May 9th 2011, 16:56 in General

Shellac

I’d heard a lot about SHELLAC and was eager to try it. Constantly working with my hands, I am a serial chipper, usually smudging some ones good work before I have even left the salon. A polish lasting two weeks, not the usual two or three days, sounded too good to be true and I was hoping it was going to deliver all that was promised. As my beautician removed my old polish she explained to me what was different about Shellac. After the special polish is applied to your nails, they are placed under a UV light off and on for about five minutes in total. This allows for the polish to set and seal, hence the lasting properties. The first thing that struck me after the drying time under the UV light was how amazingly shiny my nails looked. They were positively gleaming and the best thing, instantly dry! That’s a god send for someone like me who dreads reaching into my bag to pay for my treatment for fear of smudging. It has been a week now and not a crack or chip in sight and they really are still as unbelievably shiny and new looking as they were when I first had them done. I have to admit that I am impressed. I will proudly wave my hands about in praise of the miraculous workings of SHELLAC.