My First Biogel Manicure

Hey kittens!

A couple of weeks ago I had the absolute pleasure of getting my nails done at Entre Belle Beauty & Tanning Rooms in Woodford, Cheshire. I was
absolutely over the moon to hear from them as I’d heard such great things about
the beauty salon and, most unusual of all, I had never had my nails done
before! I’ve waited a while to post this as I wanted to let you know whether my nails lived up to their claims of no chips or peeling for a month! Find out what I thought (and if they did) below…

However, when I entered the salon I was immediately put at ease. I was
welcomed in to the smell of aromatherapy and presented with a lovely hot cup of
tea – I was even greeted with a hug! I relaxed on the settee in the waiting
room for a couple of minutes before being welcomed through to the treatment
room I would be using. Every member of staff I met were friendly, chatty and
felt like old pals! I imagine it must be a wonderful environment to work in, it
must be like an episode of Girlfri3nds every day!

Once this was done, we decided to do something a little
more exciting and a little less classic on my ring fingers. Although the
nail artist showed me all the different types of nail art that she can
do, including patterns, studs and glitter, she recommended a embedded a
feather into each nail. Well, I don’t know about you but I had never
heard of this before and as all my kittens know, I am a great advocate
of anything a little bit unusual and unique. So, we went for it and on one ring finger I had a red and black feather and on the other a black and white, both with sprinkles of holographic glitter over the top. To (quite literally) seal the deal, we cured the nails for a final time and then applied a biogel nail varnish to protect the nails that little bit more.

Now, did they live up to the claims of a month’s wear chip free? Well, I keep my nails on for three weeks (and a day!) and when I voluntarily decided to remove them using acetone, there were no chips at all. Not one chip! I can’t usually go one day without a chip let alone three weeks. Understandably, the polish had grown out on my nails quite a bit and so the effect of nails was a lot less “polished” (teehee) than they were originally, but this was of course no fault of the salon’s – I actually felt kind of proud that my nails had grown so much! Until the day I removed the biogel, it remained durable, resistant and still so very pretty! The polish was so, so shiny and reamined that way for three weeks.

And finally, did the biogel damage my nails? Well, the short answer is no. Usually the Etre Belle would ask their regular customers to come back in to the salon to have either the biogel removed using the branded remover, the nails redone or even infilled, but I removed the polish by wrapping my nails in acetone. My nails did not break at all, not one chip and if anything they’ve grown longer and stronger since having the treatment – don’t ask me how or why but I swear its true! However, the surface of them is now a little rough, as though they’ve been filed and some bits have been scratched off the top off the nail. For the first week after removing my biogel, I covered this up using glitter nail polish as it was a little unsightly at first – the surface was still visibly rough even when coated in coloured nail polish. However, it is now the second week after removing the biogel and I have painted my nails in a plain colour and they are back to normal. I’ve not even had to file or cut my nails at all since the treatment even though they’re longer than I usually have them – there has been no permanent damage, only the slight cosmetic annoyance at first.

To conclude, I had a wonderful time and have only had positive results from the biogel and if I was offered the treatment again I would leap at the chance! I have been extremely impressed with both the biogel product itself and Etre Belle Beauty and Tanning Rooms. Both exceeded expectations and I would be delighted to recommend them to my friends and family – oh, and y’all kittens, too!

~*Where did I get my nails done?*~
Etre Belle Beauty & Tanning Rooms
Website: http://etrebellebeauty.co.uk/
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