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Hi everyone! This is my first post, yay! I have been working a hair and makeup artist for years and am newly qualified in nails. I've been trying to get myself prepared and ready for when we get the go ahead in the UK but am really struggling to settle on a gel polish brand/s to use as there seems to be so many out there and everyone has different opinions on them!
I used to use Bluesky years ago on myself and actually really liked them but switched to CND Shellac after reading loads of bad stuff about them (although I see that Bluesky is now available on salondirect.com and the product description says it is "Fully tested and EU approved" so are they ok to use now?). I couldn't get on with Shellac as I found the colour would just 'float' and didn't seem that pigmented? This was about 6/7 years ago though so maybe its changed since then?
I have been using Glitterbels gel polish and find that to be really wishy-washy and I have to do at least 3 coats! I've also tried G'elite gel polish and found this to be amazingly pigmented but it seems while the company is based over here the product is made in china so I'm apprehensive about using it.. I've attached a pic from the back of the bottle that has further info on ingredients if anyone can shed any light?
Other brands I'm wondering about trying are Gelish, Gellux, OPI, Urban Graffiti, The Manicure Company, Magpie and Premier... any advice on these? Theres so many options it's a bit overwhelming and after all the recent stuff that has come out about The Gel Bottle I'm really worried about making the wrong product decision! Any help or advice would be so, so appreciated I feel like I'm going round in circles!
Thank you in advance!
I used to use Bluesky years ago on myself and actually really liked them but switched to CND Shellac after reading loads of bad stuff about them (although I see that Bluesky is now available on salondirect.com and the product description says it is "Fully tested and EU approved" so are they ok to use now?). I couldn't get on with Shellac as I found the colour would just 'float' and didn't seem that pigmented? This was about 6/7 years ago though so maybe its changed since then?
I have been using Glitterbels gel polish and find that to be really wishy-washy and I have to do at least 3 coats! I've also tried G'elite gel polish and found this to be amazingly pigmented but it seems while the company is based over here the product is made in china so I'm apprehensive about using it.. I've attached a pic from the back of the bottle that has further info on ingredients if anyone can shed any light?
Other brands I'm wondering about trying are Gelish, Gellux, OPI, Urban Graffiti, The Manicure Company, Magpie and Premier... any advice on these? Theres so many options it's a bit overwhelming and after all the recent stuff that has come out about The Gel Bottle I'm really worried about making the wrong product decision! Any help or advice would be so, so appreciated I feel like I'm going round in circles!
Thank you in advance!