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Gel Manicure at Home on Natural Nails | SECRET to long lasting polish

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I share my trick on how to do a gel manicure at home on natural nails. This trick has allowed me to have long last manicures! My previous polish lasted 4 weeks!

DISCLAIMER: The advice given in this video is from personal experience/aesthetician training. I am NOT a certified gel polish nail technician.

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20 Comments

@geodude4372 4 years ago (edited) Pinned

THE perfect tutorial I was looking for, I put on 1.75 speed and captions to condense the content. Removing overgrown cuticle and pushing or clipping the eponychium (nobody recommends the latter) can go awry easy so be super gentle anyone who is reading. I never understood putting oil on a surface that's about to be bonded with polish, but your evaporator seems to have fixed that. Happy Nailing!

@jpfreak33 1 year ago

My wife cuts my hair so I told her I would learn to do her nails. I also have 2 daughters (10 and 11) so I’ll get a lot of practice. Thank you for explaining everything so well!!

@GS__ 5 years ago

Kudos to everyone who can stand looking at the same polish/manicure for more than 2 days. 💅🏾💅🏾 Not me.

@M3r.M4n.83 3 years ago (edited)

Great tutorial. As a nail tech two suggestions. First don't use cuticle oil to push back your cuticles, use cuticle remover and buff your nails after. Second: Seal the free edge first and then polish your nails. That's what we do in the salon and what I do at home. Your just doing it backwards. If you do the free edge first, you won't have such a big bulky edge. Use cuticle oil at the very end of the manicure. Great job. I am extremely Impressed by your tutorial and how well you polish your nails. You so a great job. Also. Many people pay to have long nails like your natural nails. You have great nails.

@20Eileeny 5 years ago

A couple of tips I've learned: start painting with the pinky so you don't risk messing up the rest your nails as you move on to the next one. And cap your nail edge first and then paint the nail to remove any "hump" that might appear from capping. It just evens it out. 😊

@simonam233 14 hours ago

I need to make a list of things i need to buy like a beginner's starter pack so i can do my nails at home. Girls let me know if you see this comment

@ohheyLeighannn 5 years ago

It's $40 for a gel manicure in my town and I can't justify spending that, so I'm going to try doing it myself. Very good tutorial!

@rokuken 1 year ago

For those wondering since it wasn’t explained in the video, cure nails for 60 seconds for base/foundation and all 2 gel nail polish coats. Cure for 120 seconds for the top coat.

@oykuakay3461 1 year ago

If anyone is here for the trick, it starts at 10:30. Summary: Use polish on the edge of the nail and start polishing from the edge toward the top (the opposite of how you typically paint). Focus on the edge and make it slightly thicker.

@Chestnutmaretb 3 years ago

THIS IS THE HACK, GUYS!!! I watched this video almost two weeks ago. I never had at-home gel that lasted more than 5 days. This lasted 12 days before one of them chipped. My nails are thin so this has always been a struggle.

Thank you for this video!!!!

@retroreceptionist 2 years ago

When she cut off her length, I was like, nooooooo that’s nail estate!!!!!

@apriltait1851 5 years ago

Never use cuticle oil until the very end of the manicure. The most important part of doing a gel manicure that will last is that the nails need to be prepped properly as well as dry as possible. I’ve been a nail tech for 20 years and the best product to use to push your cuticles and remove all the pterygium (skin that sticks on your nail bed) is alcohol.....it allows softening of the cuticles so they can be pushed back and, it loosens the pterygium for removal and it aids in dehydrating the nail bed for better adhesion I know the oil was wiped off but to not use it at all would ensure the longevity of the gel manicure I hope these tips help ☺️ oh! Also, capping the free edge of the nail with the polish will seal the nail to help avoid any chipping ......good luck!

@SailingAway69 3 years ago

Watching this so I can try to do my Wife’s nails here aren’t lasting more than 4-5 days. I’ve painted cabinets, walls, trim, boats and floors but ..never nails, thanks for the great info.

@lovepreetkaur2609 1 year ago

I used all the your tips for my gel nails. It’s been 3 weeks still they are perfect.

@laranini9660 5 years ago

I've been doing mine after buying 70 bottles gel polish to so my nails. Saved so much money. They're better than the salon and my nails aren't weak. My favorite brands for gel polish are IBD, Kiara Sky and OPI😊

@cryssbou7864 5 years ago

a good thing to do is apply your cuticle oil before you apply the acetone soaked cotton ball . it keeps your cuticles from getting dehydrated too bad and it will wash off when you wash your hands giving you a clean surface to polish. apply again after done

@AshleeyEm 3 years ago

I've ambitiously purchased a starter kit and failed my first attempt 2 weeks ago, I've been bummed out about my wasted money. After watching this I realize where I went wrong😅😂 will be giving a second try today❤

@nadareyene 5 years ago

for me a trick that worked to make it last longer is doing 2 coats of the base coat. i need to try this to make it last even better

@AntyPam4250 5 years ago

I knew to ‘seal’ the edge of the nail, but your method is much smarter. It’s where I have the most trouble with my manicure as well, so I think this will really make the difference. Thanks!
P. S. Your wedding rings are stunning! ❤️

@teeforthewin 4 years ago

Instead of using the cuticle oil, you can use cuticle softener/remover. It’s specifically designed to soften cuticle for removal and the oil is the finishing step to moisturize the cuticles after polish and it doesn’t have to be removed. 😊