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This stuff is a Godsend, I can't believe I've been doing my own nails without it. I have been doing my own nails with gel polish for about 6 years, and always run into the problem of the gel popping off within 2 days without any help from me. I thought maybe I was being unnecessarily rough on my hands, or my nail plates were oily (they didn't look like it), but I could never get polish to stay. I've tried just about every bonder I could get my hands on, tried different dehydration methods, tried different base coats - nothing worked! Well, I used this for the first time last Friday, and wow! My polish is still going strong 5 days later, it's unbelievable. I have never had gel polish last this long for me...ever! I don't know how this magic works, but it's fantastic. If you have any sort of issues with lifting or nails popping off, I highly recommend giving this a try. It did not come with instructions, so I'll share what I found. I buffed my nails lightly with a 180 grit nail file, and then scrubbed my nails first with acetone, and then used Gelish pH Bond. After that, I came in with the Young Nails Nail Protein Bond and a little goes a long way. It does not dry matte, it doesn't look like it dries at all and is slightly tacky. I went in over it, tacky and all, with a base coat, 2 coats of gel color and then a top coat. It's easy and only 1 extra step from normal nail prep for gel polish. Again, I urge you to try this if you have problems getting gel polish, gel enhancements or acrylics to stay on your nails.