GAOY Poly Gel, 60g Nail Extension Gel, Clear Builder Enhancement for Beginner & Professional Nail Art Salon DIY at Home

**Photos are of gel polish painted over the Gaoy nude polygel nail base. Therefore they do not show the color of the polygel, but they do show how well gel polish shows up on top of it. On the free edge of my thumb nails, you can see how the polygel shows up unpainted next to the polish.**I've tried a few different polygel brands and this is my favorite. It's easy to use and long-lasting. It's subject to the same failures as any brand if not used properly -- I've applied too thin and had breaks, and not prepped my nail well and had lifting. But if applied properly, it lasts forever. I know you're "supposed" to remove entirely and reapply after a certain number of fills, but I don't usually. I will file and fill over and over and over and this gel stays on until it grows off. I've literally gone 6+ months without a full removal, just doing fills.I also highly recommend this nude color as a base for gel painted manicures. It makes the polish show up very opaque and pigmented. Gel polishes can often be very transparent, which looks bad on natural nails or clear gel, but on this nude color, they look great and it requires fewer coats to achieve the desired look. Fewer coats obviously saves money on products, but also the fewer coats I do, the less opportunity to make mistakes, and thick nails can look really bad. You can get a similar benefit from white or black polygel, but they are less forgiving of mistakes -- if I don't get allll the way to the edge (easy to miss when painting with non-dominant hand), the exposed nude nail is a lot less noticeable than black or white. It sort of blends with the finger and you don't notice it.My favorite way to apply this is similar to how acrylic is done -- I put a blob on my prepped nail and shape it with a brush dipped in alcohol. I've tried slip solution but I think alcohol works better, and it's much cheaper. If I'm working from my natural nail, I use stick-on forms to shape the tips. But most of the time I am just filling so I don't need to create a tip. I've done acrylic before and never managed to get good at it -- it takes a lot of (expensive) practice and I couldn't do it. Polygel is wayyy more forgiving -- it stays soft until you cure it (unlike acrylic) and you don't have to mix up your own beads, trying to get the ratio of liquid and powder exactly right. I've also tried dual forms several times, and haven't been able to get good results. It may be the forms I used (only tried one brand), but since the free-shaping with a brush method works for me, I haven't felt the need to try other dual forms.Anyway, love this stuff -- it's my go-to now.

Very easy to use. I have used this as an extension in place of acrylic. It is very sturdy. I did my friends nails and they are still on no lifting and only one chipped after a month. I use this so it cures all the way through and I don't have to question if it is safe or wont cure all the way. Little to no smell, value for money is great. Just get the clear and use a nude to top it off!

This polygel was great! It was my first time using the brand Gaoy and the polygel was not runny, sticky, and did not have many air bubbles. With some polygels I’ve had issues with the polygel not curing all the way even after 60-90 seconds, with this brand I did not have that issue! The polygel was not hard to apply, very pretty color, and It’s already been two+ weeks and my nails haven’t chipped or lifted. There is a good amount of polygel for the price, I would most definitely recommend!

Easy application so far no complaints easy to work with like the quality and the quantity

Best polygel quality is awesome it’s not runny cures great it’s worth it application is easy I have bought pink nude and natural nude there perfec for all skin tones and the colors look better in person

I really wanted to like this product, unfortunately I don’t. First it comes out of the tube so fast without squeezing, then it is soooo sticky. I even used the solution to thin it out a bit and to smooth it. I love the color! If it wasn’t so sticky, I would consider on purchasing again.

Best clear poly gel I’ve found. The consistency isn’t sticky or stringy like a lot of others. It’s easy to work with. Great for an overlay or extensions with dual forms or tips. Definitely will be buying this again.

Wonderful product, looks beautiful, lightweight, cures beautifully even in the thicker areas, color perfect for nude base, my first time trying polygel and this has sold me, no sticky residue left over, opaqueness is good, hell of a good price for what you get.