Just before Angie's post on finger nail polish style, I read an article that listed 'sheer' nail polish as a fall trend. I usually leave my finger nails natural because they chip so quickly, but the idea of a sheer nail intrigued me. I have been using a gel color and top coat on my toenails, and it does last longer than traditional polish. I decided to give the sheer nails a try in a gel color. I picked a light iridescent pink color, applied one light coat of that and a clear gel topcoat. Just tonight I removed the polish and re-painted them the same way. It was about a week and a half before I got any chips, and even when they did start to chip it was not very noticible because the color is so close to my nail bed color. I went more than two full weeks before taking the polish off, and it lasted through all of the cleaning and moving stuff with the fire. I'm sold on this sheer nail look in a gel formula. Manicure may not last forever, but this one lasts a good long time!