The oldies are paving the way with Shellac Nails

It all started about 3 months ago, my Moms friend (in her late 60’s) showed my Mom ( in her late 70’s) her Shellac manicured nails. Well next thing I know Mom is in the salon getting her nails done, just to see if was worth it.

Now my Mom’s nails are short, to the skin and have a tendency to brake easily. Also, normal nail polish has proved to be a waste of both time and money, peeling, flaking and looking yucky within 2 days of getting them done. The problem is the battering we women give our nails by housework, food preparation, gardening and all the other things that go on in our busy lives. So it was with great glee and pride that Mom showed me her freshly done nails about 2 months ago. She said that it was a trial run to see how it worked, and ‘would be happy if it lasted a week’ . My cousins wedding was coming up and Mom wanted her nails to look at least passable, if not great… yup even 70 year old’s want to look good 🙂

Well the week passed, then another one and then another, so after 3 weeks with no peeling or flaking Mom decided that this was the best thing that had happened to her nails in the last 70 odd years. The only issue was the growth of the nail from the base which wasn’t too noticeable due to the light flesh color that she had chosen, so she decided that leaving them a full 3 weeks was a ‘bit too long’.

So off she went again to get them done, success…

Now, off course with that glowing recommendation I had to follow suit and mine have now been on for nearly 2 weeks. For am again, the only issue I have is nail growth, so it’s nearly time to get them done again

I think I may get them done professionally again, just to see what they do, but of course being an avid DIYer have done a search and found out what I need to do it at home. You do need more ‘stuff’ than for the usual manicure ( including a UV light box for ‘curing’ the polish), but I found a great source on Amazon.

Note: I will posting removing Shellac Nail Poslish shortly

CND Shellac Power Polish Intro Pack Set Kit Color UV Gel Top Base Coat Manicure