Depend Gellack Starter Kit Review

I'm a bit of a DIY beauty fiend so was googling at home gel systems for a birthday gift to myself, and came across this through one of the daily deal type sites, picking up the starter kits and a couple of sets of colours for a bargain price. I LOVE it!

Once you've read the instructions and know the steps to follow it is the best, longest lasting, shiny, durable and strong manicure I've had! My nails are incredibly long now as the gel layer stops my usual breaking, and I don't need expensive (and potentially damaging) trips to a salon. The colour range isn't massive as others have mentioned, and they aren't always the same as pictured on the bottle, but there are great colours, and the transparency/opaqueness guide on the bottle is really handy so you know if a polish is full or light coverage. I'm on my third set and every time my mani has lasted 2+ weeks. The glitter polishes work nicely for a funky version of a French tip. It's a shame there is no white polish to do a true French tip though. Because the polish doesn't set at all until you set it under the light, it is really easy and fun to play with different designs and colours without mucking up the layer beneath. Don't like what you've tried? Just wipe it off!

My favourite part of the system is being able to get on with your day (or go to bed!) immediately after you've finished the mani - no more worrying about smudging or being rendered helpless until your nails are 100% dry and hard.

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