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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Dionne Brighton

What are polygel nails? A guide to the lengthening alternative to BIAB

Two hands on beige sheet wearing glittering gel nail polish

It would be hard to miss the uproar going on around gel nails right now, with horror stories of allergies all over our screens. (Don't worry, most people can still do at-home gel nails without risk). It has more and more of us searching for other types of manicures—which is why polygel, the stronger sister to the gel nail, is proving so searched for on Google right now. 

If, like me, you've been giving your nails a much-needed break while we get to the bottom of whether gel nails are actually bad for you (spoiler alert: they are most likely more than okay), then you might not know too much about polygel nails, so let me change that for you. 

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