Gel Polish

Paintbox I used to be obsessed with getting gel manicures at the hair salon. I mean, gel nail polish dries quickly, looks crazy-shiny, and lasts for weeks without chips. What's not to love, right? Well, a lot actually. Aside from the fact that back-to-back gels were expensive as hell, the extreme elimination procedure completely destroyed my nails (think: thin, peely, and loaded with ridges). Not cute. So I give up expert gels cold turkey and began utilizing at-home gel nail polishes instead. And seriously, I'm obsessed. At-home gels actually look simply as glossy, last anywhere from five to fifteen days without chips (!!!), and, because they're not cured with a lamp, you simply eliminate them like routine polish with no scraping or soaking.

Ad - Continue Reading Below 1 Best Sheer Gel Nail Polish Essie Gel Couture in Sheer Dream I live for a large neutral nail polish, which is why I'm completely consumed with this gel polish from Essie. The barely-there pink tint (it's comparable to Ballet Slippers). I do 2 coats on bare nails and then follow up with a layer of the Gel Couture top coat. 2 Best Glitter Gel Nail Polish Deborah Lippmann Gel Laboratory Pro Nail Polish in Queen Bitch 3 Finest Blue Gel Nail Polish Sally Hansen Wonder Gel in Swim Upstream First let's speak about the shadeit's legit the prettiest, most wearable blue ever. More here Nail Polish

The result? Chip-free nails for a full freaking week. 4 Best Red Gel Nail Polish Dior Vernis Gel Shine & Long Wear Nail Lacquer in Rouge 999 You can never ever actually fail with a timeless red gel nail polish, like Dior's Rouge 999. To get, do two thin coats of the red, wait a minute or 2, and then follow up with the matching Dior gel top coat. 5 Best Gel Nail Polish Top Coat Chanel Le Gel Coat Longwear Top Coat Make any Chanel nail polish last for up to 7 days by layering on this clear gel top coat.