Geek Beauty Lab Replenishing Nail & Cuticle Oil Acai Keratin Coconut Oil Shea Butter Vitamin E for Luxurious Nail Repair

I love this nail & cuticle kit! I work in a hospital and wash my hands over 50 times a day, so my cuticles take a beating. As a result I have tried a ton of different cuticle care items over the past decade, from cheap drugstore brands to very expensive luxury beauty items. The cuticle oil is hands down my favorite treatment I have ever tried. I put it on in the evenings before bedtime. I like to read in bed, so normally when I put cuticle oil on, I have to wait forever for it to dry or leave oily prints all over my kindle. This cuticle oil, however dries to a slightly tacky finish within a couple minutes and is fully dry in ~5 minutes. The next morning when I wake up, there is noticeable improvement in the softness of my cuticles, as well as healing of the fine cuts I get in my fingertips as well. The cuticle oil alone is worth the price for me, but I do enjoy the other two treatment pens as well, but only use those 1-2 times per week. The first pen is a mild exfoliant to buff the nail and remove excessive dry cuticle. The first use, I got quite a bit of dead cuticle removed (I had been bad and not done a self manicure in a few weeks). Since then, since I'm using it regularly it's much more of a maintenance step. The second pen is a keratin treatment for strengthening your nails. I think it's too early to know if this is helping to strengthen my nails, but it feels nice, is a medium weight that spreads easily with the brush and again dries quickly.Tips for use: The first use of the pens, you need to click several full rotations until product comes out. Once the product is at the top, it only takes 2-3 clicks for each to treat all 10 of my nails (and no, I don't have small hands). For the cuticle oil, make sure to mix thoroughly before using. I found shaking the bottle horizontally (on it's side) was the most effective way of mixing the two layers.I bought this the first time on a lightning deal, but would gladly pay full price given how much I love this! The only negative is that I agree with other reviewers, these items will run out at different rates. On the positive side though, that means I'll have a cuticle oil to leave at work for midday treatment (essential during winter in the hospital to avoid bloody cuticles)! I did reach out to the company about this issue, and they indicated that the items may be available individually in 2017 but were not yet available due to them being a young company.

I paint my nails 2-3 times a week, and I typically use acetone to remove my polishes which leaves my nails veryyy brittle and weak. I love that this set removes any dead skin and impurities meanwhile hydrating the nails!Step 1: This step reminds me of a sugar scrub for your nails. Be gentle though it can hurt if you rub too hard! I love that this scrub removes the dead cuticles from your nails without actually having to remove the cuticle entirely ( I do not like to remove my cuticles for health reasons). This provides a wonderful and safe alternative. Also, it smells like warm vanilla sugar :).Step 2: Step 2 is wonderful for hydrating the nail, meanwhile nourishing any breakage or dryness that you may have. Immediately after using it, you see a high shine!Step 3: The cuticle oil is so nourishing for you hands and nails! Your hands and nails are left baby soft and ready for polish application.I would recommend washing your hands after you use the kit though because it does tend to leave your fingers oily and that can prevent polish from sticking to your nail bed!Since I began using this for my weekly dry mani, my nails have been a lot more hydrated and less proned to breakage. Also, it has really helped to strip away the staining from my nails :)I will continue to use this products within the next few weeks to come and I will update if my opinions change in any way.** Although I did receive this product for free or at a discounted price, all of my reviews are 100% real, and unbiased. I rely heavily on the reviews of others in deciphering if a product will best suit my needs, and therefore I pride myself on reviewing all products fairly and impartially. If you have any questions about the product.And if this was helpful, please click the "helpful" button :)

First time user so far so good