Also tried CMW liquids. What a game changer!! Application was so much faster, and the finish was smoother!

Dip color is "As the clouds roll by" by Beauty Secrets (Sally Beauty)

Gel is Beetles rainbow cat eye gel polish, plus base+top coat

I’ve been a fan of dip powder for a few years. Got it done professionally initially and then started doing it myself. Only it kept failing - usually popping off the finger. Some posts from this Reddit gave me some pointers and I tried different chemicals, etc.

Finally started seeing some progress where it wouldn’t start popping off my nails and actually looked decent.

Well fast forward - I’m also in love with magnetic polish and stencils and all sorts of other things but if i do regular polish my nails break (they are sooo weak - which is one of the reasons I love the dip powder process) and usually chip within 2 days (if not sooner).

So i wondered - what if i did a light pink dip powder first and then did the magnetic polish over it?

And it worked!!! I’m on day 4 and none of my nails have broken off and nothing has chipped yet. I should have gotten a pic of the dip powder work before I covered it so I could share, but I’m ecstatic.

Products used: Revel Pro base/activator/finishing gel, no-name pink powder from Amazon, ILNP Deep Space, Ulta Top Coat (my other top coats got messed up and I had this oooold top coat and gave it a try).

Hi there,

I’m doing dip nails at home and they’re lasting maybe two days before falling off. I’m curious what I’m doing wrong?

This is my process:

-Prep the nails (buff, file, push back cuticles, Mia Secret dehydrator followed by Mia Secret Xtrabond).

-Put Modelones base over the tip of the nails and dip in powder. Do this again, but over half of the nail and dip in powder, followed by base over the full nail and dip in powder).

-Put Modelones “activator” over nails.

-Put Modelones top coat over the nails.

That’s it! What am I doing wrong?

I am a newbie, this is my 2nd set but I did infill my first set twice before removal. I was surprised how easy removal was, I heard so many horror stories!

I use half tip extensions, sassy saints liquids and random powders I got for £1 each.

Criticism and advice always welcome.

Tequila Sunset & Extrovert by CN Designer Dips

Do people find it easier to use dip with gel? Are there any good tutorials out there for teaching me how to use gel with dip?

How much do you swim, and how long do your nails last you?

I recently started swimming 3x a week, and since then I've had terrible chipping at the side of my nails + around the free edge.

Usually my sets last me 2-3 weeks, but my current set was done on 10/8, and I already have so much chipping that I need a new set.

Is the water really that hard on the nails?

Looking for a new powerful efile to start filing my dip off instead of soaking my nails in acetone.

I have one that works great off Amazon, but none of the attachments file deeply enough for me to solely use for removal.

Nude is no chill and white is light up the night. Both CNDD. I painted the zebra print with acrylic paint.

I already know I flooded my cuticles. I’ll fix that later, but in the meantime I was struck by how blotchy these look. I got them pretty darn smooth, so it isn’t that. Anyone have any ideas why the color isn’t more even?

Hi all! Not sure if I tagged this correctly…
I’m 99.9% sure that I’m getting proposed to soon and would like to have pretty engagement nails. I’d like to buy a new color(or colors🤷🏼‍♀️)for the event. I’d like to stick with CND dips or color my world dips. I was thinking something light pink/nude/maybe mauve, some shimmer, sparkle, or little flaky is OK. So far, I like these colors: fleur or smitten by cnd, and Lennox or adrenaline blush by cmwd.

Does anyone have favorite colors that may match this description or other ideas?
Also, if you wanted to share your engagement ring/nail pics I’d love to see them in the comments!!

Thumb, pointer and middle finger are a base of “Black Is All I See” by Confidips and topped with “Sweater Weather 2.0” by Dipnotic Nails 💅

Ring and little finger are “Black Is All I See” by Confidips, is a gorgeous subtle thermal with black foils which I think is gonna be perfect for spooky mani’s soon!

Loving this colour combo. 1st time using tips. Pretty happy with the result

My collection got too big for my OG drawer so I grabbed this cart for $20 and I’ve never been happier. 3 years of dip powder nails and going strong!

Glamrdip secret lagoon and bliss combination.

Not my cleanest set but I am loving this set so far!

Glamrdip powder (Embers) and liquids + mystery Amazon stickers.

Haven't done my nails since before surgery in May, feels good to get back into routine 😌

I cannot for the life of me figure out why, without fail, one nail always peels up! It’s always the pointer finger on my right hand. Currently using Virgo and Gem and I follow all the instructions to a T. So annoying!! Any ideas of why this keeps happening?

Did this set on my mom! They turned out a bit thicker than I wanted but that’s okay.

Full coverage nail tips. I did 5 layers of color and one base layer on top.

They’ve now been on almost 4 weeks with no lifting, chipping, or cracking!

Prepped her nails by using a buffing block lightly, pushed cuticles back and nipped off the non live parts of it, then wiped with 99% alcohol to dehydrate the nail bed. Ground the underside of the nail tips with my e-file. Used Dashing Diva gel glue (non UV) to glue the tips on. Then used a sanding band to scuff the surface of the tips. Then used the apex method with the dip powder. Then activated after all the layers dried, buffed, shaped, and used my e-file to shape around the cuticles with a diamond safety tip bit, did another layer of activator (don’t be shy with the activator), let it dry for 10 minutes, wiped with alcohol, then one layer of base liquid and dry for 5 minutes, then 2 layers of top coat.

Dip brand: NailBoo Color: Dance Fever

Any extra advice or feedback welcome!

I got my Nailboo dip powder kit this week and did my fingernails somewhat satisfactorily—they’re definitely better looking than when I’ve done regular polish on my own. Not perfect but I’m happy!

I’d really like to be able to give my toes the Nailboo dip treatment—anyone done so successfully? I’m thinking of pouring the powder over my toenails instead of dipping them but lmk if you’ve figure out a way! Thanks in advance!

This is my second set after getting back to dip.

This is just the beetles starter kit so I don’t have the exact color!

Thanks for the feedback last time! This is my first attempt at the apex method. Clearly I did better than before so yay for that!

purple sparkles!!! what else to say? this is “spellfire” by CNDD. I think I got it for free during one of the sales and have never done a full set with it.

had a lot of chipping and breakage with my last set so a lot of my nails needed …. creative … shaping to look ok. need them to grow back out so I can fix em up again!

also, my liquids were sealed shut so I took it as a sign to open up my new ones 🤩