So that’s what my instructor meant by gel overlay on a tip. Now I get it. Thank you very much for this tutorial!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩I’m in cosmetology school and I take state board nails this month!!! Wish me luck!!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Great video! Out of curiosity what would happen if you applied gel on the tip without blending the tip? Also would it be possible to use a tip with nail glue ontop of a nail that has a small amount of hard gel in places as you can't soak every single bit of it. Thank you
Before you dipped your brush in the gel did have to dip your brush in alcohol or did you just go in with a dry brush? Sorry I’m new to this and am trying to learn lol
I suck at acrylic but love to do gel overlay. I guess some people is better at one thing than the other this is a new one for me I always do it with dual nails or nail forms. Thanks!
Hi im going to do my nails for the first time. I've only got the false nail tips and the gel and polish do I need all the other polishes you put on my nails or would they be ok to do for the first time without them. I do i need to put them under my lights to cure I found your video so helpful thanks Dawn
Ive been doing tips with gel overlay. They lift alot easier. I feel like some gels might work better than others. I like the fiber tips the best with the gel overlay. You did a great job it looks beautiful
Great video!! I’m slowly learning how to do my own gel overlay nails and I can’t seem to get the nail forms right so I used tips instead. Question, once done with the buffing/polishing of the gel overlay, can you apply gel polish over it as normal? Or regular polish too?
looks good , I have used the natural tips from time to time but I modify the well first. I generally find them to be too long in the well and e-file or trim with cuticle nippers before gluing 😃
great video it turned out very natural looking! you might find that the hard gel will protect your nails better and keep them from breaking. mine are very weak too but grow fast, i've not had breaks with the overlay!
LilypadPolish thank you so much. yes if the gel says it's a uv gel you have to use a uv lamp. if it's a led gel you can use an uv or led lamp, it will just take longer in the uv. thanks for watching.
I really want to do this but I'm not sure. Your nails are so beautiful ! Vietnamese nails salons dont make nails look this pretty ( in my opinion). If you could give me any beginner advise and tips it would be great !🤗
I haven't found a glue that I LOVE yet. I have a few on my list that I want to try, right now I just use the IBD brush on glue. You can get it your local beauty supply store. As far as the drill goes, I wouldn't recommend using one until you have had some training on how to.
Hi! This is very helpful, thank you :-) I have a question, when I do a refill with tips on a client the tip tends to have separated from her natural nail! Is there any way to avoid this?? Thank you
Elise Blixt, thank you for watching. I would cut your clients natural nail back before applying the tip. If that doesn't help then maybe sculpting with a form would be better. Hope this helps! Xoxo
Awe. I hate breaks like that. I wasn’t blessed with strong healthy nails either. They’re brittle, weak and peel. I still use my natural nails I just have to be careful and yes! I have breaks often. I did get lucky to be a tester for IMKNails BioBase which is a base that is infused with B7 and Coconut Oil and I swear that that has made my nails stronger and no peeling and they are growing like crazy. I used my Cindy Hand as a test because that one suffers more than my swatch hand. They were super short and in 10days they are past my tip of my finger. I do have a break on my index finger on my swatch hand. So I’ve had to add a tip like you’re doing which I don’t like, but I have no choice. One thing I do is take Acetone on a q-tip and rub over the lip of the tip and it kinda melts the tip edge over my nail where that line is and it’s smooth as butter. It works for me really well. Ive never done a gel overlay and wouldn’t even know where to begin and products to use (although I bet they’re listed in the description😂). Thanks for showing you’re way of fixing a nail and I hope your nail grows super fast!💕
i really need to know what next. when client comes back, I'll rebalance. when she comes second time, nail is grown enough that we can just do overlay? or should i cut the nail short and put tip again? Please guide. TIA
Question: I want to try this today do I cure the first layer then apply again? Basically do I repeat the steps until it’s to my desired thickness ? Loved ur video!
It depends on what gel brand you are using, some require a primer or a base. Always follow what the brand guidelines are. This one I used here did not require a base.
@@carlacory5252 you're welcome. A really good channel to check out is The Nail Hub. Liz has some great info for beginners. You will find just about everything you need to know!
just a question for erverybody who does their nails like this how long to that last for u mine break in like a week idk if its my technique or the type of products i use :(
It could be the product is applied too thin or it could be the product itself. Yiu jave to make sure you are using the right kind if gel for nails that are a little longer.
Product either doesn't have the strength in the right place , too thin , the product , not prepping properly or just your natural nails themselves as nail systems are not a one size fits all such as acrylic is best for those who have weak nails that are way too flexible and gel is great for those who have nails that have no flex to them
hey do you have any issues with lifting? because my nails always lifting with process like this, i mean with the half tip.. i’m traumatized cause it takes to long and hard to sclupting the surface. so for now i’m using apres gel x technique and have no lifting at all and it last up to 1 month.
I would say keep doing what is working for you. Not every type of enhancement will work for everyone. Some of my clients can only do acrylic and some can only do gel-x. So if you found something that is working and you like it, stick to it 😚
Fabulous step by step tutorial Ginger ...Great job 👍 Definitely glitter those nails up...Can't beat a bit of glitter to warm the heart after a broken nail 😋😘 xox
You make this look soooo easy to us beginners but I hope to get this amazing at doing nails. Thank you for doing these very informative videos to teach us 💅🏻❤️
Question: do you think a 24 watt UV/ 12 watt LED lamp is sufficient to cure UV/LED hard gel? I tried, but not sure if it's user error or if the wattage isn't strong enough.
KiraiBK it should be. check the manufacturer's instructions on the gel to see if you are curing it long enough. with some lamps, it could take 3 to 4 mins or more to fully cure.
KiraiBK always buy a 36 watt of your using an off brand most brands want you to purchase there but if you don't want to send money because you trying different products just make sure it's 36 and your good to go hope this helps even though it's been three months
thanks for sharing, and yes i want to know what is your 'table' is it realy a table or a sheet.. white with the shimmer glitters. I love it. So very curious ..
Help... I know this was long ago but should i apply more gel coats bc mine are always thin and doesn't look like other people's gel nails and the break off fast😭
Whats the difference betwern builder and hard gel? I couldnt get the hang of acrylic.. plus have little free time to pratice. The Gel you have used looks so much easier then acrylic.. Subbed*
builder gel and hard gel could very well be the same thing, you can also have a soak off builder gel. What a hard gel is, is a gel that cannot be soaked off with acetone but has to be filed off. I hope this helps. xoxo
RiRi Ray u can actually get that same bit on aliexpress.com for half the price. I saw it for about $3.50 to $5. And I just bought it in a fine, medium, and coarse for $12 for a set of all 3.
What type of drill are u using? What type of light are u using? I have tried to do min but they turn out very soft and not rough. (I have very brittle nails)
I am looking into a new drill right now, the one I have at home is just a cheap one from amazon and its not great. The one I am using at school is a lot better and I am thinking about getting one like it, I will keep you posted. The lamp I have now is the sun2 and it is a duel lamp (cures both led and uv) and I LOVE IT! You can also find it on Amazon.
Gels N Gems Nails that's what I have is a very cheap one from Amazon. How do I get the tips to not be so soft? And how long is the curing time in a led lamp? Hsve you also tried using the cheap gel from Amazon
I'm not sure hun, your full nail, if applied correctly, should be hard and sturdy. I would have to see what you are doing to try and help you fix it. and yes, I have used a couple cheaper gels from Amazon but just gel polish. the only builder gels I have used are Sheba, IBD, and Light Elegance.
Gels N Gems Nails the way I apply is a very thin layer then cure in a 9volt led then a ball thicker. I have the cina from Amazon. I'm curing them for 2 min
When I do gel nails with tips sometimes they last nearly two weeks other times they just fall off what am I doing wrong? I do my nail prep so I just don't get why sometimes they come off so easily can you help? Please 😔
Hey hun, sorry for the late reply. The only thing I can suggest without knowing exctaly what you are doing is make sure you don't use the primer before gluing your tips down, do that step after and only on the natural nail. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching. xoxo
Hi there I want to ask how importand is the gluing process? Recently 2 of my clients had their tips fallen in the 3-rd day 😭😭 I seem to be disappointed in gluing the tips, because I glue them in all over the nail bed and not at the end of the natural nail (as this Video shows) Tell me plzzzzz what I am doing wrong 😭
ELENA PROFNASTA hey hun. I'm happy to help as best I can. So you said you glue the tip to the whole nail plate? Like from the cuticle to the free edge? Covering the whole nail?
Gels N Gems Nails Thank you so much for reply! 😄😘 No, I don' t glue the tip in all over the nail but let' s say highter than in the middle of nail bed (without touching the cuticules) I think that might by the mistake, because the fallen tip was pulled out like a pattern (and the nail remained totally clear) 😨😨
ELENA PROFNASTA yes, unless your client has extremely bitten nails then you shouldn't put it so high up. And you can always cut the well of the top to make it shorter.
*Awesome tutorial, and thank you for sharing the technique! Just a quick thought... You spent the first 2.5 minutes of the vid explaining basically the exact same thing, over and over- what the vid was going to be about, and what steps you'd be taking. Rather than spending all that time repeating the same thing, it'd be great if you could just say it once, quick & concise, and then move on to the actual video content. It'd be greatly appreciated by those of us viewers that have limited bandwidth and have to wait for each minute of each video to load up. Thanks again!*
Angelica Garcia actually... she said that quite nicely. She wasn’t mean at all and just said as a suggestion. It was constructive criticism.if ur a youtuber, u gotta be able to take it. No ones videos are perfect in the beginning and it could rly help someone to throw a suggestion out there once in a while that u know what be appreciated by a lot of people.
div m I don’t think that would classify as “infill” but as a removal and new application. You would simply file off the length and then do normal infill. After a few sessions, it would become a natural nail overlay. But it depends on your client though... if they always want tips then you would do as you said. This is my personal opinion and someone may have a different opinion.
Gels N Gems Nails When doing the acrylic dip method.. ive seen people apply gel then dip in acrylic a few times. Does the gel have to be UV gel? If so..what watt curing machine would i need? Thanks
Thanks for watching, if you wanna see how I got that color here is the video link. xoxo ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FNgySzpKaT8.html
This is only a helpful tip... I noticed that almost all of your nails "curve upwards"... Its the method U apply your tips... And your gel application... A strong Apex is key 2 a strong nail... (I LOVE Builder gel)!! 💕💅💕😊💕💅💕
lol I know. I hate when I cut my real nails but it was a good teaching opportunity and had been requested. In the end it looked really good and i'm just gonna pretend its my real nail till it grows back out lol. Thanks so much for watching!
These Chinese people act like they have to drill your natural nail ! I tell them to only buff and they act like it’s a problem. “ oh it won’t last etc”
Helpful information but a seven minute intro is wayyy too long. You didn't show us how much gel you picked up from the container, curing time, and describe how you applied it. For a beginner that is very important.
