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 I went to my local CVS, with a coupon for saving $5, if the customer spends $15 on beauty on nail products. I'm a sucker for gel polish, and I found "Fuse Gelnamel" by Sensationail. I've tried their gel polish before, and I've enjoyed them. So, my curiosity was aroused, and I bought two "Gelnamel" colors. Lightning Jolt                                                               Gone Fission I used the gelnamel with a thin gel primer coat, a thin gel base coat, two THIN coats of the Lightning Jolt, and followed with a thin coat of gel top coat. I used it all with the original LED light. Here's what it looks like in "indoor" light.  By judging the color of the bottle, I was expecting an opaque hot pink color, with glitter. But, it's a transparent pink with lots of glitter. This is what ...

A "Black Cherry" Gel Manicure was what I wanted last night. So this was what I used: The base coat and top coat is: Gel Base and Top Coat by  Sensationail . It came with my Starter Kit. The color coat is Inner Vixen, by Gelish (available at  Amazon.com ) Then, a glitter coat of An Evening to Remember by  Red Carpet Manicure Of course, these are all LED curable gel polishes that I use with my  Sensationail Pro 3060 LED Lamp, that came with my  Starter Kit . Here's one coat of "Inner Vixen". One glitter coat of An Evening to Remember. Nice combination!

Last night, after work, I gave myself a LED light gel manicure. The colors and products used: Layer 2:   OPI for Sephora in Metro Chic Layer 3:   Harmony Gelish Magneto in Don't be so Particular Layer 3:  SuperNail ProGel Polish in Trophy Cup Base and Top Coat:  SensatioNail Clear Transparent Here's the finished Gold Fingers (indoor lighting). Here it is, in outdoor lighting.

This week's manicure is a "gelly sandwich". I started with using China Glaze's Real Nail Polish Appliques, in "Ferr-ocious". I bought the set of 16 from the local Five Below for $3. The directions are straightforward. Prepare the nails by pushing back the cuticles, filing and shaping, then buffing, and using alcohol to remove any oils. So, here goes. I pulled off the plastic, and applied the proper size for each nail. Then, I trimmed off the tips. Followed by cutting off the cuticle end. Now, the Sensationail primer and Gel Base & top coat goes on top.  After curing, I wipe my nails with alcohol and wash and dry. Here's the close-up. Not bad. 

Time for another gel manicure! I went out to my local CVS over the weekend, and bought these Sensationail  colors: Amber Lights and Tahiti Sunset . I decided to hop on the tangerine color trend, and also attempt my first ever "French style" manicure. I followed the same steps as before.... doing the prep (shaping, buffing, applying the primer and applying the base coat, curing with the Sensational LED light. then, a THIN coat of the Amber Lights. Cure, add a THIN second coat of Amber Lights.  Then, I added Tahiti Sunset on the tips and cured it. Then, back to the clear top coat, cure, and alcohol pads. Done in approximately 15 minutes! Easy, peasy, with no STINKY odor! Here's what the finished product looked like..... a fresh, tangy "French" gel manicure!

I purchased some gel polishes yesterday, and did a quickie mani during my lunchbreak today. Here's what I used:   Sephora by OPI Gelshine: Bare to be Different and ProGel by Super Nail: Trophy Cup. I bought the Gelshine from the Sephora in Deptford Mall, NJ and I bought the ProGel at the Ulta in Mays Landing, NJ. After doing all the prep (shaping, buffing, applying the primer and applying the base coat, I cured it with the Sensational LED light I had used on a different mani. Then, I applied the "Bare to be Different" Gelshine. It's a very sheer, natural, bare color. It would be great for a French Mani. Then, I added the "Trophy Cup" glitter/ clear top coat and cured it. Then, back to the clear top coat, cure, and alcohol pads. Done in approximately 15 minutes! There.... in full sun, nice and sparkly!

I have been waiting to try out gel nail color, but I didn't feel like throwing down the cash at the local nail salons, so I decided to wait it out for a great DIY option. So... at the local Walmart, waiting for an oil change, I walked over to the HBA section. Lo and behold, I saw this beauty for $49.98: Sensationail Starter Kit Raspberry Wine  Here's the inside: Nailene's description of the kit is: Do you love the look of polish, but find it chips within a day or two? Have you ever gotten a manicure and then reached for your keys and ruined it? Now you can get a sensationally shiny, sensationally stunning, sensationally sturdy two-week manicure with the Nailene SensatioNail Starter Kit. Nails are 100% dry and you're ready for action. Even after two weeks your color is still stunning and super shiny. You have better things to do than your nails so grab the Nailene SensatioNail Starter Kit. It's SensatioNail. Nailene SensatioNail Starter Kit:•Up to ...