So it has been a week since I DIY gel nails. I used Luminail range, which I bought from Priceline for $99- in retrospect I really needed a starter kit because I had no idea what I was doing, but if I knew then what I know now I would of just bought the lamp of Ebay for $26 and the individual nail polishes. The starter kit came with a lamp that was just pitiful - no way no day was that thing going to cure (dry) my nails. So my first attempt at DIY ended in disaster firstly I put to much polish on, I should of used it more sparingly and secondly the lamp did not cure my nails - what a disaster! After building up the courage again and regretting the day I decided that this was a good idea, I bought a much stronger lamp off ebay and tried again. I also kept my nails under the lamp for an extra minute each curing time - perfecto! One week later I only have a small chip on one nail (which I am about to fix up). I am in love with DIY gel nails. Though I am not looking forward to getting the polish off eventually - eek that looks like a mission! I think I will keep using this polish from the kit for awhile to get my moneys worth but I am looking forward to trying other DIY gel polishes - its a google heaven to find advice about it as well :-D. Because I am not a beauty blogger and a lot of people have done tutorials here is a link to one: http://mzriio.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/luminail-review.html and my fav: http://www.still-blushful.com/2012/08/nail-of-day-notd-luminails-peruvian.html. Here is a pic of my nails previously posted when first done.
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