It’s an altogether too familiar situation for many of us: Your hairstylist or nail technician finishes up, asks you how you like your new look – and you squeak, “Great!”, before running away.

But deep down, you want to scream: “What have you done?!” Only, you don’t quite have the courage to do anything other than pay the salon (often with a tip, too) and thank them profusely. This is by no means an infrequent occurrence either, so if you’re smart you’ll have a hat in your bag.

Gel nail varnish is, we can all agree, one of the great wonders of the beauty world...

A manicure that remains chip-free for at least five times longer than regular old polish – what’s not to love?

Well, there is one downside. When you do want to remove the UV-cured colour, you can’t just swipe a remover-soaked cotton bud over your fingertips and watch it disappear in a flash.

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Last updated in October 2020

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