r/GelX_Nails

Looking for criticism on prep, art, application, ect!

I still can't quite believe that I crafted these with my own hands... But I did, and I'm SO pleased with how they turned out!

Also shout-out to my clients daughter competing in a cheer competition, good luck! (The feature nail on this set is their logo ☺️)

I'm a professional Nail Tech (Nikki Nailed it, at your service 🫡), and this is a Gel X set using Apres natural almond full cover tips in medium length.

Let us all take a second to marvel. I think I'm in love. 🍄

I know my chrome isolation needs work. How does the application look?

i made a mistake and then repeated that mistake on all my nails so who's losin now 🤪💅🏽

I made this Coraline set last year for Halloween. I never had to make this many intricate charms for a set before so I knew I had to make them pre-appointment. They took hours! I thought it could be a quick tutorial on making 3D nail charms in general. I used clear 3D sculpting gel, but you can also use color ones if you have them to make the process faster.

I’ll be making a more detailed video on my process, including selecting tips to the size of the client and wrapping them in aluminum foil. The charms shouldn’t be made on a flat surface bc then they won’t lay flat and flush on the client’s nails. Let me know if you have any questions and I hope this helps someone!

For this set, I used :

* gel polishes : nude (Aimeli 022), white (liner Morbray 09 - pure white), ligh pink (varnail solid gel #34 -cherry blossom), red and red mixed with black for the 3d charms

*stickers POT-1789

* 3d mold : bows and pearl

* ornament : cristal rhinestones

matte top coat

I’ve been doing my own gel-x for about 8 months, admittedly very on and off, since I threw out all the crappy products/lamp I bought when I first started, and bought new higher quality products which took some time.

Finally was able to do them again, and practiced some nail art this time! (Unfortunately I remembered afterwards that I have dotting tools I could’ve used to make actual flower shapes, but alas 🤣)

So happy to have a fresh set on 💕💐🌷🌸💅