There is a set in boots at the moment as offer of the week. It's a kind of shellac kit. Has anyone tried it? Wondered if it was worth a punt at £45???
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Dollydowser ·
01/12/2013 10:08
We are too busy admiring our lovely nails to notice wrinkly hands 
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lookatmybutt ·
01/12/2013 12:50
I also at milktraylady.
In all seriousness, I thought this may be a different kettle of fish because it comes with an LED lamp and not a UV one, but I have no idea if this makes a difference with regard to Judith Chalmers fingers - but you only need to keep your fingers under the lamp for a couple of mins at a time, tops. If in doubt, I shall slather my hands with sunblock.
I'm so excited, I got a set too!
It's been quite fun looking up all the info with regard to 'how tos' on the internet. I came across some sort of beautician's militia who are VERY anti-anything other than CND products. Things I learned from them:
- CND is the only shellac. They have 'shellac' trademarked (except they don't).
- Bluesky products are fake, even though they are branded differently and do not even pretend to be CND.
- Bluesky will give you fingernail cancer, make your children be born with 10 heads, is responsible for global warming because it's made in China and is fake.
- If you buy Bluesky, you are supporting child exploitation, prostitution, organised crime and terrorism. Just because.
I'm looking forward to buying a bunch of Bluesky FAKELACS and twiddling my perfectly manicured thumbs like a Bond villain.
milktraylady ·
01/12/2013 15:34
Hi
Maybe I'm silly to be worrying about wrinkly fingers!
Led lamp sounds good.
How do you get the stuff off?
lookatmybutt ·
01/12/2013 16:05
For removal, it looks very similar to removing a stubborn glitter nail polish.
a) Soak cotton wool pads in acetone and attach to your fingertips using foil wrapped around them.
b) Wait 10-20 mins (or maybe a bit more). You can use this time to pretend to be an cyborg if you're me.
c) Mani should be at least softened for easy removal.
d) Rinse and moisturise with a cuticle balm.
That's the theory, anyway. Personally I'd go steady with any metal mani-prising off tools (maybe an orange stick soaked in acetone would be safer?) and just do extra soak time.
I think the kit comes with instructions for everything and looking on the internet, it seems that all nail shellac products and what you do with them are all pretty much of a muchness.
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