Tried and Tested

In June, Liebesgeist had a post about Shellac, the revolutionary nail product that "goes on like polish, wears like gel". Yes that's ONE of their slogans. Their selling point, however, is that a Shellac manicure is meant to last 14 days "no chip, nicks or smudges". 2 entire weeks? This must be an absolute con, or so Liebesgeist thought. So 28 August 2011 was the day I set off test this myth out.

My lovely manicurist was also the owner of the nail bar. On seeing her two daughters, the oldest who was 12, I almost fell off the chair. She didn't look a day older than 30. Ok, I digress.

She went about the usual manicure cuticle treatment, nail filing etc followed by Shellac application. And before I could say Jack Robinson, it had ended. The polish was dry. Sahara desert dry. Myth number one: "zero dry-time"? Tick. I even walked to the nearest cash point and withdrew money without even a smudge. Loads of zips, pockets and sharp edges were involved readers. For details of the entire procedure see here.

I have washed my hair, the odd dish or two without gloves (naughty naughty), AND bumped nails against hard surfaces. Now 10 days down the line, I have not seen a single chip nor scratch. There's no need to wait the extra 4 days as I have been sold already. Here are a few pictures to prove my point. Day 14 and any other later days (if it lasts even longer) will be posted too. Forgive the lighting as I took the pictures with my camera phone but you get the general gist. SHELLAC WORKS! 

For those not-a-fan-of acrylic-nails ladies on the go, in want of beautiful nails, that remain beautiful for longer than a day, visit Mina's Nails in North London. It will set you back £30 but it is worth every penny. Click here for details on the nail bar and for the nearest salon or mobile nail technician here.