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The cost of law school graduation was adding up so I decided I wanted to do diy gel-x nail extensions. They came out pretty decent if I do say so myself. If you’re looking to learning how to do your own gel-x nail extensions, or maybe even someone else’s, this post has you covered with everything you’ll need. DIY Gel-x nails are appealing because it’s just way too expensive to get them done these days. The products on this list definitely add up, but this is a case of “you have to spend money now to save money later.” Once you make the upfront investment, you’ll save much more in the long run. Here’s a link to the full tutorial I watched to get the hang of diy gel-x nails.

Everything You Need for DIY Gel-X Nails

The Lamps: 

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You absolutely can’t do true gel nails without the lamps so here’s what you’ll need.

The Protection 

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Because you are putting your hands under UV light, you absolutely need to protect them. Your options for UV light protection are:

The Gel-x Nail Extensions

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Gel-x Nails are essentially clear press-on nails that are adhered to your nail bed with a “nail glue.” So for the extensions, you have many options based on your skill level, budget, and equipment.

The Natural Nail Prep & Care

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Gel-x nails last longer when you prep your nails better. Removing cuticles, dirt, and debris gives your gel-x nail a clean surface to adhere to which increases the likelihood of it lasting long. Technically all of these are optional but if you’re aiming for clean-looking, long-lasting nails, you should have:

The Gel-x Nail Prep 

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In order to do gel-x nails there are a few products that you absolutely need:

• ph bonder
• acid-free primer
• extend gel, which is essentially a heavy due UV light-activated nail glue. This holds the nail together and hardens when cured under the light.

You can find these items sold separately or in a kit. I use the one from Apres but Amazon brands like Beetles and Aimeli have and sell them at a more affordable price as well so look around for the best most affordable option if you’d like.

Note: if you get the Apres kit, it comes with a UV light, however, I do not recommend the UV light that comes with the kit because it is hard to work with for flash curing. So it may be a better option to buy the bottles in the kit separately along with the UV light I linked earlier in this post.

The Polish 

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For polish, the only things you need are a base coat, gel polish, and top coat (and honestly you can get away with not using a base coat). The Apres gel-x kit comes with a top coat so if you get that kit all you’ll need outside of that is the polish and base. Everything else is an added extra. Here are the details on the nails I most recently did for my law school graduation.

The Optional Extras 

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And then there are a bunch of things that you don’t need but that might make your life easier as you seek to get better at doing your own nails:

That’s about it! I hope this post on DIY gel-x nails helps you out on the journey to becoming your own nail tech. It’s not an easy or short process but it’ll be so satisfying when someone compliments your nails and asks where you got it done only for you to say you did it yourself!

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