Builder Gel

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When the price says + it mean additional things can be added. Shaping, crack, repairs, type of fill it is (I get gel-x or forms in XXXL so my nails start at 70), also you got product on your toes as well. I used builder on my toes, but either way your feet will be more than simply gel polish. Show us the actual nails and feet then we can decide.

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Hi everyone. I've been doing my own builder gel nails for the past year. I've creeped on people's posts and followed the advice of others but looking for more advice/constructive criticism please. This is my first time trying blooming gel and French tip. I'm dominant right handed. Forgive the light, it makes the color and blooming gel nail pop out more. *Did I do my apex correctly? Tips on how I can make it better if I did not. *Did I not use enough blooming gel? Or not enough color polish? * Any easy tips (besides practicing) for my non-dominant hand? * Any tips on French tip application. I hand painted it and it looks streaky. Thank you in advance! submitted by /u/Mfmsono to r/Nails [link] [comments]

I recently started going to an independent nail tech (thanks to yall) and I was able to grow out my nails naturally (picture of October 2025 included at the end). I’m absolutely obsessed with getting my nails done now! I have a nail appointment coming up and I’m strongly considering getting builder gel. I don’t really know much about nails so I wanted to see if you guys could help me decide. Reasons why I think I should get builder gel - I work with my hands a lot so I need something durable - I have kids and pets - I’m pretty rough/clumsy and knock my hand on everything Reasons why I think I shouldn’t get builder gel - my nails are already pretty strong at this length and I’m not trying to grow them out more - it’s expensive Things I’m not sure if matter or not - I loooooove to pick my cuticles and my nails - I work out a lot Also, what does builder gel look like when removed? Does it make your nails week? Please help me decide!! Thank you!! submitted by /u/peppersandcucumbers to r/Nails [link] [comments]

hello everyone! i wanted to post my nail growth journey on here with builder gel. i used to only get acrylics and gelx and my nails would be so damaged and short. im going to post few pics of my first gel x set and how far i have come in a matter of 4 months!! all my nails recently have been sold colors so no particular inspo! my most recent set i did a pink builder gel and just added some chrome on top to make it look most shiny!✨ 💗💛🌼 submitted by /u/iliyyy to r/Nails [link] [comments]

Listed below is a very rough explanation of the process, what was used, materials, etc. This was actually not an expected project. We had someone in our previous townhome and left it in pretty bad shape when they moved out and got some reason I suggested I could stain and finish them. Lol. The steps are just standard builder's grade yellow pine steps. We ripped the carpet off because it was covered in dog p3e and various stains, and at first we were going to put carpet back on but the cost was pretty daunting, and we worried it'd just need to be replaced again in a couple years. The steps already had bullnoses on them though, but that was basically the only plus. Haha. Besides stains, they had tons of carpet tack strips (some rotting from animal p3e), nasty tack and nail holes, glue, and friendly fire wall paint all over them. I'd never done anything like this and had zero idea what I was doing. I didn't find a lot of support or help from woodworking forums, as my questions were either ignored or people just said things like, "don't do it." and "Pine doesn't stain well." Basically I just had to do tons of research on my own and fumble through it and try things. Anyway, an orbital sander with 40 and 60 grit discs was amazing. The specifically purple ones though (I guess I can't mention brands?). Like 80 grit seems to leave the wood closer to others' 120 or 180 grits. Super confusing. Anyway, I saved a few levels using that kind, and I'm now a huge fan. Pine is crazy soft, so the purple discs got my treads glassy smooth by 120. If I'd gone any finer, I'm sure I'd have burnished them. I was going to go with an oil based Java gel, but long story short, I went with GF water based stain in espesso, and I'm very glad I did. I used the oil based gel on something else and honestly I hated it. Also we tested a few other big-box-available stains, but of course I ended up with one that nobody carries in stores. I attempted pre-conditioning on one step and it actually made everything much worse for some reason, so I ended up with just straight water based stain and several coats of satin poly. Also, the pine sucked the color up like nothing else. You read that you leave it on 30 seconds or so... Nope. Basically I had to apply and wipe off or they'd have been black. I actually had to lighten some up by sanding again because they were too dark at first. Grey scotch pads between poly coats were something I found out way too late. Not until I wash doing the oak steps, which really sucked. They would have made the between-poly-scuffing waaayyyy faster and easier. Boxed disposable microfiber rags were the best way to apply the stain because I didn't need too much, and no brush marks, and just throw them away. Sponge brushes and regular brushes were meh. I used a regular decent quality synthetic brush for the poly, but I'm thinking a good sponge brush would have been better. I've now done the lower level entryway oak steps too, and the difference in how the wood reacts was night and day from beginning to end. Two entirely different beasts. I've learned soooo much in this process. It took forever, but honestly if I'd known how to do it and didn't hyper-research every tiny step, it would have taken a fraction of the time. But I have no idea how to quantify the hours at this point :( It has like 6 coats poly, and yeah I know it's not as durable as oil, and YES I KNOW IT'S PINE so it's not going to last 3 decades, but we're okay with that. We figure whatever is there will need to be fixed up when the next people move out anyway. We also may put some carpet treads on them for safety and to help keep them from getting as beat up as fast. We really liked how they turned out and I'm throwing this up here in case others run into the same option/issue we did with this and are scared off by people telling them not to do it. You definitely need a lot of stuff, and there are definitely a lot of variables, but if you're considering it, you should do it. And even if you do screw something up along the way, everything can be fixed :) submitted by /u/greyyeux to r/DIY [link] [comments]

Thanks to @itsfuckinganna for recommending this place in Tokyo, Japan. Usually do my own nails with solid gels so this is a first for me. Great nail tech and all it took was to show her pictures of my inspo! I am sold on builder gel and I don’t know if I can go back to solid colors after this!!! 😍 submitted by /u/NarwhalAromatic9831 to r/Nails [link] [comments]

I feel like they look like claws and curved from the side view too much. These have been on since August so lifting isn’t an issue. I was planning on fully taking them off to check my nail health then replacing them so please if you have advice or just tell me what I’m doing wrong. I also have so much trouble shaping them. submitted by /u/Vannabean to r/Nails [link] [comments]