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If you do your nails at home…

12 replies

TheThingOnTheIce · 19/08/2026 08:22

What do you use others than standard nail polish ?
I’ve spent a fortune on powder dips and I’ve been using them a few years and just can not get them right or get them to last .

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Hayleylulljah · 19/08/2026 08:24

Holy gels. Total game changer.

LoafofSellotape · 19/08/2026 08:25

No7 top coat is amazing,really hard wearing and you don't have to wait for everything to dry first.

GingerAndTheBiscuits · 19/08/2026 08:30

Dip powder nails for me, I’ve never had nice nails and have ended up with long, well-turned out nails for the first time in my life.

Opus3 · 19/08/2026 08:32

Gel x system or similar.

iveseenthefilms · 19/08/2026 08:33

Mylee gels

Nincompoo · 19/08/2026 08:37

The maybelline superstay anti fragile bonder is amazing. I don’t tend to use the colour coat as the colours are shit but I find the bonder makes a massive difference.

bonder
colour coat x2 (any!)
sech vite

Can usually get 5 days out of nails and I’m hard on my hands.

Tortephant · 19/08/2026 08:56

Very simple: Nailberry: base, colour, top coat.

TheThingOnTheIce · 19/08/2026 10:05

GingerAndTheBiscuits · 19/08/2026 08:30

Dip powder nails for me, I’ve never had nice nails and have ended up with long, well-turned out nails for the first time in my life.

Which brand? I use Glamrdip and I’m ready to give up

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GingerAndTheBiscuits · 19/08/2026 10:12

TheThingOnTheIce · 19/08/2026 10:05

Which brand? I use Glamrdip and I’m ready to give up

Sassy Saints. Though I get the impression they are moving away from dips and more towards wraps, there’s been no new dips launched for months.

MrsBunny2018 · 19/08/2026 10:18

I use Manucurist polish and keep my nails short. They seem to last a good week that way

GreenLemonade · 19/08/2026 11:59

Gel wraps. I use Heyhae.

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