So is it Acrylic?

Or do you want Gel?

Or what about just Nail Polish?

To keep it simple, I say there’s 3 levels of strength:

1. Nail polish, or “nail enamel” as some call it. That’s the weakest. Most of us have tried nail poilsh at some time, so we know what the strength of that one is like.
2. Gel overlays or “Gel nails” as some would call it, that’s in the middle
3. Acrylic overlays, or “Acrylic nails” as some would call it, that’s the strongest product you can put on your nails to protect them.

So which one damages your nails less? well that’s another story, it’s not really the product that does the damage….. to be continued

Written by Christine Maher,

Executive Director, CNE (Senior educator of beginner nail technicians for 12 years and Nail tech for 20 years)