A few years ago, I enrolled on a professional home training course in gel nail extentions. At the time, I was vaguely considering a career in it; but, really, as a very curious person and a perfectionist, I was mainly interested in learning how exactly it was done and quite fancied the idea of being able to do my own nails and perhaps, also, those of my friends.
When it all arrived, I began the course, but never bothered sending in my results (which were perfectly adequate, BTW!) to be assessed, due to my worries about the UV lamp.
Even when using it on the dummy hand (I never used it on myself, thank God!), the light was so bright that I had an instinctive desire to leave the room, until the process was completed.
Not only did I lose interest in learning how to do gel nails myself, I have also never had them applied by anyone else (despite wanting to!), due to the glaring UV light, which I just felt could not be good.
It did occur to me that sunblock could be applied, but imagine trying to apply it sufficiently thoroughly, without disturbing, or contaminating, the freshly applied, still-soft nail gels?
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Very interesting post - thank you.
A few years ago, I enrolled on a professional home training course in gel nail extentions. At the time, I was vaguely considering a career in it; but, really, as a very curious person and a perfectionist, I was mainly interested in learning how exactly it was done and quite fancied the idea of being able to do my own nails and perhaps, also, those of my friends.
When it all arrived, I began the course, but never bothered sending in my results (which were perfectly adequate, BTW!) to be assessed, due to my worries about the UV lamp.
Even when using it on the dummy hand (I never used it on myself, thank God!), the light was so bright that I had an instinctive desire to leave the room, until the process was completed.
Not only did I lose interest in learning how to do gel nails myself, I have also never had them applied by anyone else (despite wanting to!), due to the glaring UV light, which I just felt could not be good.
It did occur to me that sunblock could be applied, but imagine trying to apply it sufficiently thoroughly, without disturbing, or contaminating, the freshly applied, still-soft nail gels?
October 17, 2010 - 6:47amThis Comment
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