This was my first try into using any sort of cuticle barrier product. I have painted my nails for years and it is a bit annoying to clean the skin when doing some of the elaborate art out there, so decided to take the plunge and try. With that in mind, I give this a solid 2 star rating.

First, as others have stated the smell is KILLER. It has an almost bad fish, moldy garbage, smell to it. Make sure to do this in a well ventilated area. The smell does seem to stop when the product dries, either that or my nose was dead to smell by then.....but we did notice the smell was on your skin after the product was taken off.

Second off, it does dry, but does take some time, so BE PATIENT. When fully dry it is a dull pink color, so it is easy to tell, making this a good starter product. Also it is easy to apply, the brush works perfect.

Now as far as peeling it off? Well, we had mixed results on this.....It would stick to spots on your skin, any hangnails left? Or little indents? Yah it would get stuck bad into those spots. Once you get a grip on a corner and pull, as long as you pull slow and smooth the product does come off in a single piece, which is nice. When it comes loose, it will quickly snap into a little ball, making clean up ok as long as you have a piece of paper or tissue to place it on. It is still sticky when it comes off for a short bit and can stick to your table or such if you don't watch it.

TL:DR: The product did work well to keep the polish off the skin, so overall it works as intended, just keep in mind there are some smell issues, and removal issues in some spots.

I have tried a different nail barrier called Simply Peel in the past and I decided to try this Pueen one.When I first used it, it seemed quite liquidy, but it was actually very easy to apply, better than simply peel in my opinion. It worked well too, about the same as simply peel. The reason this gets 4 stars, though, is because of the smell. It's TERRIBLE. All liquid latex has a fishy smell, but this is worse. I can ignore it, though, but if you're sensitive to smell I recommend spending a couple extra bucks and getting a different brand.

This product has been so useful to have when doing my ombre nails. no more messy cuticles!

I was looking for a good liquid latex for my nails. I'd considered buying Simply Peel but that price was a little too high. The Pueen option is about half the price.

I have used glue and another brand of liquid latex (not sp). The glue took forever and the other brand peeled off in tiny little pieces. My hopes for Pueen weren't very high.

To my utter delight, it worked flawlessly! The brush is long and a little stiff, which is what you want. It's also skinny enough that I can get real close to my nail. The latex itself goes on opaque and dries to a clear hot pink color. The bottle says it takes 2 minutes but I found it took less than that. You can see it dry as you apply.

Make sure you have a good grip on it when you peel it, or it'll snap back and mess up your nail. Also, keep your fingers separate, otherwise they'll stick together.

Now it does have a smell. It isn't great but it isn't unpleasant either. It doesn't smell like latex, which surprised me, but it smells like something. I can't place it. It isn't strong, just... there.

I'm trying every liquid latex barrier that I've heard of no matter the cost to compare. So far I've only used three different ones: Bliss Kiss Simply Peel ($12.47), Kiesque Liquid Palisade Thin Brush ($14.00), and now this Pueen Latex Tape ($8.99). So I will be comparing the Pueen to the other two.

My initial thought when I first used this was that it was very liquidy. But that didn't seem to make much a difference for application. It went on smoother than Simply Peel and covered more area than the Kiesque (although that's because I got the thin brush).

The smell was terrible. They all have a fishy smell, but if I were to rate the smells on a scale of 5, this one would get a 2. If you are really sensitive to smells, I would suggest going for the Kiesque. I don't notice much of a smell for that one.

For the most part, I liked Pueen's latex barrier. I would rate it 5 stars, but I noticed that when I peeled it off after doing my nail art, some of the stuff stayed in my cuticles and I had to practically dig the little bits of latex out. There's not much of a purpose to liquid latex if it doesn't peel all the way off.

For now I use the Kiesque for my cuticles and then put the Pueen around that to avoid that issue. I haven't had any issues with drying too fast like I did with Simply Peel. If you don't really feel like shelling out $14.00 for Kiesque, this is a good alternative.