The beauty-editor approved products to rehabilitate your post-gel manicure nails
For when your gel nail addiction gets a little out of hand
Gel manicures can be addictive; they’re low maintenance, they look great and they last far longer than your average nail polish. But unfortunately, if you get them regularly, the process of applying and removing these hardwearing formulas can affect the health of your nails.
Just ask Beauty Crew’s Editor Carli Alman, who admitted on this week’s episode of Get Lippy that she has had to put her nails through some serious rehabilitation as a result of her gel manicure addiction.
“Every time I'm like, ‘Okay, it’s time for me to take my break’ and go to the nail salon to get it professionally removed. And [then] I'm like, ‘Oh, just one more time.’”
“I'm addicted. I am. Guilty. But when my nails are basically peeling off, I'm like, ‘Okay, it's serious. Time to take a break.’”
Here are the products she’s been using to nurse her brittle nails back to health:
Want more insider tips on how to revitalise your nails, the lowdown on eco-friendly beauty brands, and a foolproof guide on how to nail eyeshadow? Then tune into the latest ep of Get Lippy below:
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How do you keep your nails healthy? Do you use any nail treatments? Let us know in the comments below.
Main image credit: Sevak Babakhani
Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).
