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Iāve been doing my own nails for over a year now and I love it! I started off with the same colors I used to get all the time at the salon and once I got the hang of it branched out. Now that Iāve been doing it long enough Iām buying a nicer drill, light, storage, and more gels. I also just started swatching some colors today like my own little nail salon lol.
Iāve saved SO much money doing this, the thought of how much I spent in just a year on nails before is crazy now. With how cheap doing my own nails has become Iāve also been more comfortable trying new colors all the time now that itās not so expensive if I end up hating a color lol. My nails also last SO much longer. I can basically go 3 weeks with no chips most of the time (unless I want to change the color sooner) and I work with my hands a lot and do a lot of cooking and dishes. The only worry there is the grow out lol.
Just make sure you get a light that plugs into the wall and ensure itās strong enough to cure gel, always clean gel up off of you if you get it on yourself (allergies donāt happen instantaneously like tik tok will have you believe, but they can develop over time with overexposure), and practice makes perfect!
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my mom got me a lamp and some gel colors for christmas but iām too scared to switch from my normal girlā¦
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I like looking down at my cute nails and thinking āI did that!ā
Pros- way cheaper than a salon, less damaging (no dremmel sanding off my nail bed or UV lights), easy to fix if a nail breaks or chips, you can get really good at it, you can always change up your look on the fly, and you can decide what brands/ products you use.
Cons- my office smells like nail polish/ nail polish remover for a little bit. Have to be patient and let them dry.
Mar 19, 2024
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Been doing it for 8~ years bc of cost and because Iām more satisfied with the way it looks when I do it myself, ion crĆØme bleach never steered me wrong
I used to do my own gel nails but the acrylate allergy stuff freaked me out so now Iām back to regular polish
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i love doing my nails at home. so much so, i taught myself how to cut my cuticles, file my ridges, and found a good non-toxic no-chip polish to do the trick. thereās something so relaxing about freshening my hands up on a cold Sunday afternoon.
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