"Nail" me!

gaea · 09-10-2011, 01:58 PM

omg i have been having my nails done at the shop getting the gel set because my manicures last longer...

oh holy hell I hate junk mail well ULTA sent me a catalog and they now have red carpet gel for sale geez...i love doing my own nails it gives me some me time ...

im freaking stoked they have 36 colors currently available and the the cure warmer.

has anyone used this product?

i damn near had an orgasm i kid you not!

im going shopping...ill let you all know what i think ....shit and i hate shopping i probably have more nail polish than is necessary however i just cant help myself!

gaea · 09-10-2011, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by gaea

omg i have been having my nails done at the shop getting the gel set because my manicures last longer...

oh holy hell I hate junk mail well ULTA sent me a catalog and they now have red carpet gel for sale geez...i love doing my own nails it gives me some me time ...

im freaking stoked they have 36 colors currently available and the the cure warmer.

has anyone used this product?

i damn near had an orgasm i kid you not!

im going shopping...ill let you all know what i think ....shit and i hate shopping i probably have more nail polish than is necessary however i just cant help myself!

oh my goodness i am so incredibly disappointed sheesh my local ulta did not carry all 5 items needed to get me started with the gel manicure thus forcing me to have the sales clerk call all the other ultas in my area trust me i was willing to drive if i could have it all today......only to find out that none of the stores within a 30 mile radius had all 5 products at once...thus forcing me to go online and place an order for all 5.

10 day wait...im so excited....i find i can hardly wait.

Abigail Crabby · 09-10-2011, 06:04 PM

I have tried growing my own nails to no avail. I used to have acrylics and stopped doing them for over a year. used nail hardners etc, and still they broke at every turn.

I am going monday to have my acrylics done again. I have some of the cutest nail designs I got for valentines day that I am going to have applied while I am there. Waste not ..want not I say lol

I'm actually bouncing back and forth from getting them done in a nice french tip or my usual CMF red that I adore. i suppose I will make up my mind when I get there lol

gaea · 09-10-2011, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Abigail Crabby

I have tried growing my own nails to no avail. I used to have acrylics and stopped doing them for over a year. used nail hardners etc, and still they broke at every turn.

I am going monday to have my acrylics done again. I have some of the cutest nail designs I got for valentines day that I am going to have applied while I am there. Waste not ..want not I say lol

I'm actually bouncing back and forth from getting them done in a nice french tip or my usual CMF red that I adore. i suppose I will make up my mind when I get there lol

may i suggest some vitamin b complex to help with your natural nails that and the gel manicures will assist in helping your nails grow out without tearing them up.

justkim · 09-11-2011, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by gaea

may i suggest some vitamin b complex to help with your natural nails that and the gel manicures will assist in helping your nails grow out without tearing them up.

*wanders in... I need to say something here as to what will tear your nails up... It is NOT the product (unless it is MMA, which is used in most of the cheap nail places) it is the application that can ruin your nail beds. This is the kind of misinformation that makes me mad! I have acrylic on my nails and they grow out just fine.
The nail industry has come a long way from the old school ways of totally tearing up the nail bed in order to get the product to adhere. The product I use only requires that I remove the *shine* off of the natural nail, nothing more.

P.S. Gel nails are the SAME as Acrylic, they are made up of the same thing, just applied in a different manner.

gaea · 09-11-2011, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by justkim

*wanders in... I need to say something here as to what will tear your nails up... It is NOT the product (unless it is MMA, which is used in most of the cheap nail places) it is the application that can ruin your nail beds. This is the kind of misinformation that makes me mad! I have acrylic on my nails and they grow out just fine.
The nail industry has come a long way from the old school ways of totally tearing up the nail bed in order to get the product to adhere. The product I use only requires that I remove the *shine* off of the natural nail, nothing more.

P.S. Gel nails are the SAME as Acrylic, they are made up of the same thing, just applied in a different manner.

Good to know, i had no idea about that. my experience has been as follows

Acrylics sit heavy on my nails and begin to hurt really bad after a week or so. I cannot wear them. I have tried over the years.

I have found the gel to not sit heavy and actually can wear it longer.

what causes the breakage weakness from acrylics and or gels?

ps i wasnt trying to make anyone/you mad

Chancie · 09-11-2011, 11:26 AM

I had the most fabulous manicure over the summer.

It was a kind of gel that was cured with a little lamp.

I had a deep dark blue that was so gorgeous, but

I was swimming in a chlorinated pool a few days a week, and

My nails were shredding apart underneath the nice hard polish.

09-10-2011, 01:58 PM	#1
gaea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: femme Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: west coast Posts: 3,910 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 18,630 Thanked 14,363 Times in 3,381 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Introducing Red Carpet by Ulta omg i have been having my nails done at the shop getting the gel set because my manicures last longer... oh holy hell I hate junk mail well ULTA sent me a catalog and they now have red carpet gel for sale geez...i love doing my own nails it gives me some me time ... im freaking stoked they have 36 colors currently available and the the cure warmer. has anyone used this product? i damn near had an orgasm i kid you not! im going shopping...ill let you all know what i think ....shit and i hate shopping i probably have more nail polish than is necessary however i just cant help myself! __________________ Gaea "Building a lifetime together one day at a time" Courage: the willingness to risk who you are for who you want to be and what you have for what you want You're not who your past says you are, you are who you choose to be today moving forward.

09-10-2011, 06:04 PM	#3
Abigail Crabby Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Princess Relationship Status: Single, but sociable Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mount Airy, NC Posts: 4,226 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 14,554 Thanked 9,668 Times in 2,484 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	I have tried growing my own nails to no avail. I used to have acrylics and stopped doing them for over a year. used nail hardners etc, and still they broke at every turn. I am going monday to have my acrylics done again. I have some of the cutest nail designs I got for valentines day that I am going to have applied while I am there. Waste not ..want not I say lol I'm actually bouncing back and forth from getting them done in a nice french tip or my usual CMF red that I adore. i suppose I will make up my mind when I get there lol __________________ Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust Turns whatever happens to you into a positive...

09-11-2011, 11:26 AM	#7
Chancie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme-inist Relationship Status: I'm lucky. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Western Mass Posts: 3,774 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,518 Thanked 14,541 Times in 2,744 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	I had the most fabulous manicure over the summer. It was a kind of gel that was cured with a little lamp. I had a deep dark blue that was so gorgeous, but I was swimming in a chlorinated pool a few days a week, and My nails were shredding apart underneath the nice hard polish.