The Best Gel Nail Kits for At-Home Manicures

The name says it all: Red Carpet Manicure. This kit comes with everything you need for a celeb-worthy look, including an LED light, a nail primer, a base coat, nail polish, a top coat, cuticle oil, foils, wipes and nail polish remover. The light will cure your nails in under 45 seconds.

Here's another great option if you're new to at-home gel manicures. This Gelish starter kit includes a mini LED light, two red shades of gel polish and a range of tools to apply and remove them.

This all-inclusive gel nail kit includes an LED nail lamp and six gorgeous nail colors as well as anything else you could possibly need to get a salon-quality manicure -- top and base coats, cuticle oil, a nail file and buffer, two nail brushes, a cuticle fork and pusher, nail clippers and a nail separator. Hot tip from the manufacturer: Apply gel to the edge of each nail to seal the gel and avoid chipping.

We're blown away by how many pieces this kit includes -- you'll find all the usual suspects in a starter kit like a UV lamp and polishes, plus add-ons like nail decorations and toe separators.

if you’re all set on nail polish but need a new (or better) LED lamp, this dryer is a good pick. It works with all brands and types of gel polish, and it's spacious enough for people with bigger hands and/or longer fingers. This lamp is so good that you might see it in a professional salon.

This cute little kit is USB-powered, so you can plug it in pretty much anywhere -- even into your laptop. You’ll be doing your nails one at a time, and the polish cures in 30 seconds flat. This kit comes with a macaroon-inspired LED lamp that flips open for pedicures, red gel polish, a cuticle stick, a nail file and 10 polish remover wraps.

Never thought of yourself as a press-on nail kind of girl? Try this foolproof, peachy-colored set. All you have to do is swipe your nails with the alcohol pad, find your proper size of nail using the enclosed number key, peel off the clear backing and apply by pressing firmly on the nail.

If you’re used to getting dip manis, you can now do it at home in three steps! This set includes a bond, base coat, activator, top coat, brush saver and five pretty powder colors. This kind of manicure doesn’t involve gels or an LED lamp, but it is a cool kit that'll get you long-lasting nails.

Whether you’re trying to remove a salon manicure or one you’ve done yourself, resist the urge to pick at it and risk damaging your nails. This gel remover kit gets even the toughest job done -- just add acetone remover to the pot, let the low-temperature steam loosen the polish on your nails and then gently scrape off the rest with a file or cuticle stick.

What goes on must come off, and gel polish is notorious for being hard to remove. (It's why we love it in the first place.) This remover kit has everything you'll need to take off your gel polish in a five-step process: grind, wrap, clip, scratch and polish.