Beauty4all
Well-Known Member
Well I've been researching Shellac for months and I thought I would have my nails Shellac'd in a Salon first, just to see in the flesh how it's done, so picked a salon had my first Shellac.
The treatment was: No file & shape to nails, no cuticle tidy, meticulous buffing of nails, a clear liquid used to scrub nails, the base, 2 x colour & top, then clear liquid swipe. No capping. No aftercare advice (I didn't say anything as I was there to just see how they did it).
Well, I have to say they lasted for 2 weeks and I returned, but wanted to try another tech, to see what they did. Foil wraps then scraped alot with orange stick, She did file, cuticles with double ended chisel & cuticle away, clear liquid scrub, then applied as above with no capping and no aftercare advice. Again I had 2 weeks wear.
My CND kit and CND lamp have arrived, so today I thought I would have a go on my nails (following CND's instructions etc, from my months of research) and was shocked to see the state of my nails when I removed the Shellac. 8 nails-white spots galore. No buffing for me!
I have learned alot from having it done in this Salon! It reinforces to me that I will use DSperse, Dsolve, Solar oil etc. and everything else by the book and look after mine and my clients nails! Shellac Course is booked and I'm chomping at the bit!
The treatment was: No file & shape to nails, no cuticle tidy, meticulous buffing of nails, a clear liquid used to scrub nails, the base, 2 x colour & top, then clear liquid swipe. No capping. No aftercare advice (I didn't say anything as I was there to just see how they did it).
Well, I have to say they lasted for 2 weeks and I returned, but wanted to try another tech, to see what they did. Foil wraps then scraped alot with orange stick, She did file, cuticles with double ended chisel & cuticle away, clear liquid scrub, then applied as above with no capping and no aftercare advice. Again I had 2 weeks wear.
My CND kit and CND lamp have arrived, so today I thought I would have a go on my nails (following CND's instructions etc, from my months of research) and was shocked to see the state of my nails when I removed the Shellac. 8 nails-white spots galore. No buffing for me!
I have learned alot from having it done in this Salon! It reinforces to me that I will use DSperse, Dsolve, Solar oil etc. and everything else by the book and look after mine and my clients nails! Shellac Course is booked and I'm chomping at the bit!