Zoya Sam Gel Manicure Sandwich

I recently purchased the gelshine At Home Gel Colour System which allows me to do gel manicures at home by myself.  I love getting gel manicures but not the price so I limit my cheap self to do them only if I find a great deal or if I am going on a long trip that deserves long wearing nail polish.  With regular nail polish, I chip the manicure typically in about a day or two because...well real life (washing dishes, zipping up jackets, cooking ect.)  So after much research, I purchased the At Home Gel kit from sephora since it was discontinued and on sale.  You can purchase the lamps for much cheaper but seeing as how I was starting out, I wanted the whole kit where I didn't have to buy any additional products.  Well I am in love!  My at home manicures now last at least a week - 2 weeks.  The thing that I didn't like was having to purchase an additional gel nail polish color since my regular ones aren't made for the lamps.

Well I read about making a gelly sandwich.  No, it's not what you think.  It's where you use your gel base and top coat to sandwich a regular nail polish color getting rid of the need to now buy compatible gel nail polish colors.  I tried out the first one with Zoyas Sam and slept with the regular nail polish overnight before I did the top coat.  I read several reviews that suggested this saying you need to make 100% sure your regular nail polish is dry before putting on the top coat.

& the results?  My gelly sandwich is a great success as Borat might say.  You have to read it in his voice for the full effect.  I washed dishes, lifted weights, transported a bunch of stuff and it seems to be wearing like a regular gel mani.  So I am pretty pumped at being able to use up my regular nail polishes rather than having to buy more nailpolish and letting the old ones sit there unused.  Especially because, I would probably end up buying the same colors I already have in gel form.

Zoya Sam gelly sandwich on day 2