doing my own nails because I'm SICK of nail salons charging $100 for garbage

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The video taps into a common frustration with the cost and quality of professional nail services, offering a relatable DIY solution. The creator's honest portrayal of the challenges and the final satisfactory result makes the content engaging and shareable.

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The creator shares their experience doing their own nails at home after being frustrated with expensive and poor-quality salon services. They detail the process of removing old polish, shaping their nails, and applying a new red polish with a gel top coat, ultimately feeling satisfied with the result despite the time it took.

Structure

1Complaining about nail salon prices and quality
2Showing failed attempts at salon manicures
3Deciding to do own nails, initial attempt is difficult
4Removing old polish with acetone and filing
5Applying new polish and top coat
6Showing the final result and asking for opinions

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The video shows the creator using Essie nail polish (color 270) and Essie Gel Setter Top Coat.

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What’s funnier is I used to do my own nails all the time but after 3 years of doing to nail salons I’m done! They’re charging $100+ for gel and I always end up leaving with a mess on my hands- literally. #nails #essie #gel #rednails #nailinspo

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doing my own nails because I'm SICK of nail salons charging $100 for garbage *gel setter

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doing my own nails because I'm SICK of nail salons charging $100 for garbage Sick every time I leave the nail salon with nails looking like this like this and the worst of it this So I decided to do my own nails I thought how hard could it be This is our starting point and in fact, it was pretty hard I ended up putting acetone in a baggy with like these little cotton pads and then I put it in some warm water and just scratched off some of the nail polish This took a little bit longer than I anticipated but I ended up using and re-board to get the rest of the nail polish off I want to say this took a little over an hour You can see here I kind of broke one of my nails I ended up using five emery boards After about two hours, this is what my nails look like absolutely awful But I shaped them up a little bit and then ended up using this really pretty red color on my nails It's number 270 I don't know the name of it *gel setter* Then I used this Essie Gel Setter as well on top I think I did too many coats because I ended up doing three instead of two But I think it turned out pretty good Let me know what you think I don't know if I would keep doing this But I tried