Wow I wore acrylics for almost 40 years. I got first set for my wedding and wore them constantly for years until the pandemic. I wore drug store type glue on nails during shut down and then just got tired and let my natural nails grow. Even after years my natural nails still do not look great. After watching this intelligent well spoken young lady I want to try doing this type of nail product. She gave such great instructions and tips. If my nails can look half as great as hers I will be happy.

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing. I first learned about rubber base gel nails at the salon when I tried to do dip powder, and they suggested I try rubber base gel instead. I love them, but it is quite pricy, especially if you get nail art done. I didn't realize that getting the materials yourself could be pretty affordable. I initially thought that you needed special colored gel polishes to use with the builder gel, but you showed me exactly what's needed, so thank you for that!

@Maddy-Marie

2 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

you do a great job demonstrating & describing what you are doing & I appreciate that you emphasize it takes practice! You also don’t make it feel overwhelming. Great job!

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

New subscriber and just enrolled at a Nail school and so grateful that I stumbled on your channel thank you and blessings to you.

@Maddy-Marie

29 күн бұрын

Thank you!! I hope you do well at your nail school!

Great job teaching! I’m going to try this method thanks! 😊❤

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 😊

One of the best tutorials! Thanks a lot ❤

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

Thank you so much for the tip about the directions of the drill!! That is going to help me so much 😊

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Happy to help!

Thanks for the very helpful video! I really appreciate the advice about the slip layer and about how to apply the more structured layer. I can’t wait to use this technique. 😊

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

this was so helpful and clear and well demonstrated!! thank you for sharing your tips :)

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m glad it was helpful :)

Great tips! Very helpful video! Thank you!

@Maddy-Marie

5 күн бұрын

So glad you like it!!

You are a lifesaver! Thank you 😊 Please make more videos 😅

What an amazing tutorial. Thank you 😊

@Maddy-Marie

Күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Omg your timing is just perfect! I just got my stuff for builder gel in and was watching videos and although they do the show the process, your video is the best I've seen by far!! Straight to the point :)) thanks sm!!

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

I’m so glad I could help and thank you for the compliment! 😊❤️

@elizabethrodarte9794

Ай бұрын

please make a nail series!! you explain every very well and I think a lot of other people would be interest to see this as well!

Thank you for these tips! I have so much trouble with getting bg on my cuticles and side walls. You make it look so easy!! I can’t wait to try it!

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Happy to help!

You are a VERY good teacher

@Maddy-Marie

13 күн бұрын

Wow, thank you 😊

Thanks for making this video!

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Your nails are soo beautiful!!! Love the frosty color! Lots of good tips for using gel. I’m thinking about trying to grow my nails out and just using gel to strengthen and beautify them! Great info!!!

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I think growing out your nails will be awesome!

Great tutorial one of the beat👏

@Maddy-Marie

11 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it!! Thank you so much!! 😊

This was so helpful thank you 💗

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

So glad I found your channel!!

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Welcome!!

Your nails are so pretty!!! ❤

@Maddy-Marie

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

This was helpful, thank you

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

I’m so glad I could help! 😊

Thank you I will try it 🧐

Boy I'm sure glad I found your channel. Thank you for all the great tips, also a new subscriber 😊

@Maddy-Marie

14 күн бұрын

I’m so glad I could help! Welcome to the channel😊

Great tutorial!🤍

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Thank you! 😁

What a great video! Thank you :D

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Glad you like it

Thanks so much for the great video... I have a hard time getting products to not peel off. Your video was easy to follow.

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

So glad you like it!! The peeling is probably caused by not prepping the nails good enough before applying the gel and I am planing on making a video about proper nail prep soon. But there’s some other videos on nail prep that you could watch on KZread.

Cant wait to try this process. You made it look so easy!!!

@Maddy-Marie

19 күн бұрын

Yay that’s so exciting!! Remember practice makes perfect 👍🏼

@1shaprice

Күн бұрын

@@Maddy-Marie I tried your technique and it worked so much better!! I’m not perfect yet but this video really helped me

Great tutorial for sure. I checked out a few others you've posted regarding nails. Keep it up girl!

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!😊

Oh wow, that was so interesting. I’m in awe of how easy you made that look. I’m 51 never been to a nail salon and a couple of weeks ago I decided enough was enough and that I need to stop hating my nails and do something about it! So I’m on a journey, hence watching all kinds of nail videos on here. I’m a little disheartened at having one hand (my left) that looks okay ish considering how novice I am at applying anything to my nails and the other looking like I’ve found my mums nail polish aged 3 and given it ago 😂. I’m thinking a trip to a professional might be in order. Enjoyed the video, thanks 🙏

@debidee5548

2 ай бұрын

Same. So I've newly started playing with painting & designing fake nails using gelx nails & then gluing them on.

Beautiful thanks sweetie

@Maddy-Marie

18 күн бұрын

You are welcome

Great tutorial! What did you apply before the base coat? Thanks 🤗

@Maddy-Marie

2 ай бұрын

I just had a little bit of left over product from my last manicure on my nails. But I always do wipe my nails with some isopropyl alcohol before the base coat so it will dry my nails and remove any access oils that may be on the nail plate.

Maddie please make more nail videos!!

@Maddy-Marie

26 күн бұрын

👀

This is so helpful, I've been trying to find a video like this that outlines all the steps from start to finish, and you use the exact same brand of gel polish as me which is great! one question, do you apply a top coat after curing the builder gel and before applying gel polish? thanks!

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! The top coat is the last thing you do, so if you want to use gel polish after the builder gel you would apply the top coat after the polish. 😊❤️

@martynagowicka6979

Ай бұрын

@@Maddy-Marie Thank you!! 💕

thanks for the tutorial! I tried builder gel over the weekend and I noticed that it was burning more when I cured it, does that happen to you also?

@Maddy-Marie

2 ай бұрын

You probably just experienced some heat spikes, this can happen more with some gels vs some others. If that happens just take your hand out of the lamp for a few seconds then continue curing. This does happen to me sometimes with the gel top coat but if I have a thick enough base of builder gel I don’t really feel it. I hope this helps!😊

cool

@Maddy-Marie

19 күн бұрын

😎

Great video, but 1 thing, do we cure the 'slip layer' the thin coat of builder gel before putting the second layer on and for how long under leds?

@Maddy-Marie

8 күн бұрын

No, you don’t want to cure that layer because you’ll want that layer to still be wet before you apply the bigger bead of gel. I hope this helps!

@elitshnd2010

5 күн бұрын

@@Maddy-Marie great thank you. I will try this, my builder gel is super thick though so hopefully it will fully cure.

Do you do one nail at a time? Or do you do the slip layer on all then the building up?

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

I do one nail at a time, and when you do the slip layer, you don’t need to cure that, you cure the nail once you applied all of the builder gel. I hope this helps 😊

Hi great video, can you tell me the difference between Beetles builder gel and Gelish Structure gel?

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I believe it’s the same thing, but just with different names. It’s more commonly call builder gel.

@michelespencer6095

Ай бұрын

@@Maddy-Marie thank you. 😊

To nasze ulubione

Hey there! This is so helpful. I have a question. Do you cure your whole hand each time after every nail is done? Like do you cure after you apply the builder gel to each nail? Sorry if this has been asked already!!!❤

@Maddy-Marie

29 күн бұрын

Hey there! Yes, you need to cure your nail right after you apply the builder gel, because if you wait till you do all your nails the gel can move and some time go on your cuticle. So cute after each nail. Also I love to answer all y’all’s questions!

@lulugracie

28 күн бұрын

@@Maddy-Marie Thank you so, so much! This video is *really* well done i’m ordering some gel polish and builder gel on amazon by the same brand.🩷 will be using this tutorial to do my nails then.

@Maddy-Marie

28 күн бұрын

That’s so exciting!!

Do we need to put gel base coat before the builder gel? And why did you only cure the gel base for 30 seconds? Is it meant to still be sticky? Can we use a colored one?

@Maddy-Marie

27 күн бұрын

The base coat is what helps the builder gel stick better to your nail plate and helps make your nails last longer. Most base coats only need 30 seconds to cure, but check your bottle because some brands have different cure times. Also when most types of gel cures there is a sticky coat and if you want you can wipe that off with some isopropyl alcohol, but it doesn’t really matter if you do or not. I’m sure what you mean by colored one, but if you’re talking about gel polish you will still need a base coat before you apply that. I hope this helps!

Do you cure after the slip layer?

@Maddy-Marie

19 күн бұрын

No, you want that layer to be wet

What happens if you used it like a regular gel polish? Say, two individually cured layers of what equates to the slip coat?

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

You could do that, it would make you nails a little stronger but not like if you used the structured method like I showed you. I guess it just depends on what you want. If you have really short nails it may work well for you. I hope this helps!

Which color builder gel did you use exactly? Nude pink?

@Maddy-Marie

23 күн бұрын

Yes, it’s a nude pink but the exact color I used was D024 by beetles. This is a similar color www.amazon.com/Beetles-Gel-Structure-Extension-Strengthener/dp/B0C4DVT2JK?content-id=amzn1.sym.7d2e00dd-9358-4f89-aca0-04685eb73811%3Aamzn1.sym.7d2e00dd-9358-4f89-aca0-04685eb73811&crid=2ARDSKSBA2C9N&cv_ct_cx=beetles%2Bbuilder%2Bgel&keywords=beetles%2Bbuilder%2Bgel&pd_rd_i=B09VNKV8BQ&pd_rd_r=4777a74c-16c2-4510-a960-ed45d7c15a4a&pd_rd_w=UeZ8C&pd_rd_wg=0MLGM&pf_rd_p=7d2e00dd-9358-4f89-aca0-04685eb73811&pf_rd_r=5A7NC8046QDC81MY1YT7&qid=1703181508&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sprefix=beetles%2Bb%2Caps%2C134&sr=1-4-5f457e4f-4cf5-45bd-948b-58563dcb013a&linkCode=sl1&tag=tiffiymichell-20&linkId=ae6be9016363d27a931686b143da60ac&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl&th=1&psc=1

So you cure your nails after you finished each nail?

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Yes, cure after each nail when applying the builder gel. When I am applying the base coat or top coat I’ll do all my nails first then cure them all at once. I cure in between each nail when applying the builder gel because we put more product on the nail and if you let it sit the gel could run into your cuticles, but with something like the base coat, we apply that so thin that it’s just going to stay where it is. I hope this helps!

Hi!! Do I really need a base coat before I apply Builder Gel? What happens if I only apply Builder??

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

The base coat will help the gel adhere better to your nail bed making your nails last longer. You could skip it if your have to but I’d use it if I had it. I hope this is helpful!

@kare7714

Ай бұрын

@@Maddy-Marie thank you 😇

Any tips for working on your dominant hand with the non-dominant one?! That’s where it all goes super bad for me…

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Practice is the best tip I can give you, but I may make a video all about working on your dominant hand in the future.

Your video is great but you skipped what happens after the builder gel. After you cure your builder gel do you buff it?

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

I don’t buff or file my nails after the builder gel but if one nail needs it I will file and buff it. I try to spend more time on the application so that way I won’t need to file after. Then I will paint on my gel polish and top coat. I hope this helps 😊

@sizesexy485

Ай бұрын

@@Maddy-MarieDo you wipe the builder gel after curing? I tried and it was still sticky after curing.

Because I've got issues I would have finish filed after the BIB, before the polish.

How do i get my builder gel from looking so lumpy even when i flip my nail over Or can i smooth over w a file after i cure it?

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Yes, after you cure the gel you can file it smooth. I try to spend more time on the application just so I won’t have to file afterwards but sometimes I still do need to file. I hope this helps ❤️😊

@LMnYng

Ай бұрын

@@Maddy-Marie thank you ❤️ I’ll still practice but w the filing as an option i hope I’ll get better at it

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Practice makes perfect! 👍🏼

You didn't list the name of the drill bit in the description. Can you please provide a link to it? Thank you.

@Maddy-Marie

22 күн бұрын

Yes of course! Here are the links Cuticle bit amzn.to/3QRtksR Removed bit amzn.to/3wzQoFI Arbor bands amzn.to/4aoXv1j

@christinadudley-gray4816

21 күн бұрын

@@Maddy-Marie Thank you so very much for sharing! I am on a journey to perfect my nails. Unfortunately I am having a hard time with product lifting at the free edge (even though I cap them) because my nails are naturally SUPER weak!!

@Maddy-Marie

21 күн бұрын

@@christinadudley-gray4816 I used to have a problem with that too. I found a way to fix that and in my next nail video, I can demonstrate it in the video. So stay tuned!

I have my nails done by someone but the whole builder gel and colour comes off after a few days in one big lump, do you know why?

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

The person who did your nails probably didn’t prep your nails well and that is why your nails fall off. This is not good because when your nails peel off like that it can cause damage to your natural nail bed. If your nail becomes too damaged you probably should let your nails rest and let them grow back till they are healthy again. I hopes this helps 😊

How long did this take you to do?

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

If I’m filming it takes me about 2.5 hours but if I’m not it takes 2 hours. Removing the gel from my last set takes the longest.

Great tutorial! Is it really necessary to apply base coat under the builder gel? I mean, it’s one extra layer and it’s time consuming. I applied builder gel for the first time today and I didn’t use a base coat (because I didn’t know I should) so let’s see how it turns out

@Maddy-Marie

19 күн бұрын

If you don’t get lifting I think it should be fine, but the base coat will help the builder gel stick and last longer on your nails. I hope this helps!

@debpoli85

19 күн бұрын

Interesting! Thanks for clarifying!

How Manny rpm when you e-filing ? 😊

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

When I am removing product I have it at 24rpm and when I am prepping the cuticles I have it at 15rpm.

@anne-lirichter6612

Ай бұрын

I am a beginner and my main concern now is how many rpm to use, confusing. thank you for your quick reply 🌸 Do you know if there is a guide where I can find info on how many rpm should be used for different preps 😊

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Yes, that can be confusing lol. When I first started using a e-file I only use soft bits just so I could learn how to hold and get comfortable using it. The best advice I could give you is to just keep practicing and don’t forget to practice using it on your dominant hand as well. That way you can train your other hand. This is a pretty good video on e-filing and may help you. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oIKi2altcaaxeJs.htmlsi=pVlHqQB7b7lkandR

Are these acrylic or gel?

@Maddy-Marie

2 күн бұрын

This is gel

Ok maybe I’m just sleep deprived because of my newborn but is this a 4 step process? 1. Base coat, cure 2. Builder polish, cure 4. Any color gel polish, cure 4. Top coat, cure?

@Maddy-Marie

16 күн бұрын

Yes, you got the steps right! I do know that there is some colored builder gels out there and you could just use that instead of applying the gel polish for your color.

@ryannec8881

16 күн бұрын

Ok great I was looking on Amazon so I got confused! Thank you 😊

@Maddy-Marie

16 күн бұрын

Glad I could help! I also have all the products linked in the description so it’s easy to find.

What color is that?

@dariaglass3851

Ай бұрын

D024

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

Yes, it is D024

Man can you come and do my nails

@Maddy-Marie

Ай бұрын

I wish lol 😂

Did you fully remove the product from ur last set before u added the base coat?🩷