Beetles Builder Gel & Gel Base and Top Coat, 3Pcs 7.5ml Building Gel for Nails Set Shine Finish and Long Lasting, Soak Off LED Transparent Nail Strengthener Hard for Beginners DIY

This top is really great. I’ve recently been hearing a lot about contact dermatitis from TikTok and I noticed that this cure is pretty well. I have one of the cheaper lamps and I tend to cure it a couple times just to make sure it’s hard and I noticed that this shine that comes from this top is just very nice and pleasant and I’ve bought this twice now. Just make sure that it’s cured if you have to put your hand under the UV lamp a couple times just to make sure it’s gonna do it. Also, do not get it on your cuticle. These are ways you can get contact dermatitis. One of the biggest things that I love about this is that the shine stays. It doesn’t dull after awhile like some.

This is my new secret weapon to get my home manicures more durable and shiny. I’ve been using it since August and this polish is simply the best no-wipe top coat available! It works perfectly even over regular polish! It goes on beautifully and looks just as shiny when it’s dried as it does when it’s wet. Never any bubbles or lumps. The consistency is a bit thick so it takes some practice/effort to get thin coats applied but you can do it. Also, it’s very forgiving so you can do a little touch up in one area while it’s wet without ruining the nail. It has almost no odor. I’m using it with an inexpensive LED device but it still dries in 60-120 seconds. As long as you’re applying it to fully dried polish it will work over anything. I most frequently apply a quick dry base coat, then 2 coats of InstaDry color, then two thin coats of this top gel. It’s like the best quick non-gel mani, it will last for at least two weeks, and it is much easier to remove. In the photos I posted, I have done the routine I mentioned except I slept on my wet nails before doing the top coat and they had sheet marks all over them. Not to fear! A quick coat of this gel and 60 seconds later they now have a perfectly smooth finish. Mani totally rescued. This stuff is amazing!

This top coat is great. Goes on well, stays shiny, and has good durability. Happy with both the price and the quality of this brand for an at home option.

Great product. Make sure you have a curing light. Otherwise it’s greasy and slides off

Good compromise between a high shine, reasonably durable gel manicure and preserving nail health during removal. I used this with solid gel polish and a cat eye glitter topcoat. Product literature says this should result in a manicure that lasts about 7 days, then I should be able to peel it off without nail damage. Results haven't been quite thst good, but I'll take it, as the benefit of nail damage avoidance goes a long way. One nail popped off immediately the day after application. It came off in one piece. Since it was intact, I simply put it back on with brush-on nail glue. (We'll see if that makes it hard to remove when I want to.) Two days later, two additional nails became loose at the cuticle line, and one had a minor chip. I peeled them off myself and they stayed intact. They looked like super thin, delicate press-on nails. I was able to reshape/file off the chip with a fine grit emery board. Then I glued both back on with the nail glue. It's now been 3 total days since initial application. I'm satisfied enough to keep using the product.

I actually really like this strengthener ..the shine is gorgeous, and it makes my nails look healthy and finished even when I’m not wearing color. But heads up: the formula is thick. Not in a bad way, just in a do not touch anything for several minutes unless you want mystery dents in your manicure kind of way. Once it fully dries, it wears really well and definitely makes my nails feel stronger. Just be patient with the dry time and you’ll love the results.

This Gel Polish No Wipe Gel Top Coat delivers a smooth, high-shine finish without the need for a sticky residue wipe. It applies evenly, cures quickly under a UV/LED lamp, and creates a long-lasting, chip-resistant surface that keeps nails looking freshly done. The formula is easy to work with, and it pairs perfectly with any gel color, making at-home manicures effortless and professional-looking. A convenient, reliable top coat for stunning nails every time.

I, too, loved the convenience, price tag, variety, and at, first, I thought I loved the quality, of Beetles products. I had read the reviews, the Reddit threads, watched the TikToks. I’d heard the stories. I still didn’t think it would happen to me. I felt like somehow, those people must be doing it wrong. That was not going to be me. I am not a professional (if I was, I wouldn’t be here). I spent years sitting in the salon, and after a few bad experiences with acrylic sets, I decided I was going to learn to do my nails at home. I bought a gel extension kit, and got the hang of it. I loved it! I ordered many Beetles items over a few months, along with products from other brands on Amazon. The Beetles topcoat in particular impressed me at first. I thought the shine and durability were great. I’d educated myself, but again, not being a professional, I thought it seemed to help cure the other products and dry quickly—this was a wishful thinking delusion. My first sign that something was wrong came after several months. No product would stay on my nails—from any brand. This includes tips, nail glue, and gel builder. I thought it was because of something I had done, like maybe I should have waited longer when switching from acrylics. I stopped using the extensions, and switched to simply painting my nails, and that peeled off too. In the beginning, the fact that everything peeled off so easily (and almost immediately) was just annoying. I’d just do my nails again, which I loved, because I was having fun with nail art. I was doing my nails like at least once a week. But then, one time when I was painting my nails, I noticed them beginning to curl up and do very strange things before my eyes. Now I know, I was about to have my nails lift off from the nail beds. Luckily, I stopped there and didn’t have to go through the process of losing my nails. Literally. People lose their entire nails. I’ve read the horror stories and seen the horrible pictures. Then, I developed the rash from contact dermatitis. I had been super careful not to let product touch my skin, having read those horror stories. It didn’t matter. Itchy, burning little bumps covered my fingers, especially around my nails, and the next day, my fingertips were numb and had small bruises on them. The skin peeled off. It was honestly miserable, itchy, and super painful with no relief. Once it healed, I didn’t want to believe I’d become one of those people who developed a reaction to gel. But unfortunately, using these products, I did. Next I tried to use hema free, all hypoallergenic products, but still—if I use any gel whatsoever, I immediately begin to develop the rash. It spreads wherever you touch, because the allergy is to chemicals in the gel, so if you touch your face, for example, you can easily develop a rash there, too. Anyway, I wanted to believe that it wasn’t too good to be true, but it is. For years, having my nails done has been a crucial element of my style, and now here I am with busted nails. Step away from the Beetles before you have to learn the hard way, too.