One of the first things I wondered when I decided to get gel nails about a year ago was how my own nails would look afterwards. I couldn’t really find anything useful on internet, so I decided to write this blogpost now that I removed the gel from my nails.
I have been seeing the awesome manicurist Anita at Hajas Szalon in Pécs and she has done some great looks for my nails over the past year. You’ll see some of them if you scroll through my blog archive.
BEFORE:

AFTER:
And this is how it looks now, after months of gel nail covering:


I’m really happy with how it turned out. Anita spent over an hour filing down the gel and making sure she didn’t damage my own nails. They are not particularly brittle or thin, but in about the same condition as they were before I had them done. I’d even say they look nicer!
Gel nails does not necessarily damage your own nails! I will definitely put them back on after summer when I am done with hospital work.