Shellac Manicure

So I got a Shellac Manicure and I love the concept, but if it isn't done right, it's worse than a regular manicure.  Before you throw down your money to go get one of these, here are a few things to watch out for.  First of all, while they're painting the layers on make sure they paint them on thin and keep the overall thickness down.  The procedure is that they paint on a base coat, cure it, paint on the color, cure it, and then top coat and cure it.  Then they wipe it down with alcohol.  That's it!  It's super fast and is supposed to last for 2 weeks.  Before they even apply the base coat make sure that they go through all efforts to strip the moisture from your nail.  Any moisture will make the polish peel.  The layers should be painted on thin and if the polish is goopy looking when they go to paint your nail, stop them and pick out another color.  Shellac has a few nice colors, but they're all pretty basic.  You can paint on different effects too.  If the manicurist is skilled she can do nail art even with Shellac.  In January OPI is coming out with their version of Shellac and I'm really excited about that.  OPI is known for their huge range of colors with quirky names.  Expect the same thing with their gel polish!  My Shellac didn't even last a week and I just peeled it all off.  If you want to save your money just peel it off, it doesn't damage the nail.  Otherwise you can soak it off with acetone for a small fee or just go buy acetone and soak it off at home.  I think it's cleaner and easier to just peel it off.  Have any of you gotten Shellac?  What was your experience with it?