ZOYA Women's Starter Manicure Kit, 0.5 fl. oz.

I love this line! I use their polish as well as nail strengthener and polish remover. It is a bit more expensive but worth it! Lasts about 10 days.

Love these colors

This is perfect when I want a change from wearing color. Easy for even a novice to use.

I really like Zoya Nail Polish. For years I wasn't able to wear any nail polish at all due to the chemicals in nail polish causing me to have skin break outs. Gel Manicures would not cause my skin to have the same reaction as 'regular' nail polish but it was really hard on my nails causing flaking, breakage, and it would not last longer than a week or so.Now I keep my nails shorter and do not like the look of polished nails. I feel like most polish makes nails look fake, and even with the use of gel polish I have ridges in my nails. About 14 years ago I got a very bad splinter under my thumb nail that was so deep it went to the base of my nail, and required the nail to be removed in order to remove the wood splinter. Since that event, I have had what I call a 'nail scar' which is actually a very deep noticeable nail ridge/scar in my nail from having that splinter removed. Even gel polish would not cover the ridge I have in my thumb nail.I decided to use this kit since I have had such great results with Zoya Nail Polish in the past, and was very happy with the results I got on the very first use. It dries more quickly than other Zoya polishes, and has made my nails very smooth. The ridge in my thumb nail while not completely covered is almost completely invisible; more so than it ever was with gel polish or other types of manicure kits.I expected liner strips with the kit similar to what is included with french manicure kits to aid in creating the natural white nail tip, but this was not included. Although I have found it difficult to create white tips without the use of guides the polish included with this kit made it relatively easy. One of the reasons I gave this nail kit 4 stars was because of the added time required to add the tips, but honestly for someone that is not a very good at applying polish this was still very easy.The other reason I did not give a full 5 stars was because the kit promises to remove nail ridges, this was not the case for me. My 'nail scar' although not completely covered was covered better than any other product I have used as I stated above. Women that have not had such bad trauma to their nails will probably have complete coverage of their nail ridges. Other than the one ridge in my thumb nail, the coverage is excellent, and I was very surprised with the natural look of my nails after using the kit.I also have a problem with the tips of my nails fraying, and this kit has made the fraying of my nail tips completely invisible and smooth. I have only used this kit one time, and I am truly impressed with the results. I will continue to use this naked manicure kit, and update my review with continued use. This manicure kit truly does make your nails look natural, healthy, and untouched. Perhaps after several uses the ridge in my thumb nail will be completely invisible. The price I received on Amazon Prime was also better than the price of the kit offered on the Zoya website.

I have never had nice nails; they are dry, chip easily and peel. It never bothered me much - I could still keep them fairly neat-looking - but I have a creative job where I have to present and point a lot. Once I joined a workplace where "done" nails on women was the standard, I started to get a little self-conscious about my hands. The first time I got a gel manicure on my natural nails (acrylics aren't for me) I immediately became addicted. For the first time I actually had a free-edge and my nails felt strong. Of course, underneath, they were still the same old weak, dry, peeling nails ... and the gels started to make then worse.I needed to take a break from gels so my manicurist pointed me towards some "organic" nail color she had, but I did not like any of the colors. I wanted something sheer that would not show as much as it inevitably chipped off. I purchased this set and brought it to my manicurist for professional application - results are in the photo. So far so good - it seems very durable even if my nails are still thin; it feels like there's nothing on my nails at all. I really don't know how well it will last, and I doubt I could apply it this well myself. (I'm really bad at applying any nail color). But the photo shows this product applied right after a dark gel manicure was soaked off, and I'm pretty happy with the results.Edited: After a week, the professional application sill looked good and for the most part, stayed intact. I did notice that some of the tips chipped a little, but without exception, this was only on the tips of nails that where peeling themselves. So I think it's safe to say that it stays on the surface of a healthy nail better than it stays on the surface of a peeled nail. It's also not difficult to touch up the tips with the white color. Hopefully with regular use my nail surface will be healthier and I'll notice less peeling in general.

All my life I have hated the look of nail polish…always wished my nails looked clean and natural.I always had very bad nails; thin, pealing and breaking very low…it was painful and ugly. I called them farmer nails.About 23 years ago I started at a job that required dressing well… My nasty nails put runners and holes in my expensive pantyhose.I started having my nails done with LCN by a lady in New Jersey. I loved it!With LCN nails I saved a fortune on pantyhose!Then I moved to Florida (no more pantyhose!) but loved the LCN nails and found a gal (an hour away) who did the LCN.I went to her for 14 years and she got worse and worse at doing the nails. She quit and I found another gal just 45 minutes away.She didn’t do the LCN very well : ( and she suggested changing to shellac nail paint……with acetone soaking – ugh – didn’t like that at all!! And it didn’t hold up well.SO having paid for visits to these nails salons at $40 + tip a visit and going every 2 weeks + holiday gifts it was costing me about $600 / year.If something is great and you like it – ok for the expense but I didn’t like it…soTHEN I decided to try doing my own nails and investigated many many products and decided to try Zoya.I spent $35 on 2 Zoya productsZOYA Remove Plus in Big Flipper Bottle, 8 Fluid OunceZOYA Women's Starter Manicure KitWOW! Am I happy : )It’s so easy to use and it looks SO natural. I get so many compliments and I’m very very happy happy.!My nails never looked this good with LCN or ShellacWHAT will I do with that $600 / year savings now? I’ll come up with something at 70+ years old…. : ) : )