Gel Nail Polish At Home!

I LOVE gel nail polish!!  It looks amazing for so long but it can get very pricey and I'm pretty sure all those chemicals and UV light is probably not a good for you so often.

I recently came across this base coat which helps you achieve a gel polish like look at home without the UV light.  Its called Gelous Nail Gel, I got it at my local Sally's for $5.99!!  And the best part is you can use this with any regular nail polish!!

I know this all sounds way to good to be true and in a way it minorly is ... I've been using this for the last couple of months and I'd say my manicure lasts about 7ish days before I start getting some chippage.  Which I've found is perfect for me because by then I'm ready to change my color and I like short nails so they usually need a trim.  All in all I would definitely recommend this for a those of you who do your nails at home a lot.  Before using this product I would find my polish chipping after about 3-5 days so I like how I can get away with a few more days with this basecoat.

How to use Gelous: 

Step 1: Obviously start with clean dry polish free nails, apply 2 coats of Gelous allowing a couple of minutes in between for drying

Step 2: Apply any nail polish of your choice, allow it to dry for a couple of minutes

Step 3: Apply another coat of Gelous, allow this layer to dry a bit longer 5ish minutes 

Step 4: Apply another coat of your nail color 

Step 5: Finish with a top coat, I use Out the Door (also $5.99 at Sally's), I like this top coat a bit better than the ever popular Seche Vite because it doesn't get super thick after just a couple of uses.  

Try this out and let me know what you think!