I tried a $38 gel-manicure kit and compared it to my usual $110 professional gel set. In a time crunch, I could see why the at-home kit could be useful, but it's a lot of work. For quality alone, I'd ...

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Since many of us are on lockdown and staying home, one thing we certainly aren't doing right now is heading to the hair or nail salon. Though we're sad not to be visiting our favourite nail techs for ...

It's all well and good investing your hard-earned money into a swanky new set of gel nails (courtesy of your fave highstreet salon), but when it comes to the end of your manis' shelf-life, if you're ...

Having professional gel, or 'shellac', manicures done regularly are one of the most popular beauty treatments nowadays but, typically at upwards of £35 a time, it can be an expensive habit to keep up.

Gel manicures are great for busy women -- they last twice as long, rarely chip and require almost zero drying time, though they're a bit pricier than a standard one. The problem is, you usually need ...

If you can't visit your manicurist and have a gel manicure that need to come off ASAP, here's how to remove it at home without ruining your nails. Without a nail appointment in sight, that gel mani ...

I love going to the nail salon when I have the time and money to do so. Unfortunately, that isn't always the case, so I'll often opt for an at-home manicure instead of the pricey, professional kind. I ...

And there may be another reason to be concerned about your gel mani habit: a unique kind of discomfort that can come on like ...

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