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I got one for my wedding! I wasn't a huge fan, to be honest. I expected it to last through my honeymoon and it did not. It started coming apart after a few days and then I couldn't stop from peeling it off because it was driving me crazy. But the peeling left my nails really thin underneath.

It did last a little bit longer than a regular manicure, but not enough to make it worth the annoyance. However, my mom has gotten them done and hers lasted much longer than mine.

ETA: the one thing i really liked was that my nail were completely set when I left. I took a while to do, but once done there was no issue with smudging or being worried about reaching into my purse to pay.

i had the opi gel done at ulta and loved it.... i wish my nails were able to grow longer bc they cant do tips with the gels

I did the Shellac manicure for my wedding and I loved it. It looked really nice for a long time but it can make your nails a bit weaker so I wouldn't recommend doing the Shellac every time you get a manicure!

I had shellac on my fingers and toes the day before my wedding and it started cracking (not chipping - cracking. The surface looked all cracked) on my fingers a few hours after it was done. My toes were fine. I called my manicurist and she said to come in on the morning of the wedding and she'd fix it. She took the old shellac off and the reapplied it. By the time I was walking down the aisle, it was cracking again. By the end of the evening, it had also begun to chip off the ends. My toes lasted for weeks!

My husband works for a chemical company that makes shellac products - primers and stuff (for decorating). He said that because it is hard and brittle, it is very tough on hard surfaces (like my toe nails!). However, if you paint it onto flexible surfaces, it will crack and chip off! Obviously my nails were too soft and flexible for the shellac to adhere to properly.

So.... if your nails are hard, go for it! It looked beautiful! But if they are softer (you can bend mine) steer clear! That's my advice!

I may have naturally weak nails already, but both times I've done it (about a year apart), I had to let my nail beds recover for months afterward. I didn't peel them off, I think it's just because they have to soak the nail bed in acetone for so long to get the polish off, and the acetone ruins my nail beds. The first time, they had me just put my nails in a bowl of acetone for 10 min. The second time, they did the cotton-ball-acetone-foil wrap method....but even so, my nail bed was pretty ruined.

The nail changed in texture and would peel/crack. hard to explain. Mine weren't quite this bad, but almost! http://naturalselectionblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_2167.jpg

I love them, but they don't love my nails. I had one in February and my nails are now just looking normal again...they peel a lot after the stuff comes off.

But that doesn't stop me, I have my own UV light!

I love shellac manicures! They last forever on my nails. Usually 2-3 weeks.

I really liked the look of shellac and they lasted forever on me, but I couldn't deal with the removal process. My nails are very strong and healthy and they were so dry and gross after the acetone process.

I liked shellac. It lasted forever, but I wouldn't want to get them all the time because you put your hands under UV to set the nails.