How To Make Gel Press On Nails | DIY Press On Nails 

Join the club! A lot of us nail queens wear press on gelly tips especially those of us who change out manis weekly

This sounds like a great video topic! Claire helped me a lot with a method to get mine to last longer with sticky tabs. 🖤🥹

@@CaroleAnnette i would love to see advice on how to get more wear time on sticky tabs or press on glue!

@@HeythereHelena im an immunobiochemist and I've spent the last 6 months perfecting the process of nail enhancements w as lil bodily damage as possible. especially through the laws of chemistry and not marketing. here's the best thing you can do: as a general rule, use a 1) hard gel, 2) hybrid gel, or 3) acrylic base overlay, aka a pseudo permanent condom for your nail bed, to protect it from acetone and filing. it's like pouring cement as a protection layer. then either use regular builder and/or hybrid gel nail enhancements, or use peel off base coats, like 'Jello Jello's Peel Off Base Gel' (Korean UV cured product). it comes w its 'One Kill Gel Remover'. it's a lil expensive but if you work with your hands it's worth it cz it's not water based and cures like a regular base coat. it's more sturdy. you still have to prep like usual but the remover reagent is a solvent for the gel and as long as you find a seam the reagent will dissolve the gel. the hard gel, hybrid gel or acrylic overlay ensures that your nail bed is protected at all times, even against 100% acetone. these three reagents are innert and do not affect nail health by design. it's the removal process that damages nails, not the product sitting on top of it. you never have to take the base overlay off and if you decide not to so nail enhancements anymore, you can let it grow out. i personally use e-file to do my nails because it's faster and when it comes to acetone, its volatility as a solvent has been greatly underestimated. I'd rather over file than over soak, because i can immediately apply the hard gel overlay and protect my nail, while acetone irreversibly damages the nail bed. no matter what, your nail bed will be inherently more brittle as soon as it comes into contact w acetone, until it grows out. acetone is so dangerous cz its reactions are fast, exothermic, and irreversible. tangent, us laboratory scientists hate drinking vodka (smells like ethanol) and hate using acetone for our nails cz both acetone and ethanol are solvents and solvents work by destroying what they're dissolving. hope that helps. ps. don't use Makartt's peel off or FZANEST's peel off base coats. they do not come off easily and it requires mechanical parying to take em off. ppl say it peeled their nails and i can confirm that it took part of my base overlay off.

@@SJ-dl6uc Thank you for taking the time to write this out! Do you have a product recommendation for the hard gel or hybrid gel or acrylic base overlay?

lol 😂 right! This saves time and our precious skin!

Anytime!! 🥰🥰

Thank you 🥰

So glad I could help! Those putty ones can be flimsy for sure!

@@CaroleAnnette yes! I was battling with some putty the other day and they can be frustrating to work with.

I love the idea of a thin layer of a strong product under these tips! I need to give it another go. My allergic reaction a couple weeks ago deterred me from trying again. 😑😅

Yes! I actually just wipe my nails with rubbing alcohol and a dehydrator to remove all oils from my nails. That’s it!

Yes! 🙌 How long do you like your nails to last? I’ve been using sticky tabs and they’re definitely a more temporary option - but I’m experimenting with a more long term option.

@@CaroleAnnette I would honestly prefer for them to last longer - a week or more. i like the sticky tabs as well (although that is short) as the dissolvable glue - like the one from static nails! that lasts longer

Sticky tabs! But you can use glue too! amzn.to/3Qt5f9H

I’ve been using sticky tabs, but you can use glue. amzn.to/3Qt5f9H

Thank you!

Yes, a removal video is on my list of things to do 🥰 Soaking your hands in water will do the trick and make them easy to remove if you’re using sticky tabs to adhere them.

You can use glue! I’ve been using sticky tabs. More temporary. amzn.to/3Qt5f9H

I don’t 💖 it can change the size I need for my press ons.

Yes I do that so the tip isn’t visible when I’m wearing it 🥰

This is the clear double sided tape: amzn.to/3oQgFb4 Tips: (they’re restocking Saturday) soldips.com/products/gelly-tips-small-coffin

@@CaroleAnnette thank you!! Looking forward to getting started! 😄

It truly is easy 🙌 I paint everything and even top coat before putting the tips on. The sticky tabs don’t need to be cured.

@@CaroleAnnette Thanks for another great idea! I'm jumping on the wagon. :) I wonder if they'd stay on with a dip pro base. I put tips on that way and they haven't budged in over a week.

They definitely would! I need to get better at my application with pro base because my first time seeped everywhere and I couldn’t reuse the tips 😩😩

Sticky tabs! amzn.to/3Qt5f9H You can use glue too.

@@CaroleAnnette thank you how log do they stay on with sticky tabs

It depends on how hard you are on your hands and how much you expose them to water. I get 3 days max but I’m testing a method a friend shared with me to get them to stay on longer.

They’re very standard. So you may struggle with the pinky nails on these stands.

@@CaroleAnnette Thank you. I used some builder gel to build a narrower tip on a couple of my stands. 😊

For me, I’ve found the Painted Desert has a wider range. I’m usually a size 3-4 in my thumb from there, where in other brands, I’m the largest size (0)

Thank you.

In my experience, I haven’t experienced shrinking with traditional gels. I do know that hard/structure gels can affect the tips by causing them to curve/pinch when cured because of how strong the gel is. Same with acrylic and dip powder, as they’re not as flexible as traditional gel polishes.

I’ve tried several: - Makartt - Painted Desert - Dashing Diva “fastbond” I prefer Painted Desert and Dashing Diva, but my fav is Dashing diva. It’s a gel like consistency but it’s air dry. However, it’s only available as Sally Beauty (sold out everywhere online)

They fit me the best. They aren’t super sculpted. They are strong as hell. They also have an amazing size range, there’s actually thumb sizes larger than my thumb! That’s hard to find.

I wish 😩💔 the largest width I’m finding is 14mm

Sticky tabs for right now 🥰

@@CaroleAnnette water doesn't filter on press on nails if you use sticky tabs to apply them?? I always have thought on that and that's why I don't trust in press on method 😕

What brand tips are you using and what wattage is your lamp?

@@CaroleAnnette these ones were gelish tips, lamp says 220w. Beetles gel polish.

Me too 😕

Yes! Cure the clear press ons and then paint over them afterwards. I have a playlist for “gelly tips”. What you just described is just like using Gelly Tips. However, you can’t do it with already done press ons. Since the UV/LED light can’t penetrate through the press on.

I’ve been using gelly tips since last year and haven’t had allergies to them *yet, knock on wood* I have yet to have any kind of allergic reaction since using press ons. My skin is sooo healthy now! I’m loving Revel Nail gels, Nail Reserve, Triple D and Kimberz Kreations. My entire gel collection consists of predominantly their gels.