ohora Semi Cured Gel Nail Strips (N Afterglow) - Works with Any Nail Lamps, Salon-Quality, Long Lasting, Easy to Apply & Remove - Includes 2 Prep Pads, Nail File & Wooden Stick - Purple

DO NOT waste your money!! These are soo thick! I had them on a week and they started to chip and crack! They also started to peel at the bottom which meant when putting my hair up or washing my hair it was literally pulling my hair out because of the nails!! They’re so expensive for what they are, I have paid far less money for way better quality!! Also the pink nails are awful to fit because you have to basically cut your own nail shape if you want the sparkles at the tips as shown in the pictures. Considering I’ve had them on 3 weeks now, they destroyed my nails when peeling them off!! They are honestly terrible!! This is how I expect really cheap nails to be and these are the most expensive ones I’ve ever gotten!! Don’t buy!!

I've looked for years for something that would work as a nail stabilizer during the winter months, as my nails tend to crack and split. However, I can no longer afford to pay salon prices. After some research, I decided to give semicured gel nail wraps a try, and for my first try I went with the OG and best reviewed of the commercial home products. I have found my long-term solution for nail wraps. They went on fairly easily, despite me tending to be a polish person up until now. I followed the enclosed instructions, I used a full size UV gel lamp enclosure (rather than the small one they sell, I already had one for gel polish) and I doubled the cure time. They lasted 3 weeks, and didn't begin to chip until the very end, when I was overdue for changing out anyway. I did not use a gel cure top coat, which I would probably do next time, and I'm not a huge fan of the this brand's multicolor colorways. That said, they did save a couple nails that were split down to the quick, and let me grow them out to the point where I could safely trim them. Increasing the cure time meant the nails were rock hard from the get-go, and I was pleased with their endurance despite being pretty hard on my hands. I picked up a couple more sets on sale, and I'll keep using them. I'm also going to try some other brands, and see how they compared to the standard set by this brand. For the folks who are complaining about how they're not comparable to salon gel uv-cured nails? That's because you're comparing apples and oranges. They are not the same thing, and while they come out looking similarly, when you're paying for a higher end product in the salon you get more out of them. For a home product, this works great.

I’ve been using Ohora gel strips for about 2 months now. They’re so convenient. It’s cheaper to buy these than to get my nails done at a salon every two weeks. I will say, they last much longer when you don’t stick them so close to your cutical and when you apply a gel top coat. I’m constantly doing things with my hands (I type on a keyboard for a living, I’m a toddler mom as well) these things are great! I make sure to buff my natural nails really good and make sure they’re clean and dry befor applying the strips. I cure them before i cut them and then i apply a clear coat on top. I love how cleap they are that i Can change them within a week if i wanted to. Attached is a picture of mine a little over 2 weeks on and still going strong.

This was my first time trying UV gel strips before. I followed all of the instructions (cleaned and prepped my nails), pressed on the strips, and then applied Modelones Gel Top Coat. I used the Sunrich UV Gel Nail Lamp 120W LED Nail Light Fast Nail Dryer for 4 minutes (that's what I read you should do for 2 layers) and it lasted over 2 weeks. It never chipped at all and I'm pretty rough with my hands! At the end of 2 weeks the glue that holds the strip to the nail started to come off slowly on a few nails, so I just pulled them all off at that point. Only 2-3 of them required non-acetone remover to get off. This is a picture of them at the 2 week mark. Pros: So many beautiful patterns to pick from Easy and fun to apply Lasted 2+ weeks when applied with a top coat Cons: I'm fairly new with using this style of UV cured nails, but one down side to the company is that the gel is a bit thicker than another one I tried (Jellies) and so when I ran my fingers through my hair it would catch and get under the corners of the gel strips. The top coat helped a little with that, but the thinner Jellies caught a lot less.

Was really excited to try these for my daughter’s first birthday. They looked adorable and stayed on through the event. Unfortunately, two were missing by the next day. Great for short-term use, but not very durable which is opposite from the reviews I read