Are you thinking of upgrading your UV lamp to an LED Lamp? Nail Harmony offers many types of Gelish LED Lamps to suit the different needs of different users. Yes, these LED lamp can cure any brand of gel polish as long as it’s LED-cured (To know if a gel polish is LED-cured, contact the manufacturer or read the product description).
This guide covers 3 most popular Gelish LED Lamps, which are Gelish 18G, Gelish 5-45 and Gelish Pro 45 Mini.
Gelish 18G LED Lamp
Gelish 18G LED Professional High Performance Lamp has protective cover to protect the eyes, variable timer and compact design for working table. It cures 5 fingers and toes at once. So there’s no need to cure the thumbs separately.
Features:
- Cures all five fingers and toes
- Motion Activated – It will be on automatically when you slide your hands into the opening
- Preset Cure times button: 5, 20, 30 seconds with an LED Display Timer with Countdown
- (18) 2-watt LED lights [=36 watts]
- Patented eyeShield™ to limits light exposure
- Magnetic tray for effrotless, through sanitizing
- High Intensity Diamond Reflectors
- All unit light space is utilized
- Acetone Resistant
- Client comfort pad
- Never need to replace bulbs
- Gelish 18G lamp has consistent power and performance from the first second out of the box through to the 50,000th hour
- Adapter input is 110 to 240 volts. This is great for any customer around the world
- One-year US warranty
- Meets standard safety compliance world-wide
Curing Time with This Lamp
- Gelish Foundation Gel – 5 seconds
- Structure Gel – 30 seconds
- Top It Off – 30 seconds
- Gelish colors – 20-30 seconds
- Gelish Hard Gels Foundation Gel – 5 seconds
- Hard Gel Clear Gel – 20 seconds
- Hard Gel Builder Gels – 30 seconds
Power Requirements
Input 100V-240V AC, 50Hz-60Hz. Power consumption: 40W.
For international buyer: you need a plug converter. The lamp we have has a 2-thin-prongs plug for North American consumers.
Review
Gelish 18G lamp is the most expensive but also the most sophisticated among the three. This lamp is geared toward professionals. But of course a DIYer can use it as well. Check out Andrea’s review (from Chickettes.com) to read her experience with this lamp.
Gelish 5-45 LED Light
Gelish 5-45 is a high performance LED gel-curing light. It’s smaller and lighter than Gelish 18G, with dimension 7.5 x 7.25 inches. Even though, it’s smaller it cures all five fingers as well.
Features:
- Cures all five fingers and toes
- Pedicure friendly
- Only 1 preset, 45-second cure button
- 18 LED bulbs for cool, safe curing
- High Intensity Diamond Reflectors
- All unit light space is utilized, ergonomic design
- Never need to replace bulbs
- It comes with an adapter that has input source 110-240V
- Gelish 5-45 lamp has consistent power and performance from the first second out of the box through to the 50,000th hour
- 90-Day US warranty
Curing time with this lamp
- Gelish Base, Colors, and Top Coat: 45 sec.
Power Requirements
Input 100V-230V AC, 50Hz-60Hz. Power consumption: 18W.
For international buyer: you need a plug converter. The lamp we have has a 2-thin-prongs plug for North American consumers.
Review
Gelish 5-45 costs much less than 18G, making it more popular among home user. It still cures 5 fingers though it cures longer than 18G version. It has less features than 18G but works just the same.
Gelish Mini Pro 45 LED Light
The Gelish Pro 45 Mini LED Curing Light is especially designed to cure Gelish Soak-off Gel color and products for a beautiful manicure that lasts up to three weeks.
Features
- Compact ergonomic design
- Cures four fingers at a time
- Not pedicure friendly
- Three Two watt LED bulbs
- One Preset forty-five second button
- The Gelish Pro 45 Mini has consistent power and performance from the first second out of the box through to the 50,0000th hour.
Curing time with this lamp
- Gelish Base, Colors, and Top Coat: 45 sec.
Power Requirements
Input 100V-240V AC. 50Hz-60Hz. As you can see from the photo above, this lamp has 1 cable and 1 usb-to-wall adapter. International customer can use this lamp by using a plug converter.
Review
This lamp is usually packaged together in the Gelish Complete Starter Kit for beginners. This lamp is the smallest with just 6 inches wide only. Please beware of the size as some people may find it too small. Perfect for personal use.
A little Note
Nail Harmony just recently introduced a new Gelish Pro Starter Kit with 5-45 LED light instead of the Pro Mini 45. This is great for people who want a bigger lamp. If you want to know more, just read the kit information here.
I hope this guide will be helpful in guiding you to purchase your next LED Lamp. Have you used any of these lamp? Feel free to share your experience in the comment below.
