[What's New] To Gel Or Not To Gel - Etude House Enamel ting Gel Nails Collection

Hi Huneybees,

Etude House has recently joined in the gel nails trend in K-beauty and launched a new affordable series of nail products - Enamel ting Gel Nails collection, allowing you to have your very own nail salon at home! 

Though it is available in the Etude House branches around Singapore, but I still prefer to have mine ordered and delivered right to my door step. All thanks to Qoo10, I've got my items shipped right from Korea and most of the time, even faster than the local stores can stock up!

The whole collection includes a Enamel ting LED gel lamp, Enamel ting Gel Nail Cleanser, and Enamel ting Gel Nail Remover together with 35 brilliant gel nail polishes, that allows you create all sorts of nail art and manicure.

The gel lamp is slightly cheaper than what you can find out in the market, portable and easy to use with 36 LED lights, letting you set your gel nails in 45 seconds flat. It has an internal timer that will auto turn off after 45 seconds, so that you know it is time to add another coat of colour.

I've gotten 2 colours - #5 Apple Bite (Red) and #17 Coating Jean (Blue) to try out the nail polishes. The colour payoff is amazing and it is very easy and smooth to apply. With just 1 application, you can get full shiny coloured nails. My nails are ready with 10 minutes with just 2 coats of the nail polish.

But, getting your gel nails done is not as straight forward as your usual nail polish of applying the colours coat after coat. You will also need the help of the Enamel ting Gel Nail Cleanser. Removing the gel nails is also not that fast too! Here's the steps to it...

But purchasing these gel nails materials were with an initial struggle. I was weighing the pros and cons, reading up more of gel nails manicure before deciding to get them. In fact, I still have my reservations doing gel nails again. Why? Here's my list of them...

The PROS

• Affordable and easy on the pockets
• Manicure that lasts 2-3 weeks
• Chip-free
• Fast Drying
• Easier to create nail designs without smudges

The CONS

• A health risk as you are constantly baking your nails under UV lamp - cancer, increased photo-aging, more wrinkles
• Hassle for gel nails removal 
• Filing down of the nails to break the top coat, might lead to over filing, thus making the nails thin and weak
• Soaking in the gel remover makes nails dry

Some tips when applying gel nails at home...

• Apply sunscreen on your hands before application
• Buff your nails to get a better surface for the gels to stick to, ensuring your gel nails last longer
• Be sure not to paint your cuticles and wipe off any that gets on your skin before curing
• Apply cuticle oil and hand lotion once you are done.

So, what do you think? 

Would you consider giving the Etude House Enamel ting Gel Nails collection a test drive?

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Charlene Choi 阿 Sa Graced The Opening Of i.t Labels Singapore at orchardgateway

Hi Huneybees,

OMG! I called 阿 Sa and she smiled right at me! *melts*

i.t Labels Singapore had a grand opening of its 3rd branch in Singapore last Friday at orchardgateway. It is the largest store by far spanning over 3 levels with 11 different streetwear brands - 5cm, AAPE by A Bathing Ape®, b + ab, :CHOCOOLATE, fingercroxx, izzue, Venilla suite, STYLENANDA, hyphen world gallery, Low Classic and earth music & ecology.

Of course, the jist of the opening party has got to be the special appearance of Hong Kong singer/actress Charlene Choi (蔡卓妍) or rather famely known as 阿 Sa from the duo group - TWINS. She has been my favourite ever since TWINS was first introduced, I love her sweet, effortless look and I bet you guys are like me, her songs are your theme songs during those KTV sessions!

The opening kickstarted with Helen Khoo, Executive Director at Wing Tai Retail Pte Ltd, Mr Sham Kar Wai, Founder and CEO of I.T Ltd and his wife, famous HK actress - Chingmy Yau (邱淑贞), joining Charlene Choi inside the store for a brief introduction, before they proceeded to photo op at the media board.

Lucky fans also got to go upclose and personal with their idol for a tote bag signing opportunity.

Other local celebrities that were spotted at the party were also Irene Ang, Rozz (the host for the night), MIcapella, DJ Sonya as well as the cast from Lion Man, the local production. I even got a picture with Chingmy Yau, which got hubby a little jealous. LOL!

Ok, back to the store. This 3 storey shopping experience will make you spoiled for choices with their wide selection of fashion styles for both the guys and ladies. Stylenanda was the highly sought after on that night, which you can find on Basement 1, together with AAPE by A Bathing Ape®, fingercroxx,  and Venilla suite.

My favourite space is still the AAPE by A Bathing Ape® section. I couldn't help sit in the middle section and hug on to the logo cushion!

Just look out for the KKXX symbols and you can easily find Stylenanda!

Under Vanilla Suite, you can find quite a bit of the in trend creepers, it's so difficult to decide!

On the ground floor, it is basically :CHOCOOLATE heaven. Their latest collaboration with the Mr. Men and Little Miss is already in sotres, greeting us with their bright sunshine-y smiles as we step into the store.

Going upstairs, to Level 2, you will be able to find brands like 5cm, izzue, b+ab, where the guys will also get their chance in shopping for themselves (whilst the ladies go crazy shopping~).

So, have fun shopping my Huneybees and a big congratulations to i.t on their new store!

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