Hey lovelies!  So if you didn't see my first ever feeling talkative VIDEO, then you don't know about the new schedule of posting on this blog.  Don't worry though, I'll create it's very own tab so you can see what days I post certain things.  Anyways let me start off the new year with a review!

So on Thursday I got my nails shellaced.  It went by super fast, and my nails were dry by the time she finished.

The process actually went like this:
-A base coat gets painted on.
-I stick my hand into a UV oven (that's what I've been calling it) for 10 seconds.
-I got a iridescent coat of polish on.
-My hand goes back into the UV oven for 120 seconds.
-I get french tips painted on.
-My hand goes back into the UV oven for another 120 seconds.
-I get another coat of iridescent polish on.
-My hand goes into the UV oven again for another full 120 seconds.
-I get a top coat on.
-My hand takes it's final trip into the UV oven for it's final 120 seconds.

Overall it took around 20 minutes.  And my nails were fully dried by the end.

I also got it done at an Aveda salon, which it was supposed to cost around $60, but my dad's friend owns the salon and did it for free.  I've also heard that at some places to take it off costs around $5. That's because you have to use pure Acetone to get it off.  So if you have that at home, it supposedly works.  I haven't tried it yet, but the woman who did my nails had been doing them for about 6 months.  So she had some experience, obviously.  Some other tips the lady gave me is that I can put any regular polish over it and take it off with regular polish remover and it'll still have the shellac underneath.  So if you have an important day where you don't want the color of shellac you chose, you can change it.  Or you can even add a design.

Here's what my shellaced nails look like:

There are some pro's to getting your nails shellaced.  It lasts for a minimum of 2 weeks.  It doesn't chip.  You can paint over it with regular polish and still have the shellac underneath without a problem.

There are also some con's to getting your nails shellaced too.  I've read that it contains a toxin that is bad for your reproductive organs.  The UV light also doesn't help your chances of cancer.

So if you get your nails shellaced, remember all of that.

xxoo,
Claire.