In addition, Colorstay GEL ENVY offers a very bright finish without the need to apply UV light. You can eliminate it easily with the help of a remover. Apply the color and DIAMOND TOP COAT to fix the enamel and give it an incredible long-lasting shine.

ColorStay Gel Envy™ nail polish has a built-in base coat, so you can lose a step from your manicure. And our revamped ColorStay Gel Envy Diamond Top Coat™, designed to work with ColorStay Gel Envy™ nail polish, is our only top coat with DiamondFlex Technology™, making it our toughest, most chip-resistant top coat yet.

No, it's not meant for a UV Light. It works great, I have been buying it for years now.

I've applied a second coat for a brighter finish. The selling quality colour contains optical brighteners to provide a vibrant finish. And also features a base coat.

The UV or LED light is used to initiate a chemical reaction in the gel polish, which makes it hard and long-lasting. Without the proper curing process, gel nail polish will remain wet and sticky on the nails, which can easily smudge or peel.

Gel nail polish is designed to be cured under a UV light, which helps to harden and set the polish so it can last for several weeks without chipping or peeling. Without a UV light, it is not possible to properly cure gel nail polish and make it long-lasting.

DRY TIME: The first coat of the color dried in approx. 2 minutes. The second coat, which I found needed to be a thicker coat to attain opacity, dried in approx. 10 minutes.

Although the two gels are applied similarly - painted on and then cured beneath a UV or LED light - soft gel is more porous, so it can be removed with acetone. Hard gel, Onishi says, is more resilient to chemicals, so it needs to be filed down in order to be removed.

All gel polishes will be compatible with a UV lamp, as they emit a wider spectrum of wavelengths that can cure all types of gel polish. It will indicate on the bottle what type of lamp can be used with the product. Some gel polish brands recommend you use their specially developed lamp for their particular formulas.

A burning sensation comes from the photoinitiators in the gel reacting with the lamp to start the curing process. Not all people experience it, some are more sensitive, and not every gel burns this way.

DRY TIME: The first coat of the color dried in approx. 2 minutes. The second coat, which I found needed to be a thicker coat to attain opacity, dried in approx. 10 minutes.

All Nail Envy nail strengthener products can be used as a stand-alone treatment or as a base coat alternative underneath your favorite OPI Nail Lacquer. Followed by one coat every other day. After one week, use any OPI Polish Remover to remove all Nail Envy and Nail Lacquer, if present.