shellac gel nail polish

I bought the Gelish kit when it was on major sale (somewhere). I also bought a collection of polish colors. If I knew THEN how long-lasting a gel manicure is, I would not have amassed such a huge collection of regular polish! The gel manicures ROCK!

When you first get this kit, don't be shocked at how tiny everything is. I was really ticked off at first (because I didn't read specifics when I bought it, thought I was getting full size products) but this is truly an intro-sized kit. Don't be alarmed though, as there is plenty of product in the kit to get you through MANY manicures!

*Hint: rather than spend your money on the 'nail surface cleaner', just go get yourself some rubbing alcohol. Fraction of the cost, same effect. Get some lint-free nail wipes too, if you use regular cotton balls I promise you that you will be SO VERY SORRY and cursing the inventor of cotton balls!

You might find the instructions overwhelming at first, I would recommend you... Read more

This is awesome...worth every penny. The pamphlet inside gives pretty clear instructions and there was an instructional dvd in the box as well. I didn't use the dvd since I had been researching it a lot online before I bought and I had seen some videos already. I got fantastic results using a 14 watt uv light I purchased on Amazon. I'm pretty good at diy beauty and enjoy it, I can see some people not taking their time or reading the instructions with this. For those who aren't into this type of thing or don't like to take their time, just pay the salon to do it for you. If you are into diy beauty, BUY IT!. One thing I wondered before buying was how many applications this mini kit would provide...the pamphlet inside says 15-20 applications which is an amazing savings (even with the purchase of a uv light) over the cost of a salon application. I have short small nails too so I'm guessing I will get closer to 20 applications out of it. Love, Love, Love it. I hope gelish comes out with... Read more

I am a novice to the gel nail polish thing, but I bought the OPI starter kit with the polishes and it was difficult to work with, the polishes will very gooey, the brush was extremely narrow and it was very time consuming to prep the natural nail. So I decided to try this kit, it was a fraction of what I paid for the OPI gel nail polish kit. My nails turned out great, not a lot of prep and the color looked amazing. I only bought the starter kit and one other polish to get started but I am back to buy more polishes.