Get salon perfect nails at home

Health, Beauty and Lifestyle with Denise McNamara

So what personal service are you going indulge in first? For most of us I guess it will be hairdressers that we flock to this month. I’m sure beauticians will be equally busy for embarrassing hair removal.  I’m not a nail person myself but several friends go to their nail technician like clockwork to get gel nails done every month and have found the break very tough.

If you can’t wait for that to happen, there is one solution I came across during the lockdown that might just change your life if you are addicted to manicures and pedicures.

The Athlone-based company Semilac are selling a gel polish starter kit with a UV lamp that allows you to get salon-perfect nails at home. And for just under €50 it is an investment worth making if you spend a fortune on your nails.

The package has everything you need for the perfect gel nails, which is a nail polish that lasts 21 days rather than just a couple of days as is the usual for regular polish.

There is a step-by-step guide on Youtube as well as on their website that is very easy to follow.

The set contains the sticks to push back the cuticles and a nail file to shape the end of nail to be followed by the buffing block to smooth off the nail. There is even a nail cleaner to ensure there is no dust left on the nail which can cause the gel polish to chip.

You then apply a primer to create a better adhesive layer before the gel polish base coat which you cure under the UV lamp.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.

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