I bought the Quo by Orly Gel polish kit at Shopper's Drug Mart. It came with a cute pink portable LED lamp, primer, base top coat, and 2 colors.

The big draw of gel nails is the staying power. Your nail polish can last for weeks at a time. I honestly wasn't expecting weeks from an at home kit, but I definitely expected more than 4 days. Which so far, after 6 attempts, has been my record. I've followed the directions completely, read up on tips and tricks, and still, I have at least one, usually more, nails starting to peel after a couple of days or so. Even the nails that aren't peeling off still look ragged on the edges. I noticed the last time, immediately after completing all of the steps, it almost looked like the polish shrunk after putting it under the light. Where I know I had just meticulously made sure that my nails were covered perfectly, the very edges were now not painted.

I've since bought another color, and it seems the staying power is about the same on all 3 colors. I am disappointed, but I'm not sure if it's the polish or the light that is the issue. I plan on buying a different brand of gel polish to try next time.

The consistency of the polish was nice though, which made it easy to apply. I find I need at least 2, if not 3 coats of just the color. I'm going to keep trying to see if I can get it to last longer. It's also still nice that your nails are dry and ready to go as soon as you're done and you don't have to worry about smudges.