One drawback to shellac, Seney points out, is that because it has traditional polish mixed in the formula, gel nails last longer. Although shellac is a little bit more susceptible to chipping than gel ...

When you're debating a long-lasting manicure at the salon, you’re usually presented with two main options: gel or shellac. But what, exactly, is shellac? The name refers to the signature shine ...

What's worse: waiting forever for your gel nails to soak off, or waiting forever for paint to (literally) dry with a regular manicure? Yeah, I don't know either. But what if I told you that you don't ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's possible you've been asked if you want Shellac nails the last few times you were at the nail salon. And maybe you politely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Going to the nail salon should, in theory, be a relaxing experience. But things can escalate quickly when you’re faced with a ...

If you're keeping your fingers crossed that those perfectly manicured digits won't get nicked on the car keys, smudged when fishing for your phone or chipped before the weekend even gets started, stop ...

There's something otherworldly about the entire nail salon experience: as you sink back into that plush, automatic massage chair and silence your phone for a luxurious 45 minutes, all of life's ...

May 12, 2010 Action News first told you about "Shellac" before it arrived at local salons earlier this month. Now, it's time for the big reveal of this so-called "super manicure". It's been close to ...

No pain, no gain. It's the philosophy behind a lot of beauty treatments. Gel nails, for instance, are long-lasting, but they can make you want to scream when you have to file them down to remove them.