02 May Review, Photos: Sephora By OPI GelShine LED Light Machine – How To Get Gel Polish Nails At Home
Our loyal BeautyStat writer Nicole Gordon Levine — with the best-looking nails, ever! — continues her review series of the Sephora brands showcasing some of their new products for the summer from the first-ever Sephora Summer Beauty Fair. Nicole attended the event to keep all of us beautynistas up-to-date with the latest and greatest products soon to hit the shelves! Read on to see what Nicole had to learn about some of the new products Sephora by OPI is launching:
Summer wouldn’t be complete without a trendy manicure! I was WOWED by Terri Silacci (creator of the famous snakeskin manicure and pedicure) and the Sephora by OPI GelShine, which is an at-home LED light machine that provides smooth and flawless gel manicures. It is a practical and useful system as the manicures last up to fourteen days.
With an array of top-selling Sephora by OPI nail colors to choose from in gel form, I was amazed. I had done a gel manicure only once and it left my nails rather dry after soaking in acetone for several minutes. I vowed not to do it again as BeautyStat readers know I normally ONLY wear nail polish strips, yet I let Terri do my index finger in a vibrant, bright red.
Nicole and Terri Silacci
After two thirty second increments of the LED machine and two coats later, I had wished I had done all of my fingers. My nail was super-shiny and felt so smooth. The Sephora by OPI GelShine Manicure System ($159.00) will include The LED Light, your choice of GelShine Color, GelShine Base Coat, GelShine Top Coat, GelShine Brush-On Cuticle Oil, GelShine Cuticle Stick, Nail Buffer, GelShine Nail Cleanser, GelShine Lint Free Cleansing Pads, 3 Sets of GelShine Removal Wraps and Sephora by OPI Colour and Gel Remover. There are eighteen shades available of the GelShine itself for $17.50 along with refills of each Sephora by OPI GelShine product that will be available for purchase separately. On the outer package is an instructional video via a QR code which I found very easy to understand. This new product will definitely be the envy of every nail-obsessed beautynista!
– Nicole Gordon Levine
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Beth
Posted at 15:41h, 19 MayDear nail professionals…please don’t be so scared and mean spirited. I think the home gel kit is nice, but no one can do our nails as well as our professional manicurists. Those of us that want our nails to look really nice will continue to go to our manicurist. I can never get my nails to look as nice as she does. Did you know that people who are open to change live longer? Yep, it’s true.
Simone
Posted at 02:00h, 27 JulyI agree, there are many of us who will continue to go to the salon to get our nails done. I like having my nails done in peace and quiet, unlike when I do them at home and one of my boys asks for ice cream as soon as the last coat is on.
Patrice
Posted at 17:42h, 02 SeptemberI agree with Beth totally. I love getting my nails done by my nail professional it’s relaxing and a escape but I can’t always get in so having the option of doing a gel manicure at home is awesome. I don’t know how many times I’ve had to cancel an appt because of work and have free time hours later but can’t get my nails done because they are already closed. Some women (me included) will always go to the spa to be pampered whether it’s for our nails, hair or facials. Doing gel mani/pedis at home is the same as using a at-home hair color or waxing at home it convenient but not the same experience.