I am a huge Pinterest addict and I made a vow to myself when I started the blog that I was going to try more of the things I pinned and report back on whether they were successful or not. I do find the Pinterest fails really funny, but I actually had a Pinterest success story with my first experiment.
I found this pin about a Shellac Hack from the blog Mint Arrow and thought it sounded doable. She does a fantastic job with the tutorial, but I did do mine a tiny bit differently.
I skipped the Hard as Nails step she used and started with a coat of Gelous which I bought at my local Sally Beauty Supply.
I did a coat of color next. I used Essie Mademoiselle but I also used a Sally Hansen red the previous week and it worked fine too.
Then a second coat of Gelous, another coat of color and then a coat of Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat. I buy Seche Vite at Ulta, but you can find it at Sally’s too. I use it all the time as my top coat because I love how shiny it is.
I am happy to say my nails lasted an entire week just like Mint Arrow said. Pinterest Success!! How about you? Any successes or epic fails?
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