I had my first gel manicure a week ago, and so far I am not very impressed with how well it is holding up. Already one chip and maybe my nails just grow fast? Idk. My cousin had hers done at the same place by the same person a few days before I had mine; I will be seeing her at a family dinner tomorrow & I am curious how well hers have held up as opposed to mine. Anyway, here was what they looked like freshly manicured (holy crap, I have dry hands, b/c I wash them a billion times a day):