Gelcare is a DIY gel polish and tool brand, offering everything you need to achieve the perfect gel manicure at home. Our mission is to provide fashion-forward beauty lovers with a new way to do their nails. On our channel, we will be sharing educational videos on everything gel nails. Stay tuned and let us guide you through your journey of becoming your own nail artist!
Our Products Gelcare merges our love of colour trends with our expertise in nail care to bring you a modern and edited colour range of gel polishes. In a market with overwhelming choice, we narrowed it down to bring you the best of the best in each shade. Every few months we launch select new colours & nail art kits - follow us on social media for what’s up next!
Gelcare colours are proudly made in Canada and free of 9 harmful chemical ingredients commonly used to make products in the nail industry.
To get started on your at-home gel manicure adventure, our Gelcare Starter Kit includes everything you need.
It’s not mandatory but as we swear by a fast and easy removal, we suggest you use the Heating Mittens as it’ll also help to preserve the integrity of your natural nails ☻
Yes! The Gelcare Cleanser isn’t available yet so we recommend using the Gelcare Touch Up Pads with alcohol meanwhile as an alternative. It’s important to wipe the nails after curing the top coat to remove uncured particles of gels that could slide down with cuticle oil near your skin and could result in unwanted skin reactions. It’s also important to wipe before applying base coat to make sure no oil is left on the nail bed causing the base coat to lift. Read our additional resources on our website in order to learn more on safe ways to use gel at home ☻
@@GELCARE thank you so much, I love your gels! I love that you put quality first and use safe ingredients in your gels than traditional ones! I just used the rose water one, it's gorgeous <3
I’m so keen to give this a go. How long would a manicure last if looked after properly? How long would you estimate to complete the whole process start to finish for a beginner? And is it possible to do toes using the same process ❤
If done properly, and with practice, your manicure should last 2-3 weeks. We don’t recommend keeping it longer. For a beginner, it could take several hours but eventually, 2 hours for removal, nail preparation and gel application should be enough. You can surely use the same process for toes and also use the Gelcare Pedicure Kit ☻
Hi please can I get advice? I bought the full gelcare starter kit following the instructions step by step - however for the past 6 times my gel nails have peeled off after one day… I tried curing longer for each step and same results. Just a bit disappointed but unsure if it’s something I’m doing incorrectly or if anyone is experiencing the same?
I want to apply sunscreen to my hands to protect my skin from the UV lamp. At what point in the steps would this be appropriate to do? Any tips on cleansing the sunscreen from the nail to ensure it doesn't interfere with adhesion? Thanks!
Hi Lynds, you can apply it after your nail preparation steps so right after you wash your hands. Then wipe/cleanse your nail beds with the touch up pads and alcohol or nail cleanser if you have one ☻
Our Gelcare Nail Cleanser! We’re currently working on it so it’s not available yet. You can use our Touch Up Pads as they’re lint-free and alcohol for now ☻
Is the base coat supposed to be "dry" after curing? Ive applied a thin coat, cured for 60 sec, touched it and can see my fingerprint. Cured for another 2 mins and still not hard/dry. I am using full Gelcare system.
If your concern is that your gel is still sticky after applying your base coat and your color, rest assured that this is completely normal as it allows for better adhesion. In fact, it is only after applying your top coat that your manicure will have be completely dried and sealed ☻
I’ve been doing my nails since 2017 and never had this experience before Just after a fiew manicures my nails started to hurt so much, decided to take off the gel polish to find a horrific view of my nails lifting and a yellowish color! Very sad about this because I really liked everything about this company but I have other girl friends too that had to same problem This happened on july 2022 and I am still dealing with it. Yes my nails are growing and is much better put I can tell that I still can’t put nothing on them to give them a chance to come back to normal. My nails have also lost there shape they are now uneven… so girls be carful I wish I would have known before…
Hi Marie-Anik, We are sincerely sorry for the inconveniences and problems that the use of our GELCARE products may have caused you. The health and well-being of our customers are our priority and we want to inform you about the best practices for using gels at home. This is why we have always put forward warnings as to the proper use of our products through detailed instructions. In order to be even more conscientious towards our customers, we have created a platform on our website to provide you with additional information regarding the use of the gel at home. This page is available and accessible on our website as additional resources. We have listed several essential tips and warnings in addition to the educational tools that we have always shared to ensure safe use of the gel, in accordance with the best practices identified by the industry. We therefore direct you to read this page and we hope that it will answer your questions. We care about all our customers and rest assured that we will continue to listen to you regarding the use of our products.
With the new GELCARE development, the recommended curing time is 60 seconds to make sure each layer are fully cured. When this video was made, we were following different curing timing ☻
SInce we’re working one finger at the time for the base coat application, we like to flash cure. So basically, apply base coat, cure 5 seconds and then proceed on all fingers. When done, cure the whole hand for a minute ☻
GELCARE Top Coat is non wipe. Even though the surface won’t be sticky, we still recommend wiping the cured top coat with our touch up pads and rubbing alcohol since particles of un cured gel on the surface of the top coat may cause a skin reaction if not wiped off.
I’ve struggled with home manicures for the longest and every time I go to the salon, they pull out that dremmel and I cringe 😖 Thanks for such a detailed video. Most likely not going back to the salon any time soon.
Thank You, and if you want to do a art design (glitter, rhinestones, etc) that’s when you do the top coat rhinestone, glitter and cure. Just asking because I’m not sure. TY ❤️
It would depend on the specific nail art you’re doing. If you only want to add rhinestones, you can only apply the top coat around it. For glitters, you’d need to apply the glitters and then apply top coat to completely seal the manicure ☻
They key to healthy nails is in the takeoff technique. A bad removal can lead in fragile, thin and breaking nails. We’ll always do what it takes so our customers use the right technique to get healthy and strong long nails. It isn’t for everyone, taking care of your own nails is time consuming but we’re all about it ☻
hey can you do a video on doing nails on right hand (dominant) with your left, and how to prevent left hand nails from getting ruined while doing your right. sorry if its confusing
After watching this and going to the nail salon my gosh I’ve learnt so much. the guy that removed my acrylics wanted to break my nails 😭he put alcohol in hot water and dipped my nails in a bowl. my nails were cracking and chipping he used that vibrator chipping tool and burned my nail bed 4 times it went like a brownish colour 😭😭😭
Hi: I followed the video howveer my manicure started falling apart the next day. 1) do you put base coat on before the Nude bb cream 2.) do you put another base coat on the nude bb before doing the white tips and then top coat. Thanks!
Hi, Base Coat is only applied once after the whole nail preparation routine. Please send us a dm via @gelcare.official on Instagram so we can help you further ☻
The technique used in the tutorial is the same as the picture in the thumbnail. Colors can vary depending on the layers applied. If you’d like a finish that’s more pink, apply more layers ☻
