I wanna buy and do..... My own gel nails!

CountingPennies

So i love having my nails done at the salon, but I can't afford to go very often so its a rare treat these days. It was fine when I didn't care about money, but these days I can't justify the cost of £20-£25 per session.

My salon used Harmony Gelish Nail System. Been looking at buying a home starter kit to try and do it myself.

Any suggestions, advice or "keep away" comments?? And any ideas where to buy the cheapest starter kits??

Thanks in advance

rachel90

I bought a kit from eBay for around £50, have used it maybe 6 times so far. It is "the edge nails" which I researched before buying and they seemed quite good. It came with 2 colours and a clear but you can buy other colours.
It is so easy to use, really clear instructions.
Let me know if you have any questions x

CountingPennies

Ohh thanks for that. Never heard of "edge" nails. Will have a look. Thanks for your help. x

simple_but_sweet

nail harmony are (AFAIK) one of the best brands. When I went to a local beautician that's what she used too. I've since bought a LED lamp from ebay (cost £50) and bought my polishes from there too. I know alot of people don't recommend them, and don't get me wrong they won't last as long as harmony polishes but the ones i bought last time were £2 per bottle from china (they're in a pink bottle and are called wild east or something).
Main thing is that there are 2 different types of lamps a gel and an led lamp. Gel lamps usually have a cure time of 3 minutes per coat and the led have a cure time of 30sec-1min.

As i said, don't expect them to last as long as they would do in the salon but in the long run i've saved a small fortune!

Hope this helps

MrsPBikerChick

I bought one of the Sensationail kits from boots for my birthday last year and I'm very pleased with it. I haven't tried it with any other brands of colour "polish" but I know a coupleofpeople who have and had good results. My nails typically last 2 weeks if I'm reasonably careful with them and sometimes I don't bother with colour - just the plain clear gel as a sort of protective layer on my nails. Makes normal polish last longer if I paint it over the clear gel too.

I do find it can be a bit of a pain to remove but wrapping my nails in foil helps. Only down side is they'll only look as good as you are at painting your nails!

I think some of the well known deal sites (am I allowed to mention them on here?) often have offers for full kits too.

Shelia_2

I bought a kit from !!!!!!!!!!.
you can try.
I think it is very economical.

Shelia_2

I bought a kit from chinabuy.
you can try.
I think it is very economical.

Shelia_2

I bought a kit from tmart.com.
you can try.
I think it is very economical.

Shelia_2

I bought a kit from !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
you can try.
I think it is very economical.

CountingPennies

Hmmm.... spam i think!

lei_armstrong

I've got the Red Carpet Manicure Professional LED kit which I got from QVC (LED sets the varnish much faster then UV and isn't as harmful). It's fantastic and so easy to use - I've done both my own finger/toe nails plus all my friends and it lasts so long my nails usually grow out before they chip! Here's the links:

https://www.redcarpetmanicure.co.uk/kits
http://www.qvcuk.com/Red-Carpet-Manicure-Gel-Nail-Set-With-LED-Lamp.product.400430.html?sc=400430-DRIL&cm_sp=VIEWPOSITION-_-8-_-400430#BVQAWidgetID
http://www.qvcuk.com/Red-Carpet-Manicure-Gel-Polish-Kit-With-LED-Lamp.product.400344.html?refType=UPSELL-X-SELL&refNumber=400430&sc=400344-DTLR&cm_sp=UPSELL-_-INTELLIGENTOFFER-_-1&relType=INTELLIGENTOFFER&refLocation=1

Also if you use Sally's or have one nearby they stock the products if you prefer to pick varnish colours, etc in person...