Way back when I did a DIY Gel Nails post, it is still one of the MOST viewed articles on Hairspray and Highheels. I get tagged on Instagram from people weekly who are trying and loving the technique, it’s been pinned over 100 thousand times. It’s one of my favorite ways to do my nails. It lasts forever and depending on the color of choice almost always passes the 7 day chip test. It’s amazing and I am obsessed. However, in the time since writing it I have come up with a major hack to the process that may make it easier for some of the folks who reached out because they were having issues with it lasting the full 7 days. I still stand by the original process BUT if you found that the color was not so much chipping as it was peeling, this update is for you.
The finishes manicure, on day six, without a chip in sight. So, how do we pull this off? The original tutorial uses Gelous as the base coat. But to combat peeling polish we’re going to go with this new hack as the base.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Apply 1 THIN layer of OPI Natural Base Coat (I’ve tried a few bases, this one is the all-star) & let dry
- Apply 1 coat of the nail polish of your choice, I went with this Sally Hansen Metallic & let dry
- Apply 1 THIN coat of Gelous & let dry
- Apply 1 coat of the nail polish of your choice & let dry
- Apply 1 THIN coat of Seche Vite & let dry
- Apply 1 THIN coat of Gelous & let dry
NOTES FOR DIY GEL NAILS
Your nails are gorgeous! I want to try this 🙂
That is so cool!