I was really skeptical but with all good reviews and the comparable low price I thought I'd give it a whirl with the Shellac by Bluesky. I had been gel nails and wanted to get rid of long ago. By my natural nails gel nails have unfortunately become very soft and I was concerned that now breaks a nail after another. Also, I do not feel like me all two days to paint the nails again. So I came to the Shellac and I must say I am more than pleasantly surprised. I have the color started Wildfire and everything so applied as described. To consolidate I used my previous UV lamp and everything worked great. I have the Shellac now little more than a week on it and everything still looks like the beginning. No job is chipped and the luster is also as in the beginning. On a nail I have applied between base and top coat a gold normal nail polish, to try to see if I can take advantage of this. So far, this also holds great. I am also thrilled that the Shellac my nails makes them not cancel without gel strong enough. So strong buy recommendation!