Why we love it: If it's a nail polish for gel nails you're after, make a beeline for Mylee's gel remover which has been designed to soak off gel polish, acrylics, nail tips and glues. After travelling to the US whilst working as Fashion Editor at Tatler, Thea spotted a gap in the UK market for professional high quality manicures and a more fashion forward range of products for women with little time.

If you've been using an at-home gel nail kit of late and you're on the hunt for the best nail polish remover for gel nails, you'll want to check out our guide to how to remove gel nails. Transparency lies at the heart of our philosophy which is why we have partnered with tech-platform – Provenance – to cut through the industry ‘noise’ and equip you with key facts that matter.Turns out the secret to a long-lasting manicure is not just using a base coat, top coat and glass nail file to prevent breakage.

The process is a little different to that of removing bog-standard polish, but - spoiler - you will need an acetone nail polish remover like Mylee's Gel Remover. Yep: our Beauty Editor Lottie Winter found Essie's Good As Gone nail polish remover to enable her subsequent manicure to last a whole five (! Why we love it: Suuuuper gentle, Dior's nail polish remover banishes every last scrap of colour in an instant while remaining rich in treatment ingredients that are known to nourish, hydrate and strengthen. We love these pads by Elegant Touch that are infused with moisturisers and Vitamin E to leave your nails feeling nourished and clean.

Nails inc's top team of technicians regularly work with A-list celebrities and fashion designers including Victoria Beckham, Alexa Chung, Poppy Delevingne and backstage at the hottest events across the globe from high profile shows at London and New York Fashion Week to the MTV EMAs. If you use a glittery polish with a removal pot, it can tear up the sponge, that doesn’t happen at all with the Nails Inc Collagen Fuelled Nail Polish Remover Pot. Nails Inc has become an award winning nail brand famous for catwalk colour, fashion collaborations, innovative special effects and immaculate professional manicures. It's also very effective - you simply emerge your finger in the product-soaked sponge, then lift it back out to reveal a clean and colourless nail.