Gel overlays... best nail strengthener around!

Recently my nails have been in need of a little bit of reinforcement, especially on my right hand. I haven't changed my routine so maybe I was just being a bit rough with them. So I decided gel overlays were in order.

At the moment I'm trying Bella Forma, which used to be called CalGel. Bella Forma is a self leveling gel that you cure with a UV light. It comes in Clear and there is a range of coloured gels too. I'm using the Clear gel which can also be used to sculpt extensions. So far I've only used it for overlays.

You can paint straight over the gel with any polish, I added a base coat to prevent the gel staining. As long as you use non acetone nail polish remover you can change the polish as many time as you like.

You apply it with a thin, flat brush, it's actually no harder than applying polish.

• Very lightly buff the nail
• Apply OPI ChipSkip or wipe nail with non acetone nail polish remover
• Apply the first thin layer
• Apply the second thin layer
• Cure for 60 seconds
• Apply the third thin layer
• Cure for 60 seconds
• Wipe with non acetone nail polish remover to remove the sticky layer

My nails feel STRONG and smooth. They are slightly thicker than normal but not noticeably. The gel should last 2 weeks, I think I could actually get a bit more wear out of it.

The instructions say the gel will soak off in 10mins in acetone.
Hopefully this wont be too messy...

PPx