Press on Nails with Builder gel...The Apres Gel X System Dupe! (Trying for the 1st time!) 

What a great video! I'm so sick of RU-vidRS telling their whole life story before they get to the video! Your video was great! I learned so very much as a beginner to doing my own nails...your hard work is much appreciated! I never understood the process until now so thank you!

You're video changed the nail game for me!!! I bought that same builder gel and my nails have been on for almost 3 weeks now! I am also very rough with my hands lol and no breaking. I am very impressed with this and excited to save so much money by doing my nails!!!

I agree this Builder gel is a must for me as for nails not lifting. I did all my nails with this Builder gel except one last week and the one I didn't use the Builder gel on has completely lifted around the cuticle area!

A tip I learned that helped me hold the nail better is setting my lamp on the front end. That way it’s kind of sitting up and I can easily hold my nail while curing.

Oh also another very helpful tip is after you put on the builder gel, hold your hand upside down for like 15-30 sec so it settles. It'll give you a perfect shape, easier to file. Sometimes I don't even need to after doing this

Very helpful video! I tried this method for the first time last night and 2 have already popped off. I have been sculpting my nails for over a year and wanted a quicker method. I put the base coat on the nail and I think that's why they didn't last. I will put them directly on my nail and use builder gel instead of this weird nail glue gel I bought to attach the missing. I will assess from there on longevity. Thanks for the wonderful tips! Get it...🙂

Fun fact: Apres nails are not actually made of the soft gel that we know and love in the salon. It is Symantecs. They are 100% plastic just like every other full coverage tip on the market. But they call the plastic “soft gel” because, what really IS “soft gel”? A moldable product that is hardened when cured and can be removed by soaking in acetone. All of those qualities apply to the million other plastic tips out there. This is 100% true and an irrefutable fact, they are not made of the soft gel polish or builder gel that we were led to believe they were made of. The nail company Young Nails had them tested by a chemist and it has been proven that they are plastic. Plastic in its melted form can also be referred to as a “soft gel”. So save your money, they are absolutely exactly the same as the $5 tips you can buy anywhere else, and actually are even more of a hassle because you have to etch the inside so that the builder gel or nail gel can grip to them, unlike the other brands that come already etched on the underside at the cuticle. Apres nails are a scam IMO

Thank you so much for this video! I’m kinda new at doing my own nails and really liked how you explained what you were doing step by step. Very helpful!

Also do builder gel on top of the press ons to make them thicker so they dont bend

I tried this method! Thanks so much for detailed instructions! My press on nails feel as if they were glued on, I ordered everything i needed from your video💅

Thank you for your video and explaining the whole process, they look lovely and I see by other comments they lasted two weeks then you took them off, thats great ❤🇬🇧

Love the video. There are these clear clip pin things that can keep the nail in place while they cure. That way you cure the whole hand all at once. I'm going to be trying these though. 😊

I wish the camera was more zoomed in onto nails and whatever products you were using. Thank you.

This is a very great tips! Just bought my first gel nail kits and some glitters so i design my own instead of wearing basic colors false nails! Wish i can wear longer false nails but i have a 3year old and im a stay at home mom.Guess i can try with shorter nails first!Thank you❤️ A couple of hours of mom time when the little one napping.And we can save alot of money and time too instead of going to the nails salon!

This video was extremely helpful as I am new to gel polish and press on nails. Thank you for this video.

I stumbled across this I have tons of supplies and never did them! Sitting in closet for years bc I never take time for Me. You have motivated me. Thanks for the walk thru!!!!

I do nail tips( apply with glue) and then brush on builder gel(aimeili) i do anywhere from 3-5 coats depending on my mood😆 as far as nail prep honestly all i do is buff my nails no prep , dehydrator etc my nails lasts over a month never going back to acrylics

This is so awesome! I was really impressed with how sturdy they feel. It almost felt like I used super glue to put them on. It is a bit of a learning curve but not too bad. Plus I kinda messed up when applying the gel polish lol. But I will definitely be doing this again. TFS!

Hey from the uk, love the video,just what I needed to know,gorgeous nails xxx

Hi Jenny! I have been doing my nails like this for a while now. It has been a game changer for me. I use the Aimiili products and they work great except the last time I had some irritation on my skin. I maybe have developed an allergy to it. So sad! I will change products next time and hope it is ok. Looking forward to more of your content!

I love you walk us through everything. i will defo be following you for doing my own nails. How long did they last you? could you do an update video to let us know how you got on with them? please make more videos like this

Thank you so much for your video. It was great and I learned alot finally. Simple and to the point. You did great for your 1st time and I only hope I do as well.

Thanks for this video. I have bought tha same builder gel and I going to try my nails whit this. You have a new subscriber from Spain 😘

Great video!!! I have this builder gel in my cart but I wanted to see someone use with full cover tips. I also love the tips 😍 Definitely getting those next instead the Aliexpress Aprè dupes I bought.

This video helped me so much great tutorial thank you!

The bright pink nail polish is so beautiful 😍

So excited to try this just ordered all the stuff I tryed doing regual pololygel nails it was hard for me and the nail glue keeps popping off I'm excited and hope I can do it thanks so much

Anybody else screaming for her to move her base gel bottle out of the way when she was curing her nails?! Lol love this video thank you so much!

It's easier if you put the builder base, put it on your nail, and instead just flash cure it for 15sec, finish doing your other fingers the same way, and THEN do a full cure for 60 seconds..plus it makes more sense since you'd be sticking your hand in the lamp each time for each finger. And now you don't need to for as long

I just ordered this brand builder gel. I'm excited to try it

Great video! 😊 you'll save a lot of time by just etching the inside of the tips with primer instead. And also, you don't need base coat on top of tips/extensions, base coat is only meant for adhesion between gel/gel polish and your natural nails 😊

❤❤❤Amazing job! Beautiful colors!❤❤❤

Thank you for the video beetles also make a Uv gel glue that I use and my press on have stayed for 2 weeks so far

PERFECT!!!😍 love the simplicity of it

Awesome video, lots of detail and thorough explanation 👍

I took a scraper card like you use for stamping, and swipe it across the top of the mold images to remove excess gel polish

I bought all the products you used in the Aimeili brand, followed you step by step and now I have the most amazing set of full cover nails, thank you so much 😁😁😁 The nails are still on, gonna change them this weekend, can you answer this question or do a video for us to watch, can I prep, shape, paint and dry the nails first then use the builder gell to stick them on. I am useless painting the nails once I stick them on, this way seems better for me. Thank you...

I learned a lot on this video. I was looking for more stick ways in using press on and this video just answered that. Just curious though how would you remove the press ons after? filing them out?

Hi! Great job! Loved this video it was very informative 😊 just wanted to know if you like this method for applying builder gel rather than using forms? This seems easier to me but wanted to see your opinion before I spend more money on supplies! Thank you 🙏

I love this video. Thank you. Very helpful

Please remind people to be careful of getting allergies from these products! I’ve noticed many girls that watch popular channels getting allergies from incorrectly applying gels or acrylics 😱 I think it’s very important that more channels explain the risks of getting allergies, it’s not worth the savings of DIY if they can never have enhancements again 😭

Love the way you are teaching thanks

Thank you for bringing this video to us I love how you explain everything the whole way through. I am definitely going to try this method the next time I go to put on tips. Do you think you could use this method with using dip powder? If so would you need to rough up the top surface layer of the fake nail?

enjoyed your video thank you! When shopping for extension nails what description should I be looking for ex: . Plastic, acrylic or soft gel (which is hard to find ) Thanks again

Beautiful nails!

Thank you for this helpful video !! Hey hun is that base gel is used instead of the glue ! I was about to order the glue 😊

Thank you for sharing this. I will definitely try this technique; However, the problem I have is that the nail bends.. Any techniques that can help with that?

Great video! Have you tried these again? I know you said some popped off but can I ask how long did it take until they came off? Thanks so much!

Could you use a base coat gel instead of building gel to adhere the nail?

I used the builder gel WITH a coat of the apres nail glue & they last about 3 weeks

Thank you. This was a very helpful video.

Loved this video! Than You!

Could you do this with, full acrylic nails? Thank you 💗

Love the video Very helpful You have a new subscriber here much love from Boston 🤗👍

I did this by using hard gel. It keeps the nails on solid. I put thin layer of hard gel on nails and then put the false nail on and press i hard t and cure for 30s while still pressing it. Then I cure for 60s and its ready for gel polish and top coat.

Great job!

Is the "builder gel" the same as a regular gel base coat and topcoat? Theyre applied the same way and they're both called a "gel base & topcoat" .Is the term "builder gel" the brands marketing hook or is it actually different? Also, should I wipe the the nails w alcohol after the final topcoat has been cured or during a different stage and what does the alcohol do to gel nails? I see some ppl do it and others don't. I have a "no wipe" base&top by another brand that I love but isn't referred to as a "builder gel".I'm suspect that the company wants you to think it's a special concoction that they can only provide to keep a flow of customers.

After dehydrating and priming why do you do a gel base? Curious since I have never done this.

Wonderful video!!! Keep it up!

I just tried to do this twice now and both times I had nails that just pop right off. I thought I was following your instructions to a T and I bought all of the same products you listed here. Do you know what could be the problem? I’m sad and frustrated :( Edited to add the only thing I didn’t do was put gel base coat before the builder gel because I read a comment saying it’s not necessary. Could this be the problem?

Isn't that bad to leave your bottle in front of lamp? I have the same builder gel. Going to try this instead of building my own

Would the builder gel be able to cure and adhere if the nail was already designed and painted?

Tried this today wgat a disaster they popped off immediately leaving pink builder gel all over my prepped nails snd took hours to get off , the clear nails had too much of a curve for my flat nails , the whole space would need to be filled and then the gel wouldnt harden , ill stick to polygel if i want extensions

great video! But how should I take them off?

Great video 💜

Hello! New here. Just started learning nails

Quick question, i hought the beetles nail glue & the builder gel (not clear but neutral so no biggy) but is there a specific reason you use the BuilderGel instead if the Nail Glue to adhere them? Curious because i am about to start my next set rn & hoped to figure out which to start with 😅 i checked the comments to see if i was this question before asking twice lol hopefully i didnt miss where it was asked

Hi, can you zoom in closer to your nails? Thank you.

Ok here comes a dumb question. Won’t the full cover tips adhere better if you just did the dehydrator and primer but skipped the base coat on top of the primer? Won’t the primer adhere better to the builder gel without the base coat in between?

Hello ! How to remove it ? I'm very interested in it and try that . I've been using nail Bond Glue and they are fantastic. So my good friend she want to try this one. Please let me know Thanks

Thank you for great video! i'm a beginner. Is there any method to fill them in? or do you just remove them after two weeks; then apply a new set?

What’s the difference between using this and the apres/beetles gel glue? How do they differ?

I love them thank u 🥰🥰

Does this method also works if your hands are constantly in water Or would the nail glue hold better?

How do take the builder gel/nails off ?? Please

What's the best method to remove the extensions after using this method? I'm assuming soak-off because acetone degrades the plastic? Do you have a video on removal after using builder gel and plastic tips? I want to try this so bad and have everything I need, but I will need to know how to remove them when needed. Thanks in advance!!!! And great video btw! I saved it to my library!

Could you put them on after painting them? Will the UV cook through gel paint?

Hello again! Can you glue on nail tips then use polyget?

Hi can you tell me if the nails you get our pre-sanded or do you have to stand them yourself from underneath before you apply the builder base gel

Ok I did some. My gel was very thick. And nails feel off within 2 hours. But the gell stayed on. Help!

genuine question, how do you take these off without damaging the press ons?

Can you do a fill in on these after they grow out a little?? Same as built on gels?

Awesome video 🥰😍❤️

Thank you for this! How would you take them off when you fancy a change? Thanks x

Curing light only works on light or clear nails?!

can you add the builder glue to Impress press on nails and cure them? I have a ton of them.

I've watched so many of these videos I think I'd get the gist but I would really like even the product name so if I don't buy that Brand at least I know what I'm looking for everybody just assumes that we know what these gel products are when most of us are used to acrylic or have never done or never done a set of Nails in their life

Can you do this with any press ons? Also is it better for your nails then regular nail glue?

Wait so help me understand you are glueing on the nail with builder and not nail glue ?

So the builder gel in place of nail glue?

Do the nails need to be clear? Mine are white. Will this still work?

So the aimeli gel in place of glue is actually builder gel or gel base coat for gel nails? Thanks

How do you get them off? I tried it they lasted but now not sure how to get them off

i tried this for the 1st time. 7 of them went on just fine. the last 3, I have tried to apply 3-4 times. They will not stick on. Anyone have thoughts of why this might be?

Do you still do this process or the adhesive for the press on nails?

Do I need to put a base coat or can I just go straight into using the builder gel? Will it still have a strong hold on the nail and last long?

Is the builder gel instead of the glue?

How long did they last?

Will the gel builder work with any press on nails? Do they have to be clear? Thanks

How do I remove the nails, do I just soak in acetone?