Makartt Rubber Base Gel for Nails: Soak Off UV LED Foundation Gel Winter Gel Polish Colors for Manicure Salon Home DIY Nail Art Designs(Merlot Magic)

Three words: love, love, love. I honestly didn't think this stuff would A. Look natural in Merlot with my sun-avoidance-olive Italian skin tone but it's PERFECT or B. That it would perform well.I used it under two different sets. The 1st was with GAOY soft gel tips but Makartt gel glue. Beautiful. It looked absolutely natural before I even put color polish on. The 2nd was with Makart soft gel pump tips and GAOY gel (I combo'd bcz I'm not super organized) but again, beautiful and natural.Secondly application was easy and smoothed out issued I had in my nail beds. Once the tips were on I couldn't tell there's any damage on any nail beds (due to injury & over-filing on a couple nails). Then when it was time to remove the the 1st set, it was relatively easy & kept my nail beds from further damage. I love the protection on my nail beds.I have really sensitive skin; no issues so far into my 2nd set. I put clear polygel mixed with glitter in the tips and on top of the nail beds, clear natural pink polygel so you can still see the Merlot base coat through it. It posted a pic. Ignore that my cuticles are dry; I need to moisturize.I love this stuff. Since I need top coat I just ordered a set with another color. I would love Merlot in a set with top coat. I still have other clear base coats that I'm using as slip solutions now. This color base coat changed the game!EDIT: SUN KISSED SAND VERSUS MERLOT:Positives of Sun Kissed Sand: it comes with a clear top coat. Merlot doesn't, so that's a point against Merlot.Positives of Merlot: it's a rosy, darker shade on the rose pink spectrum. Sand is like a pink sand.Negative of Sand: it took longer to cure than Merlot and I had to use two coats. It also doesn't look as natural with my skin tone, but I'm olive toned. I knew when ordering it might be a tough call; it's good as a base coat and base color, and smoothing coat. I forgot to take a picture this time.Edit: 2nd pic is a 3rd set I did using merlot under Makartt gel full cover ballerina med tips, and an AWSM French I'd just painted. It's my favorite set.Edit; I've ordered 3× now. I like it under tips to help protect nails on top of regular base but ALSO on Peel-It-Off-Base. It's very pretty underneath sheer white shimmer glitter polish. Basically I don't do a manicure without it anymore.

I didnt know this base coat came in a color, but it is really pertty and i love it giving this one all the stars i love Makarett

I totally loved this rubber based gel product. It sets well on the natural nail and it lasts for a good 2-3 weeks without chipping. The top coat dries nicely and fast. It leaves a super high shine and added protection to the nails, so they grow stronger and longer. Definitely a great buy!

The price is amazing and product itself is amazing. I was honestly shocked how good this base and top coat are because the current price almost seems too good to be true. The base really stays on and in return, my polish stays on. The top coat is smooth and stunning.The ONLY reason I am giving 4 stars is because the bottles seem to leak and not have a tight close.

This is the best rubber base gel that I’ve ever used. I’m very happy with it. It goes on smooth and cures nicely and doesn’t make my nails bubble up or look too “bulky”I have no issues whatsoever. I’m very happy with it. It’s what I needed to build the apex in my gel x nails. I usually put a regular gel color over it. But I’ve used it alone as well. The natural color is beautiful just by itself. But I’m done with other companies. This is the one I will buy for life now 👍 and I’ve tried a lot of them. None of them compare to this one.

Love the no wipe top coat! Cures fast and strong

I do like this product as far as easy to use and makes my nails very strong. There is absolutely NO color in the ballerina pink. I tried 4 coats and it still looked clear.

This stuff makes a hard coating over weak thin nails, like when you remove acrylic nails and you're left with tissue paper fingernails. You have to use a UV lamp to cure it, but you can get one for under ten bucks here. The color is a nice nude pinky beige.