I did not buy it myself but since my sister in law was insisting we try it I thought oh what the heck,so the colour we tried was Fushia and it had the gel like texture so after applying it I thought oh great this is going to take forever to get dry,but to my surprise it wasn't even a full minute.it lasted about a week on my nails and I type at work and put a lot of strain on my hands and nails and work in water. I would definitely recoment this polish to anyone who wants the gel look without the price and being able to change the colour whenever you want and without the soaking