The clear gel top coat gave my nails an amazing shine which was no surprise considering what we know of gel polish! I was able to get 3 days of wear out of the French tips, but had to reapply and cure the top coat on my right hand as there was some “tip liftage” and I didn’t want to worry about losing the whole piece. The French tips survived showering, a round of hand-washing my delicates as well as a hand massage at the spa so that’s pretty good in my books! I did end up losing two of the French tips on my right hand and the nail perfectionist in me couldn’t stand it, so I just removed everything. I removed the gel top coat by soaking a cotton ball with pure acetone and placing it on my nails. Once the gel was soft enough, I was actually able to peel it off fairly easily with NO DAMAGE to my nails! I buffed my nails a little bit to get off any extra top coat bits and I was ready for my next manicure!