DIY Gel Nails

If you’re anything like me, you can’t go through one day without getting your nail polish chipped.  This is why I fell in love with gel nail polish, which typically stays on for 2 weeks, chip-free.  The problem with gel nail polish is that it eventually becomes expensive getting it done every 2 weeks.  This why my mother (also a gel nail fanatic) decided to invest in our own gel nails kit.

She bought the Nicole by OPI gel kit.  The process to applying the nail polish is quick and easy.  The nail kit cost about $30, which is how much it was for us to get it done at a salon per appointment. 

Supplies in Kit: LED light and plug, top coat, base coat, 2 Nicole by OPI colors (“Indelible Pink” and “Red Over Heels”), nail file, nail pick, alcohol wipes

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     1. File your nails and make sure they are neat.

     2. Apply the base coat, and put under the LED light for 30 seconds (light should come off  after 30 seconds).

    

 

Hold LED light like this to do thumbs

  

     3. Apply one coat of your color, and put under LED light for 30 seconds. * I used a Sally Hansen gel color called “Pink Pong” instead of an OPI color

     4. Apply the second coat of your color and put under LED light

  

    5. Apply your Top Coat and put under LED light for 30 seconds

  

   6. Gently go over nails with alcohol wipe

     

     7. Viola! Beautiful, chip-free nails!

*Don’t worry if it comes out awful the first time!  I had to use it a couple of times before I got it right. 

Tip: Make Sure to take off side smudges before putting under light!

Ciao and Good Luck,

                             Monique