Fuse Gelnamel Review

Hello Beauties!

Today I wanted to talk about the new Fuse Gelnamel. If you haven't heard about this yet it is basically an at home one coat gel nail kit. Awesome Right?!?!?
I was browsing through YouTube when I stumbled across Blair Fowler's February Favorites video. The first favorite was the Fuse Gelnamel Starter kit, and I must say I almost ran out and bought it right then, but a Wal-Mart run that late could end with me posting to "The People of Wal-Mart".  I LOVE gel nails and anyway to make it a faster process but a cheaper one, I am all in!
So as soon as the stores opened the next day, when creepy hours were over,  I nabbed a kit and a couple of colors. I used the starter kit that night and for the sake of covering all of the bases I have waited a week to write this review to see how this all promising kit/gel holds up.

Sonic Blue-M Starter Kit

What you get:

The kit includes:

• Super cute Fuse LED Lamp
• a bottle of Gel Cleanser
• Gelnamel nail color
• Lint-free Wipes
• Double-sided Nail Buffer
• A wooden Manicure Stick
• Instruction Sheet

What you do:

The process seems pretty simple:

• Do one nail at a time
• Push your cuticles back using the manicure stick. 
•  File your nail with the nail buffer. 
• Clean the nail using the cleaner and wipes provided. 
• Paint on a layer of chosen polish. 
• Place finger in LED light and push start button. 
• The light will run for 30 Seconds. 
• When curing is done just wipe nail again with cleanser and wipe. 
• Move on to next nail.  

The Results:

Na-No Way color, Sonic Blue-M Starter Kit, Intens-So-Fly color, Elec-Tric or Treat color

Cost:

I bought the Sonic Blue-M Starter Kit ($24.98), Na-No Way color ($7.98), Intens-So-Fly color ($7.98), Elec-Tric or Treat color ($7.98) from Wal-Mart. The total cost was $48.92 without tax. I normally spend between $50 to $60 getting a one time mani & pedi. So overall I am very happy with the cost of the product.

Overall:

I was on the fence in the beginning, I really thought this was too good to be true. An inexpensive, easy and fast way to get long lasting gel nails (psh! yeah right!?!). Guess what! I'm off the fence. 
For $25 (at Wal-Mart) I was able to get a kit that gave me a gel mani and pedi, that is half the cost at a nail salon.
I still had some doubts so I waited a week in order to really do my best to rough-up my nails.

Day one was spent at the barn riding, for me this is the ultimate test. If my nails could last through lips (and sometimes teeth) searching for treats, picking hooves and much more dirty talk...then the money is well spent. Most of the week was spent doing more normal daily tasks. Example: paperwork, dish washing, back scraching for very spoiled dogs and needy husband ( I love you honey!), frustrated tapping during chem study session, and nail biting while waiting for last test grade. To my skeptical surprise, the held up well. 
I'm not very good at painting my nails to begin with but at the end of the allotted time my nails were still good shape.  There are a few chips on the tip of a couple, but other than that for the price I am happy with the product.

 Pros:

•  Cost $25-$30 for kit
• Great shine
• Lasting (though if you try, you can chip them...go fig!)

Cons:

• Color choices
•  If your not careful, streaking can occur. 

• $8 polishes (i know that is about right, but I am still hopeful one day I can get cheaper quality polish)