I was thinking of buying a acrylic nail kit and trying it myself to see if i could save some money for the wedding. Was wondering if any og u girls r doing this or have done? Or r u having them done for you pro? xx

I brought a kit as the reviews were very good, one of them said you save loads compared to salon prices, I followed the dvd to the letter and they looked awful! If you have you own nails get them manicured and treated now. I am not having acrylics so long as I can keep my teeth away from them then I will have to. If you can find a mobile nail tech it's no where near salon prices, but when you have acrylics the nail will weaken your own a lot.x

I have heard the gel ones are much better for your own nails, and look better than the acrylics...never tried them though

I have good nails but i want my nails to look nice lol my auntie was saying if i went and got my nails done i would have to get my toes and thats a no go nobody can touch my face without getting kicked in the face lol (there not even tickle lol) think i will look up the gell ones xx

i have been looking at calgel, but dont know much about it. I have heard some good result by using calgel nail system

the polish that my nail lady uses is like that! I didnt know if it was substandard or not, last time she did them 2 weeks ago I had to take it all off by the end of the day because it was still tacky, I have asked her to do a french manicure next time I see her which is next week just to see how it dries and lasts, if it doesnt dry properly then I don't know what im going to do other than ask her NOT to put a base coat on, perhaps that could be the problem. I am very new to wearing nail varnish. lol

noooooooooooo dont do it.................as a lady who may or may not (cant say incase of advertising tellin off) be a professional in this area i say dont do it, the kits are a complete waste of money..........find a mobile nail tech in ur area hunny n they should be cheaper than the salons just make sure they have insurance!!!!

failing that ask some1 2 buy u a voucher 4 ur local salon as a wedding treat.......... every1s right acrylics arnt gr8 4 ur nails but gel wont be gr8 if ur goin on honeymoon as they have a tendancy to lift if u have ya hands in water a lot.......

shellac gels briliant n aquagel which is a mixture of acrylic and gel is probs wot id recommend for strength n durability x x x

Ok sorry to hijack this thread but....

I'm a NAIL VIRGIN!!! I paint my nails all the time in every colour imaginable. I have quite long nail beds but if they are not kept short they just chip straight away.

Everybody has steered me away from acrylics but I don't understand the gels and what they do? Are the gels an actual nail over the top, or are they a tip or is the gel the polish that goes on and stays put?
Confused.co.uk!!!! lol

Thanks hun. So i'm thinking gels then! Only getting them for the wedding but my h2b reckons i'll be hooked and will keep using them. x

Ooooh good thread! I'm in Jamaica for 2 weeks then reception the weekend after, what should I do??

maggielou aquagel!! calgel is good but the problem is unless u find some1 who is amazing in calgel systems ul have problems........a lot of nail techs do the courses n altho theyre probs good it takes yrs to perfect calgel as its a tough product to use....... last thing u want is 2 be in jamaica n have ya nails lifting...... x x x