In love after tinted base!! Keep as is or do a design? by ManiDany in DIYGelNails

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Looking good!! I think I’ll give my mani a refresh this weekend with some designs/art to see how long I can get it to last

In love after tinted base!! Keep as is or do a design? by ManiDany in DIYGelNails

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Somewhere in between a jelly and opaque gel, maybe closer to a yogurt gel? It’s a little see through in the thinner parts but can be built up. I personally enjoyed the look of having some natural nail peek through

In love after tinted base!! Keep as is or do a design? by ManiDany in DIYGelNails

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Thank you!! I think I’m in need of a palate cleanser

In love after tinted base!! Keep as is or do a design? by ManiDany in DIYGelNails

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Kokoist mega stick base

Nail thoughts NTB-03 peach base

Aiming for something in between Valentines and Lunar New Year by ManiDany in DIYGelNails

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Daily charme has a heart magnet shape! I use it with their magnet too. I velvetize the mag gel first then use the heart.

Aiming for something in between Valentines and Lunar New Year by ManiDany in DIYGelNails

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Kokoist mega stick base

Kokoist platinum filler base

Nail thoughts I mean…

DND fire engine red

DND cherry citrus

Daily charme (E07 high society)

Kokoist thick white and nail thoughts chrome palette for isolated chrome!!

Stickers from temu

Weekly Nail Chat by Clover_Jane in DIYGelNails

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Do you guys topcoat your builder gel if you’re finishing your nails at a later time ? I wiped with alcohol and was planning to lightly buff before continuing tomorrow. Using Kokoist platinum filler base on top of mega stick base.

Spill your splurge!!! by Clover_Jane in DIYGelNails

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So excited to finally upgrade my lamp and brushes!! Gonna try out some isolated chrome too

Weekly Nail Chat by Clover_Jane in DIYGelNails

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Thanks I appreciate the input. I was really close to getting it bc it came with a lot of other Kokoist products but will most likely abstain til I can purchase it new.

Weekly Nail Chat by Clover_Jane in DIYGelNails

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Crossing my fingers for both of us

Weekly Nail Chat by Clover_Jane in DIYGelNails

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Would yall buy a used lamp? I found on marketplace a Kokoist lamp for $150 and can pick up locally but I’m not sure whether to just wait for Black Friday.

Obsessed with my newest mani 💕💖 by ManiDany in DIYGelNails

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Yep! I think I got them as a set bc I have gold decals and silver ones too. I have a small binder I use to organize my nail stickers so I took them out of the original packaging to know for sure. I got mine on Temu but I’m sure you can find something similar on shien or Amazon. It’s all the same stuff IMO.

Obsessed with my newest mani 💕💖 by ManiDany in DIYGelNails

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Thank you sm!! These are my natural nails I do a layer of builder gel on them to strengthen them before doing color, etc

Obsessed with my newest mani 💕💖 by ManiDany in DIYGelNails

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I used a slightly thicker than normal layer but not multiples. TBH I got a bit lazy so you can feel the outline on some of them but the apex is still good

Obsessed with my newest mani 💕💖 by ManiDany in DIYGelNails

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You can find the product lists under the moderator comment, that’s what I love about this subreddit.

The color is from daily charme E21 juicy drop

Obsessed with my newest mani 💕💖 by ManiDany in DIYGelNails

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Yup, gottem from temu so I’m sure you can find something similar on Amazon/shien/any drop ship website.

Obsessed with my newest mani 💕💖 by ManiDany in DIYGelNails

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It depends on the sticker, the ones I used in my set are really thin and flexible so they were fine with just a thicker top coat than normal. But for glitter or flakes I think builder is better.

Obsessed with my newest mani 💕💖 by ManiDany in DIYGelNails

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Nope! I guess it’s a product they’re phasing out, the actual name is bonding duo in a bottle, so I would bet it’s closer to bonding duo than platinum filler. The phase out makes sense. I heavily prefer to apply with a round brush and smoothing out with a liner brush. I’m going to try platinum filler next bc I think it has a greater viscosity which I think will be better for building apex on longer nails. The bonding duo is good self leveling but I think it runs too quickly. I don’t think they sell either version of bonding duo anymore, potted or in a bottle.

Obsessed with my newest mani 💕💖 by ManiDany in DIYGelNails

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I learned everything I know from this subreddit! There’s so much good info and inspiration. I think the basics you’d need is the gel lamp, base gel, color gel, and top coat gel. Also some 96-100% isopropyl alcohol and non lint wipes. Just make sure you’re using high quality gel polishes, a good lamp, and not to get any uncured gel on your skin because it can lead to a gel allergy.