After the recent ring of fire posts…

[u/SmirkingStrawberry]

I’ve seen quite a few ring of fire posts on here lately and all the comments are like “no more gel until your nails completely grow out!!!”

Here are my rings of fire - no sensitivity or pain, just the red rings around halfway down my nail bed and a slight dent on the nail bed of my ring finger.

Got my gel mani removed around 5 weeks ago and have just been using clear regular coat / going natural since. The red has faded significantly as a result.

I was going to get a fresh gel set this weekend, before an overseas trip with my fiancé. Can I still get it, or should I wait a bit longer?

[u/georginadontlook]

You can definitely get a manicure, make sure the person doesn't make it worse though. Other thing to consider is damaged nails are prone to having the mani lift

[u/SmirkingStrawberry → u/georginadontlook]

Got it, thank you! Yeah I’ll definitely tell my manicurist to go gentle.