Yes you are an amazing teacher. You take the time to explain perfectly. When I talk about nais I all the time talk about you and how you teach. Thank you to continue to teach us !!

Can I just say that you are my go-to person for all my gel nail information? You are so professional and generous with your knowledge! I love all of your videos and your product recommendations!

I LOVE LIGHT ELEGANCE. My faves are glitter gel (OMG WOW) with extreme clear top. I gave myself an acrylamide allergy. Light elegance gives me ZERO issues.

You are amazing teacher! Love watching your channel 👌❤️thanks for visual explanation which makes it crystal clear. Can’t thank you enough !

I love your new look for your web site! I really like how you simplify anything gel nail. I’m looking to move from behind the table to teaching and mentoring. Watching your videos has help me move in that direction. Thank you for your continuing passion in the nail industry.

@TheNailHub

Жыл бұрын

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Wow! Thank you so much! I wasn’t quiet understanding the whole hard gel as a protective layer, I was getting why use the base gel (obviously) but that hard gel..I was totally against putting it on my nail itself. If you can’t soak it off it can’t be a good thing sort of attitude. 😮 no one I watched was explaining why put each layer on, just do it in this order. 🧐🤨 also, explaining what a backfill is! Thank you! I have terrible weak nails, nails that don’t grow out well on their own..I was thinking a more permanent protective layer would help with this..great video! New watcher here too! Thinkin bout stickin around….. totally going to do more watching. 😉😁

Wow! You knocked it out of the park with this video! Comp!early encompaassing nail integrity safety & structure, which I find myself explaining to new clients(rural) these days. . I may have to play this all day long in my shop! Lol! Thank you again for all that you do for this industry!!!

This has nothing to do with anything we are talking about here but I’ve been like # 667 on like 10 videos within this last month and it just happened again on this one😂. On this subject I’m fairly pleased with my own nail extensions after seeing this. My minds eye was correct in my interpretation of what was happening and what to do as far as filing goes. So looking forward to the first day of class. Am turning 51 a few days later so this is my present to myself and investment in something I’ve always enjoyed. Thank you Liz. 🥹🙏

YAY! Semi-new sub here! Glad to see a new video since I have binged all your videos and now have done my nails several times with them. I've gotten so many compliments, and people shocked I did them myself. I always suggest your channel to other DIYers. Thanks for the new video! Hope you're having a happy holiday season!

Super helpful to see the width of your layers. Thanks for sharing!!

Yesssssssss! New nail hub update! Thank you for all that you do to educate us! I really love your in depth videos.

Hi Liz, I am from New Zealand and recently retired, I have for many years had acrylic nails. I am doing my own nails DIY using Gel System. I started watching your channel, what an awsome channel so helpful, I have started with your Nail Fundementals Q@A so far watched up to three. I belong to a couple of Facebook groups in NZ and I have suggestd to people that have problems to Watch your U Tube videos. Thank you for the easy to follow tutorials.

@TheNailHub

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!!

I cant tell you how helpful all your videos are! This one really answered my question about how to properly change out gel polish color on a regular. I never thought about possible continuous damage and how builder gel could help protect the nail. Thank you Liz!!

WOW!! this is fascinating, it kind of reminds me of the layers inside of a gobstopper. 😂

Thanks for the informative video. I think your gesture drawings of fingers aren't too bad.

Another great video! Thanks Liz!

Thank you! You explained everything so clearly!

Love to see you doing this again❤️

Awesome, thank you! I was wondering about this and here it is. ✨️

Thanks Liz for the education.

I needed this. Thank you!!

I’ve been waiting for a video like this. Can’t find one anywhere!!! Thank youuuu!!!!!!!!!!!

a great explanation and video shows so much details and perfectly explains it. thank you so much

You are they best ! This helps so much !❤

absolutely a good explained nail tutorial and thank you for sharing.

So nice to see a new tutorial from you 😀. Once again it's very helpful. Thank you for sharing. 😊

This was so helpful. Thank you so much 💓

Amazing and helpful. Thank you.

Best video as i am learning gel nails thank you

❤ Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us, love love your videos, Merry Christmas to you and family xox 🎁🎄❤️

Thank you! :) When filing off the color I am always worried about the polygel lifting using it as a base layer, I am going to try builder gel next time!

I totally agree..Liz you are a great instructor and love your videos. Thank you so much for the great tutorials. Much needed for us new nsil techs.. Greetings from your subscriber from Cyprus.😘

Thank you so much for sharing your valuable knowledge 💅🏼🫶🏻

So informative, thank you ❤

Awesome content

THANK YOU! THIS IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!

This video was super helpful! I like to keep my nails semi short (maybe a little longer then in this video) how do you slim the edge so it's not so bulky once you trim/cut down?

Hi Liz I have a quick question that I have been trying to find an answer to but I am having a hard time lol. I have been practicing doing extensions on myself and I am enjoying changing out gel designs often (sometimes even weekly lol). My question is... by doing extensions that often or changing out gel polish and nail art that often is it possible to have overexposure to nail products and that significantly increase the chance for allergies to develop? For instance I put on a set of full coverage tips about a week ago and I received a thicker builder gel in the mail so I am wanting to try sculpting my nails now that I have a thicker builder gel to help address my ski jump nails. I just don't know if doing it this often is a horrible idea.

Just curious to know if we can use the same process of soaking the nails in Acetone and wrapped in metal foil for removal, to use the gel extension removal too?

Finally all the questions I have asked for.. THANK YOU!! 1 Question left.. do you use acetone or non acetone for soak off gel polish if you have the hard builder to keep the integrity of the hard builder gel?

@TheNailHub

Жыл бұрын

You can use acetone. It might slightly soften the top of the hard gel depending on how long it’s on there but it won’t remove it. But the best way to deal with soak off color over hard gel is to file off just the color. Soaking tends to not flake off as easily over hard gel as it does over natural nails.

Omgoodness, I’ve never had this explained like this not to mention I’m a visual learner❣️ Kudos to you😊 •Anything that says base coat can it be used as the adhesive coat? •Builder gel as in IBD gel, hard/soft gel as the 2nd layer? •You mentioned rubber (?)base what is that? •If the base is a 3-in-one, you’d just make it a bit thicker if you don’t use a base product then a clear gel, correct? Txs🤗❤

@TheNailHub

Жыл бұрын

So glad it helped! In general yes, base coat usually means adhesion layer. Builder gel is usually for creating shape and structure and/or length. Rubber base is a marketing term that describes a high adhesion, soak-off base + builder. And yes for 3-in-1 products you would apply it thicker, but you also have to keep in mind if it's curing properly. I have found some of them actually don't cure well when a lot of pigment is added. That's why I usually stick to clear builder with gel color on top.

Thank you for this. It's so easy to get your natural nails too thin! I am trying to transition from full tip set to builder gel/ poly gel as the nail grows out. I tried to soak off and file off the plastic gelly nails, but I couldn't get it all off, so rather than keep trying, I just went ahead and glued end tips on and covered the entire nail will builder gel. What's the best solution for changing from tips to builder gel? What should I have done?

@TheNailHub

Жыл бұрын

Actually what you did sounds just fine. As long as there’s no lifting and you thin out the original product/tip you can reapply like you did on top.

Hi, Liz! Love your channel! I have TERRIBLE lifting UNDER the tip from the free edge of my natural nail. I’m pretty sure my prep is good as I rarely have lifting near my cuticles. This is nearly impossible to fix without full removal and starting over. Help, please! What am I doing wrong?

@TheNailHub

Жыл бұрын

Hi Diana, do you mean the gel is lifting off your nail at the free edge? Or do you mean your natural nail is lifting? I'm assuming the former. Lifting at the free edge is super common and the main causes are usually that the gel is too thin at the free edge and/or the gel you are using is too rigid so as your free edge wiggles and bends your natural nail will be bending and flexing and the gel will not as much. Eventually the nail works itself away from the gel on top. Recommendations would be to make sure you have enough product on the free edge (should be at least the thickness of a credit card). Also try beveling your natural free edge. To do this you file under the nail at about a 45 degree angle so that as you finish file the shape you are removing more of the natural nail edge and the gel sticks out past it. Hope that makes sense. Please watch my extension and overlay videos if you haven't already as i show how to do this.

Hello i am from India and I started watching your videos off late and after subscribimg to your channel i am flooded with lot of information which i never knew as a nail technician. You're amazing, just a quick question, what does soak off mean?

@TheNailHub

Жыл бұрын

Soak off means it can be removed completely or “soaked off” via soaking in acetone. Usually we don’t actually soak the nails in a bowl but instead use cotton and foil wraps to apply the acetone to the product we want to remove.

@nyuunisexsalonthane8504

Жыл бұрын

Hey Liz , thanks a ton!!! That was very helpful and thanks a lot for taking out time to reply to my msg, love u.. 😇

I have been doing nail overlays with builder/flex gel ever since I started watching your videos. It's really great for protecting nails and I have to say that I'm getting really good at not having to file the top layer of gel and just getting it self-level. My biggest issue is that I still get lifting so even though I backfill my overlay every two weeks I still often have quite a bit of lifting and then I have to e-file it off. And unfortunately I'm not so good at not accidentally scraping my nail with an e-file here and there.

@IncandescentLightbulb00

Жыл бұрын

I also wanted to add that I know that lifting by the cuticle area is usually a sign of not perfect prep and I am trying really hard when I prep to make sure that I get rid of all the cuticle, push back the skin, leave a margin, rough up the nail, dehydrate, use a protein bonder, let it fully dry... I'm so anal about this and still it's not perfect. I have one question: is it possible to put too thin of a layer of builder right by the cuticle? I've been thinking that maybe that's my problem. I'm trying to have it start nice and slim so there is no "bump" from the natural nail to the gel but maybe that's why it lifts?

@Nails_By_Kimberlee

Жыл бұрын

I was having these same kinds of issues and switched to a rubber base coat and that made a huge difference for the better

@IncandescentLightbulb00

Жыл бұрын

@@Nails_By_Kimberlee rubber base coat? what's that magic? what brand did you use?

@Nails_By_Kimberlee

Жыл бұрын

@@IncandescentLightbulb00 the brand I used is called Cake Glaze. Rubber base is more flexible and works better for thin or weak nails (which my nails are naturally). I'm not fully educated on all the "why" info, but my understanding is that with thin nails a rubber base moves and flexes with the natural nail instead of being a hard shell that lifts when the natural nail bends. I feel like I'm explaining it very badly lol. Liz could explain it so much better haha. But you can find rubber base coat from many brands. I just started using the brand I'm using now because they were having a sale and it was a product I felt like I needed to try to see if that was the key to better adhesion for my nails. I wear hard gel extensions on top btw

@IncandescentLightbulb00

Жыл бұрын

@@Nails_By_Kimberlee you explained it very well! I will see what I can find. I have two systems currently one from Young Nails and one from Modelones (this one is polygel) I wonder if any of them have a rubber base coat. I've been trying not to mix because I know that this can also cause problems. Young Nails has a builder gel and Flex gel and I've been mostly using the flex because it's more flexible. But I actually had way less lifting when I did extensions, right now I have my own long nails and overlay on top and I think it makes sense that there is still probably quite a lot of mismatch in flexibility. Although I'm putting in apex every time to add more structure. I really don't like my nails to be all bendy.

Hi Liz, Adrienne from NZ here. Can I use 1 coat of rubber base then a pinkish thick builder gel finishing of with Nude light builder gel then a top coat. When ready to back fill can I carefully file off the top coat and some of the nude builder gel and use more nude builder and top coat. My nude builder is light and in a bottle. I have been watching and trying on false nails the advise in your tutorials. You are my first stop for all of my learning. I do have an e file and practising what you have teach. Thank you.

@TheNailHub

Жыл бұрын

Hi Adrienne, yes this sounds fine. My only question would be why a pink builder gel and then a nude one? Why not just a nude builder gel and you just backfill the one color?

@adrienneevans8501

Жыл бұрын

@@TheNailHub thank you for the advice really appreciate it 👍

What are the best gloves to use when working on clients or yourself?

@TheNailHub

10 ай бұрын

My personal favorite are non-powdered latex gloves but if you or anyone you work on is allergic to latex you could use nitrile instead.

How do you not get the base protective layer not ever lift? Does the overlay ever need to be removed?

@TheNailHub

Жыл бұрын

Practice, proper prep, and good quality product is the key to preventing lifting. Check out my videos from the beginning to see all the key elements step by step.

And with the sandwich technique, it would have more layers? And look like natural nail-clear- (builder with color like pink if wanted)- color-clear- color-top coat?

@TheNailHub

Жыл бұрын

Yes you’d have more layers exactly like you listed. That method works well for hard color gels like Light Elegance.

@gabronijabroni

Жыл бұрын

@@TheNailHub yup I do it with LE, but also do it with Kokoist to embed holo flakes or seashells hehehe. I’m struggling with keeping the nail thin, adding more layers makes it bulky. I need more practice!

I add builder gel ontop of my painted, nail art press on nails so i know its full protected... And then finish with top coat? Is that ok?

@TheNailHub

Жыл бұрын

Yes that sounds perfect. Full coverage press ons are pretty thin on their own so builder gel on top is great. And you can also backfill the whole thing.

@kelishadiamondtherapy2190

Жыл бұрын

@@TheNailHub thank you i added it on top of art work and NOT at yhe bottom like you is this wrong?

Can u implement a nail joke into the next video

@TheNailHub

Жыл бұрын

I see what you did there…I will try to nail the next tip I share and maybe even polish up on some jokes.