Heyo!! Happy Friday! I wanted to pop into your inbox today to let you know that ALL of my courses are 15% off this weekend for President’s Day!! If you’ve been wanting to try a course, this is your chance. Use code PDAY15 for 15% off at checkout.
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Also… these are my current nails and I’m OBSESSED! I used a sponge for the aura look and it was beyond easy. Watch my tutorial here!!!
Products used: Hazelnut Creamer Base, Bubblegum, Maxi White, Chrome, Sponge, Ultra Glossy Rainbow Top Coat, Ultra Glossy Top Coat
I also wanted to answer some FAQ’s that I always get when I talk about when I share my tutorials! Comment if you have any other questions so I can help!! :)
Q: My builder gel/base gel never feels cured after 30 or 60 seconds under the light. What do I do?
A: This is something I feel like alot of people don’t realize, but if the product doesn’t specify that it’s non-wipe (like my favorite Ultra Glossy Non-Wipe Top Coat), after it’s cured, it will have a tacky inhibition layer that is totally completely normal. I personally don’t wipe it off, and I just keep on doing my nails. So this tacky layer doesn’t mean your nails are uncured. The only way to know if your nails are cured properly is by using a strong enough lamp and applying your gel correctly! These are both things that I talk about in my gel manicure courses ;)
Q: Why does my builder gel always lift at the tips?
A: There are sooo many things that go into a manicure that help prevent lifting. So make sure you read this blog post to learn all of my tips for that! But specifically, if you get a lot of lifting around your tips, here are my tips :)
Make sure you aren’t filing/buffing your tips too thinly, this is also why I recommend doing fills and leaving a thin layer of base gel if you can because the thin base gel layer gives your new manicure something to grip on to!
With that said, do make sure that you are buffing your nail surface thoroughly and that there is no shine left on your nail bed
Use isopropyl alcohol to dehydrate and cleanse your nails, not acetone. Acetone will actually start breaking down your gel (since that’s what is used to even remove it)
Make sure you are using a strong enough gel lamp. No flash curing lamps! Here are my recs for lamps if you need one
I personally think the quality of your gel really matters too. If you are using low-quality gel, you might just not have the best retention
Q: How do I stop getting my gel all over my skin and pooling when I’m applying it?
A: One of my biggest tips for this is to cure each nail one at a time! I spend like 1-2 minutes per nail on perfecting how it looks and making sure my apex is perfectly placed and if I were to move on to my next nail without curing, all of that hard work would be ruined and it would just flatten and pool around my skin. This is why you NEED to cure each nail as you go. Once you like how it looks, put it in the lamp! I cure each of my nails for 30s :) I explain and demo this entire process in my Gel Masterclass 2.0!
Ok comment if you have any additional questions or need anything else from me! Don’t forget to check out my nail tutorial courses while they’re on sale too!
Have a great weekend!!!