The technician definitely seemed to know what he was doing so maybe it was my mistake, but I was disappointed that my SNS nails are still see through. I chose a lighter colour, but you can very easily see through to the whites / contrast of my natural nail underneath. The colour is also not quite the same as the sample. Perhaps most importantly, I would rather he had not used his thumb nail to push back my cuticles, which struck me as unhygienic.
Gel Manicure has started to lift away at the sides on a few nails, and chip at the ends in less than a week which is really disappointing. Pedicure is much better though.