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Nail'd IT! DIY Gel Manis
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items I worked for a professional nail company for a couple years and became obsessed with doing my own in 2020. Here are some of my favorite products that help me achieve salon quality manis!
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Polish
Here are some brands of polish that I think are good quality for the price! There are definitely more expensive brands, but I think its nice to have more to play with!
Beetles has great colors at a great price! This isn't my FAVE polish, but I definitely use these colors for all of my nail are designs. Its nice to have a nice polish library.
Beetles Gel Polish® - Cruelty-Free Mani That You Can Do at Home
I really like these as a soft natural base. The pinks that they have remind me of OPIs classics like Bubble Bath and Passion.
GAOY Gel Polish - Premium Kits, Drills, UV Lamps, Nail Gels Website
I LOVE these cat eyes from Varnail. Make sure you look up a tutorial on how to properly achieve the cat eye! It is easy and hard at the same time to get the shape you want.
Cat Eye Gel Polish - VARNAIL Professional Nail Supply Store!
I like to use this for 3D designs. It is super easy to get on, but you'll need cuticle cutters or nail scissors to get it off!
Solid Nail Gel Glue for Soft Gel Nail Tips Hard Gel Clear Building
These are super fun jelly colors!
Jelly Gel Polish
Accessories
Here are some of the accessories that I use for at home manicures. I do recommend looking up how to properly use each, but none of these should harm you!
This is a very affordable and good lamp for beginners. I bought this 5 years ago and haven't had any issues!
Premium Nail Dryers - Fast, Efficient Drying for Perfect Manicures
This is a great beginner kit with everything you'll need to get started!
MORGLES 13-Pcs Nail File & Buffer Kit
You'll need this to take the polish off. I like to buff it off with the drill until there is no shine left on the polish. Then soak cotton balls in acetone, wrap them on your finger with foil, and let it sit for 20 min because scraping off gently wit...
Pronto 100% Acetone Gel Nail Polish Remover
Any brand of these work!
Cotton Balls
You can cut these into small squares to fit your fingers. I usually cut some extra up to use another time too!
Aluminum Foil
This is a very gentle drill, you won't need anything that could hurt you as a beginner. Better safe than sorry!
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These are great to protect your hands from the UV/LED lamp!
MelodySusie UV Gloves for Gel Nail Lamp
These ROCK! They make every mani extra fun and cute. Highly suggest getting any pack that has stars or hearts or any cute little shape that you can add to spice up your mani.
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