There is a constant debate about nails! Especially artificial nails! Shellac, gelish, angelic, planet nails.....where on earth to start? Ive done alot of artificial nails in my life, and i must say none of them will ever come close to the results i have recieved with CND shellac! Pricey, yes. Worth it? Absolutely....and heres WHY! No filing, which means NO DAMAGE! It goes on like nail polish, except its cured under a 3 watt uv light! No lies, when you remove them ( which involved no soaking or filing, just a special nail wrap which takes 10 mins) your nails look even better and stronger than when you first got your shellac! It lasts for up to 14 dAys chip free guaranteed, and im on day 18 now and besides nail growth, ive had no chipping, and ive been horse riding and in the outdoors!! Do yourself a favour, ill never go back!!! One downside, nail technicians are extremely overpriced when it comes to shellac!!