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May 5, 2014
Alena S.
Which stays on longer? what are the pros and cons? Please help! and if anyone has cute nail pictures so I can have an idea of some designs I might want to get, thanks (:
May 5, 2014
Alena S.
If I'm getting french tips, which would be better?
May 5, 2014
Emilie W.
I think you should go for the gel instead, I think it looks a lot better and real, and it lasts longer.
May 5, 2014
Emilie W.
May 5, 2014
Emilie W.
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Emilie W.
May 5, 2014
Emilie W.
May 5, 2014
Kat H.
Yes the ombré is sweet!
May 5, 2014
Tonita C.
I prefer gel in terms of being less damaging to the nail.
May 5, 2014
Erica J.
I prefer gel. From what I noticed, they're harder and last longer (I work moving and building furniture, and they hold up fairly well). However they are more expensive then acrylic.
May 5, 2014
Erica J.
I've never noticed one being more damaging then the other. Both, when they come off, shred my nail beds to pieces.
May 5, 2014
Kelly H.
May 5, 2014
Alena S.
Thanks everyone! thats great advice.
May 5, 2014
Sarah N.
May 5, 2014
Sarah N.
Sorry are you referring to liquid gels? if so yes way better than acrylics. I had mine on for a year then took them off & my nails were still very strong and healthy I do agree you need a good nail tech tho for them to not be damaging. I used to have acrylics & was worried about switching since at the time my nail tech was the only one in my state to have them & know how to do it freehand but I wouldnt go back!
May 5, 2014
Alena S.
Didn't your nails grow out?
May 5, 2014
Danny C.
I've had both for years on end. started w acrylics switched to gels and would never go back. I find the gels don't lift at all or at least way less then the acrylics
May 5, 2014
Tonita C.
I guess this is another case of what happens will differ with everyone. I found that acrylics destroyed my nails whereas the gel did not. It could be from a difference in product to a difference in application. My nails were fine after removal of the gel.
May 5, 2014
Kimberly S.
Acrylic is cheaper and has a better color selection...
May 5, 2014
Yaya B.
May 5, 2014
Renni G.
I've had both in the past. I prefer gel. if they soak it off properly by wrapping in foil with cotton wool and acetone it doesn't damage your nails, or at least it didn't mine. When I had acrylic it takes a lot longer and some places use like a dentist drill with sandpaper on to file it off. After I had acrylics my nails were so thin and weak I couldn't do anything with them and I had to wait for them to grow out. I have natural nails now and enjoy painting them myself and the Dior Gel Top Coat is great. It dries fast, it's really glossy and it really stops chipping and wearing off.