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Fast, Fun, And Fantastic Looking Gel Polish For Your Nails!

  • Written by The Times


Today's women spend a lot of time and money on their beauty and fashion regime because they love looking their very best! Looking good makes you feel good, and let's face it, it's fun when other people notice your attractive appearance, too! The perfect hairstyle, fun and fashionable clothes, and makeup that works to accentuate your natural beauty all combine to make you look sensational!

One of the most enjoyable ways to show off your sense of style is to decorate the nails on your fingers and toes with colours and textures that really make them stand out! There are a huge number of different nail treatments to choose from these days, so it can be difficult to know exactly what product is going to be best to use. Our go-to these days is Gel Polish, it's a treatment we just love to put on! Let's take a look at why gel polish is so great! 

Long Lasting - Perhaps the biggest benefit of using gel nail polish is the fact that it lasts a lot longer than regular nail polish does! Gel polish is able to last up to four weeks before needing to be reapplied because it is so sturdy, it won't easily peel, chip, or break. Gel polish is a heavy-duty solution that never sacrifices beauty for strength, it will make your nails look terrific day in, day out! There are never any annoying smudges because gel polish is cured under a UV light that hardens the polish instantly!

Added Protection - If your nails tend to be weak or prone to splitting, then gel polish can help strengthen and protect them. Our nails tend to take quite a bit of abuse during our daily routines, and gel polish will keep them looking good throughout, it acts as a natural barrier providing added protection against physical and chemical harm.

Quick Drying - Regular acrylic nail polish has a drying process that can take up to an hour of your busy day to set and fully dry on your nail, and non-acrylic nail polish takes even longer! Even worse, those types of nail polish are much more smudge and chip-prone because of that extended, boring drying time. Gel polish is able to dry in just one minute so you don't have to waste a lot of your precious time waiting around for it, so you can get up and get on with your day. No more hours wasted waving your hands about trying to speed up those drying nails, just sixty seconds and you are all done and out the door!

Fun Colours And Designs - Gel polish is amazingly versatile so you can play around with a whole bunch of colour and design ideas! This is made possible by gel polish being so much easier to apply than regular polish and drying so much more quickly! You can easily apply new layers to create intricate designs because each can be cured and fully dry in a minute, ready for you to apply the next! You can go with bright, bold colours, sparkly and metallic finishes, or a totally natural look, whatever suits your mood and personality!

Your nails will love gel polish!

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