It’s nail day! The day I get to treat myself to 4-6 hours of doing my own nails while catching up on podcasts or other self-development listens. Yes, a lot of hours, but I certainly look at this day as me-time, and the nails last indefinitely… usually when it’s time to do them again. (Anywhere […]
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No Fall 
… Not today. As I’m creating this video we literally have 30 more days of summer, and I’m still craving bright nails! Enter these delightful opal sky, twinkle starred chrombre manicure. We’ll start by removing our last structured gel overlay set, which lasted me 6 weeks! I used Nail Thoughts Tinted Builder Base
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There are two announcements in this video before diving into the lesson. Life happens. Sometimes we time our manis just right, and the nails get serviced right when they need to. Other times we’re left to take matters (in this case files) into our own hands when time is tight. In this video I want
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You can call me “iridessence queen”. Any time I sit down to do my nails and draft out a design in my mind… I literally end up with something iridescent or holographic. Like… look at my nails… iridescent accents. Today is no different. I’m going to be using mica flakes to create today’s look. If
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If you want the easiest upgrade to a tinted structure gel… Just add glitter. It’s that easy I promise. Today, I will be showing you a step-by-step that will not cause your structured overlay to lose its shape or end you with thick bulky nails. The key is knowing your gels, and using various viscosities
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Ever since I’ve been doing my own nails, I have cared about my nails ending narrow. My nails always had been on the wide-side so it was a detail I couldn’t dismiss every time I sat down to do my nails or had them done. When they were done at a salon I’d made sure
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Gel removal options no longer only consist of wrapping fingers in acetone-soaked cotton balls and folded foil. Our industry recognizes that structured soft gel is the standard practice of doing quality gel nail services—at least if you opt to get your nails done with an independent nail tech. Independent nail techs are often highly trained
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Do you struggle to get a crisp nail shape? It’s not really you! It’s the file you’re using. Let me make this very simple… An emery board is for shaping natural nails. A board file is for shaping nail enhancements. What’s the difference between the two? Let’s start with the emery board… A true emery
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The structure overlay is a service where a thicker viscosity gel is perfectly self-leveld to add volume and strength to the nails. And when you use a tinted structure gel, this benefit of using structure tinted gel is two-fold! The beautiful smooth finish accents the chrome and the tint in the base gel makes the
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Full coverage tips or full covers (most often and commonly referred to as Gel-X- however, Gel-X is the brand name of a full coverage tip line by the brand Apres) are the answer any time you need a quick service to take someone from short nails to long nails fast. And for this reason they’ve
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