Can you put regular nail polish over gel polish?

The only problem you may have is good coverage of the colour underneath, you will need a good quality regular polish. Finally as Jessica said, use acetone free polish remover to take the polish off, an acetone remover will lift your gel polish. read more

Here's what she said:"It doesn't always work, and you need a lot of patience to get it right. With a regular manicure, your drying time at the salon is about 20 minutes, but it actually takes 24 hours for the solvents in regular polish to fully dry. If the solvents aren't fully dry, then putting on a gel topcoat is going to seal in wet polish. read more

Only gel polish can be cured under a UV lamp. Regular polish dries on its own, while gel polish requires a lamp and won't cure unless it's sat under the lamp. Use a gel base coat, cure it, apply regular polish and wait for it to dry completely, then use a gel top coat and cure it. read more