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CoolBreeze · 04-16-2013, 07:48 PM

You know what gel nails are? It's a coating you put on your nails and set with an LED light. Sensationail is the brand I use. It makes your (normal) nails stronger and look beautiful and salon done and it's easy to do.

I thought the strength might help with the split in this one nail but it didn't. Most of my nails are soft and a bit ridged but okay and I've used this gel before with no problems. This one nail though has such a big ridge in it that is mismatched and so no matter how short it is or how much I file it, I can't make it even.

I thought the gel might even it out (it does that) but it still ripped down to the quick.

Still, I do recommend this product if your nails aren't really horrible. You take it off with polish remover but it takes a while. I don't soak them, I use cotton balls and glove tips and there is a new remover product by a different company that works really well - just wipes off.

But I don't think it's going to work for this one weak nail. So if you have a cracked nail, don't try it. But if they are soft and not too ridged, it might be okay.

04-16-2013, 07:48 PM	#10
CoolBreeze Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 562	Re: Splitting nails You know what gel nails are? It's a coating you put on your nails and set with an LED light. Sensationail is the brand I use. It makes your (normal) nails stronger and look beautiful and salon done and it's easy to do. I thought the strength might help with the split in this one nail but it didn't. Most of my nails are soft and a bit ridged but okay and I've used this gel before with no problems. This one nail though has such a big ridge in it that is mismatched and so no matter how short it is or how much I file it, I can't make it even. I thought the gel might even it out (it does that) but it still ripped down to the quick. Still, I do recommend this product if your nails aren't really horrible. You take it off with polish remover but it takes a while. I don't soak them, I use cotton balls and glove tips and there is a new remover product by a different company that works really well - just wipes off. But I don't think it's going to work for this one weak nail. So if you have a cracked nail, don't try it. But if they are soft and not too ridged, it might be okay. __________________ http://butdoctorihatepink.com 08/17/09 Dx'd. Multifocal/multicentric IDC, largest 3.4 cm, associated ADH, LCIS, DCIS HER2+ ER+/PR- Grade 3, Node Negative 10/20/2009: Right mastectomy, reconstruction with TE 12/02/2009: Six rounds TCH, switched to Taxol halfway through due to neuropathy 03/31/2010: Finished chemo 05/01/2010: Began tamoxifen, the worst drug ever 11/18/2010: Reconstruction completed 12/02/2010: Finished herceptin 05/21/2011: Liver Mets. Quit Tamoxifen 06/22/2011: Navelbine/Zometa/Herceptin 10/03/2011: Liver Resection, left lobe. Microwave ablation, right lobe - going for cure! 11/26/2011: C-Diff Superbug Infection, "worst case doctor had seen in 20 years" 03/28/2012: Progression in ablated section of the liver - no more cure. Started Abraxane, continue herceptin/zometa 10/10/2012: Progression continues, started Halaven, along with herceptin and zometa. 01/15/2013: Progression continues, started Gemzar and Perjeta, an unusual combo, continuing with herceptin and zometa 03/13/2013: Quit Gemzar, body just won't handle it. Staying on herceptin, zometa and perjeta. 04/03/2013: CT shows 50% regression in tumor, so am starting back on Gemzar with dose reduction, staying with perjeta/herceptin/zometa. Can't argue with success! 05/09/2013: Discussing SBRT with Radiology due to inability of bone marrow to recover from chemo. 06/07/2013: Fiducial placement for SBRT 07/03/2013: Chemo discontinued, on Perjeta, Herceptin and Zometa alone 07/25/2013: SBRT (gamma knife) begins 08/01/2013: SBRT completed 08/15/2013: STABLE! continuing with Perjeta, Herceptin, Zometa 06/18/2014: *** NED!!!!*** continuing with Perjeta, Herceptin, Zometa 01/29/2014: Still NED. continuing with Perjeta, Herceptin. Zometa lowered to every 3 months instead of monthly. 11/08/2015: Progression throughout abdomen and lungs. Started TDM-1, aka Kadcyla. Other meds discontinued. Remission was nice while it lasted. 5/27/18: Stable. Kadcyla put me right back in the barn. I have two teeny spots on my lungs that are metabolically inactive, and liver is clean. I’m beating this MFer. I was 51 when this started and had two kids, 22 and 12. Now I’m 60. My oldest got married and trying to start s family. My youngesg graduates from Caltech this June. My stepdaughter gave me grandkids. Life is fantastic.