Today I am back with a post that is a bit different from anything I've really done before, so...
For my prom I had a manicure and this isn't something that I'd normally do as I'm quite happy to just mess about and experiment on my nails but as it was such a special occasion I decided to have a Shellac manicure.
Now, if you don't know what Shellac is it's a UV set nail polish that they say should last at least 14 days. The manicurist applies a base coat, followed by 2 coats of colour and then a top coat and the best part is, there is no drying time! Once the polish has been set under a UV lamp , voila!
On the left here is the manicure just after I'd had it done and as you can see it is so shiny!! I loved the gloss and it lasted throughout the whole manicure.
Another great thing about Shellac is that it really did last 14 days: it survived the prom and then I didn't take it off until 3 weeks after when it was just starting to peel at the top of my nail.
There were a huge choice of colours so I managed to get a shade that matched my dress perfectly.
The only bad thing that I would say is removing the nail varnish is quite a bit of effort. You have to soak each nail in acetone or nail varnish remover containing acetone for 10 minutes before peeling it off. This was quite a faf and left my nails feeling quite dry and brittle but with a bit of moisturizer and nail conditioner they were back to normal.
So, overall I would say that this is a great manicure that looked great and lasted really well and would be ideal for a holiday.
I hope you like :)
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