Shellac vs. Opi Gel

I don't know which is best but Shellac is the most common I think, although I'd always loved OPI regular polishes.

Your nails don't have to be a certain length as it is like a normal polish just cured with a lamp and lasts longer. If you want extra length you would need to request extensions or if you have time go for a few rounds of Shellac as it stops your own nails breaking so they can grow with a bit of support!

I do mu own gels at home (sensationail) and I can grow a fair bit of length in 2 weeks so you don't need much time.

This is very strange. Just painted my horrible, brittle, weak, peeling nails with nailtiques formula 2 after having shellac on my nails for months.

I had tried both, but found opi chipoed off quite quickly. While it was on, I loved it. My nails were so long and lush. Not so much now I've stopped! Anyway, now I'm left to deal with the consequences. I hope my poor old nails recover.

Shellac CND is the only true Shellac product. It is more hard wearing than other products and more importantly comes off more easily with acetone than other copy brands so less damage to your nails. Don't bother with others.

I've had both and haven't really noticed any difference, just different brands really.

Your nails don't have to be long. I sometimes get it when I want to grow my nails as I can't bite them when they've got gel on!

I have mine done with GELeration by Jessica. Its brilliant.

I had them done with another gel before and I hated it. It peeled off and was a bit of a rubbish colour!

I have mine done with GELeration by Jessica. Its brilliant.

I had them done with another gel before and I hated it. It peeled off and was a bit of a rubbish colour!

Shellac creeps me out cos of what it is. I've never had gel, but probably will before the wedding. At the moment I'm using Butter London Horse Power Nail Fertiliser after I read a great review - it costs £17 though, I saved my Boots points religiously to get it!

I've never had shellac or OPI but I also do mine at home with Sensationail kit. It's brilliant. My nails were terrible and always broke but with the gel on they grow brilliantly. Admittedly when I take the gel off they feel a little weak but no worse than they were before. I hate not having gel on now.

There both the same really. People will say it's weakened their nail bed but it's not the product that does it, it's the using of acetone and buffing when taking them off that causes it.

Inkedoll you don't fancy a bit of Beatle poo on your fingers then? Haha.

Haha, no! I mean it's more a secretion...and just the word secretion...urgh.

Too funny. Secretion I like the word.

Secretion is the process of elaborating, releasing, and oozing chemicals, or a secretedchemical substance from a cell or gland. In contrast to excretion, the ...

just not the definition.

I haven't tried either. Friends have told me that Shellac is amazing.

I had Calgel nails done at the weekend and I love them!!