Gelish V Shellac ???

[thebeautybible]

Hey. I'm planning on investing in gel polish system. The 2 I have been looking at are the Shellac and Gelish brands and was wondering if anyone has experience with either of these or what you can recommend. I don't think I will purchase the branded UV Lamps as they are pretty expensive and I'm sure any UV lamp would be sufficient.

Any help / recommendations / advice would be hugely appreciated!

thank you

 

[amoona]

I have only ever got this done at a nail salon so I can't say much about the UV lamp or anything. I've done Gelish before, I've actually never been to a salon that does Shellac. Apparently Gelish offers a wider variety of colors than Shellac which is why many salons prefer to use Gelish. At least this is what a nail tech told me once.

Since I've never had Shellac I can't really speak on it but I did like my Gelish manicures that I have had in the past. They do seem to be much thicker than a typical manicure but nothing that bothered me enough to not continue to do it. Hope that helps, wish I had more info on Shellac.

 

[thebeautybible]

Thanks! I decided to go ahead with the Gelish system as they have more colours. I/ll let you know how I get on

 

[elloveeeee]

I really wish I had replied to this sooner! I'm so glad you decided to go with Gelish! I'm a nail tech, and have used both Gelish and Shellac, and I have to say I love the Gelish sooo much more. Not only do they have a much larger variety of colors, but I just feel like it's more durable than the Shellac. Can't wait to see some pics!

 

[thebeautybible]

yeah i feel its a little thicker than the shellac which I personally like.

 

[kimmy]

The UV light actually makes a huge difference! I've been doing gel nails at home for the past year & the best lights I've used are Le Chat & Royal Nails...the ones that come in the kits usually don't have enough wattage to give you those salon results