fuse Gelnamel by SensatioNail - Gone Fission Review

Hello!

Last week I purchased the fuse Gelnamel starter kit in Gone Fission. I was originally looking for the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel because I really liked it on Rachel's nails, but this caught my eye! First off, I LOVE gel polish! I don't even know how I had the patience to use regular nail polish before using gel polish. I always managed to smoosh and destroy hours of hard work, even with quick drying top coat. The fact that you are free to do whatever you want after curing the top coat with gel manicure was enough to have me running and never looking back! However, my nails are on the oily side, and gel polish rarely lasts a week in its finest form, and my habit of picking at them have left my nails brittle and peeling :( Anyways, so after reading that this fuse Gelnamel was the best of nail polish and gel polish, I thought I would give it a try and see if it was a little easier on my nails.

This is the packaging of the starter kit.

The kit comes with the fuse Gelnamel polish, an LED lamp and plug, cleanser, lint-free wipes, a nail file/buffer, and cuticle stick. 

The instructions made it very clear that it was important that we buff the entire nail. My guess is that, since there is no need for base coat, buffing the nail will make it easier for the polish to adhere, as well as to ensure the polish applied evenly.

After buffing and cleansing the nail, you are supposed to apply a very thin coat, and supposedly the polish is self-leveling! I was not able to confirm how this is so since my polish had lots of glitter and it was difficult to tell; however, I really do want to see how this works with a solid color in the future. Next step, place finger in lamp for 30 seconds. If you're satisfied with one coat, cleanse and move onto the next nail. I used three coats for my nails.

Here's a comparison from left to right: one coat, two coats, and three coats.

The polish actually immediately had a dull texture and wasn't the super shiny gel finish that I like, but the shine did intensify over time as stated in the instructions.

If you feel like your nail is burning under the lamp, it is because there was too much polish. I had one or two of these experiences as the Gelnamel polish is actually very thick. I'm not sure if this was because of all the glitter.

Here are my finished nails :) Overall, I thought the process was very fast and easy. It has been about 5 days since I applied these on my nails and so far I only had two nails that completely peeled off. I know this is probably not a good thing for most users, but I was satisfied because 1) the polish didn't chip on any of my nails, which I dislike more than bare nails, and 2) the polish was not as abrasive as other gel manis and my nail is smooth. I think the next time I try the polish, I'll be more careful to cap the tip of the nails and see if that helps with the peeling.

Also, I liked the versatility of the LED lamp and the way it swings around to accommodate toes!

Using the lamp for manis

Pull top off, turn the piece around and reattach the magnets.

Using the lamp for pedis