read and follow the directions [SEP] apparently a lot of the people who give this stuff a bad review are just stupid and unable to follow simple directions i received the holographic powder this afternoon and just finished my nails about minutes ago this is not a nail dip powder like revel the tiny small jar will probably do at least nails based on the amount i just used for fingers steps you do your gel nails exactly like you always do them and after your topcoat is cured you take the eyeshadow applicator barely dip it into the powder and buff it over your nail like you are putting on eyeshadow but rub it in really well like blending you do not dip your finger into the powder you do not put it on your wet nail you put it on the dry topcoat and buff it in wipe off the excess with a dry brush or a cotton ball then do another topcoat and cure that the only reason i am not giving this stars is because i am not sure how it will wear i will update my review later please look at the online directions for this and don t be stupid i used several different colors of polish to test it out and it even works over just the clear i am going to try it with regular nail polish later and see how it works with that