Sooooo I’ve been on the fence about buying these for a while now. Like all my purchases I read the reviews and these had the best reviews. Long story short I am IN LOVE.The whole process was great from beginning to end. It came next day and I immediately put them on. I just couldn’t wait. They weren’t hard to apply at all. Now I will say I had already filed and trimmed my nails as well as cleaned up my cuticles days prior.So when I got them I just applied the dehydrator it came with and some primer I previously owned. The glue is a little runny if you apply too much (which I found out the hard way on two occasions) but over all I liked it. The lamp is quite strong. My fingers did get very hot as they were curing but I didn’t mind it as I felt that meant it was working. I also let them cure for two cycles. The booklet said it runs for 90 seconds so three minutes total. I don’t feel as though that’s necessary but I wanted to be sure they weren’t going anywhere haha.After application they felt as though if the artificial nail came off my entire nail was coming off too lol. They feel so sturdy! Like I got them done at the salon. I only tested the two colors that came with the set. They look ok but I will hold off judgement for now. I also filed them a bit since they give more of a bulky coffin and I like my coffin to be more on the narrow side (before and after pictures included). I also got a bit of glue on my cuticles and it was pretty easy to file away. Though I don’t recommend that because the file is VERY good and now my fingers hurt lol just a few though. Filing of course is completely optional! If you apply them correctly and like the shape it’s not needed. They also come pre-filed on the inside but I also filed that part too for extra security. Again completely optional.Overall it took me about an hour for application only. But I was also tending to my children at the same time. I feel very confident that they will last but it’s only day one so I will update in a week or whenever they start popping off. Whichever come first ! Hope this helps!

I honestly think that this kit is an absolute steal for the price. I did my nails twice and they lasted for over 2 weeks with no lifting.To achieve this level of durability you’ve got to prep your nails correctly. I buffed my nails with the included file (be careful with this file it’s possible to cut yourself with its strength), wiped off the dust with an alcohol wipe, and dehydrated the nails with the included bottle before putting on the nails. Highly recommend watching a tutorial on how to stick on the nails. The picture above is my first try with this kit and it was fairly easy. I painted on the details with my own polish though, not included in the kit. I will say the first time I used this kit it took me six hours to do my nails because I was figuring it out and taking breaks in between. I recommend taking an afternoon to yourself for the first time using this kit so you could really take your time to learn how to use it. It takes me around 2 hours to do them now with no breaks.It’s also really important to make sure you’re not allergic to any of the gel products in this kit, because I’ve read a few reviews where people put on a set without realizing they were allergic to it and ending up with contact dermatitis. Now I’m not professional, so don’t hold me accountable for any allergic reactions, but to test to see if I was allergic to any of the gel in this kit I just tried one of the polishs on one of my fingernails and waited a day for anything to happen.I ended up being fine and proceeding with the set. Make sure that when you use the gel things to not get it on your skin, that’s the thing that causes a lot of people to develop an allergy to the gel over time. Just clean up any spilled product with a q-tip.Overall this kit was pretty awesome and I’d recommend it to anyone who’s a beginner at doing their own gel x nails. I honestly don’t really like the colors in the kit lol, so I bought my own after getting used to the kit, the but pink is good for a French tip base. The white doesn’t really show up unless you do a bunch of coats. I will say, there is a bit of a smell that comes up after a while of working, but it doesn’t really bother me.When removing the gel, please file down the product before soaking your nails in acetone lol. I didn’t and I ended up ripping them off myself which made my nails really weak, my bad.Just make sure you know what you’re doing and you’ll be fine y’all

Great product! The directions are easy to understand, you get plenty of nails in this kit. It did take me a few tries to get the nails to stick because I thought it was like regular nail glue, but I got the hang of it. I recommend using a bigger UV light so you can do an entire hand instead of one finger at a time with the light they provide you with (the light that comes with it does work well thought). The bottles are smaller than a regular bottle of polish, but for the price I can't really complain. I will be ordering this brand again