Builder Gel in a Bottle... NEVER DOING THIS AGAIN 🙅‍♀️ 

Plus she didn't float the layers. She brushed them on. She should have only brushed the slip layer.

I needed to know this. Thank you!!

I lovvvve natural looking nails. I saw a tec using the builder in the bottle and her application was beautiful! So beautiful that I was like wow, I would love to do nails! But I don’t want to do the xxl nails. I really love natural short- med looking nails with an occasional abstract. Thanks for the tip!

@@makenzieandrews is that the first of last layer?

@@Lastdayone typically a base coat is applied then you cure that. Then the next layer is the slip layer which should be pretty thin, the slip layer is NOT cured just yet. Because then you grab a larger bead and as Mackenzie said, you float the bead down the nail (from just above the cuticle to the free edge). Gel wants to flow towards gel., so having the non cured slip layer allows the the larger bead that you float down the nail to easily go where the gel is suppose to go and also creates little to no bubbles (with practice of course ;)). Every time you break the brush from the gel or brush in strokes like she was, the likelihood of bubbles goes wayyyy up! And I’m not criticizing how she did it at all cause she even said she hadn’t worked with gel in forever and plus I loveee her videos! I’m just a bit of a nail enthusiast so I’m into every which way nails can be done!lol if you want super detailed instructions on gel application you should check out Liz at The Nail hub! Hope that helps !

Love the way you said this she killed.it love it she's amazing

Agreed! *"No such thing as mistakes, only **_HAPPY_** accidents!"* -Bob Ross

Yes! And her voice over voice is very soothing to me, now u mention Bob Ross, SHE HAS THAT VIBE. Just such a chill awesome lady

I love me some Bob Ross

“Happy little blingies”

Great idea!!

I would watch 😃

Unfortunately her daughter plays violin and she can’t have her nails long is she already mentioned in the video.

@@britneysmith0724 it would be evie's nails, not her daughter's

Oooh have baby Mya pick things!

I feel ya. We'd be soooo rich, well I would be I know that lol

@@hannahkayee831 hihihohihoihhohihiiiihihhhiiihih

OMG! Me, too. I'm a newbie to doing my own nails and it takes For-Ev-Ver! I'm talking like 4 hours plus to finish just the basic stuff. But I started with gel so I can definitely feel her pain with this. Thank goodness for filing because they look a complete and utter mess at first. Lol!

@@nodramain2010 same lol I've been doing my own polygel nails for about 2 years & it literally takes me about 6 hours to complete them 😤 I wanna do other people's but I'm afraid I'd take all day lol

@@machoquintana8889 doing it on someone else doesn’t take nearly as long due to the fact that you can do several nails at a time for some steps instead of one at a time (in my experience, I’ve only done 3 sets on other people)

Think they might call it “Saran wrap” in America :)

@@nl3266 we call it plastic wrap, Saran Wrap, and Glad Wrap here in the US. No matter what name brand or generic brand you get. We say whatever name comes to mind first Lol

I was looking for someone to mention plastic wrap. Oh I felt so bad for her when she was struggling . They did turn out beautiful tho

@@olliemoee in Australia we normal have short word for things. But surprisingly we say the same thing

Cling wrap is also a term we use here lol

Well done you. It’s fabulous to have ambitions at your age, you will do this , if you’re practicing every day that’s awesome 👏

@@NailsBySue Thank you so much! It's really hard being a beginner nail tech at my age. Not many people trust me with their nails. But I know I still have a lot to learn.

You can become licensed at 16 in some states! Keep going!

@@Deenique16 Thank you for the encouragement❤️

Follow your dreams ❤️

that's so cute🥺

I just went to a new tech who only uses it and it is super time extensive to do them that way. They look amazing and I love them but I definitely don't have that much time for that on regular visits.

Totally agree with everything you said! Gel in a bottle is way easier if you are just filling the nails, trying to build with it is hard unless you have short nails. I usually have short nails and when I want to get nails done fast I will use the bottle but for the most part I like the pods & use my own Kolinsky gel brush to build with. I like builder gel better than acrylic & poly gel, although I use all 3 products on my clients, but gel just seems a lot lighter on the hands not so heavy and too me healthier lol

do you have any suggestions for using it to fill?

@@natalieeasley2195 i definitely love builder gel over polygel, to me they are the same difficulty (but not super challenging) but builder feels more comfortable and lasts way longer for me!

@@lagrapejuice Honestly me too! Yes I totally agree with it lasting longer it totally does! I can go 4 to 5 weeks easy with gel than any other product

I was hoping someone had suggested cling wrap! I’m going to try it out myself.

Saran wrap😅

I’ve done extremely long nails with builder gel and they didn’t break I guess it depends on the application and builder.

But I had tips and didn’t use forms so maybe that’s why

What? It definitely does have the strength for long nails of you apply it good. Hard gel nails is what basically every nail salon does where I live

@@wioi builder in a bottle is a soft gel that soaks off! It’s a little less strong than hard gel which is why it’s typically used on natural nails or short extensions

I used forms and did some looong nails with builder in a bottle & they were the strongest nails I’d ever done. I think the brand of builder gel makes a difference imo. I used ASP & it was crazy strong.

I started with hard gel and managed to get the perfect nails since my first try. I don't know how some people struggle so much with it. But I do agree that poly gel and acrylic is easier to do.

I was told the same thing that gel was easier for beginners I started out with acrylic because that's what I had at the time and acrylic was definitely a lot easier than gel

I use this and my nails were still soft bendy and I need them to be more firm so I do 2 thin coats and one thick coat and they are solid. I work alot with my hands so I need them not to break do easy

@AH beetles products are amazing!

I use orlys. I only use this technique with gel nail tips. Though, otherwise it's a mess

Yes! Orly is sooooo good whether you want long or short and its beginner friendly.

I pretty much only use beetles gel. A lot of their kits include nail lamps and their products are easy to work with.

@AH I was really hesitant about Beetles cause of their lower price points but they do make great products and I would highly recommend

Oooh, yes! Lissette is awesome too!

Have you ever watched Tabatha Scott? She's AMAZING as well!

Tabitha*

@@machoquintana8889 yes she is

personally i think gel is so much easier to work with, bc if you're doing designs and you get it wrong you can just wipe it off and start over instead of using nail polish remover/acetone to remove the design

Thank You, I’m a beginner.

I’ll put my polygels in the fridge but didn’t even consider that with my biab. Thank you!! :)

@@msgenevajb no problem. This technique also works with acrylic monomer as well. I've even seen people put a small dappen dish or jar, inside a larger bowl with water in, and then freeze it. Useful during the hot summer months, as it keeps the liquid cool so it stops the acrylic setting too fast. 😎

@@starhill6792 no problem. 👍

I came here to see if someone might comment on full tips. Do you use the builder gel to adhere your tips? I bought a rubber base builder gel and people are using it instead of glue. Besides a dehydrator and prepping the natural nail. Do I need a bonder or primer? I'm a newbie. Thank you!

@@ajordan1976 Basically the builder gel in a bottle can be called a lot of things. Sometime the press on kits call them glue or rubber base too. Using a bonder/primer is always good to do with gel to prevent lifting, but it depends. My favorite educational channel for learning nail techniques is Nailcou here on RU-vid. She is a licensed nail tech from Russia who has hundreds of videos on every type of nail product and how to apply them the best way. But for me, I put some builder gel on the part of the tip that is going to be on my nail, gently place it on and wipe any gel that squeezed out, and cure it one nail at a time. JOUNAIL also does great videos where you can see this process, as well as Emily Susannah. The builder gel has to be cured, it doesn't air dry like glue but needs to be under a UV/LED light powerful enough to cure it. That's why using clear tips with clear builder gel is the best for curing as the light can get all the way through to cure it properly. Once my tip is on I make it the shape I want and buff the surface, then put another layer or two of builder gel on the tip, basically to build a structure, just like you would with acrylic or polygel. You need the nail to be thick enough in the center if your nails are longer to ensure they hold up and don't break or hurt your nails. So I put a layer of gel on and then just in the middle to build strength on the free edge and make the shape look better. Press ons are so great for when you don't want to sculpt a whole nail, but I do still like to give it a little more gel to make them harder, this way they last longer and won't get dented or chipped. The Kiara Sky tips and those like it are made of gel, so they are unique in that they are as strong as gel. But I prefer not to spend as much to my tips are made of plastic. This means they aren't as strong and might be a little thin. The builder gel makes it so you can use even the cheapest of tips and just make them as strong as you like! I hope this helped! RU-vid is an amazing resource, but practice makes perfect! Be gentle with your nails, I was a bit over zealous at first, but I feel if you watch a few videos and maybe practice a few times, you'll have it down in no time! And have beautiful nails, my favorite part! :)

@@ajordan1976 Oh! And also two biggest things I did wrong at first: not prepping my natural nail by getting rid of all the cuticle and oil, and getting product on the skin or under the cuticle. It is difficult but with the tips its a bit easier to leave a little gap between the cuticle and the nail tip, that way you have room to file the edge of the tip a little or just fill it in with the builder gel. Keeping a gap at the cuticle is really important if you want to maintain adhesion to the nail itself and not let any moisture in to allow them to lift. Its hard to get down but with practice it gets easier! I just try to have fun and give myself time. Now I build the nails in one sitting and then decorate them in another so I don't find myself getting a stiff back hunching over my nails trying to make them perfect! A liner brush with some alcohol will help take off any product if you get it on your skin or cuticle. I just check before I put into the lamp, because I have cures nails on crooked and that is so frustrating! Have fun with your nails! :) It was sweet of you to ask me!

Sorry to say but you didn't get the "good advise" here and I don't mean that in a bad way. You definitely should not try to use it like a gel polish, try to pick up enough (kinda lots) of product and swipe it from one side to the other while moving down, so left right left right left right. NOT like she did like you would do a gel polish.

Have you tried the beetles builder gel yet? I'm curious on how it is. I love their gel polish.

@@pickled_sneeze no, I have not. Going to use it next week on my natural nails when I do my Christmas sets. (I do different looks on each hand 😊)

Same for me 😔

That's what I was thinking too.