Gel / Acrylic Nails in Dublin

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Rachob

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Hi,
I am wondering if anyone has a suggestion of the best place in Dublin to get gel or acrylic nails done? The price in most places in the city centre seems to be pretty similar, €65-€75, so I would like to know where I would get the best quality job done. I have not had this done before, so would also like to know if one is better than the other.
Thanks!
 
Where are you based? I use a place in Swords called Pure Escape to have my gel nails refilled, costs 50€, not sure what they charge for a new set they have a website you can check out, no affliation, just a happy customer!
Which is better depends on what you do with your hands, Acrilic are supposedly tougher, but gel are a bit more flexible (so I was told by my beautician) As I work in an office she reccomended gel to me,
 
Had the gel ones done before - took 6 months before my own nails recovered, they absolutely wreck your own nails.

If you havent had it done before ask someone who has them can you examine them - I was surprised by how thick the tips are, totally not like real nails at all, I really didnt like how fake looking they were. Also where they meet your cuticle - that looks desperate after a week or two and you get into a refill cycle (or like me, pick them off and have destroyed real nails for months).
 
truthseeker said:
Had the gel ones done before - took 6 months before my own nails recovered, they absolutely wreck your own nails.

If you havent had it done before ask someone who has them can you examine them - I was surprised by how thick the tips are, totally not like real nails at all, I really didnt like how fake looking they were. Also where they meet your cuticle - that looks desperate after a week or two and you get into a refill cycle (or like me, pick them off and have destroyed real nails for months).
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Agree with this. Very high maintenance, they need to be filled every couple of weeks, quite expensive and your own nails are very weak after them.
 
I have gel nails, and they are a lot easier to use than acrylic and I understand better for your nails. Still haven't quite mastered the taking euro out of trollies yet though.

I would recommend the Nail Zone in Clerys - 8173261 (ask for Joanne or Jenny if they are free) or Velvet on the quays - 8788940 (Edel is good).

I wonder if anyone knows of a place that does hair and nails at the same ime, would surely be a gold mine.
 
Lipstick69 said:
I have gel nails, and they are a lot easier to use than acrylic and I understand better for your nails. Still haven't quite mastered the taking euro out of trollies yet though.

I would recommend the Nail Zone in Clerys - 8173261 (ask for Joanne or Jenny if they are free) or Velvet on the quays - 8788940 (Edel is good).

I wonder if anyone knows of a place that does hair and nails at the same ime, would surely be a gold mine.
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My local hairdressers has a nail/beauty bit at the back of the hair salon, dont think they work on you at the same time as the hairdressers though.

I do have a friend who does nails privately so she would go to your home and do them - it costs about the same as going in somewhere to have them done, she has a lot of repeat custom, its convenient because she comes to your home at a time that suits you.
 
Hmm, ok thanks, I'll have to have a think about it so, my own nails are wrecked from work anyway, and it's very difficult to keep them long, so I want to get them done as a treat to myself over christmas. But I'm begining to doubt how much of a treat it will actually be now!!

Thanks for the suggestions / comments.
 
Rachob said:
Hmm, ok thanks, I'll have to have a think about it so, my own nails are wrecked from work anyway, and it's very difficult to keep them long, so I want to get them done as a treat to myself over christmas. But I'm begining to doubt how much of a treat it will actually be now!!

Thanks for the suggestions / comments.
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To be perfectly honest with you Ive preferred the results from using the cheaper stick on kits from chemists. They only last 3/4 days but they are easy to apply, look great and dont wreck your own nails.
 
hey i do Acrylic nails and if applied properly they do not damage your natural nail, i charge 45euro for a full set with white tips,and 35 for refills with white tips, i also do manicure and pedicure treatments from 30euro my mobile num is 085-1419893 my name is fiona
 
Gel Nails do dammage your own nails, i took mine off about 3 weeks ago after a year to give my nails a break while they're not in too bad a condition i'd say it'd take about a month to get back to normal if you look after them.

I have to say i've decided to get the gel nails back on for over the Christmas period, i think they do look great on and even though they are high maintenance they're very additive!I would often leave mine 4 weeks before getting refills,if you file them a bit yourself they last longer.Clery's are doing a full set of gel nails at the moment for €60...
 
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