- Hi, guys.
My name is Diana
and I'm a nail artist located in Orange County.
And today, I'll be showing you how to create
a at-home gel mani.
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Some of the nail supplies that you need is
nail polish remover, alcohol, cuticle remover,
base and top coat, cuticle oil, your favorite gel color.
And the tools that you need,
nail file, nail buffer, cuticle nipper, cuticle pusher,
nail brush, lint-free wipes, Q-tips,
a cleanup brush and of course, a gel machine.
I have so much stuff.
Let's get started on the at-home gel manicure.
First, grab your nail polish remover.
This is from OPI.
This is one of my favorites
because it doesn't dry out your skin.
Grab a lint-free wipe.
Gonna soak some onto the lint-free wipe
and wipe off leftover nail polish
and it also gets rid of all the dirt
and oil and debris off your nails too.
We're gonna use this file.
This is from Bio Seaweed Gel, it's 180 to 100 grit
and the shape that I'm doing for my nails
are almond shape.
So, I'm going to try to achieve that look
by filing it from one side to the other
and then go towards the center
just to round it off a little bit.
Notice that I'm doing it one direction,
not like a see-saw, like side to side.
And after, I'm gonna grab my Q-tip,
kinda dip it with the cuticle remover,
and then kind of apply it
around the cuticle areas for each of your nails.
Let it soak for a little bit,
and then after, grab your metal cuticle pusher
and kinda gently push around your cuticles,
like push it upwards just to get rid of all the dead skin
and then wipe off all the dead skin.
If you see some of the remaining skin that are sticking out,
like your cuticles that are sticking out,
get your cuticle nippers and just nip off
the parts that are sticking out
just to give your nails a cleaner look.
Another tip that I like to use is
the end of the cuticle pusher,
I like to use that just to go in between my cuticles
and the side walls of my nails
just to get rid of all the leftover skin
that gets stuck in there.
And after that, I'm gonna grab alcohol.
You can use any alcohol that you have at home
and wipe the surface of each nail
just to clean it up a little bit.
So you're just gonna use the buffer
and buff the surface of each nail.
A quick tip is use the corner of the buffer,
buff in between the cuticle
just to remove all the dirt and oil that's left over
just to give your nail a clean surface
so when you paint the base coat,
it won't start shrinking or anything.
Then, grab your nail brush
just to remove all the debris and dry skin
that you just pushed from the cuticle.
After you finish,
grab the Bio Seaweed Gel Stronger Base-1 coat,
or base coat.
I'm gonna paint one coat.
After you finish painting the base coat
on all of your fingers,
you can place it into the gel machine.
This one is the one that I'm using from Bio Seaweed Gel,
and it's great to use at home because it's small.
Also lightweight too,
so it's very easy to carry and all that.
It lights up for 60 seconds,
and then once it's finished you take it out
and apply your favorite gel color.
So, the gel color I'm using is called Daydreamer.
It's important to paint your nails a thin coat
because if you do paint your nails a thick coat
then you might experience some rippling effect
when you take it out of the gel machine.
It's gonna look a little bit sheer,
but you can always build it up with a second coat.
And if you do,
you see some of the gel that gets on your skin,
make sure to grab the clean up brush
and clean around your nail just to give it a flawless look.
So, once you finish painting,
place your hand into the machine,
wait until it's finished curing.
After it's finished curing,
apply the second coat to each of your nails.
To prevent the gel from dripping,
make sure to cap the free edge of your nail.
Wait for it to cure, apply your favorite top coat.
My favorite gel top coat is from Bio Seaweed Gel.
I'm using the non-wipe top coat.
What's cool about this non-wipe top coat is that
it doesn't create any inhibition layer,
which is that sticky layer that you feel
after you take it out of the gel machine.
So, it saves that extra step for you
from wiping the extra tacky layer.
Once you finish applying the top coat
and you take it out of the gel machine,
so, what I like to do is grab this cuticle oil.
This is from Essie
and you can find this at Target or Walmart
and it smells really good, too.
Brush it on to each of my cuticle area.
Rub all the cuticle oil around the skin
and around the nail, even underneath it too,
just so you don't get no crusty nails.
And there you have it!
An easy, step by step gel manicure at home.
And if you guys are interested in checking out my work,
you guys can follow me on Instagram at ricekittynails.
Thank you so much, guys, for watching,
and hope you guys stay safe out there.
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