Use an e-file to lightly remove the shine from the inside of the Gelly Tip that will come in contact with your natural nail. I followed the advice of your friend and only put builder gel on the tips not on my nails and that was so much better.

I had no issue with that because I already have a led lamp, but my kit actually came with the mini lamp! They hold well as long as you don't put too much or too little builder gel underneath, and the polish needs to be wiped with rubbing alcohol after the top coat is cured (that's not explained in the instructions, but it's a must to make sure they're not tacky/sticky). If I missed anything or you have questions, go ahead and comment and I’ll answer and edit my post to include it as well. Ditch the harsh nail extensions and make the switch to gentle Mylee Fix 'N' Flash soft gel nail extensions for the perfect at-home gel mani.

The game-changing gel tips make it ridiculously easy to extend, express your style and excel in creating a salon-quality mani – all from the comfort of your own home.

They give you the perfect base to paint your Mylee Gel Polish on and create stunning nail art to fully show off your individuality. but because I didn’t have an e-file at this point – I needed something to rough up the inside of the nail and this will do. A real game-changer in at-home extensions, these soft gel tips are moulded from a fine, yet impenetrably strong formula.Simply add the Fix 'N' Flash Gel to a prepped nail, pop on your extension and cure under a UV or LED lamp. I’m not a nail tech just a hobbyist and I bought the 500 set last year sometime, but then shied away from doing them just like yourself.

Our water had a water softener – so my old shampoo left my hair feeling like I washed it in butter (we had hard water in CA), my skin was dry and flaking off and scale like, my nails became hard and brittle. I'm surprised they haven't come out with a better solution for this like a squeeze bottle (without brush) to apply a dot then press the nail on.Lightweight and flexible, these are designed to fit all nails seamlessly, curving around the natural shape of your nail with comfortable ease. They lasted three weeks, and I actually would have had them on longer if I didn't get impatient to switch up the design. I am NOT an expert in this kind of thing, but my understanding is the texture will help “grip” the false nail to my natural nail along with the builder gel. I figured out the hair and skin, and I thought i had the nail situation handled, until Winter hit and mid December my nails took a turn. To finish off this gorgeous nail look, seal and protect your mani by applying the Gelly Top Coat and curing for 60 seconds.

Follow your typical nail prep routine of pushing back your cuticles, filing, buffing and cleansing your nail plate. After 10-15 minutes, remove your wrap and use a Gel Scraper to gently push away the polish and tip from your nail plate. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

I started getting small breaks here and there, a split below the nail line I had to baby… but then I barely touched a cupboard handle at work and SNAP… there went most of my nail. Create the perfect manicure for the next 3 weeks by applying a thin layer and curing for 60 seconds. Removal is easy – file off the shine of the top coat and then I bought these foil things (affiliate) to add acetone to and wrap each nail in to soak off. Acrylates Copolymer, Trimethylolpropane Triacrylate, Cellulose Acetate Butyrate, Dimethicone, Microcrystalline Wax, Bentonite, CI 15880, CI 73360, CI 77492, CI 77891.