Depend Gellack Starter Kit Review

I was initially a bit sceptical that a home gel based polish would actually work, But to my surprise it does, and I no longer spend $40 every 10 days to have a lovely manicure, I do it at home, and save my money ( and my nails, as I find they file them down too much in the salons and they become very weak. Its easy to use, polish goes on smoothly, there are lots of lovely colours, and you are left with a professional looking job. It is a bit fiddly and takes a fair bit of time, but the pay of , all the saving of money that you can spend on cosmetics, makes it worth it! I hope they never withdraw this product I really love it and will continue to use it forever!

I've never been very good at doing my nails and this kit makes salon quality gel nail so easy even for a novice like myself. The instructions are simple, the colours are varied and very reasonably priced (I think around $12 a bottle). I have very weak nails but I find once I've done them with this kit, they grow way longer than they would with regular nail polish. They don't last as long on me as they would on others however as I use my hands a lot for my job (usually last at least 10 days chip free) but for friends of mine they can last 2-3 weeks. The only downside is that with prolonged use, they do make my nails quite weak. Because of this, I generally only use the kit for special occasions or if I'm going on holiday.

We are open for business! lol not really, I have only done nails on myself so far. For a while, mostly since I had the Superhero mystery shop, I've been quite obsessed with gel nails. I knew I could do better, so I did some research and got this for a wicked price of $50 (it pays to shop around, MightyApe will price match if you find the same price somewhere else cheaper!).

The kit comes with the lamp, a top and base gel polish, and some super handy 'before and after' cleanser, as well as a cuticle stick and a nail file. The lamp is LED apparently, which I've only just found out. I thought it was UV, but this new knowledge has opened my brain as to why my polish chips so easily. And now I feel stupid. And I'm off to cure my nails for an additional minute hahaha whoops. Anywhooo...

You plug the lamp into the wall, and away we go. As I only got this for the lamp, I've only used the polish once. It was alright, it did the trick. I've since bought other brands that I prefer, but in a pinch they worked so I can't really complain about them! The lamp has finger grooves, and a swivel head so if you're brave you can try doing your toes. I am not brave, so I won't be attempting that any time soon.

The cleansing gel is also a saving grace. The polish is quite sticky after it's been cured, so you use this on a cotton pad to wipe, not rub! The stickiness off the nails. Once you've run out, buy isopropyl or rubbing alcohol from the chemist. It works just as well and is also brilliant.

The polish cured by this lamp lasts me a week, but now that I've learned it's LED well, it'll probably last longer if I cure it for the right amount of time! But otherwise this is a really awesome kit, it's cheap enough and I am really glad I've invested in it. A few hours out of my day once every 2 weeks for a home manicure isn't bad at all.

This is a really good gel kit for doing your nails at home. Comes with a little light after you have done your nails a few times the whole kit has already paid for it self. I go mine from farmers some years back. You can slowly add different colours etc to the kit as mostly you want the light. It’s not a huge light rather small. Good home starter kit you will find after you have used it for a while you may like to look at bigger ones and better quality products. Not that there is anything wrong with these but there are better ones on the market. Good starter and great gift