AZUREBEAUTY Dip Nail Powder Starter Kit with Matte Coat, 8 Colors Hot Pink Blue Purple Glitter Spring Dipping Powder Liquid Set with Base/Top Coat Activator 10 Nail Sticks for French Manicure

I absolutely love this product. I can’t always have long nails with work. But having a beautiful manicure makes all the difference. It’s also incredibly easy to use.Fantastic product.

I’m in my mid thirties and have struggled with maintaining polished, professional looking nails for the last 10-15 years. I don’t have the time or the financial means to get regular manicures. I use my hands a lot, so even when I would splurge on one, they’d never last long. Regular polish would chip within a day and leave my hands looking unsightly. I tried at-home gel kits and even bought a mini UV lamp, but the lengthy process was often too time consuming. I’d always be in such a rush that my nails would come out looking horrible or the gel wouldn’t activate properly. A friend of mine mentioned dip powder and in researching it, I read that it’s more eco friendly, stronger, and longer lasting than gel, therefore better for anyone who uses their hands professionally. I thought I would have to go to a salon for dip, but then I saw this product. I have to say that I’m blown away by how easy, affordable, and effective this kit is! What a fantastic hassle-free solution for everyone who has limited time, a limited budget, and works with their hands daily. For the first time in forever, I feel like I have beautiful nails - and can proudly say that I did it myself! I will be telling everyone about how fantastic this is and and how effortless it is use.

This is a great starter kit for dip nails if you want to learn how to do them yourself! The dip colors are so pretty, the instructions are clear and the powders will last you a very long time! It comes with all of the tools that you need to do the dip nails OTHER than a light to cure the nails which is probably the most important part. That is my only reason for giving this kit a 4 star review.

The media could not be loaded. I just got my kit and used it for the first time. I can’t wait to see all the beautiful colors. It was kind of a guessing game because you get so many what to try first. I’m sure there is somewhere on their website you can look up what numbers go to each color. This is an amazing “trial set”. I could probably get 50 uses out of the dipping powders if I like all of them. The only I need to re-order are the basecoat activator and topcoat. I can probably only get three sets out of what they sent. But as I said, I just paid for the kit with one use!

Even after prepping the nail how it should be, the color breaks away from the nail bed starting at the outside edges within sometimes just a few days. I think the activator is not doing what it needs to or the base is not right. Often would crack on one or two nails so I'd have to start over in less than a week. (I wear gloves when doing dishes, don't bite my nails, and am careful.) Other than that, the color is beautiful, the finish is seamless, and it's very easy to apply. I have used the white for a subtle french manicure and loved it. Since it's sheer, it is very natural and subtle. The powder is very fine, does not ball up, and easy to apply without needing to file as long as you apply the base coats evenly. The brushes are ok. Would like them to be wider, but they apply decently if you have a steady hand.Removal... when mine cracked or broke I did end up peeling it off my nail. I know.. not the best thing to do. However, I don't file my nail bed and keep them natural. Just enough to prep for the base coat. Still, my nail wan't terribly damaged. A little scuffed up, but not awful. I would soak them in 100% acetone with a cotton round and wipe them as they soaked for 10 min. Easily came off. If you have a blow drier aimed at the side of your container as you soak it helps it go faster if it heats up.

I am a complete beginner first time ever trying this and I feel like anyone can do this. I strongly suggest very thin coat. Make sure you wipe off the brush that you're using and putting the base coat on and make sure that you use the brush to wipe off all excess powder in between each layer. Make sure your hands are dry and your nails have been properly prepped.. The prep should be the filing is done first cuticles everything taken care of make sure there's no oils on your nails so maybe take a little alcohol wipe and clean them off but make sure they thoroughly dried and you can do 2 to 3 coats depending on your preference but definitely do very thin cost and clean the base coat brush off between each layer.I have not tried the Matt topcoat yet but hope to shortly. The other topcoat worked really nice shiny held up well. I have them on about a week and so far as the polish stay beautifully..I tried the darker mauve and gray the very first time when I did it and I feel I did better with mauve then gray for some reason so I took the gray off and just used the mauve.When I took the grey off, I soaked the nail polish remover on a cotton ball and put clips on my nails until dissolved, but that's really not great for your nails so the next time I remove my nail polish what I'm going to do is heat water up in a bowl Then put the acetone nail polish remover in a Ziploc bag with a cotton put the bag in the heated water and soap for about 10 minutes and that will dissolve it much better and be better for my nails . I will be putting in coconut oil to help. Keep my nails nice but that isn't necessary..Having said that the polish did come off easier than gel polish for sure.The package I purchased was the one with gray a few pinks and light beige (my only regret was a part of the colors in this particular set of very similar so I wish I had bought with a bigger variety )but I plan on buying a bigger set with Blue green and a bigger variety. Anyone can do this if you take your time don't rush it do one day at a time and then move onto the next.My suggestion is I leave about a half hour to an hour set aside to do your nails and take your time on each now and I don't think you regret buying this and you won't record the time because the more time you take putting it on and doing it right the longer it will rest.Remembe...prep nails properly, thin coats, no more than three dips and you're good to go!