While nail trends come and go, you can never underestimate the power of a fresh manicure. It somehow just makes you feel more put-together. Fancy. A better version of your usual self.
Just ask any beauty aficionado and they'll tell you it's one of their most frequent beauty treatments. They'll also probably tell you their manicure of choice (because beauty gals be beauty gals). Most commonly it'll either be something like 'shellac', 'BIAB' or simply 'gel'.
Unlike regular nail polish, these types of manicures (categorised as gel manicures) use UV light to dry or 'cure' gel nail polish, making it shiny and hard. Meaning? You can walk out the salon without messing them up.
The best part? Gel manicures tend to last longer, and don't chip or peel as easy as other types of manicures – usually sticking around for around two weeks.
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However, for a while now, there been some noise floating around the possibility of ultraviolet lamps being more dangerous than we might think.
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