One of the biggest financial threats for a girl living in China might be…addiction to gel manicure and pedicure. Although comparing with European prices, it is much cheaper here, still a bit of a drain for your budget. If you are like me, and love to have your nails and toenails done all year round, then the average cost would be around 1,000 RMB per about 2 or 3 months (depending how often you change it and how fancy style you choose). It maybe not be a huge expenditure, but it is your hard earned money and it is not a small amount either (you can buy for example a round plane ticket for this money!) Plus – most of the salons use UV lamps, which utilize hazardous rays. Although it would require multiple visits and several - minute exposure, there is still some risk of skin cancer and premature skin aging.
However, there is one company that seems to have come up with a wonderful solution and salvation for our wallets and health!
When I attended ‘ Popping at the Cut – Beach Market at IAPM (in Shanghai, of course) at the end of June, I got intrigued by one stand full of colorful devices, that at first glance looked like French people’s favorite dessert – macarons! Turned out that despite the perfect resemblance, the cute little things were one –finger LED lamps – part of the very AFFORDABLE, ALL –IN – ONE GEL MANICURE KIT! Their concept immediately appealed to me, I sat down with super nice girls working for the brand, to find out more!
Le Mini Macaron gel manicure kit was created for the modern GIRLS-ON-THE GO, that most of us are: active young women, who travel a lot and want to always look pretty! We don’t always have time to go to the nail salon and then spend there between 3 – 4 hours (speaking from my own experience). We also need to be smart about our finances, and those nail-salons visits are not necessarily budget friendly. And Le Mini Macaron creators cater to all of these needs!
#1 IT IS SUPER CHEAP – a whole kit costs merely 249 RMB and it contains:
The one-finger LED lamp, that looks like delicious French macaron (with a ‘lifespan’ of 5 years or more!)
A bottle of shiny gel polish ( that will last you for 30-40 applications; you can buy more colors separately for 90 RMB per bottle)
Power charger with USB adapter (so you can always connect it with your laptop and DIY your perfect manicure while surfing the net)
Mini Cuticle stick and mini nail file
10 soak-off remove pads ( of course you can buy more separately , 100 pcs for about 110 RMB)
Detailed instruction for application and removal
#2 IT IS EXTREMELY FAST!
You don’t need to apply any basecoat and top coat – just 2 layers of the gel polish and in 10 minutes you are good to go!
#3 IT IS VERY SAFE
The macaron shaped lamp is equipped with LED light and it takes only 30 seconds to cure each nail, which is much safer than UV light!
#4 IT IS SMALL AND PORTABLE!
You can bring it everywhere you go and it can be used for both nails and toenails thanks to the flexible design!
My only ‘but’ was that currently there are only 8 colors of gel polish, but the company is very young, so I am sure they will be providing us with more and more choices. And still, this is the only con, far outweighed by the multiple advantages!
They are great quality, cheap and make girls beautiful without wasting time – I am totally a fan!
For more information check out their website http://www.leminimacaron.com/
Where to buy? Either contact them directly via website, or via their Wechat Store http://weidian.com/s/326255436?wfr=c
On the website, the company ships globally to many key countries (United States, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom). And on the Wechat Store they ship throughout China!