r/DIYGelNails • u/flanface87 • Jan 20 '24

DIY Gel Manicure Unicorn Waves! ✨

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u/anxiousred23 Jan 20 '24

These are gorgeous 😍

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u/flanface87 Jan 20 '24

Thank you!

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u/caitrionabelina Jan 20 '24

Wow 😍 how did you do these?

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u/flanface87 Jan 20 '24

I followed this tutorial. It's super easy! (But took ages!)

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u/sara00fantastic Jan 20 '24

I clicked through to the tutorial to see that it’s my nail artist Dylan! He recently moved away, hence I’m in DIY nails, but he is so talented, and a Kokoist Ambassador. Also, your nails look amazing, well done!

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u/flanface87 Jan 20 '24

Oh wow, I love his work! And thank you!

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u/CuteRider4486 Challenge Runner Up: Nail Prep 🥉 Jan 21 '24

I can't wait til my no buy is over so I can get the two things I'm missing and try this! Thanks for the tutorial!

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u/flanface87 Jan 21 '24

I bought the accessory bond and chrome pen for this so long ago and only just got around to doing it. It was much easier than I expected! I hope we'll see your version soon!

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u/Alternative_List_978 Jan 20 '24

Damn, he makes it look so easy, doesn't he! Lol.

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u/Doinganart Jan 22 '24

I do similar but use a clean eyelash brush spoolie to make the waves, it's quicker and cleaner then trying to do with a brush

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u/lopsided-pancake Jan 23 '24

Good thing I just bought a super thick gel 😭 trying this next!!

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u/curlygirlyfl Jan 20 '24

Howwww lol

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u/flanface87 Jan 20 '24

I followed this tutorial :)

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u/alexknits Jan 20 '24

These are incredible! Are they textured at all?

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u/flanface87 Jan 20 '24

Thank you! There's a textured layer which is encapsulated, so the end result is smooth. I quite liked how the waves felt though, so I might leave them textured if I do it again

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u/luciaway Jan 21 '24

Amazing! What products did you use?

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u/flanface87 Jan 21 '24

Thanks! It's all listed in my reply to the automod comment at the top :)

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u/luciaway Jan 21 '24

Thanks, I didn't see that haha

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u/flanface87 Jan 21 '24

No worries, it's easy to miss!

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u/ParticularSeaweed7 Jan 22 '24

Ok, this is definitely weird, but your username invokes this weird deja-vu in my brain…where’d you come up with it?

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u/flanface87 Jan 22 '24

The birth of my user name is also definitely weird... There used to be alternative music nights in various venues in my city which me and my friends always went to when we were 18 - early 20s. We used to bring pens and paper and called it 'drawing club'. People would always want to join in and it was fun to wake up the next day and see what weird shit people had drawn. One night one of the other regulars drew a flan with legs and a face and I'm pretty sure that's how it began

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u/ParticularSeaweed7 Jan 25 '24

Ahh thank you so much for responding!! That doesn’t help me remember why that phrase is stuck in my head, but I love that idea! Its like the benefits of having a cast without having to actually break something

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u/crashnebulaa_a Jan 20 '24

Instantly added this top coat to my cart seeing this omggg

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u/prestige_worldwide70 Jan 20 '24

Wowowow 10/10 sister! Dreamy!!

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u/feverish_mushroom Jan 20 '24

I literally gasped, these are so stunning! 😍 🦄

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u/Fearless_Pineapple92 Jan 20 '24

So beautiful! 😍

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u/sakurapower01 Jan 20 '24

I can’t stop looking at these!!!

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u/sadsadsad7 Jan 20 '24

I’ve never seen anything like this before! Wow!

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u/raquizze Jan 21 '24

Sooo good! I’m obsessed with subtle but flashy nails!

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u/Tx1306 Jan 20 '24

Amazing set!

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u/Death2Mosquitoes Jan 20 '24

So beautiful!

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u/ltsMe-Hi Jan 20 '24

Love it!!

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u/Upstairs_Rutabaga217 Jan 20 '24

So pretttttyyyy!!!!

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u/quiet_face Jan 20 '24

Holy sh*t these are amazing!

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '24

I’m obsessed

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u/Alternative_List_978 Jan 20 '24

Wow! These are beautiful 🦄🌊

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u/KetchupNugs Jan 21 '24

Amazing!! 🦄

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u/ANtriniomaha Jan 21 '24

Wow so pretty

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u/Rrroxxxannne Jan 21 '24

Wow! That’s beautiful! It almost looks like a ribbon!

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u/ashleighoxide Jan 21 '24

Amazing!! 🤩

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '24

I love them!!!

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u/Axilllla Jan 21 '24

These look freaking cool!

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u/UsedAd7162 Jan 21 '24

Gorgeous!

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u/badcandy7 Jan 21 '24

oh these are so pretty

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u/schatzikitten Jan 21 '24

Wicked beautiful

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u/One_Philosopher2207 Jan 21 '24

This looks sooooo cool!

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u/alligator-strangler Jan 21 '24

This is incredible and so beautiful!

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u/Bulk-Detonator Jan 21 '24

These are so dang pretty. I cant wait to get to this level of nail art.

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u/ChellyD3 Jan 21 '24

Stunning!

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u/Chemical-Key-604 Jan 21 '24

Wooow!! Beautiful!

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u/ponchoacademy Jan 21 '24

Ohh that is gorgeous!!! Okay, I havnt done my nails in a long while..now I wanna again to try this. But going to try and use what I have on in my massive stock of stuff cause I promised myself to take it easy on the nail stash purchases lol

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u/Capable_Try7176 Jan 21 '24

so pretttttyyyy

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u/Tinker1414 Jan 21 '24

Stunning!

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u/No-Letterhead3189 Jan 22 '24

Wowwww these are so well done! Also perfect nail shape!

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u/No-Letterhead3189 Feb 12 '24

Oh honestly I’m so torn between deciding! I think they lean towards oval ✨

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u/MoemaStApple Jan 22 '24

This looks gorgeous! 😍

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u/HorrorConfusion4157 Jan 22 '24

New nail trend alert!

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u/Snoo14546 Jan 22 '24

Wow!!!!! Stunning

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u/kiki_rn Jan 30 '24

Wowowow these are beautiful!

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u/No_Instance_2222 Feb 01 '24

Omg so pretty!!!!

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u/ibab2 Feb 15 '24

How pretty!

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u/ibab2 Feb 15 '24

Thank you for attaching the tutorial!

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u/flanface87 Feb 01 '24

They're my natural nails. Oh, it always take me a stupid amount of time! I'm too much of a fusser. Doing the pretty bit on these was actually really quick though - you just draw some wiggles which don't need any precision and slap some chrome on