New Kind of Nail Extensions or… Scam? Viral Gel Stickers Review 

i've seen four or five ppl review these & they all had the same experience that you did. these strips never perform the way the brands promise that they will.

As an avid user of semi cured gel nail brands like ohora, zinipin, Danni Toni and jelice etc. Trust me I have tried them all. And truly love them. The biggest pet peeve I have is that most of the ads aren't accurate. Yes, the strips can be used as an extension. I do use the strips as an extension when I break a nail, but what these videos fail to tell you is that you need to apply builder gel on top of the strip to achieve that strength. Its not a one step and done. It irks me that they say you don't need remover. You definitely should use a good remover like uuuuu remover or you can even make your own. And let's be honest if you are doing this properly, it's going to take more than 10 minutes. With proper nail prep and removal of my old set, I generally take 1.5 hrs to complete a manicure. They last 2 to 3 weeks for me without lifting...almost all of the brands need to update both their branding and their instructions. It is misleading

If you are pointing out 'misleading use' on a brand...you are not DESTROYING a brand you are REVEALING it to customers...perhaps the company can put out a more instructional video..

I’ve used similar products like this before that were advertised as a gel polish like the dashing diva brand and I’ve found it extremely easy to get uniform gel looks on both hands and the product lasted a long time but it was recommended to file off the excess gel on the free edge and they never tried to say it was useable as a nail extension. I loved how quick and easy it was to apply. I think it is an excellent product for gel polish. I think the video you saw showing it as gel extensions was a bit misleading and that’s a shame. Thanks for testing it out and letting us know how it worked for you 😊

It's a good thing when you review stuff that doesn't work like the advertisement video! Keep doing it!

12:05 oh come on! Scamming and misinforming people is not ruining someone's business, it's protecting customers from being robbed of their money and buying trashy product! And this commercial is clearly misleading... Consumer protection is more important than dishonest businesses

Thank you for your detailed product reviews!! I am sorry you get negative feedback from people at times. I will say this product will be purchased by many people because of the adverisment. It will not work as advertised, but the company will make a lot of money from one time buyers trying the product. Then they will remarket it as a "new" product and continue to make money from one time purchases. This is how scams work. You did not say it.....I did. Thank you again for all your product reviews and don't be deferred by negative feedback!!

*No produce was harmed in the making of this video*

As someone with incredibly flat nails, these look like a great base to use under a gel manicure instead of fully cured tips that either won't adhere well or are uncomfortable from curve mismatch

❤ they may have cooked the poteto first 😅

Great review thank you! Please, what exactly are you applying to your damaged nail at 9:30? "Base coat", but which one? It looks wonderful afterwards and I would like to buy that.

I'll say it for you Anastasia - this product looks terrible, and I would not waste my money on it. No haters please, this is my personal assessment. Thanks!

Yeah, these are a scam, I didn’t see a single comment anywhere that said it worked. Spare your money folks, and avoid these!

Saved me some money. I have short nails and thought these ads looked too good to be true but read loads of positive reviews!! Thankyou 😅

I've been using a combination of nail wraps and gel nail polish that has for the first time allowed me to grow my own nails. That's not NOTHING. It's a game changer. Never say nail wraps don't work or perform. They have a specific and useful function and I wouldn't have a mountain of them if they didn't!!

My natural nail is softer than those. Lol.

I’m a nail tech, and I’m pretty sure (like 99.9%) that these are supposed to be put on top of your nail or a nail extension. It’s a substitute for putting on nail polish, not for extending the nail. If the place you bought it from specifically said that, that’s a lie. These have existed for years, with a non-gel version too, and again, it’s a nail polish/art sheet, not a nail extension sheet, that doesn’t exist. It does work, if done correctly, but it works the way it’s supposed to work. It can only work as an “extension” when used with builder gel, but then the builder is the extension (like it normally is), not the sheet, lol.

Even if the company tells you that you need to use THEIR lamp for correct wattage.... just doesn't matter... If they are on top of nail, it'll work, if you extend beyond that... not gonna happen.

Thank you for your HONEST review of this product. I love the honesty, If the products do not live up to the claims, it needs to be known. thank you again for sharing this.

This produce looks like trash.. a lot of stuff on social media is 1.fake or extra edited to appeal to a particular audience. I saw how flemsy they were and knew it wasnt gonna be durable. But then for folks to tell a licensed nail they they are wrong about a product is beyond me. Thanks for your honest review 😊

Dashing Diva brand are great, but, as a cosmetologist who is also trained in nail extensions, and as someone who has tried the gel wraps, I would tell you you shouldn’t really have them longer than an eighth of an inch past your natural nail. They are not really durable enough to treat as actual nail extensions.

I keep seeing these advertised if it’s on instagram it’s usually a scam 😢

I tried them! I love them for my natural nails, but there are certain brands that I like better than others. I have a gel polish allergy so they’re great for me. I have yet to find a brand that has these as a nail extensions.

It might be a rip off and the original product, there's many companies who steal the advertisement videos like this, use it as their own but the product quality is nowhere near it. Safiya Nygaard made a video where she would buy the same dress from different companies who all use the same video and photos as an advertisement and they well all bad except the original of course.

I agree I think it’s just a bad product and it’s ok

I use polygel, and I totally agree, I kept them on a little too long and had to use my efile to remove them. I have been busy at my day job, so I let them go way far too long. I'm waiting until the week of Christmas to do a nail set. Duck nails! Nooo! I actually had a customer come in yesterday that had really bad duck nails and it took all of me to not say something! Love you Anastasia! ❤️

Hi Anastasia ❤️ your review of this product was great! The only thing I don't really get is, if they're advertised for people with gel allergy, but then they market an 'under cured' product? Surely that is not good? Some people who aren't nail techs might not know to wear gloves when touching a product that isn't fully cured. Maybe they work great for some people, but maybe they could be making their gel allergy worse by using these? I'm not convinced about these. Thankyou for your great content 🥰❤️

Guys I’m very familiar with semicured gel nail strips. The clear ones that you are reviewing are exactly the same as the jelcie ones you previewed previously. Like exactly the same! They are made by the same manufacturer called Huizi. It sucks that the company that you brought the clear ones from are choosing to mislead customers. It’s such a good product but the company is making it look like they aren’t effective. They are meant to replace gel polish not gel extensions. Therefore, if you want to PAINT your nails you can replace that process with semicured gel nails. If you want extensions then you need to apply extensions, builder gel…. Not this!

I love the Dashing Diva brand to overlay my natural nails! They last a long time! I use their “Gloss” stickers, which are wraps. They have “Glaze” stickers that are semi-cured gel but I have not tried those yet. Just like a lot of DIY beauty it’s a little trial and error to get it right! Love this content! Keep it up!☺️❤️

My press on nails from Temu are hard and they stay on thru housework and daily life! Under. $10.

It’s funny that you comment about your thumbs because mine are also big and I can rarely find a good fit 😂

Yeah, just the fact that they say to remove them by *peeling them off" makes me 🙅‍♀️. Even if your nails are healthy to start with, they're not going to be after peeling any cured product off of them. Just screams "unscrupulous" to me.

I personally would not buy these for nail extension purposes. But as just a color overlay, they would be perfect. I don’t think it’s fair when people force advertise products.

I’ve used them and even put a LED curing base coat and top coat. They still peel off in about a week. It does make them harder but what’s the point if you have a gel allergy? They do help protect your natural nail for a bit just like the wraps.

Great for an overlay. However wrong marketing 😅. I could use this right now myself as I’m working on repair on my nails and looking for a good overlay base to put gel or polygel over. It would be cool if you did a video using them as a base for hard gel or polygel or even acrylic application.

I’ve commented on a brand of these things on Instagram and the brand replied rudely telling me I didn’t know what I was talking about. To stop spreading lies etc they even swore at me 🤦🏻‍♀️all I said was to make a video where you tap the sides of the nail not the centre because they don’t work for me.

Interesting review. I'll be crossing those off my list! 😊

Ok, how are you going to prevent water from getting in between the front tip of the natural nail and the nail you just put on? it doesn't seem to seal right in that spot.

I think you got "scammed". Many compagnies are using 1 video by 1 brand to advertise on social media but the product they sold is not the one in the video. It is only similar, just enough similar for people to order it. Safiya Nygard did a very thorough video about this phenomenon... 😢

None of these kinds of products are intended to be extensions. They are only an overlay. Every single company will say that.

Thank you for your honesty. Don’t pay any attention to those nay sayer’s. They don’t know what their talking about!!

These nail stickers are game changers. I am 60 years old. I know, I'm old. I've never been able to grow. My fingernails. Nail tech just wasn't there. No matter what I did, no matter what kind of nail polish I used, no matter how many coats I did, I just was not a nail person. My hands were always elbow deep in chemical soapy water, and I was always very rough on my hands. Introducing, nail stickers. My nails are growing. They stay protected, and keep them out of the water, keep them moisturized. And they're growing. I don't need extensions or acrylics. These little gems get me where my nails need to be. And keep them that way. Yes you can gel polish over them. Yes, you can decorate them. Yes you can get them wet. They will last approximately 18 days.

I know it! its a scam! great video thx🥰💖

I bought some and they have worked great

I'm so happy you tried this because I was also curious if this was a scam

For "no mess color" they seem quite capable. Extensions in my area need to withstand relative abuse. These aren't it!

Wait! I think I figured it out! It's a baked potato 🥔!! lol or at least softened potato and apple!

Actually those videos never show that they applied 2 layers of builder gel on the gel warp (1 layer on the top and 1 layer underneath the free edge of the nail)😊

Thank you for sharing! This type of product will be perfected by someone. Good information!

Hey thanks good to know! This might actually be really good for me, because I HATE getting polygel under my fingernails, maybe it can be used together to get a bit of a lip but definitely NOT for structure as we all suspected. Hmm... Thanks for your knowledge!

If you do quick soft gel full body tips, you could then use these on top of those.

I definitely found the same unfortunate result. I even tried more of a brand name product. Disappointing.

Keep during what you’re during, some people just can’t throw away their money like other, thank you

Thank you for inspire me. I love this your nails design 🤩

I saw a video where a lady used dual forms to keep the shape, then she added some builder gel to the underside of the free edge, for strength and rigidity. Even if they don't work for extensions, I think that with a base coat to prevent peeling, it would be suitable for a quick overlay. ❤

I think these would be great if you’re not a lover of having long nails, but you want to dress up for a wedding m a date, or a big event. I wouldn’t mind having to “bend them back into place” over having them fly off my finger because of whatever like press on nails do. I think with time, these will improve and be really good.

It clearly tells you to cut and file off the extra product .....

Nah they suck yall

comment done before watching the entire video: i feel that these product are somewhat "wrong" because of physics, they're all the same thickness so you won't have an apex to distribute the forces on the nail correctly and risk to break your own nail on stress points

I was wondering about these and seen the advertisement about them and thought no way and was curious but not curious enough to get some of them but thanks because I no longer have to be curious anymore! 🙂❤️

I understand they are not advertised correctly, but I have fallen into the trap and bought them. Not applied yet as I am waiting for my lamp to arrive. I am such a messy nail polish painter so I wanted to try them. Has anyone tried putting a few layers of topcoat on top ? would that make them harder and last longer ? I didn't buy them because of allergy , just because of me being a useless painter on myself.

Put a builder gel on top, and use a base coat.. it's an easy way to extend, it's easier than using nail forms or tips

Yep. Terrible, absolutely awful. I was shocked by how bad mine worked.

Thanks for the info

Thank you so much for the candid review.. much appreciated

New? These are two years on the market. They are not new

Susie nail is impressed with it, and it lasted around 2 weeks. It could have lasted longer if she didnt have to remove it.😂😂😢

Я посмотрела ваше видео на русском, а потом увидела, что есть такое же, но где вы говорите на английском. Вы - супер! Удачи!

Looks tedious for ugly results, I’ll stick to my Glammetic nails!

I have cured them under a uv nail light and they are still soft. What am I doing wrong.

Clark Anthony Walker Carol Davis Michael

I tried this and it didn’t get work either, it’s a scam as a nail extension but as an overlay in a pinch it works ok.

Clark Donald Miller Elizabeth White Shirley

K you for making this video I was going to buy them now I will not thy are a scam

Myne don't get hard. The made is Blossom.

From the jump I see it is not even attached fully to your nail from how you shaped it. Which would be an issue over time with collecting bacteria anyways. I feel like if you are going to show these and do these, they have to be attached properly to have an actual review.

Not sure what clickbait ads all the TikTok/social media is about but these do NOT work. Sure as a layer for some it’s easier to apply than gel polish and with a good top coat or even mild builder gel overlay it can work as a proper manicure for a while. But it certainly is NOT an extension by any means. NO lamp in the world actually cures it that hard, especially not for poking holes in any food. I tried to cure it for what felt like solid 10 minutes (burgundy color) and it stayed even softer than these. I ended up putting on some builder gel and top coat for one week before I felt I’m bored and tiny spots at the edges got slightly scratched open (from doing daily chores and stuff) so before it all peeled off on its own I just filed it all off. Still it’s quite hilarious how everyone sees these fake videos on TikTok and immediately trusts it’s all real and then complain they don’t work as shown. To me it’s all I ever expect from social media therefore I wasn’t even disappointed mine didn’t work like that. Also a note that there’s two types of these and among AliExpress type of naming their items it’s easy to miss that there’s UV curable ones that do harden slightly in the lamp & the regular sticker type that is literally a sticker (that can probably hold on its own but I personally believe a good top coat is necessary for longevity as otherwise it could just come off the nail). I found the sticker ones at a local drugstore and later got the semi cured gel-like strips on AliExpress (don’t trust TikTok enough) and both do work but only for a certain amount of time and effort.

Anastasia @nailcou where do you purchase your “spa uniform”? I am mostly mobile, not that it matters, but am getting busier and busier since getting my license last year and I’m tired of the dust in my clothes. I’m also pretty used to wearing a uniform and I’ve noticed you look comfortable and professional. Any direction appreciated.

What you said about your nails got me thinking that I've heard that's the case with a lot of professions, that a plumbers home needs plumbing work, recovery and mental health professionals don't use their own advice to clients with their families etc... ❤💅

Você fez tudo errado!!!!!!!!!

Again you didn’t use a clear gel top coat before curing so it actually hardens. The nail itself won’t get that hard but it’s meant to be a good base for a gel manicure

Maybe you have to cure it longer? I don't know, just throwing out ideas. I use full cover nail wraps with pre-stamped designs on them. However, they always go over an existing nail or extension, never just sticking out there by themselves. Also, some of the hard gel glue I use to put on fake nails has to be cured longer than normal gel stuff.

use olive oil to remove it with the orange stick

Why dont you try the ohora gel nail tip that comes in the big box. If gel nail stickers and press on had a baby, that would be it.

I love your top what brand is it? Can i get it in USA?

Wonder if they doubled the tips? If they put one on, cured, buffed and put another gel tip on???

I knew it. I was curious about these. I didn't waste money, thank you.

Maybe if you applied poly nail gel on them after curing?

I saw some ads of this products and at first thought that's great solution for me then realized it looks to good to be true. I'll keep using press-ons and maybe in future find salon.

I see this as being the same as when you make your own stickers out of gel polish? So you still need to prep, base & top coat to achieve the goal - which does help as most of the time I need a few layers of the colour coat anyway; which can be up to 3 coats and a bit of time

How about the clear coat on top does it make it harder ? There’s gotta be a way lol 😅

I found they got hard with extra curing time. I used a peel off base coat tho so I don’t know if they last.

I think the potato must have been a cooked pototo in the original tictoc video.

are you brazilian? thank you for the video, was always curious about it!

It didn’t work because you need to file it no hate

I didn't know softer extensions existed. Can I have a soft nail? I am extremely clumsy and I often hurt myself with even slightly long nails, my own! And they break easily and also hurt. I don't wear fake nails cause I'd poke my own eye out. Softer nails sound like a very good option!

scam

This is a shame. I have BAD nail shape. They spin. This would have been helpful since i also shake because of a nuroloical disorder.

I tried one time, but they fell off after one hour and they don't get hard in the lamp

You can use it as extension of course, but you need to use the top gel to seal everything [top and bottom] it needs a little bit of tricks and time. I love it a lot since I'm not the best at controlling the color gel (also drills). 😅 Taking them off is quite easy with nail oil and patience.