It has been discovered that using UV lights to dry polish can cause cancerous cells to form and age hands. Do some research, it's true. It is a wise gal who applies sun screen on her hands before placing your hands under those lights.

I love OPI Nail Polish. I have found theirs to be one of the best polishes I've ever used!

It's true, they just warned women a week or so ago about the link between UV and cancer on the hands, so definitely apply sunscreen before getting UV gels.

Rather than the UV, there is always the fan.

and DO NOT look into the lights either, it has damaged my eyesight, I sware. all these years with perfect vision and as i was sitting there I realized this light is like right in my face, please girls turn the white drying machines AWAY or to the side while your hands are in, the lights DO reflect off the mirrored bottoms and go into your eyes without knowing it.
be safe.

As an image designer, I have to keep my clients looking current, but some of the trendy colors aren't appropriate for corporate day jobs. I wear a metallic, soft pink that never chips due to my discovery of Sally Hansen's "Hard as Wraps"! My hands are in shampoo and conditioners most of my work day, but that topcoat by Sally Hansen holds up like nothing I've ever used. I'd wear the turquoise color for a fun evening out, but not for daily wear. I think it looks great with a white outfit and turquoise jewelry! It's a fabulous and fun color, but I have to reserve it for a fun outing since it doesn't go with my work attire! Have fun with these colors, but if one has a corporate job (like a CEO!), I've found that those clients won't go there. I do total make-overs, so I want my clients to look good, so I recommend that they use something more professional and do what I do: wear these current colors for fun! After all, we aren't runway models or celebrities! My favorite is the turquoise, and I'm going to wear it to a party this weekend! I'll put my metallic pink on when I have to go back to my studio!

I tried the new "hot" uv gel permanent french manicure from dashing diva...worst treatment ever! $95 for a manicure that was peeling off in one week and took layers of my natural nails with it! I emailed dashing diva to complain and was told twice that they would look into it and have the salon owner contact me to figure out a solution to my dissatisfaction. Never heard from the store owner and they never did anything to make up for it. my nails were destroyed, and were flaking, chipping and breaking off for 3 months after! UV gels suck! and so does dashing diva salons!

How I make my manicures last for a month:
After having a gel fill, when I get home I apply a clear acryllic polish from Sally Hansen (which costs about $2.29 a bottle from any drug store) which not only keeps my nails and the polish from chipping, the manicure lasts a full month. I reapply it every 3-4 days so the new mail growth is covered too. (I don't work for Sally Hansen -- it's just a great product!)

The nail gel polish is great for about 2 months. In order to re-aply you have to soak off the old polish and it is damaging to the nail. My nails are paper thin and ruined for the next 4 months until they grow out. ...........great idea for short term.

Try Seche top coat for fabulous fast drying, non-chip nails. It costs a bit more...but so well worth it !!!!!! Go to Sally's to purchase it, not your average drugstore.
Trust me, you'll be soooooo pleased.

These "no-chip" polishes are expensive and no better for your nails than the old acrylics and gels. Instead of the sanding and filing, the chemicals are the things damaging your nails. The chemicals leach stuff from your nails leaving them dry, brittle and very thin. Then when you get them off and get a regular manicure, your nails chip like crazy. I'm going back to the gels, they're cheaper and less damaging.

ok what doesn't cause Cancer now a days? Some radio personality tried to get women across the country to go braless for a day because now there's a "report" out that certain bras cause breast cancer. For years they said milk does a body good, now "reports" show that certain bacteria in it can cause cancer. g-wiz! Has UV drying even been out long enough for that determination to be made? with UV drying your nails are under the light for 3 mins. tops., once every 2-3 weeks depending on how often you get your nails done. If that causes cancerous cells to form then we should all never come outside into the sun. Ever! then again i'm sure hiding out at home with all the chemicals, paint and God knows what, we'd all die of cancer from that as well

As a 27 year nail tech. I've tried everthing out there as far as products that last. I have done gels on clients for over 25 years and have had no problems. Antything including polish will damage the natural nail to a degree, from drying it out to flat out loosing the nail, depending on where you get the service done. If you are good at what you do and the client follows what their nail tech says then things will be fine. I have heard every excuse in the book from other nail techs and clients as to why their nails come off. I can make a natural nail manicure with polish last up to 3 weeks without coming off and no UV used. The new gel polishes are not polishes at all but a thinned down version of gel which has to cure under a light and is removed with acetone (a caustic chemical). I would never put my clients in acetone! I use a product called Gel Fini (by Nailogic) which is a color system for artificial nails and I can litterally make millions of colors that last on artificial nails until I remove it on the fill, 2-4 wks.or sometimes more. The clients love it and have no complaints, not even a broken nail in between visits!
Everything in moderation and make sure your tech is licensed and sanitary!!!!!!

As a 27 year nail tech. I've tried everthing out there as far as products that last. I have done gels on clients for over 25 years and have had no problems. Antything including polish will damage the natural nail to a degree, from drying it out to flat out loosing the nail, depending on where you get the service done. If you are good at what you do and the client follows what their nail tech says then things will be fine. I have heard every excuse in the book from other nail techs and clients as to why their nails come off. I can make a natural nail manicure with polish last up to 3 weeks without coming off and no UV used. The new gel polishes are not polishes at all but a thinned down version of gel which has to cure under a light and is removed with acetone (a caustic chemical). I would never put my clients in acetone! I use a product called Gel Fini (By Nailogic) which is a color system for artificial nails and I can litterally make millions of colors that last on artificial nails until I remove it on the fill, 2-4 wks.or sometimes more. The clients love it and have no complaints, not even a broken nail in between visits!
Everything in moderation and make sure your tech is licensed and sanitary!!!!!!

I am a nail technician and own my own business. Just recently one of my client's had told me about this "new uv manicure" trend. It's all the same when you come down to it. Anything you cure with a uv light, has chemicals in it. So, this nail polish is almost like arylic, gels, and wraps. New gimic, more money. Ladies, stick with what you like and know what works for you and your nails.

i love all the nails trends,especially the blues and pinks ,gold,there for i go for the hot stuff.

I think green, purple, metalic and all the colors shown should be confined to those under 21. They look ridiculous on middle aged women and even more stupid in a professional setting.

Save it for clubbing

maybe most women are not aware of this but men find those long nails disgusting! What guy wants you to grab his junk with those ridiculous looking claws. And what about hygiene? How do you wipe yourself! the area under those talons is teeming with bacteria. yuck! Like most fashions women have diluded themselves into thinking this is what men like, when it is quite the opposite.

For years i have been using Out The Door as the fasting drying top coat. It comes in clear or Northern Lights as a glitter top coat also in silver glitter. For a couple of years it also was made in a gold glitter top, and as i wear mostly gold jewelry, because of allergies, I loved the gold. Have they stopped making it, or is there a way to find it? please remember that Out The Door is the fastest drying and not doing strange color changes to what yuo have used under neath. when ever I go to have my nails, I always take it with me and get out sooner than others. They get a little upset and don't understand. Please help me find the gold glitter Northern Lights. I will be forever greatfull. By the way have been having my nails done for over 30 years ,and can do them myself if i have a full day, but i hate wasting time. So as a customer I do know what I'm talking about. I have even created designs that give me and my manicurist compliments and them customers.

Obviously Christine has not done her research or found a trusty therapist. There is a great brand called bio sculpture who have had their lights tested by skin cancer foundatio to prove that their lights do not cause any form of skin cancer and couldn't no matter how long you left your hands in there or your eyesight. I suggest do your research.