Had a salon gel manicure and while it was wonderful it was insanely expensive. For less them what the mani cost I got the gel kit from Orly with my new fave color “snow worries”. Also got the easy off gel nail removal kit. So simple to use and works perfectly. There are 20 small plastic bags with an absorbent foam in each that you add the gel remover to. Beats the heck out of trying this with tinfoil and cotton. The gel looks amazing with bottom coat, 2 color and top coat. Also cuticle oil to finish it with. Salon perfect first time! If your new at this like I am, the smoothness is all in the prep, like getting a car ready to paint. I roughed up my nails with the 180 grit file in the removal kit and 3 weeks later, no lifting or peeling. And here’s a BIG secret, Orly has the same color in a lacquer polish so you can paint over the growth and the mani lasts a week longer without seeing the growth!

This is a great kit if you’re new to using gel polish. The directions are clear and it’s super easy to use

My gel nail dryer didn't work and I've spoke to someone though chatting but not heard anything about replacing it with another one

Got it out of the box and it didn’t turn on. I drug out an old charger chord and that made it come alive. Once I did my base coat I thought it didn’t work. It was tacky after 5-6 cures. I went ahead and put the color on top, and same thing. Completely tacky. Then, in my frustration I used remover to get it off. The remover took the tackiness away and the top coat cured like a charm! I recommend this method. My nails look salon quality!

For its price point, this works okay. Expect to spend the amount of time you would at a salon. The lamp is small, and does it’s job if you do thin coats.