Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was uncertain about buying this - there were some negative comments made on other websites about the polish coming off, etc. Regular polish really has about a 15 minute life expectancy on my nails before it's nicked or scuffed. And in a day, regular polish is chipping off - I'm very hard on my nails. Finally, after 2 weeks of pondering, I took the chance. I followed the directions (almost) exactly. MY mistake is that I missed removing a bit of old regular polish on one nail along the side. The old color is a bit darker and now it shows through. That was totally my mistake. It's a step by step process. All the bottles are numbered 1-base, 2-polish and 3-top coat. Do one hand at a time. Remove old polish. Gently use file provided over nails. Use a cleaning wipe to remove any dust, etc. Shake all bottles well before you use them. Apply base coat and use lamp. Apply one THIN coat of polish and use lamp. Apply another THIN coat of polish and use lamp. Apply top coat and use lamp. Wipe top coat with cleaning wipe to remove any sticky residue. Do other hand. Ta Da! Words of caution - directions specifically state to make sure you don't have base, polish or top coat on your skin when you lamp them. I don't know why, but I did make sure. It also gives instruction about removal, which I haven't done yet. It's a wet cotton ball and soak process. I read on a website that if you lightly scuff the top coat with a file, it will allow the remover to penetrate easier. Seems logical. It's been 5 days now. Not a nick, scuff, scratch - and they are very, very shiny. I am very pleased. UPDATE: I lasted 7 days without a chip. On the 7th day, the polish started to lift slightly on one nail in the corner. I could have left it and it would have been fine, but I was anxious to try another color. Removal was done with cotton and foil (see youtube sally hansen video) and it was super easy. I'm on day 9 on my second application. One edge was a little worn, so I trimmed it back with a clipper - everything still looks good. I think these could go the whole 14 days.