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Mylee polishes have been our go-to gel polishes for quite a while. In fact, when we find a colour we love, we’ve even brought it to our go-to nail tech to have it professionally applied. Luckily, there are plenty to choose from, including the nail-boosting builder gels. So, it felt rather seamless to start applying them ourselves at home as well, especially considering this kit has everything you need to get going. Inside, you’ll find four pretty pink polishes, a base and top coat, a prep and remover liquid, along with wipes, a nail file and, of course, the LED lamp.

The addition of four different colours really did impress, as there’s more than enough to get you going, and the price is incredibly reasonable as well. Plus, the kit is very straightforward to use, so you can’t go too far wrong. Although the lamp does seem a bit more professional than some of the other options, with three different settings that work a little faster than the other sets we tried – you will need to play around with the time settings, to see which works best for you. To be safe, we kept to 60 seconds to cure each layer, just in case. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it was also the longest-lasting result we had, stretching to nearly three weeks before we removed it with the included removal liquid.