Lednail Gel Polish.

I've known about gel polishes for quite a while now but only a week ago was I able to buy a UV light which is very crucial in getting gel nails. I got mine at a Japan Surplus which I was so excited about because it might be a little dusty at first but, just wiped it with alcohol and it looked like brand new. I also think it was brand new from the start just because the sticker thing at the bottom of where you place your nails is still there so that's a plus. The lady also said that I should plug it with only 100 V but then I read the box and the plug that it's 100-240V and so I just plugged it directly and it still worked fine. The UV lamp that I got is the Diamond CCFL UV lamp in white (picture below) and it retails for $62.40 at Aliexpress (around Php 2700) that's a lot of money! and I only got mine for around Php500.

Other things you need to achieve the gel polish:

• Buffer
• UV Light
• Gel Polish
• Top Coat
• Base Coat
• Acetone
• Cotton Balls

I don't have the base coat just yet because the store didn't have it in the same brand as my top coat and gel polish. The top coat and gel polish were 200 each and the primer costs 300. (got them all at 168 Shopping Mall) 

Simple Procedure:

• Buff your nails and push the cuticles inward.
• Apply the primer and wait for it to dry.
• Apply first coat of gel polish (leave for 3 min under UV light)
• Apply second coat of gel polish (leave for 3 min under UV light)
• Apply third coat of gel polish (leave for 3 min under UV light)
• Apply Top coat (leave for 5 min under UV light)
• Apply another layer of Top coat (leave for 5 min under UV light)
• Use a cotton with acetone and just swipe it across each nail and you now have a smooth, shiny gel polish!!

The gel polish that I chose is a Tiffany Blue shade and I just love pastels. I love the overall effect it gives me, the shine, texture, thickness and hopefully the amount of time it will need to start chipping off. I'm planning to buy more colors in the future, hopefully my mom would help me buy them because they're a little more expensive than the ordinary kind. btw, my polishes aren't the best ones there. They have the 500+ per bottle and I'm eyeing for those next time because the lady said they lasts much longer. :) 

How to remove them?  click here.

Hope you learned something!