Makartt Solid Gel Builder Mini Kit for 3D Scupting DIY - 15ML 4 in 1 Nail Extension Gel,4 pcs Silicone Molds,1 Sculpting Brush,UV Glue for Acrylic Nails Rhinestones Gel Molding Manicure Hard Gel Kit

I had acrylic nails for five years and took a break. Not really wanting to go back to appointments having to sit there. I saw YouTube video about this product and thought that would be perfect. I bought the set that included the LED light which actually does CURE the product and the LED nail polishes. I was very happy with that because I had bought a bigger unit that didn’t seem to work, so I was a little nervousThe material is very hard in the jar. I just took out the tiniest bit of the clear and warmed it in my palm and then applied it to my nail and pressed it out. It’s very important. To use BASECOAT, otherwise your new nail just pops off. If that does happen to you just use the LED BASECOAT to glue the nail back on it with the LED light. Make sure you get enough to coat the inside of the nail and the new fingernail, wipe up the excess and cure it. A couple things about the basecoat. It’s it cures sticky, so it is not the same as the topcoat. The acrylic nail set that came with the kit covers your whole nail bed. It’s not extensions and then you apply this product over the top. It’s a different way to do your nails and I didn’t use those. I did try to use them for shaping. But the tool that comes with a kit works a lot better.Keep your start thin. I did get a couple nails too thick. It’s difficult to file down. So I started putting it on really thin. And building to get the shape I was happy with.I decided to start out a little bit shorter than I initially thought. It just didn’t look right, because I went from not having nails for a long time to doing this. The product is a little difficult to create an extension out of because if you place something to hold it while you press it out it and then when you take that away it it sticks to it, so go slow, take your time build up the nail the way you want it super thin and make sure you do your BASECOAT first. The file that comes with the set is ROUGH & curved and it works well. You can shape this product.I did buy an electric drill style file machine from Amazon(I recommend this, because it’s affordable and saved my nail experience):Electric Nail Drill, Urbuti 35000RPM Professional Nail Drill Machine, Portable Rechargeable File Machine Set for Acrylic Gel Nails, Manicure Pedicure Tools for Home and Salon Use(White)Also, if you don’t have any nail buffers at home, you might want to get some, because when you file it is rough and finish needs to be smooth.It the kit comes with the coarse nail file and the two shaping tools.A silicone paddle one that’s good for like creating crisp edges at your cuticles and you probably could use it under the nail to get a clean edge but it didn’t really work for me. That way I just used it on the cuticle edge.Take your time to do this it took me a couple days because I had to order the shaping machine and keep your nails thin, because you won’t be happy if they’re too too thick, they’ll just look clunky and awkward. And it really is tough stuff, so once you get it on there, it requires effort to reduce by filing. I’m looking forward to them growing out and doing FILL & creating some length that way.Update: the created nails all popped off within 4 days. But I am loving this gel base and top coat, it makes my nails stronger and shiny. The uv putty has a future for doing small repairs, because it can be shaped and cured so fast. If I want to do a chip repair or something with my jewelry this is a great tool. I.e. I chipped my opal in my ring and was able to use clear and white to repair it and polish it out. Saved me replacing it for nie. Opals are fragile and this material may be stronger. So I will see how long the repair lasts. But at least I can enjoy my ring again. I plan to buy more gel polish by this company because it truly cures with the mini light and my DND brand doesn’t.

The photos do not show this to its potential! 3of the four have different size glitter or reflective foil in them one leans to a more pink, one to more purple and the last to a blueish shades of irradencens The glue really holds well. There are molds included to make some flower nail charms! Nice set

My first time using this glux gel and I purchased it specifically for the sculpting you can do with it. I loved how easy it is to mold and you can form it an infinite amount of times before you cure it. Has a strong hold when cured and I did use gloves to avoid an allergic reaction. Will be buying more colors!!

Love this gel. Easy to work with as a newbie to gel nails flexible like a natural strong nail would be versus super hard like acrylics. But very strong and holds up. Picture shown is the gels with gel nail polish on top.

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I loved working with this product it was super easy and nails look beautiful

This is good but PLEASE WEAR GLOVES! Very strong after cured!

This gel is more like apres extended gel in the bottle NOT solid nail gel as advertised. Not very pigmented still shows my real nail instead of gel color.