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Beginner September 2018

diy Nails instead of professional?

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Natalie, on February 16, 2018 at 10:49 AM

I am on a tight budget and I work at a job that does not allow us to have our nails done while working. So this means if I got my nails professionally done, I will be spending money to get them done, and then probably money to get them taken off (because I want french manicures and most places around me do french manicures with gel which requires you to come back in to get them taken off). I was thinking of just getting some stick-on nails. Today I am going to go to the store and try some but I was wondering if anyone else has done this and how it worked out?

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Master August 2017
firstoneat56 · on February 19, 2018 at 8:01 AM
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The salon can do a manicure with regular polish and can put the gel on top of it to last longer. That’s what I did as I wanted a very specific color polish that they didn’t have in the gel. It lasted for 2 weeks. I removed it from home by soaking cotton balls in acetone polish remover, leaving the cotton ball on the nail and wrapping my fingers in aluminum foil. I left it on for about 15 minutes (that’s what they do in the salon). And it came off.
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Expert April 2018
Mrs._S · on February 19, 2018 at 11:12 AM
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I was in the same boat thinking I would get the stick on nails but they look cheap and you may regret not spending the money. If anything get a gel manicure with a french so the color looks fresh and stays but you're not paying the fake nail price or getting crazy nails
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Devoted October 2018
futuremrsrichardson · on February 19, 2018 at 11:21 AM
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Does your salon have Essie gel couture? If so this is a long lasting regular polish that comes off with polish remover no soaking required.
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