Review on AZUREBEAUTY 31-In-1 Fall Winter Dip Powder Nail Starter Kit, Brown Nude Pink Grey Acrylic Dipping Powder 20 Light/Dark Trend Colors 2022 Upgraded Professional Set With Recycling Tray System & Liquid Top/Base Coat Activator For French Nail Art Manicure DIY Salon by Katie Morgan

I have nails that naturally bend, split, and break. I don't have the time for nail salons to get acrylic, and I dislike them besides. When I heard about dip nails, I thought I'd give it a go to see if it would help protect my nails.I ordered the Azure Beauty kit with 20 dark autumn colors (photo included of what I bought versus what I actually got) but what arrived was a box of frosty pinks, purples, and silvers. I looked all over the box to see what color set I had actually reveived and it's no wonder I didn't get the right colors! The package has no label indicating the color of its contents. I have NEVER bought any other cosmetics (eye color, lip color, foundation color, or nail color) that failed to reflect this information *on the box*.So do NOT trust them to get you the right colors. There's no way the order fulfillment people could even tell.All irritation about the colors aside, this was my first try with dip nails. If the manufacturer skimped on packaging details, they kept that trend going with a lack of meaningful instructions. Thank God for YouTube. Once I learned from YouTube how to use all these awful colors, it turns out that I was delighted at how awesome my nails actually looked afterwards! It was very easy to do, it dried super fast (so no need for lights or being helpless for 45 min while my nailpolish dried) and it did not stink. Sweet.I suck at regular nail polish, admittedly. But this stuff made me look like I knew what I was doing, even if my nails were shimmering an obnoxious glittery pink when what I wanted was dark color.The colors do deepen significantly when you add the activator and again when you gloss. So what you see in the jar is much lighter than what you'll see on your hands. I highly recommend watching a tutorial so you can avoid clumping around your cuticles.Also, the brush they included for dusting excess powder off your fingers after you dip disintegrated the first time I cleaned it. It had gotten globs of combined base+dip on the bristles and would not come off with just soap and water. This stuff HARDENS. As soon as I dipped the bristles in a tiny bit of acetone (the only thing that will remove this stuff aside from 180 nail files and Dremel type nail tools) then rinsed and dried them, they ALL came out at once. I have LOTS of makeup brushes that I clean regularly that have never fallen apart from being washed, even vigorously. I think the acetone was just too much for the adhesive, but since acetone is the only chemical that will break the stuff down, then finding a better way to make the brush or providing INSTRUCTIONS would sure help (if there was a better or recommended way, Azure Beauty sure as hell isn't telling anyone - what do I know? I'm new at this!)My nails have not chipped. Not after bathing, cleaning house, moving furniture, playing with my dogs, or even testing to see if I could chip them. So, they DO strengthen the nail quite a bit and the color stays put.Overall, this set made me decide that I really like dip nails. Just not Azure Beauty's.