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OPI GELement Starter Kit
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Summary
All-in-one essentials for gel manicures at home, the OPI GELement Starter Kit! Achieve salon-quality gel nails with ease using your favorite GELement nail polish.
Features
- Meet your at-home gel manicure command center. The GELement Essentials Kit isn't playing around—it's the full setup that transforms your kitchen table into a salon-worthy station, no appt necessary.
- Packed with all the must-haves for top notch results in your PJs. All you need to add are your favorite GELement nail shades (sold separately).
Includes
- Base Coat
- No-Wipe Top Coat
- LED Gel Lamp
- 100 Prep Pads
- 10 Cuticle Pushers
- 5 File/Buffers
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PREP
Pro Tip! Do not soak hands or wet them before or during your prep. Dry nails are crucial for proper adhesion.
- Shape nails using the Shape Up side of the file in your Gel Essentials Kit or a regular nail file.
- Gently push back cuticles from your nail plate using the wood cuticle pusher in your kit or any regular pusher.
- Lightly buff with the Shape Up side of your 240 grit file from your kit or any regular nail file to remove the shine from your nails. Think gentle exfoliation, not construction work!
- Wipe your nails with the Prep Pad from your kit or 99% Isopropyl Alcohol on a lint-free wipe--not cotton balls which can leave debris that'll mess with your gel finish. This removes debris and oil, and temporarily dehydrates your nails, creating the perfect foundation for strong adhesion.
Pro Tip! Do not apply any hand creams or oils until AFTER your top coat is cured.
APPLICATION
Pro Tip! Do one hand at a time and keep coats THIN. We're not frosting a cake. Most importantly, keep gel OFF skin.
- Set up your lamp. Using dry hands, plug the included USB cable into a standard USB wall charger and connect it to a wall outlet, or plug it into a laptop.
- Shake ALL your bottles really well for 30 seconds to blend the ingredients together.
- GELement Base Coat: Start by painting the free edge, then apply a THIN coat down the center, followed by each side. Make sure you avoid getting gel on your cuticles and skin by leaving a small space around the perimeter of the nail.
- Cure: Insert 4 fingers all the way into your lamp. Hit the button and wait 60 seconds for the light to turn off. Then your thumb gets its solo moment for another 60 seconds.
- Color: Start by painting the free edge, then apply a THIN coat down the center, followed by each side. Keep away from skin!
- Cure: Insert 4 fingers all the way into your lamp. Hit the button and wait 60 seconds for the light to turn off. Then your thumb gets its solo moment for another 60 seconds.
- Repeat steps 5-6 for a second coat.
- GELement No-Wipe Top Coat: Start by painting the free edge, then apply a THIN coat down the center, followed by each side. Keep away from skin!
- Cure: Insert 4 fingers all the way into your lamp. Hit the button and wait 60 seconds for the light to turn off. Then your thumb gets its solo moment for another 60 seconds.
- Show those nails some love with Glow Up Nail & Cuticle Oil! Just a drop at each cuticle line will help moisturize your skin. For full tutorials and tips and tricks on how to prep, apply, and remove your gel, head to YouTube to watch GELiversity.
Precautions: Flammable
( Base Coat INCI:) Di-HEMA Trimethylhexyl Dicarbamate, Ethyl Acetate, Alcohol Denat., Butyl Acetate, Heptane, HEMA, Hydroxypropyl Methacrylate, Nitrocellulose, Tosylamide/Epoxy Resin, Acrylic Acid, Trimethylbenzoyl Diphenylphosphine Oxide, Isopropyl Alcohol, Trimethyl Pentanyl Diisobutyrate, Polyvinyl Butyral, Isobornyl Methacrylate, BHT, Camphor, Calcium Pantothenate, Panthenol, Tocopherol Acetate, Benzophenone-1, Hydroquinone, p-Hydroxyanisole, Bis-Trimethylbenzoyl Phenylphosphine Oxide, [May Contain/Peut Contenir/+/-: Violet 2 (CI 60725)] (Top Coat INCI:)Bis-HEMA Poly(1,4-Butanediol)-9/IPDI Copolymer, Bis-HEA Poly(1,4-Butanediol)-22/IPDI Copolymer, PEG-9 Trimethylolpropane Triacrylate, Pentaerythrityl Tetramercaptopropionate, Diethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate, Ethyl Trimethylbenzoyl Phenylphosphinate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, PEG/PPG-27/27 Dimethicone, BHT, Bis(t-Butyl Benzoxazolyl) Thiophene, p-Hydroxyanisole, Hydroquinone.
Shipping Restrictions : This item cannot be shipped via air.
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Most Helpful Positive Review
Works as expected, maybe even a little better
Note, this product was gifted to me, but it's a honest review. This is a really nice, high quality gel manicure DIY set. The finished manicure is the same, or better than, salon quality. What I liked better about it is that I could apply it extremely thin. Sometimes when I get gel, it looks like a t...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Lamp does NOT work
I was so excited to do my nails with this kit. I normally use my Beetles polish and off brand lamp so i boyght this thinking i was going to upgrade my nail game. The top coat and base coat are amazing 10/10 The lamp itself is super small - only fit 4 fingers and not my thumb. Theres only lights on ...
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I'm liking this a lot!!!
Tried this for 1st time with "Made Ya Blush" for my trip to Italy. I usually use regular nail polish but knew with all the activity that my nail polish would chip. Also, I had wanted gel nails but I'm too lazy to go to salon appts. I want my own schedule.


Great Kit!
Used this kit for the first time one week ago, easy to use - follow directions or watch the tutorials if you've never done your own gel nails before. The bottle sizes in the kit are generous and it gives plenty of prep tools. I previously used the Gelish system and this OPI set is much better. No peeling or lifting at the cuticles! Picture is after one week of wear, color is Special O- Cajun. Only wish is that OPI would make some of their classic colors in this line. If you think the gel is "sticky"…that is by design, it won't be after the top coat is cured. Just wash your hands when finished! This system will pay for itself after just a couple of uses.
Watch the Videos Tutorials
I don't want to keep paying $$$ for Russian nails and spending 2.5 hours for the whole process. I've used Gelement before. The key part of success is to watch the video tutorials and take your time. The first time I did it, it did not look like a $100 nail job, but it was fine. I'm ordering additional nail brushes to really thin out the product like the salon tech does. I think many people who complain are using the product like nail polish and they likely never watched the tutorials. This product can work well but this is not the same as painting your nails and has to be treated at such.
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I actually really love this GEL kit. I have had some issues with contact dermatitis in the past with other gel solutions, and this was extremely mild comparatively. The light was extremely easy to use, and the kit came with everything needed to prep nail beds for use. I was a little concerned when the base layer didn't immediately dry down after curing, but once the top coat went on, everything was cured down and didn't budge. It stayed for two weeks, and looked excellent.
Horrible
If I could give it negative stars,I would. The stench.. the rubbery goo..destroys your b ails when removing. Go get your nails done. If you really need to, because this thing is horrifying.