Review (4/5): Works very well!
I find soaking my nails with clips and cotton in acetone both tedious and laborious. It’s the only thing I absolutely detest about gel polish. This is the second steam gel remover machine that I have used. This one feels like it’s more substantial and well-built than the other one(steam off brand). Comes with 2 plastic acetone dishes and 4 additional finger hole sheets. I like that it has a click on/off button versus the push button which was the reason I returned the last one(Plus it only powered on 20% of the time).
I use my electric nail drill to take off the top coat and wear down the polish a bit. It gives the steam somewhere to penetrate. If you skip this step, it won't be effective. Also, make sure to use 100% acetone. With the right steps, it takes off my gel polish (even with glitter) in 10 minutes. Depending on the brand and how many layers of polish, it usually takes 10-15 minutes to get the polish to curl up and then with a steel tool, the polish easily pushes off.
The timer on this one seems to turn off after five minutes but I didn’t really mind that, you just click it off and turn it back on to continue. This one isn’t as comfortable to rest your fingers in as the other one, but as long as it gets the gel polish off easily I’m willing to deal with it. After 2+ months of use, I’m happy with this! So much easier, faster and kinder to your nails.