WARNING: Before you scroll down – it’s not a pretty sight …
Long term readers will know that I cannot grow my nails to save my life. They split, and chip, and crack, and peel – and that’s even before they grow to my finger tips, let alone beyond!
To make it even harder to have a lovely manicure, I found that my flat nails meant that acrylics just didn’t stick, and fell off within days even when professionally applied.
Then I learned that gel nails could be the answer – and in January, I was thrilled to get them for the very first time!
The novelty lasted a good two or three months, but then I got a bit sick of the endless upkeep.
So last month I decide to just let them grow out. Maybe I should have gone to the salon and had them removed by the professionals but …
Anyways, it took some time – it was only last week that I managed to pry the last nail off.
What was left underneath was a very sad sight. I’m adding to the list of Things I Know: that gel obviously isn’t any good for your own nails :-(.
The Aftermath of Gel Nails
I’ve tried to hide the damage as much as I can with nail polish but you can still clearly see it for yourself in the photo below:
<Cue scary music from Jaws> …
Would I get gel nails again? Never say never. But I don’t think it will happen any time soon …
A beauty therapist friend has been telling me about the virtues of shellac so maybe I’ll give that a try instead!
Have you ever had gel nails? How long before you got sick of them and took them off?
It’s Friday, which means it’s time to head over to With Some Grace for #FYBF!