I apologize if I'm just super late to the party on this one. It just seemed like a good thing to recommend, especially given the number of you that are recently engaged!

I recently tried Shellac by CND, and I love it. I normally get a mani, and within 3 days it looks like garbage. Where I work, combined with my lifestyle means that I am not able to be "careful" with my nails. Generally they chip right away, my nails break because they're brittle, etc. It has now been 2 weeks, and besides the "roots" of my nail growing, and one chip (I'm a clutz and smacked my hand off the door of the washing machine) they still look awesome. I liked that they were dry right away too, I went right to the gym after my mani.

The only downside is that it doesn't come off with normal nail polish remover, so you have to go back to the salon to get it taken off.
**I do not have any connections to CND or Shellac**