which are supposed to last 14 days never lasted past a few.
Now I can go for 14-20 days between manicures but I don’t remove the polish on my own only when at the salon. At the salon they either soak a cotton ball in acetone and wrap that in a piece of aluminum foil and then put my hand in a glove. Or you soak in a bowl of acetone for 15 mins. The lighter the color the less it shows when it starts to grow out after 10 days. If you go for a mani and pedi you can have your toes dry while your getting your nails done. 30 mins is usually enough.
Enjoy
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amother
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Wed, Jun 30 2021, 3:08 pm
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One more question-can I do gel if I am pregnant? I know regular manicures are ok but it just occurred to me that maybe gel could be an issue? I'm 5 months along
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amother
Mintcream
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Wed, Jun 30 2021, 3:26 pm
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When my pedicure is dry and I'm ready to leave, I ask the manicurist for saran wrap to cover my toes. Then I can put on shoes and socks and it doesn't get ruined.
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amother
Brown
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Wed, Jun 30 2021, 3:47 pm
| amother [ OP ] wrote: | | One more question-can I do gel if I am pregnant? I know regular manicures are ok but it just occurred to me that maybe gel could be an issue? I'm 5 months along |
Not that I know of, if anything that's the easiest time to get gel because you don't have to think about taking it off for the mikvah.
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