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So today we're going to be reviewing another beauty product and I've actually been wanting
to try and review this product for quite some time.
I'm not sure what took me so long to do it but before we go ahead and get into the actual
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So today I'm reviewing the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel.
Now this is supposed to be a simple two step process to give you an at home gel manicure.
So according to their website this is supposed to be a long lasting chip resistant nail polish
that is supposed to give you that salon quality gel manicure without the use of a UV lamp.
So normally when you go to a salon it can be a pretty expensive and tedious process
to get a gel manicure.
You're probably looking at anywhere between twenty and thirty dollars for a gel manicure.
And while you're there once you get the nails painted you have to out your hands under a
UV lamp for that gel to kind of set.
I'm not sure what the exact scientific process is but if you've been to a salon and you've
had a gel manicure you know what I'm talking about.
So the benefits of a gel manicure is it's not a lot of upkeep or a big time commitment
as well because it's actually going to increase the longevity of your manicure because the
polish is supposed to be chip resistant.
As well it's going to give you that nice high shine finish to give your nails that really
beautiful appearance.
So there is a lot of controversy with getting a gel manicure at the salon because of the
UV exposure that is emitted from the curing lamps.
So these lamps actually emit UVA rays which doesn't burn your skin like typical UVB rays
do but they still do penetrate the skin and it can cause damage which leads to aging and
also can lead to skin cancer as well.
The UV exposure that you would receive during a gel manicure is very brief but it can also
be intense as well.
And especially getting the gel manicures all the time you're repeatedly exposing yourself
to these UV rays.
So the other negative aspect about getting a gel manicure at a salon is when they remove
the actual gel nail polish they have to use a strong acetone and this can be very damaging
and dry out your nails.
Now according to the Sally Hansen website this nail polish requires no UV lamp.
As well it can be removed with any regular nail polish.
Okay so let's get onto the actual review of the nail polish.
I've been trying it out and testing it out for just over the last week now.
So before you start the application process you need to make sure your nails are dry and
clean.
Next you're going to apply two coats of your selected colour choice.
Now white nail polish has just kind of become my signature thing.
I don't know why.
I just love a nice crisp white nail.
I just think it looks so posh and sophisticated.
Especially in the summer it looks really great with a tan.
So I chose the shade Get Mod.
So on the website it doesn't actually specify how long you should wait between each coat.
But what I did was I waited about five minutes between each coat because it is a fast drying
nail polish.
So first thing I did notice when applying this polish is the actual applicator itself.
The brush on this is pretty wide so it can get messy so make sure you take your time.
It probably isn't the best brush if you have really tiny nails.
So I also noticed the consistency of this nail polish was definitely a lot different
compared to regular nail polish.
This is a lot thicker and kind of goopier.
So once you have applied your second layer of your colour you're going to wait five minutes
and then you're going to go in and apply your miracle gel top coat.
So no word of a lie guys.
This nail polish literally dries within about five to ten minutes.
So this gel manicure really does cut down the processing time dramatically because with
normal typical nail polish I find it takes anywhere from like three to six hours even
sometimes up to a full day to fully let that nail polish settle.
Because even though it might be dry to the touch after a few hours I still find it's
really soft and anything that you kind of bump into can dent it a little bit or even
when you sleep at night you get imprints of the sheets on your nails.
I don't know if that happens to anybody else but.
So as you can see it did really leave a nice gorgeous high shine finish like a typical
gel manicure would.
So I am really loving how this turned out and I think it looks absolutely gorgeous so
I am really impressed with this product right now.
But what I will do is I will keep checking back in with you guys throughout the course
of the week and we will see how it's holding up.
So as you can see by day two the manicure is still looking absolutely flawless.
There's no chipping.
Nothing going on at all.
Usually with regular nail polish I usually find around day three my nails start chipping
already.
Now by day four however I did start noticing that the nails were cracking.
I'm not sure if you can pick it up on the camera but there's these tiny little cracks
throughout the nail polish.
I mean it's not really anything noticeable.
You have to be really looking up close and personal to see the cracks.
If it's from far away you don't see it at all.
So it's not a really big deal to me.
As long as there's no chipping it still looks nice and clean to me.
So by the end of the week there is a lot of cracking going on.
Now I think my cracking looks a little bit worse on my nails befause the nails are white
and I fiddle around with a lot of makeup so my makeup was getting stuck in the cracks.
So it's really accentuating those cracks I think with the white nail polish.
But as you can see by day seven there is still no chipping.
So let's talk about the actual removal process of this product.
Now according to the website it says that it can be removed with regular nail polish.
Well it can but it took forever.
It literally probably took me about half an hour to get the nail polish off of my nails.
With regular nail polish I can have my nails clean within about five minutes.
And with this one I actually went through a lot of nail polish and I still did actually
have to soak my nails in a little bowl of the nail polish just to get the process working
to loosen up the nail polish a bit but I guess you have to weight the pros and cons at this
point because you did save a lot of time in the application process but it did take some
time.
Not a lot of time but some time to actually remove the product itself.
To me I think this product is still more beneficial in terms of saving time because ain't nobody
got hours to wait for their nail polish to dry and so what if it took half an hour to
remove.
Yes it was a pain in the butt but it still saved me a ton of time in the end.
So in terms of the actual outcome of the product itself I actually am really satisfied with
it.
The cracking of the nail polish wasn't a deal breaker for me because to me it didn't take
away from the appearance of the nail because you only really noticed it if you were looking
really closely at the nails.
And there was no chipping after seven days so it did live up to the claim on the website.
Now it probably would have lasted another seven days but I just chose to remove it so
I could test out the removal process out for you guys.
So I am super impressed with the longevity of this process.
As well the high shine of this.
Like look how gorgeous these look.
I just think they look absolutely beautiful.
So is this Sally Hansen Miracle Gel a product I would recommend?
Most definitely.
So I actually can't wait to pick up a few more shades in this.
I just love it so much.
Now this actually is a lot more affordable than a typical gel manicure.
Now when I went to Walmart the bottles are about nine ninety nine each but they usually
do have a promo where they were two for eighteen so it's definitely a lot more affordable than
going to your salon for a gel manicure.
So that's another plus in my opinion.
Okay guys thank you so much for watching.
I hope you enjoyed the review.
If you have used this product please comment down below I would love to know your experience.
If you did experience any cracking and you figured out a way to stop that cracking I
would love to hear that as well.
Alright thank you guys again so much for watching.
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Also be sure to check out any of my latest videos and I will see you guys next time.
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