Gelish Nails Demo/Information

I had sooo many requests to do a video like this. As stated in the video this is how I do my nails with Gelish... I am not a nail tech nor have I had training on this or any gel nail system!

FTC: I am not sponsored or paid by Sally's beauty supply or Gelish Nails. I bought these products with my own money... although it would be nice to be sponsored by them... so Sally's if you're watching PICK ME!

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• gel nails
• cnd shellac
• opi oxxium
• sallys beauty supply
• uv lap
• how to do the no chip manicure
• gelish nails tutorial

[sxd29]

Very informative and very well explained...thanks.

[LolaMarie7]

@sxd29 Thank you!

[engelneen]

thank you so much for doing this video! Does this damage your nails in any way? doesn't seem like it would.

Does this help your own nails to grow out? thanks.

[LolaMarie7]

@engelneen Thank you for watching!! I haven't noticed any damage to mine really, except after you soak your nails in the pure acentone to take the gel nails off the nail beds do tend to be dry and weak. So if I don't do another gel nail color I immediately put on a nail strengthener. But yes my nails have never been as long as they are now and they are much harder.

[browneyes086]

How much did everything cost roughy

[LolaMarie7]

@browneyes086 They sell the individual polishes for around 11-12 dollars I believe, the prep/post liquid is around 4-6 dollars... I don't know how much they sell the base and top coat for (because I used the CND ones I already had which were each around 15 dollars).. the uv lamp is the kicker, it was around 50 dollars... but like I said Sally's has mini lamps which I think would be ideal anyway because then you don't have your whole hand under the uv lamp.

[tammimarie]

Don't forget to put sunscreen on your hand for the UV lamp! (cancer/aging prevention)

[jennao0]

do you think it is worth the invest, it seems expensive compared to the average nail polish?

[MrsAmandaBrooke7]

Bought the kit after watching this... holy crap, it was NOT as easy as you make it look! Lol. I paint my nails every other day so I wouldn't consider myself a novice at stuff like this, but it seems really hard to keep the layers thin enough! Mine turned out really thick and goopy along the edges and around the cuticle. Arg. Once I get the hang of it though, I think I'll love it!

Thanks for the video Jess, and also to those who commented with the great tips! :)

[ThomaKatie]

5 days to a week?!? Oh my... I work in a salon and day spa and we specialize in Gelish Mani's... I get them once a month and seriously they last me an entire month! =)

[Seana44]

where is your shirt from

[brionyrose1475]

@BiNkY2BoNkA3RoX

Yes I recommend Gelish over Shellac. The reason it can chip sometimes is because your natural nail has some peeling/flaking on it which you will need to very gently buff away. Also make sure you cap the edges so water can't get in between the natrual nail and the Shellac/Gelish

[BiNkY2BoNkA3RoX]

where did you get your uv lamp from?

[BiNkY2BoNkA3RoX]

@brionyrose1475 so do you recommend gelish over shellac?

[brionyrose1475]

I work with Gelish nails at work. A great way to soak off your nails is to cut some cotton pads to the size of your finger nail, cut some tin foil to wrap around each finger and saturate the cotton pad with acetone and wrap the tin foil around it! much less damaging for your nails! Also Gelish and Shellac are different Shellac is a hybrid (nail polish combined with a gel) and Gelish is a liquid gel. Gelish is less damaging to the nails because the nail polish in the Shellac dehydrates the nail

[Ginger0723]

I have cnd products and I love them. I know you had cream puff on in one of your videos. Just curious if yours has ever bubbled on you? The reason I'm asking is because my cream puff got all bubbly on me after I cured it and I have no idea why! It was the weirdest thing. I haven't had it that long so I'm not sure why it did that. Oh, also just fyi, you can use rubbing alcohol instead of the solution you were using for putting on before and taking the sticky stuff off after. :)