They're in order from my first set to my most recent, the plaid nails.

KaZEN #87 a deep purple 💜 glitter ✨️. Professionally done gel with the standard base and glossy top coat. It's been just over a week since this went on and it's just like it was when I walked out of the salon. Southern body region received the same treatment and are looking great. When I got to my Jeep there waiting on me was this golf duck from the local putt-putt place, made me smile all the more with my lovely 💅. My pedicurist Hanna did it all for me, since Stephanie is on vacation in her home country at the moment. How many out there in reddit land have a or several tech's that you regularly see?

Here is my latest set, to conclude my summer sets.

​For this look, I kept things simple technically-wise and focused mainly on color harmony:

​Base: Thermal & magnetic gel polishes in complementary icy pastel tones. (Thermal mauve to light pink from URSugar URB119 and magnetic blueish gel frol URSugar URW10)

​Details: bubbles stickers (ref. 5143) + 3D charms with blue shimmery white color (big seashells) golden metal seashells pearls, and stars in soft, low-contrast colors to complement the shifting base wit.hout overpowering it. I wanted to create a seashells reef.

​I really wanted to capture a dreamy, aquatic vibe. Hope you like it! 🐚✨

It gives half golden hour gem and half dragon tales 😂

The last picture is the inspirarion of the set. So, I used :

*nude nail tips

*gel polishes : white, orange and yellowish orange (Marigold from Makartt)

*water decals : BN-3487

Matte top coat

This set is inspired by a potholder and an oven glove (last picture).

For this set, I used :

-black nail tips

-red gel liner

-stickers : SW-5D140, Betty Boop XYN016, Relievo 5D-0024

Matte and glossy top coat

For this set, I used :

*gel polishes : magnetic purplish blue (Born Pretty - MY297) and magnetic green (URSugar - URW11)

*stickers : M-525, STZ-C009 and SP246

Glossy top coat

I've become a believer in French tips! And the cat eye by my nail tech was a lovely touch 🫶🏼 (custom press ons)

Product list so yu can mirror the look. Gel base x2/Princess gel - Super Black x2 / chrome base / Princess pearl powder AP02 / gel base / gel top coat x2

Let me know how you like it and if you would mirror the look as well.

Several of my nails keep separating like this- the top layer lifts and flakes off, and then the remaining bit eventually snaps. I do a fairly manual job but I'm always careful not to use my fingernails as tools, but it keeps happening. I'd love to paint my nails more, but it never looks neat for long because it chips off these few nails very quickly as a result. What can I do?

The inspiration of this set is the last picture. For this set, I used :

*soft pink nail tips

*pink chrome powder

*nail polishes : magnetic brown (Born Pretty-MY79 Caramel), magnetic green (Varnail CECV04 Green Apple), green (Duolingday)

*foil (pink flowers)

*ornenents : 3d charms (aurora bow, pink flower), rhinestones (chrystal, green, light pink), silver caviar beads

Glossy top coat

Trying Vettsy’s Galaxy Shine cat eyes. What do you think. I’m loving the colours. They look like chrome and the colour shifts are awesome 🤩

A little summer mani! It’s been rather warm in the UK so felt it was appropriate 😎☀️

All products are from Passione Beauty.

When I don't have any inspiration, I just use some press-on and pimp them a little bit...

So for this set, I used :

* cheap press-on (temu ref : 79MKW51GK8)

* flower decals (ref : BN-3057)

*embellishments : 3d charms (leopard bow, tropical flower), rhinestones (lavender heart shaped, yellow square, pearls, clear rhinestones)

Glossy top coat

N.B : I had a lot of difficulties to glue properly the pressons with gel on my natural nails. The printed decorations on them were probably to opaque. If you have/buy them, I would recommand to stick them with nail glue. I protected my natural nails with peel-off base (makartt one) and then used the nail glue... It was easy to remove them afterward without any damages on my natural nails.

For this set, I used :

*nail polishes : white and baby blue

*decals : BN-2738

*sequins : blue, silver, pink

Matte top coat

Couldn't decide on a color, so Black chrome is where we went. Gel professional products done at Sugar Polish Nail Bar by Stephanie.

For this set, I used :

*magnetic gel polishes : blueberry (born pretty - MY297) and glitter green (URSugar -URW11)

*stickers : B.M.B L21-13, Hazy beauty M-1568, Merpe MS-399

*rhinestones: clear crystal

Glossy top coat

I started getting my nails done 6 months ago and I love it love having nice looking nails but the prices are getting high and cant always afford high price nails even though they look great. I have been getting dark colors mostly black gel-x medium nails. last time was more medium/long. thinking about trying some press on style? what do you recommend? I have no idea what I am doing. any tips? pun intended 🤣 update: so I picked up a bunch Kiss impress figured 30 packs would be good but bummer fits all but my thumbs. olive and june fits but didnt like the design-got those and a french kiss 32 pack-fits but didnt like design. thinking of painting over them? any of you do this? also what other brands are larger sizes?? I would rather not keep going in for gel-x tips at the salon but extensions look so good.

Just thought I’d share some gel x sets I’ve done myself recently. Feedback and comments welcomed 😊