I had Jessica Geleration on my nails for 2 weeks and stupidly decided to try and remove it myself with acetone nail varnish remover, and damaged my nails in the process. Some parts were soft like paper.
I got Shellac done the next day and the nail tech did warn me it mightn't last the full 14 days as my nails were damaged. She also filed the surface of my nails before applying the Shellac, I'm not sure if this was to even them out as they were uneven and rough from the damage.
Anyway I put on nail varnish over the Shellac (I change colour every couple of days, this was always fine with the Geleration, I use non acetone remover)and noticed tonight that some of the varnish had chipped and noticed the Shellac chipped with it. Now I've noticed a gap between the Shellac and my nail too.
Is this because Shellac isn't as suited to wearing with varnish on top as Geleration is, or is it because of my damaged nails?
I was hoping the Shellac would protect them, I wear the gel polishes in the first place to try and protect against breakages.
I got Shellac done the next day and the nail tech did warn me it mightn't last the full 14 days as my nails were damaged. She also filed the surface of my nails before applying the Shellac, I'm not sure if this was to even them out as they were uneven and rough from the damage.
Anyway I put on nail varnish over the Shellac (I change colour every couple of days, this was always fine with the Geleration, I use non acetone remover)and noticed tonight that some of the varnish had chipped and noticed the Shellac chipped with it. Now I've noticed a gap between the Shellac and my nail too.
Is this because Shellac isn't as suited to wearing with varnish on top as Geleration is, or is it because of my damaged nails?
I was hoping the Shellac would protect them, I wear the gel polishes in the first place to try and protect against breakages.