Saw charli damelio wear this nail polish shade and I am obsessed. trying to find the same color in gel but i haven’t gotten close enough, lmk!!

First time getting cat eye! What do you think!?🌸

About 2 weeks ago, I got this cat eye gel manicure done at my local nail salon that I’ve been going to for years. After selecting the color I wanted, my manicurist told me that the cat eye colors would cost $70. I was going to pick a different color, but my mom said to just get it, because she took me to get my nails done as an early birthday treat (bless her heart).
Within 1 day of getting my nails done they already begun chipping, I haven’t even had this set for 2 full weeks yet and it’s already peeling away.
$70 for a full set of acrylics would make sense, but for the price paid for a gel set and then having it chip so fast was disappointing :,( it got me realizing that every time I’ve gone to the nail salon recently, I feel as though I’m paying an arm and a leg and my nails never really last anymore. I got a gel pedicure as well and I tipped both the manicurist and pedicurist well in cash.
I got a cat eye set done 2 years ago at a different salon, before the cat eye design became a trend, and it did not cost this much so I really feel like nail salons are inflating their service prices, then expecting a solid cash tip afterwards too

I got a poly gel manicure with extensions yesterday. It’s the first time I’ve gotten my nails done as an adult, so I have nothing to compare it to, but they look off to me. I know I have short nail beds and you can only do so much with that but… idk. Am I being picky? It was like $80 after tip, and the salon has 5 star reviews across the board so I’m a little upset my nails don’t look like the rest of the pictures from the reviews.

If they are bad, can you tell me what is wrong about them so I can articulate to the salon why I want to get them redone? I’m really nervous about going back

it was so gothic , it had chrome and it looked so phenomenal ! 🖤

Very very new at using press ons (this is my second set ever after the first popped off after three days) and I’m hoping to get them looking a little less “fake” if I can.

I’m using the kiss brush on nail glue, but it feels like even if I do a thin layer it comes out through the sides.

I’d also love any tips to make the area where the press on is closest to the cuticle (not sure what this is called, sorry!) look a little better and less like a harsh plastic line.

🥀🏰🗡️⛓️

Tried this out.
Pictures don’t show well how it resembles metal but it looks really cool!

After a few weeks of nagging she finally let me do her nails again:p

I have quit biting my nails about a week ago. Hopefully I actually stop this time. Here's my progress so far. I have bitten for a decade, if not longer. I tried quitting before and failed. It has been a deeply ingrained habit.

My nail technician is a GENIUS I love all her suggestions and executions, she rarely misses 🥹

I love this combo of colors!

Hello, I need a good reset of my collection of my nail polish (uv). So far i used everything came with a starter Kit (from Amazon and Aliexpress, don't kill me please 🥺).

Now that I got a good understanding of how it works, I would like to improve the quality and my technique. But most of the things I find on internet are more American brands.

Is there like a safe sanctuary (in Europe) where I can find good selection of safe and more reputable brands, in order to avoid toxic chemicals and brands that are kinda shady.

Thank you very much, nay help is appreciated.

Asked for the second set. Same length etc. colour was my own fault but the length and flowers look so bad :(

I’m so disappointed and I’m too much of a people pleaser to say it. I kept saying it to my nan who was next to me hoping she’d listen but obvs she didn’t 🫠
£50 down the drain

Edit: I don’t get why every comment is being downvoted. Yes it’s my responsibility to say it, yes I have trouble asserting my own needs but am I not still allowed to be disappointed?

I filed the tips after. Idk why I left it like that🙈

Here’s my nails, handpainted in about 30 minutes 🥰💐 hope you like them

Hi! It’s my 1’st time posting my nails here, I’ve been lurking and liking in the shadows for quite some time.

Finally feeling brave enough to post - these are my natural nails with builder gel (my pinky nail on the right hand broke right before I had time to do my nails 🙄) I didn’t have the energy to do nail art but kinda regretting that now, as I feel like this Milky White look is a lil boring.. 🥲