That $80 UV flashlight I bought to 'cure' nail polish was a total scam

I fell for one of those viral Facebook ads claiming a certain UV light could harden regular polish in 30 seconds. Paid $80 for it back in 2019, and all it did was bake my fingers while the polish stayed sticky for hours. Turns out the science is way more specific, you actually need a professional lamp with the right wavelength for gel polish or it does nothing. Anyone else get burned by one of those cheap cure gimmicks?

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gibson.seth6d agoMost Upvoted

Wait, didn't you read the fine print though? Most of those cheap lights work fine if you use the right base and top coat, I've got a buddy who swears by his $50 knockoff and his nails look better than the salon's job lol. Maybe you just got a dud or were using the wrong kind of polish?

richardk266d ago

Read a thing from a chemist on Reddit who said the wavelength has to match what's in the gel polish exactly, which those cheap bulbs never do.