I had a gel removal as well as a manicure and the technician ruined my nails in the process. Rather than letting my nails soak which would make removal easier, she filed the gel off which consequently broke one of my nails (which she laughed about and didn’t try anything to fix it) and has left the others very thin. My nails were finally in a good condition but have now been ruined. The manicure itself was ok, however it didn’t last longer than 1 1/2 weeks!