Gelish @ Milly's

Hey everyone!

So I have never got my nails done, let alone have gelish nails done. I've always painted them on my own at home and I had an obsession with buying so many nail polishes that I had an entire collection! I never thought I'd give gelish nails a go! They're known for being pricey and you've got to make another appointment just to get them removed, but really really long lasting.

However, since I will be heading to Chong Qing for the Fashion Asia Awards at the end of the month (I'm still mindblown by it), I thought I'd give myself the chance to get my nails done for the very first time!

My friend and I headed down to Milly's at Plaza Singapura, I must say I was pretty nervous because I didn't know what they needed to do and I was so alienated. The staff were pretty nice so I didn't feel too awkward! 

I was too busy to notice the camera.

So in case you're wondering, we had dragged a guys friend along with us because we had a meeting for our thesis film before that. Sorry for making you wait for ages, J! Haha you're a gem *ehemladiesehemheisehemsingleehem*. 

I had so much trouble deciding what to do.

There were SO MANY colours to choose from I was so overwhelmed. These were just a few out of many rings of colour samples it was crazy. I decided to opt for something a little more crazy since I was doing this for the first time. 

I also decided to give the Classic manicure a go instead of the express one.

 If I'm not wrong, the express manicures were supposed to cost about $20 and their classic manicures cost about $40-$50? Basically, what they do is clean your cuticles and shape your nails, which felt pretty nice, I was worried it was going to hurt or what not. I should start having more faith in people instead of being so skeptical all the time, right? HAHA

Getting the colours done!

I didn't want something too bright or boring so I got a pearly white polish that has tiny specs of blue iridescent shimmer on my 2nd, middle and little fingers and I also decided to get some iridescent paper shards (I don't know what these were called) on a nude base for my thumb and ring fingers, these were pretty pricey, costing $8 per finger. 

I was debating on getting them but ugh it was so pretty and I was already there and heck, it was supposed to last for a while so I thought, do it. 

Just do it. 

So I did it.

I watched as she snipped each individual piece! I kinda felt bad that she had to do all that work and I guess that's why it cost so much. The film/paper thingy couldn't have been cheap either. But oh goodness, I'm not even sure if I could bring myself to spend that amount of money on my nails ever again. 

 I felt so silly because the manicurist had to constantly remind me to pop my hand into the UV lamp and I kept getting fibres from the blanket I had on my lap onto the wet polish and she had to pick em out before she painted another layer. 

I'm not sure how many layers I did in total, but as you can see, the polish I chose wasn't too opaque, which I've come to terms with, I was a little miffed at first but she had already painted a fair few layers so it really isn't anyone's fault here. I think she did a pretty good job, don't you?

Not going to lie, I LOVE my nails.

I guess I'd wait for really big events to get my nails done, perhaps the next time would be my wedding. HAHA. I can't possibly spend $80 every month, especially when there isn't any occasion. Then again, I'd say this was a really fun experience and I'm glad I decided to get it done! 

I hope you enjoy my tiny little review, though I'm sure many people know what getting their nails done would feel like. I must say that gelish nails does feel kinda odd because it's 'soft' as compared to normal nail polish. Let's see how it all lasts! Till my next blogpost!

xx

Shayne