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I've had gel nails for about 3 weeks, and got them filled today.
I absolutely LOVE gel nails and have ever since my first time getting real gels (the first few times I got "gel" nails they were really acrylic with a gel top coat and I was told it was "powder gel", and because I was uneducated, I didn't know any better).
I've had both sculpted gel nails and gels with plastic tips used. Currently I have the plastic tips and gel overlay.
My tech won't do sculpted gel nails because he says they aren't as strong/don't last as long, and in my online research, I've seen that it's split pretty evenly on opinions on whether gels are better when sculpted or with the use of tips.
In all honesty, other than the price (with tips being cheaper than sculpted nails), I haven't noticed a difference at all, so I stopped getting the sculpted extensions because it saves me money.
Which do you prefer? What about your nail tech? Why?
I absolutely LOVE gel nails and have ever since my first time getting real gels (the first few times I got "gel" nails they were really acrylic with a gel top coat and I was told it was "powder gel", and because I was uneducated, I didn't know any better).
I've had both sculpted gel nails and gels with plastic tips used. Currently I have the plastic tips and gel overlay.
My tech won't do sculpted gel nails because he says they aren't as strong/don't last as long, and in my online research, I've seen that it's split pretty evenly on opinions on whether gels are better when sculpted or with the use of tips.
In all honesty, other than the price (with tips being cheaper than sculpted nails), I haven't noticed a difference at all, so I stopped getting the sculpted extensions because it saves me money.
Which do you prefer? What about your nail tech? Why?