Lish Gel Polish Day 11

This is the last day of the Lish Gel Polish trial. I made it to Day 11 before I cracked and removed it. It had just grown out too much and I had to paint my nails dark colours so the pink wouldn’t show through.

 

So here is Day 11 of the gel polish":

Still looks awesome apart from the regrowth.

 

A little bit of wear on the corners but that’s about it.

 

Pretty pleased with the wear overall, but I think to get more out of it you would really have to get it painted right up close to your cuticles to avoid major regrowth.

 

What did you think of my little experiment?

Em

Lish Gel Polish–Day 9

Day 9. Still going strong!

 

Look how much my nails have grown!!!! It’s awesome to see! Here’s day 1’s post so you can compare. Woohoo  

 

Another photo which looks pretty much the same (haha):

 

I honestly wonder what I would have to do to get this to chip?!

 

Em

Lish Gel Polish–Day 8

Day 8 of the Lish gel polish. I do have a little wear at the corners, but otherwise it’s still chugging along brilliantly!

 

 

I’ve got some more photos from other angles so you can see the wear:

 

Tiny bit on the corner of my pointer finger.

 

And a tiny bit on my thumb.

 

Overall, not bad for 8 days!!! I don’t think I’ve EVER gotten that long out of a regular polish!!!!

Em

Lish Gel Polish–Day 6

Day 6 and the Lish gel polish is still going:

Yup, no chips. Some nail growth which is normal, but it’s still perfect. I’m actually considering getting a clear or neutral gel polish mani regularly because my nails look amazing. I could totally get used to not having nails break when they’re at my perfect length.

 

I did get a little bored with the colour so I did some stamping on top:

This cute design is from the Red Angel plates. They have some really different designs which I love!

 

How long can I get out of this gel polish mani? What’s your bet?

Em

Lish Day 4

Day 4 of the Lish gel polish.

Not a chip, not a scratch, not a dent.

I think I’d have to be one of the only people I know who would actually be wishing this polish would just chip already! I’m dying to paint my nails. I feel like I’ve lost my identity! My routine is to come home from work, get changed into comfy clothes, and paint my nails (if I don’t have a massage to do). Without my routine, I feel lost!

 

No, this isn’t the same photo as from Day 1. It’s just that good.

 

So basically, if you’re someone who loves to paint your nails every day or two and don’t actually mind getting a chip here and there because it’s an excuse to change your polish, this gel polish is not for you.

On the other hand, if you want something durable and hardwearing which doesn’t seem to chip no matter what you do, this is for you. I have been so rough on my hands the past couple of days because I’ve been packing stuff up and moving stuff around in our house because we’ll be moving house soon. Usually lugging boxes around and rearranging things leaves my nails in a mess, but they are still perfect.

I think I might have to get Amanda to do a set of these for me when I move house. It will protect my nails from shifting heavy furniture and boxes and keep my nails perfectly polished when I don’t have time to do a mani.

I’m off to Konad on top of these babies!!! If I can’t paint, I shall Konad!!!

Em

Lish Gel Polish

 I'm trialling something completely new to me at the moment.

Amanda from Red Desert Beauty has introduced the Lish Gel Polish range to her salon and she convinced me to give it a go. The Lish gel nail polish is exactly like Shellac, just a different brand.

My nails have been pretty weak and peely lately so I thought it might help keep my nails a bit stronger. I'm going to try leave it on as long as possible but it's day two and I'm already missing painting my nails so, so much.

Anyway, here are the gel nails she did for me:













First Amanda trimmed, filed and shaped my nails. Then she used the Lish Scrub It and Prep It to prep my nails so they were ready for a coat of Seal It as a base coat. She then cured my nails for 2 minutes under her UV Lamp.
She used a gorgeous hot pink polish called Cupcakes. She did two coats of Cupcakes and cured my nails for 2 mins between each coat. Then she added a gorgeous glitter coat called Pavlova and a Lish loose glitter for my ring fingers and cured it again. Then she added a coat of Seal It and cured for another 2 mins. Then she used Lish Scrub It to remove the tacky layer and they were all done!

I'm hoping to keep this on long enough to share the wear and tear of the polish with you guys. I'm curious to see how long it lasts because I am so tough on my nails. I did catch my nail really badly on my t-shirt tonight and there was not a single chip, rip or tear! Impressive!

Have you ever used a gel polish? What do you think?
Em

PS I'm going to be posting some other manis I have photos of in between the Lish progress posts just to keep things interesting!