I have very thin nails partly from using acrylics for years. Will this work to keep builder gel from popping off &amp; keep my nails from breaking?
184846
It helps. My nails got very thin and brittle as well so I stop every now and then for a while. This is good also underneath gel polish.
574441
Its like regular gel...just cured under an led lamp for 30 seconds...the best gel ever made!!!!! You can use it over your natural nail or use it on extended nail tips....best use with the gel builder and you need to use pro bond as your primer
922781
I've had nails alive for 6 months (about) and mine is not getting any thicker. Sorry, can't help you.
1514040
Not unless you have gel nails. This product works on natural and acrylic nails.
574440
I'm a nail tech....this is used to give soft or brittle nails strength before you use the colored gel polish or as a French nail base coat. Check out gelish's website for instructional videos and best of luck to you. Very easy application.
861331
When I did my research I found a few things mentioned to help keep the nails healthy; first...when the Gelish remover is gone, don't use straight acetone to remove the polish as it is very drying and will make nails brittle. The Gelish remover has conditioners in it, so use it or another brand with conditioners. Second...many salons use a dremel to remove polish and that will remove layers of nail which will weaken them. Along the same lines...don't scrape polish off, if it's not coming off soak it some more. Third...give your nails a break on a regular basis. Take the polish off and wait a few days before putting on new. During those days with no polish use a nourishment cream on the nail. I received my kit less than 2 weeks ago, so I have no idea whether these tips will help keep my nails healthy, but this is the plan I intend to follow.
87692
Yes, this glue is awesome for anything with nails. I use it for broken natural nails and acrylic. My hands are in water quite a bit and it still holds.
1197930
If your nails are over an inch and a half long then they will not be be completely under the light. otherwise it works great for gel polish.
55849
I am not really sure what you are asking. I no longer use acrylics. I grew them out and now have healthy natural nails. I found that due to the adhesives and power tools I use every day, and the drastic temperature changes my acrylics lifted no matter what I did. I just love my healthy natural nails. I wear them fairly short, rounded squares, polished, protected with made for women, work gloves. They look lovely.
2052266
coming from an old school tech all gel nails under a 36 watt take more then 2 time under and if you go to thick with your gel you can count on 3 so if your going more then 2 which can be the norm your going to thick and my recommendation is to tone it down and put less on your app brush 1x is enough no more then 2 thats it...thats from an old school maamaajaamaa
1066090
As Mariah answered below about the groove at the nail bed, I don't put the gel or acrylic that far back I make it look as if the finger needs a fill already!
652376
I don't have an answer to that because it never occurred to use over the gel, but the product is for natural nails and if you are using gel nails, I believe is wasting the products properties.
986122
It didn't specify that when I purchased the nail files. Actually I think it's salon strength, this could file down acrylic nails with no proplem. They are to rough and abrasive for natural nail. I use them for pedicure.
917646
I would use sealer for this gel unless its the builder gel which is stronger.but I also seal builder gel too....either way is shiny.
337372
Yes. If you file down the old acrylic on top of the nail down till it is thin, then you can do a "fill" by putting a very thin layer of new acrylic on top of entire nail. Make sure you get the two packs in one kit.
1947958
Yes it is a soak off gel. I use clear builder gel as well. Which I recommend if you have thin nails.
1261379
Seriously this is a different system. Hint, hint, Go to You Tube for a crash course on how to use the black packaged hard gel. Gelish soak off builder gel, in the white jar, is a structure gel. It is used on the natural nail to build strength. Also used for acrylic tip extentions and with form extentions for lengthening. Builder gel can be soaked off as name implies. Hard gel in the black jar is not a soak off gel. It is used primarily for tip extentions or form extentions for lengthening. It must be filed off not soaked off. Hard gel is stronger and less fexilble.