Shellac Nails

 
I was at work a couple days ago and I noticed my colleague's nails were nicely polished and groomed. She isn't the one to get her hair and nails done so when she did it stood out like a sore thumb.

At a glance it looked as if she got she average acrylic done. I didn't think anything of it.

"Look, Michelle!! I got my nails done! It's a new service that our spa's providing!" Chelsea was so excited to show me this  "new thing" that she volunteered to shove them in my face.

"Oh, cool. Yeah, they look nice." I replied.

"No!! Look closer......there's something different about them."

"Um, ok. They do look a little more on the natural side."

"That's because they are!! These are my real nails! I just have a shellac coating on them! It's this gel like polish that lasts for 14 days without chipping. " Chelsea was hyping this service up so much I could have sworn she was selling this product for QVC or something.

As I got a closer and better look I realized that her nails were extremely polished with a nice hardened look. I have to admit, Chelsea had me curious.......That same night I googled Shellac nails. It really got my interest!
I used to get acrylic done pretty often until my nails thinned out and I realized that I didn't want to lose the little ones I had left. T_T  This treatment is a lot better and safer. There are no drills used and no filing done on the nails at all. The polish dries with the help of UV rays and has a finishing look of gel nails. I like this idea! The polish can be removed at home with pure acetone without having to rip any of the nails off. *ouch*

In the next couple of days my next mission is to find me a nail salon that does this. Unfortunately, I wish I could just go to the spa Chelsea went to, but they ran out of the polish! *waaah* Their next order won't be for a couple weeks!! That's too long for me to wait! I need to start looking good now!! Hahaha!