Hello! Long time no
post.....
Sorry for the
lateness of this post....All throughout May I was house sitting with my
boyfriend while his parents were overseas, now I'm house sitting again for the
whole of June! The only down side is there is no internet in the house we are
in at the moment :( I'll have to go home to be able to upload my posts.
Anyway, on to the
polish....Gelicious recently had a massive sale; I couldn't pass up a 40% off
sale and you got a free polish if you bought three or more, needless to say
that's an amazing deal. They have some lovely colours and I've been wanting a
bright fire truck red for a while now, which 'Hit the Gym' certainly is.
To use Gelicious gel
polish you'll need an LED curing lamp, I purchased mine from Gelicious back in
January when they had another amazing sale (yep, they have a lot of sales). The
base coat in the Gelicious polish system is optional, but for an amazing finish
and shine you'll need to use a clear gel top coat (I used the Gelicious top
coat).
Application:
Before you apply
your gel polish you need to prep your nails; file and shape your nails and
gently push back your cuticles. Rub over your nails with nail polish remover to
remove any dirt and oils, Gelicious recommend you lightly buff your nails to
remove the last traces of oil and create a good base for the gel polish to
stick too (I skipped the buffing stop, oops! I actually couldn't find my nail
buffer anywhere).
Now your nails are
prepped it's time to apply the polish. Apply a thin and even coat of gel polish
to each nail, the coats must be thin or you may end up with uneven and chunky
polish that is likely to lift at the edges (trust me, the first time I tried gel
polish my coats were too thick and it lifted up along the edges of my nails the
next day, it was petty un even too). Cure each coat for 30 seconds and finish
with an even coat of topcoat. Wipe over each nail with some nail polish remover
to remove the sticky residue and you should be left with shiny and dry gel
polish.
I found that 'Hit
the Gym' was pretty easy to apply, the ticker consistency of gel polish means
that it was easier to get a thin coat with out flooding your cuticles or
getting too much on your skin. If a little bit of the polish got on my skin, I
found it easy enough to scrape it off with a toothpick.
'Hit the Gym' is a
fabulous colour and only required two coats to become opaque. It's the perfect
classic red.
Wear time:
Gelicious say that
their gel polish should last up to 10 days without chipping. My Gelicious
lasted 4 days chip free, which is a lot longer than my regular nail polish
would last. A normal nail polish manicure would usually last about 1-2 days on
my nails without any chips. The chipping wasn't major, it started with some
very minor tip ware then I got some tiny little chips. On day 5 the gel polish
began lifting along the edges on some of my nails and kept getting caught on
things :/ I decided that it was time to take it off. I have heard that if you
have naturally oily nails, gel polish may not last as long and start to peel
off, I'm not sure if this is the reason my gel polish peels off as it doesn't
have a very good base to sick on.
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| Day 4 - Slight tip wear |
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| Day 4 - Slight tip wear |
Removal:
To remove gel nail
polish you need to soak your nails in nail polish remover for about 10 minutes.
I decided to use the foil method to remove my gels to hopefully reduce wastage
of the remover and I think it's a lot more practical than sitting my nails in a
tub for 10 minutes. I just soaked some cotton balls in remover, pressed them
onto my nails and secured with foil. After about 5 or so minutes I removed the
foil, most of the polish had come off and what was left on my nails I just
gently scraped off with a orange stick. Removal was one of the reasons I have
been reluctant to use gel polish regularly, but it was actually a lot easier
and less time consuming than I thought!
My Thoughts:
Overall I really
like the Gelicious gel polish system. The polish is easy to apply and only
requires a very short cure time. The fact that you don't need a base coat also
means that there is less steps involved and off course less money you need to
spend on another polish. The polish lasted well, not as long as I'd like but I
did get a few days of perfect shiny gel polish. I'd definitely use it again,
well I have been using it on my toes...and the polish lasts about 3 weeks with
no chips or peeling, so I know it works!
What do you think of
the Gelicious Gel Nail Polish System?
Thanks for reading!
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