I'm loving DND and DC gel nail polishes. I was paying soo much money at the nail salon to get a pedi and mani with gel polish. I'm saving so much money doing it myself. I did mess up my nails doing them myself the first time. It's really important that you remove or push back your cuticles prior to using gel polish. If not, either you wont be able to get as close to the cuticle as you'd like or you'll paint over the cuticle a little, probably without noticing, and after the nails start to grow there will be a ledge from where the cuticle was painted over. It'll cause the polish to seperate and peel off. It happened to me. Dont cut corners. Remove/ push back the cuticles before using. This picture is 1 week after painting. I also used the DC base and top coats. I'll be buying more colors from this brand.