Gelish Dip Powder Manicure System

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Today, I have something totally new and I forced myself out of my comfort zone to try! I've been hearing about dip powders in the nail world for a while. As someone who changes her polish frequently, I wasn't really interested. But then I received this kit, and was still scared. But my cousin was telling me how she swears by these powders, and well, I had to sit down and give this a shot!

Morgan Taylor Gelish Dip System

Firstly, here's the entire kit and how it arrives. There's a plain color set and the French Kit. Below is the French Kit.  

Morgan Taylor Gelish Dip Manicure System

What's helpful is that the back says No Light Needed! I immediately put this kit to the side because I thought it needed to cure but nope! And it promises a 14 days wear. More on that in a bit!

Morgan Taylor Gelish Dip Manicure System

Here's everything included in the kit and I'll share individual pictures too!

Morgan Taylor Gelish Dip Manicure System

Mini Cleanse. This is the first step in the process. 

Morgan Taylor Gelish Dip Manicure System

French Dip Jar for smile lines. I didn't use this as neither of my testers wanted a French.

Morgan Taylor Gelish Dip Manicure System

There's a buffer, extra caps and brushes (more on that), no-lint wipes).

Morgan Taylor Gelish Dip Manicure System

So these are the clear polishes that each have their individual function. I couldn't figure out why there were extra brushes until I did the actual manicure. The powder can get into the brushes, and I'm sure over time, can clump. There's also a Brush Restorer on the far right.

Morgan Taylor Gelish Dip Manicure System

These are the colors that come with the French kit.

Morgan Taylor Gelish Dip Manicure System

I was also sent these additional colors and YAY. These are much more my style than the French.

Morgan Taylor Gelish Dip Manicure System

Thank you, Joanna for being my guinea pig! She was the one who told me she swears by dip manicures. The silver color is her dip manicure at 3 weeks. She was going in the next day to have them re-done and she let me test this out on her! We were unclear of how to remove it (because I apparently couldn't read the pamphlet all the way through!) so that took forever, so I did one nail! LOL.

But June Bride is gorgeous! It looks okay in the jar and WOW on the nail!

Morgan Taylor Gelish Dip Manicure System

Here are the instructions and they are crucial. Each clear coat has a specific job and it helps keep the manicure on for 3 weeks with no chips! I followed this to a T! Following this made the manicure a breeze.

Morgan Taylor Gelish Dip Manicure System

 Here's the very clear removal pamphlet. I simply didn't turn it around LOL. We skipped step 1 and it is crucial with removal!

Morgan Taylor Gelish Dip Manicure System

I did my mother's nails on November 1st. The entire process took about 35 minutes. Granted, I'm still new at this and needed to read through the steps so I didn't mess up the order of the polishes. It dried almost immediately! You'll see that some powder is on the cuticle and nail. Don't worry. All you have to do is wash your hands with WATER (not soap right away) and it comes off. My mom chose the gold color. I think it's Give Me Gold.

Morgan Taylor Gelish Dip Manicure System

Here is her manicure on November 16th. That's 16 days of  cleaning, removing Halloween decorations and putting them back into storage, hand-washing. My mom is AMAZED. She had one tiny chip on her right nail but she attributes that to her nail biting (stop it mom!). You can see some growth by the cuticle line, but it has been 16 days! She hasn't had any nail breaks, and she said she feels her nails are getting stronger. She doesn't want to do a normal manicure again! 

She finally took the manicure off on November 21, so that's 3 weeks! One nail on her right hand had chipped. She buffed first and did the foil method and it came off easily. So the 14 day wear? That was easily accomplished and she went over it!

Morgan Taylor Gelish Dip Manicure System

The system I received (the French manicure system) seems to retail anywhere from $90-$180, so it's all about where you shop. I'm seeing the powders range from $12-$40. I'm trying to get confirmation of the costs, because I want more dip powders!

I think this will be amazing for the next time I go on a two week vacation. The stuff holds on strong and I like that there's no dry time! There are some steps, but it's really just a bunch of clear coats in a certain order and some buffing. And I can do that! 

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