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How long gel polish lasts and how to make it last longer

Usually 3–4 weeks on the hands. What it depends on, why the coating lifts early and how to keep your manicure longer.

People choose gel polish for its durability: it doesn’t chip after a couple of days like regular polish and keeps its shine to the end. But “how long it lasts” isn’t only about the product. It depends on how the nail is prepared, how you use your hands, and when and how the coating is removed.

On average

On the hands gel polish is usually worn for 3–4 weeks, on the feet longer, up to 5–6 weeks, because toenails grow more slowly. It’s not worth keeping a coating on your hands for more than a month even if it holds: the nail grows out, the load shifts to the tip, and it can break together with the coating.

What durability depends on

– Nail preparation. If cuticle or oil is left on the nail plate, the coating will start lifting at the base. Careful cuticle work is half the job; in the file technique it’s removed without nicks, and the gel polish sits close to the skin.
– Nail condition. On thin, peeling and very flexible nails the coating holds less well — gel strengthening sometimes helps.
– Daily load. Water, cleaning products without gloves, keyboards, manual work — all of this shortens the wear time.
– Products and lamp. An under-cured layer lifts, so both the quality of the gel polish and correct curing matter.

Why the coating lifts early

– lifting at the cuticle — most often insufficient nail preparation;
– chips at the tips — the free edge wasn’t sealed or the tip takes too much load;
– bubbles and cracks — too thick a layer or a curing mistake.

If gel polish lifts in the first few days, it’s not “just your nails” but a reason to go back to the master. At Hide our work comes with a guarantee and a free fix.

How to make it last longer

– for the first 24 hours skip the bathhouse, sauna and very hot water;
– wear gloves for cleaning and washing up;
– don’t use your nails as tools: don’t open cans or pick at stickers with them;
– apply cuticle oil every day — the skin doesn’t dry out and the coating looks neater;
– don’t peel off a lifting edge: the top layer of the nail comes off together with the gel polish.

How to remove it properly

Gel polish should be removed by a master: it’s carefully filed off or softened, not peeled. Gentle removal at the salon costs 70 000 UZS. If you want to give your nails a break from coating, try a Japanese manicure — care without colour that leaves nails looking groomed and shiny.

If gel polish causes a reaction

Itching, redness and peeling around the nail after coating are a reason to tell the master. Most often the reaction is caused by HEMA; the salon has hypoallergenic HEMA-free gel polishes and an allergy test before the procedure. More in the article gel polish allergy.

Prices: gel polish or gel — 165 000 UZS, manicure from 190 000 UZS. All types of manicure are on the page manicure in Tashkent.

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