Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This was my first ever polygel kit so I didn’t have any expectations or anything to compare it to but here are my pros and cons two uses and a few YouTube videos later. Pros: 1. The little UV light was a great addition to this kit. Though it may be too small to put my entire hand under, I’ve found that that I prefer curing my polygel nails one at a time so the size of this lamp was perfect. 2. The nail file is perfect. Absolutely no complaints there. I did get a tiny cut on the cuticle area of my pinky while filing but I’d say it’s my fault for using too much pressure so close to my cuticle. 3. The actual polygel came in very tiny tubes. While some may consider this a con, I didn’t know if I’d like working with polygels and didn’t want to invest in larger tubes. Now that I know what I like (which is not this brand—more on this in the cons), I know I can be happy with my purchase of larger tubes later. 4. The polygel moves like butter. This is both a pro and a con. Though “moveability” is not so great for dualforms due to oozing, I found the softer texture to be great for filling in my new growth and I imagine it would also be great if I used nail tips (and spread the polygel on top of it). 5. The quality of the brush and spatula is great. No feedback on this. 6. The foundation gel and top coat were also great. Not once did I feel like my nails were going to pop off and the top coat provided a brilliant and long lasting shine. 7. This kit came with both straight and curved dual forms. I really appreciated the variety. Cons: 1. The UV light does not come with an adapter to plug it into the wall for power. This isn’t that big a deal as my iPhone adapter worked just fine. I even plugged the USB for the UV/LED lamp directly into my laptop (that was plugged into power) and it worked fine. I think this is my preferred method as I can watch movies on my laptop while I do my nails. So I guess this con turned out to be a pro? 2. The polygel is so sticky and moves about too much. Applying the polygel into the dual forms was fine, aside from having to constantly dip my brush in alcohol because it would stick to my brush every now and then. The nightmare came when I was putting the polygel-filled dual forms onto my nails. Based on all the tutorials I watched on YouTube, I expected that it would ooze a little around the cuticle and on the underside of the nail but this was on a whole other level. Imagine a consistency just slightly thicker than Elmers School Glue. No matter how much I tried cleaning up the underside with the brush, the polygel kept flooding under my nails and it was truly a mess. I thought it was just me but after watching a few reviews on YouTube, I realized multiple people also have this issue. Therefore, on my next polygel purchase, I will be trying Makartt or Modelones as everyone says these are thicker in comparison. 3. Though the dual forms came in both curved and straight, the shape of them was just a little weird. I’m not sure if these dual forms are specific to this brand or if this is the typical shape. As much as I would match the dual form to the width of my nail bed, the tips of the nail always turned out thinner than the nail bed. I guess this is fine for people who prefer a more coffin shape nail but I like square so the tapering of the dual forms at the tips was annoying. I was always left having to add more polygel to the free edge of the nails to widen them a bit. This was a long review but here’s my bottom line. I probably won’t try dual forms again but if I do, it would have to be with a brand of polygel that is thicker than Beetles.