gel polish essentials

The colour gets the compliments, the essentials get the credit. This is everything around the bottles: the miure lamp that cures a whole hand in 30 seconds, the tools that shape, smooth and clear before the first drop, and the removal routine that ends a manicure as cleanly as it started. None of it is glamorous. All of it is why the glamorous part works.

three doors

the lamp

Cordless, whole hand at once, thumb included, up to 15 manicures per charge.

the tools

File, buffer, pusher and their colleagues, every one double sided, built for the routine they serve.

the exit

Remover, wipes and clips for the soak-off exit, plus everything the peel-off method asks for, which is famously little.

gel polish essentials

buy once use every manicure

the detail, when you want it

the two exits

Removal follows the base, not the mood. The peel-off manicure is the closest thing to erasing your colour: a drop of cleaner, lift the edge, one clean peel, no soaking, no acetone. The soak-off manicure gets the patient treatment: file the shine and the colour off, down to your natural nail colour with the base left on, a wipe soaked in remover held by the clips, about ten minutes, then buff any residue away. Not sure which one you’re wearing? If it needs convincing, soak it.

every side has a job

The grit numbers on the files tell you how fine a surface is, higher is gentler, and every side of every tool is matched to a step: shaping, smoothing, or taking the shine off a soak-off manicure before removal. And if you’re ever unsure which side you’re holding: the logo is printed on the softer side, on purpose. The file works the edge, the buffer works the surface, one draws the outline, the other preps the canvas.

gel polish essentials

built for the routine, not the drawer

Nothing here is a gadget. Every essential maps to a step in the 01 to 04 routine or to the exit after it, and everything earns its place more than once: the clips are reusable, the files washable, the wipes work with cleaner and remover alike.

the working end of the routine

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nail file

€9.00
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remover

€11.00
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frequently asked questions

What accessories do I need for gel polish at home?

Three groups: a lamp to cure, tools to prep (file, buffer, cuticle pusher), and a removal kit for the soak-off exit (remover, lint-free wipes, clips). The prep trio does the daily work; wipes and clips clock in at removal. Starting from zero? The miure set bundles the choices for you.

Do I need special tools for gel polish?

A lamp, yes, gel polish doesn’t cure without one. For the rest: lint-free wipes instead of cotton pads (cotton leaves fibres in your finish), and tools you can wash and reuse. Beyond that, gel polish asks for routine, not equipment.

Does removing gel polish damage your nails?

No. Damage doesn’t come from gel polish, it comes from removal done wrong: picking, scraping, or pulling off a manicure that was meant to be soaked. Follow the method that matches your base and your nails come out the way they went in.

Can I just peel my gel polish off?

Only if the peel-off base is underneath. That one is designed to let go: a drop of cleaner, lift the edge, one clean peel. A soak-off manicure is not. Peeling that off takes layers of your nail with it, and that’s where damage comes from. When in doubt, soak.

What do the grit numbers on nail files mean?

The number says how fine the surface is: higher is gentler. That’s why every side has its own job, shaping, smoothing or taking the shine off a soak-off manicure before removal. And if you’re ever unsure which side you’re holding: the logo sits on the softer side. The rest each product page tells you.

What’s the difference between a nail file and a buffer?

The file works the edge: length and shape. The buffer works the surface: it smooths the nail plate so the base coat holds from day one. One draws the outline, the other preps the canvas, a full prep uses both.

How do I clean and reuse nail tools?

The files and buffers are washable: rinse, dry, back in the drawer. The pusher wipes clean after use, the clips reuse as they are. The lint-free wipes are the one deliberate exception, single use, because a clean finish needs a clean wipe.

Are the accessories built to last?

That’s the point of them. The clips are reusable, the files washable and made to last, every tool is double sided, and the lamp runs up to 15 manicures on one charge. The only things that run out are the things that should.

How many manicures does the lamp do on one charge?

Up to 15. It’s cordless, and it cures a whole hand at once, thumb included, so a full manicure is two cycles of 30 seconds per layer rather than a finger at a time.

Do I need both the cleaner and the remover?

They do different jobs at opposite ends of the manicure. The cleaner degreases the nail before you start, and it’s also what lifts a peel-off manicure at the end. The remover only comes out for the soak-off exit. If you wear the peel-off base, you may never open a bottle of remover at all.