I was lucky enough to have been invited to my first ever blogger event with Pro Nails with thanks to my friend Kai Stewart from www.jaxxonhouse.com. I was really looking forward to this event as I do like to take good care of my nails and I am a huge fan of using gels. I love learning about new brands so I was really looking forward to attending the event which was held at the beautiful Vale Resort.
Having had gel nails done quite a lot at beauty salons over the years I was getting frustrated at them not being quite the way I liked. I decided to take the plunge and start doing them myself and purchased my own kit about two years ago. I like how it gives me the freedom of doing my nails in my own time. The only thing I really don’t like about putting gel nails on is taking them off. Having to soak them off is such a chore. Also without wanting to admit it, I sometimes peel them off…which I know is so bad for my nail beds.
When I got to the event, I was thrilled to hear that the Pro Nails team were going to introduce us to a new technique called ‘So Polish, Protect & Peel’. I was intrigued when I heard that you basically just ‘peel off’ your gels once you need too and that they can last up to 14 days. This was an intervention for me – no more peeling my gels off and ruining my nails. Basically the ‘So Polish’ is a protective skin that protects your nail so there is no actual contact between the polish and the nail.
Along with all the lovely Welsh bloggers I got to meet we were lucky enough to have the chance to get our nails done. I jumped at the chance and after much deliberation [because there were so many lovely colours] I chose the colour ‘Cookie Caramel’. I was intrigued to see how long they lasted and how easy they really were to peel off.
Well I can assure you that you definitely won’t be disappointed. My nails lasted exactly 12 days and they were still in perfect condition. However I had to take them off as I was flying on holiday the following day and I knew they wouldn’t last another 9 days on top. Well they might have but I didn’t want to risk it for the first time trying these.
The next important question is probably did they peel off easily? Well the answer is yes they did. I peeled them off from side to side just like the nail technician told me, rather than from base to tip as you end up weakening your nail. They came off a lot easier than I thought they would and it confirmed to me that ‘So Polish, Protect and Peel’ is going to be the next big thing.
I thoroughly enjoyed attending this event and hope I get to go along to more of these great blogger events in the future.
I hope you enjoyed this post.