I was sitting at home bored yesterday, avoiding Korean homework, and thought I would go get my nails done.  I have never gotten my nails done professionally before and last week, a friend dragged me to get a pedicure.  Which was a huge deal considering I hate getting my feet touched.  It was at one of those cheap and cheerful Asian nail bars and surprisingly, I had a lot of fun.  And now I can’t stop staring at my bright red, shiny nails.

I didn’t get my hands done at the time because my nails were in woeful condition (I’m the worst kind of biter - the skin around nails biter :( ) but this weekend they looked pretty good so I went in to try Shellac.

Firstly, how amazing is cuticle remover, and why didn’t I know this amazing liquid existed???  I hate cuticles and no matter how much I push them back, they always creep back up and look gross.

I can’t remember which Shellac colour I picked out but it was a burnt orange one.  And I am so impressed!  Shiny, shiny nails.  Pretty nails!  I loved it so much that on a whim last night, I ordered myself a UV lamp, 4 colours, a base and top coat, and that magical cuticle remover thing.  I figure it will pay itself off in 3 applications.

Thing is, I have a fair collection of normal polishes and have been researching using normal polishes sandwiched between a Shellac base and top coat.  There are mixed reviews.  

Has anyone successfully done this?  What are your tips?

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