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12/15/12: I did my nails with this one week ago, and my nails are still in perfect condition. I used it on Sunday, but Monday morning the polish peeled off of 3 nails when I took a shower. I had put too much polish on them, and it did not stick well (obviously) plus the polish kind of looked "bubbled" under the polish. Part of the polish came off, and I peeled off the rest. I cleaned the nail with some polish remover (given with the kit), and redid them, being careful to put thin even coats on. It worked perfectly fine, and all 10 nails have held up well since. I am brutal on my stuff wash dishes, dig plants, use my nails to scratch up stuff, etc, and the polish has stayed on for a week now. I bought this at Rite Aid, and am happy to see it available on Amazon too :). Hopefully more colors will be available soon! This is very easy to use and like normal nail polish. Recommendations from my experience: shake the heck out of the polish bottles, do 4 finger nails and then the thumb nail separately, use thin (but sufficient) coats, follow all steps. You need to use the top coat for it to get hard. If they do bubble and peel like mine did, it is very easy to redo.
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I was uncertain about buying this there were some negative comments made on other websites about the polish coming off, etc. Regular polish really has about a 15 minute life expectancy on my nails before it's nicked or scuffed. And in a day, regular polish is chipping off I'm very hard on my nails.Finally, after 2 weeks of pondering, I took the chance. I followed the directions (almost) exactly. MY mistake is that I missed removing a bit of old regular polish on one nail along the side. The old color is a bit darker and now it shows through. That was totally my mistake.
It's a step by step process. All the bottles are numbered 1-base, 2-polish and 3-top coat. Do one hand at a time. Remove old polish. Gently use file provided over nails. Use a cleaning wipe to remove any dust, etc. Shake all bottles well before you use them. Apply base coat and use lamp. Apply one THIN coat of polish and use lamp. Apply another THIN coat of polish and use lamp. Apply top coat and use lamp. Wipe top coat with cleaning wipe to remove any sticky residue. Do other hand. Ta Da!
Words of caution directions specifically state to make sure you don't have base, polish or top coat on your skin when you lamp them. I don't know why, but I did make sure.
It also gives instruction about removal, which I haven't done yet. It's a wet cotton ball and soak process. I read on a website that if you lightly scuff the top coat with a file, it will allow the remover to penetrate easier. Seems logical.
It's been 5 days now. Not a nick, scuff, scratch and they are very, very shiny. I am very pleased.
UPDATE: I lasted 7 days without a chip. On the 7th day, the polish started to lift slightly on one nail in the corner. I could have left it and it would have been fine, but I was anxious to try another color. Removal was done with cotton and foil (see youtube sally hansen video) and it was super easy. I'm on day 9 on my second application. One edge was a little worn, so I trimmed it back with a clipper everything still looks good. I think these could go the whole 14 days.
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Just finished my nail with this starter kit about an hour ago, and this is my experience so far.I bought the "wine not" color kit and the color on my nail is about 95% close to the color on the box. I like the shiny clean look it gives me compared to the traditional nail polish. I also like the fact that it will save me money in the long run compared to going to the salon every 2 weeks.
But here are the reasons why I hesitate to give 5 stars. Since the kit itself says "Salon Gel Polish," I expect to have salon quality finish. But I don't. It doesn't look as good as to the nail salon I been going to. It looks less shiny after I finished my last step which is to clean it with the nail cleanser pad. Also, as I wiped my nails with the cleanser pad I saw some red color on the pad which tells me that the color was not locked properly. Not sure why this happened. I followed the instruction carefully and even put my nails under the LED lamp twice as long as it recommended.
Overall is worth the money if I have to compare it to going to the salon. Is worth the investment if you want your nails to look good for two weeks without the worry of chipping. However, it takes about an hour to get them done which in my opinion is very time consuming.
Anyway, this is my experience with this product shortly after I applied it. I will update my reviews within 2 weeks if I see any changes.
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This is my recent update about the product. Is the 10th day that I use this product on my finger and there is a big chip on my right thumb and a small chip on my right index finger. I can tell some of the gels are slightly peeling off at the corner of my other fingers. So compare to the gel manicure that I get in the salon, the Sally Hansen Gel kits does not last as long as the ones I get in the Salon. Still, I do get lots of compliment from my friends and hair stylist, therefore I am keeping my 4 stars for this product.
Here is a tip to safe some money from this product. Instead of buying the Nail Cleanser Pad refills (cost around $5.00 for 20pads) buy a bottle of the highest concentrate Isopropyl alcohol at your local pharmacy or retailers for about $1.70 a bottle and use it with a clean soft cotton cloth. This will replace the Nail Cleanser Pad and save you at least $20.00 or more in the long run. Also, in the nail salon I see them putting the alcohol in a spray bottle and spray them on the customers' finger and wipe them with soft cotton cloth.
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The final result is great, however the lamp doesn't last long. I used it twice and half the lights have gone out. For 60 dollars I would think it would last at least until the kit emptied. Now I have half the lights and am holding my hands under the remaining three for like 3 or 4 sets of 30 seconds.I wish Sally would explain that it is a one time use lamp. I figured you would be able to replace the lights.
