Fast Facts. Price: $13.99 for six gel polish shades (prices may range per set by a few dollars) Best For: At-home nail polish users who want a long-lasting manicure Rating: 5/5 Pros: You can ...

By Amudalat Ajasa. The Washington Post . When people at home wanted a pop of color on their nails, the solution used to be simple: They would pull out a bin filled with nail polish and get to work.

The gel nail polish that provides salon-quality results is long-lasting, chip-resistant, easy to remove, and doesn’t require a UV light. Snag the gel nail kit while it’s on sale for $19 at Amazon ...

Shellac is thinner and softer than gel polish, but harder than traditional varnish. On the other hand, gel nails are made with—you guessed it—liquid gel. It's not exclusive to one polish ...

What Are Shellac Nails? You’d be forgiven for thinking Shellac is a nail polish brand, similar to OPI or The Gel Bottle. In actuality, it’s a type of nail polish created by the brand CND ...

When deciding on gel polish colors, clients can browse swatch books, which display the range of bottled shades from three gel brands. Each complete color set costs $3,314.

Wet gel polish, cured under UV or LED lights, is ready to be flaunted after just minutes, while normal nail polish can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour to air dry.