Beauty

[pattypeep]

I've always had very healthy nails. Grew like a weed and strong. For the past year three nails on my left hand only began splitting down the middle at the end of the nail. I decided to try the gel nails for the holidays and love them. It's been a week and they look as lovely as when I had the manicure. Since the color is in the gel it works for me because I'm always doing something that messes up a mani. I got spray paint on one of the nails and wasn't sure what to do, so stopped in where I got the mani and they just took a bit of nail polish remover and wiped it off. Did not affect the nail gel at all. Love.

[I am still oxox]

Which process, Gel nail polish with the lights or powder gel?

I have been doing the powder gel since the Spring and I love it and I can go 3-4 weeks with out doing my nail, which makes the cost the same as a manicure every 2 weeks

[2blonde]

I developed splitting nail problems as I got older too.....same story as you.  I've always done my own nails once a week.  I don't think the gels would work well for me because my nails grow so fast that after only a week I'd have a big white space at the base of my nail.  I spend more time filing them down every week than I do with any other step in the process.  There's no way I could ever go 2 weeks without redoing them (besides, I'd probably get bored with the color after a week!).

[VaBelle35]

Red Door just started using CND Vinylux which is a regular polish that lasts a week, goes on and off like regular polish, no lights, no soaking.

I've always gotten a regular manicure and get 7-10 days out of them as I've trained myself to wear gloves whenever I'm doing something with water and to use letter openers and scissors instead of my nails.  I think the Vinylux works well, certainly better than any of the other "weekly" and "two week" OTC options.

My only issue is the colors.  Haven't found one I like other than the exact match for Bahama Mama.  I looked on line and saw some colors that might work for me, but I need to see them in person.

[Lipstickdiva]

@pattypeep, I'm glad you like them.  I know several people who get gel polish and do very well with it.

I get gel polish but on top of acrylic nails.  Unfortunately, my nails are horrible.   I tried just doing gel polish but it didn't give my natural nails enough strength.  They still bent and broke so I had to go to acrylics.  I love a nice manicure. 

ETA:  I was assuming you meant gel polish.  Maybe you meant actual gel nails?

[pattypeep]

@I am still oxox The girl used gel polish with the lights. I think it was $25, so I just switched from my summer pedi's to winter mani's. LOL. Come spring or summer, I probably won't do my nails since I dig in dirt so much and I can't stand wearing gloves.

[lulu1]

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@VaBelle35 wrote:

Red Door just started using CND Vinylux which is a regular polish that lasts a week, goes on and off like regular polish, no lights, no soaking.

I've always gotten a regular manicure and get 7-10 days out of them as I've trained myself to wear gloves whenever I'm doing something with water and to use letter openers and scissors instead of my nails.  I think the Vinylux works well, certainly better than any of the other "weekly" and "two week" OTC options.

My only issue is the colors.  Haven't found one I like other than the exact match for Bahama Mama.  I looked on line and saw some colors that might work for me, but I need to see them in person.

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@VaBelle35

I've used Vinylux (off and on) since it first came out.  I find the top coat works well with any polish.

[I am still oxox]

@pattypeep

There are all sorts of reports that the gel lights are not good for your skin, which is why so many places are now using the powdered gel polish.

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@pattypeep wrote:

@I am still oxox The girl used gel polish with the lights. I think it was $25, so I just switched from my summer pedi's to winter mani's. LOL. Come spring or summer, I probably won't do my nails since I dig in dirt so much and I can't stand wearing gloves.

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[pattypeep]

@I am still oxox  Thank you. I will do some research.

[juperier]

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@I am still oxox wrote:

@pattypeep

There are all sorts of reports that the gel lights are not good for your skin, which is why so many places are now using the powdered gel polish.

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@pattypeep wrote:

@I am still oxox The girl used gel polish with the lights. I think it was $25, so I just switched from my summer pedi's to winter mani's. LOL. Come spring or summer, I probably won't do my nails since I dig in dirt so much and I can't stand wearing gloves.

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@I am still oxox @pattypeep  This is more fear-mongering than reality. As of July 2017 on FDA website:

• "the FDA views nail curing lamps as low risk when used as directed by the label. For example, a 2013 published study indicated that—even for the worst case lamp that was evaluated—36 minutes of daily exposure to this lamp was below the occupational exposure limits for UV radiation. (Note that these limits only apply to normal, healthy people and not to people who may have a condition that makes them extra sensitive to UV radiation.)
• To date, the FDA has not received any reports of burns or skin cancer attributed to these lamps."

Bottom line to me is that you can't take away all risk and many (probably most?) of us do things that are far riskier. Also, if danger was that great, how could there not be any  reports of injury?