I've been lied to repeatedly. Was thinking I was getting gel nails (as that is what they told me said it was far superior to acrylics ) but they always used powder marked with a handwritten label (Gel) They used a brush that they dipped in liquid then dipped the brush into the powder then coated the exposed nail and false tip. They stuff dried on its own not requiring any curing with UV light.
I became suspicious when I read that gel nails must be under a UV light to cure... acrylic does not so I finally researched it ... Gel nails are never in powder form! NEVER EVER there is no such thing... it does not exist.
The polish was gel and that was the real deal and it lasted BUT I was paying the price for a gel set which is significantly more expensive than acrylic. This place just lost my business unbelievable that every manicurist was selling acrylics as gels. Cheats and liars!!