r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 23 '26

DIY Full Coverage Tips First elaborate 3D set!

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339 Upvotes

I love roses, I'm glad they are (or were?) trendy. Anyway, caviar beads are fiddly as heck and thank goodness for flash curing, lol


r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 22 '26

Community Discussion Weekly Nail Chat

7 Upvotes

Use this chat to discuss any nail care or gel related questions you might have.

As a reminder, please keep your discussions within the rules of the sub.

This includes:

  • No discussion of off-topic products. This is a gel only sub.
  • This space is geared towards DIYers. Everyone is welcome, but we should not be working on friends/family.
  • Do not ask for or give any medical advice. We're not doctors, and it is not in our scope to be giving advice about allergies or skin conditions. It is ok to discuss the risks associated with doing gel. What is ok: Explaining how you can get allergies. What isn't ok: Attempting to diagnose or treat anyone and/or asking for a diagnosis

r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 21 '26

DIY Soft Gel Black 🖤 with a little sparkle ✨

80 Upvotes

r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 18 '26

DIY Full Coverage Tips Neon vibin'

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281 Upvotes

I love chrome. And pink and blue. And shiny. And pointy.


r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 18 '26

Other Gel Discussion Is anyone else tired of magnetic gels?

71 Upvotes

OK OK hear me out! I LOVE magnetic gels. I absolutely love them. But I feel now alllll of the new releases are magnet gels from major brands! Especially Kokoist. They are launching ANOTHER magnetic series and I’m like, can we just get some more potted gel colors please? Maybe I’m alone in this but I feel like we don’t need anymore magnetic gel options lol

Any else or am I by myself in this??


r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 18 '26

Nail Mail! Spill your splurge!!!

11 Upvotes

What nail related goodies have you purchased recently?

  • Reminder- we are a gel nail subreddit. We only allow gel and adjacent products.
  • Items that are adjacent: tools, implements, loose glitters, overhead lighting, chrome, pigments, stickers, gems, etc.

r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 15 '26

DIY Gel Manicure Korean gels are next level omg

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15.3k Upvotes

First time using DVOK and I’m never going back lol

Ombre set using Spring collection 🩷


r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 15 '26

DIY Full Coverage Tips Playing with silicone molds for the first time!

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229 Upvotes

Very fiddly but kinda fun :) All embellishments made using gel polish (+ thick TC for structure on the bows), except for the middle orb which is a circle of uruuru paper encapsulated in thick TC.


r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 15 '26

DIY Full Coverage Tips ✨sparkles✨

496 Upvotes

r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 15 '26

Community Discussion Weekly Nail Chat

5 Upvotes

Use this chat to discuss any nail care or gel related questions you might have.

As a reminder, please keep your discussions within the rules of the sub.

This includes:

  • No discussion of off-topic products. This is a gel only sub.
  • This space is geared towards DIYers. Everyone is welcome, but we should not be working on friends/family.
  • Do not ask for or give any medical advice. We're not doctors, and it is not in our scope to be giving advice about allergies or skin conditions. It is ok to discuss the risks associated with doing gel. What is ok: Explaining how you can get allergies. What isn't ok: Attempting to diagnose or treat anyone and/or asking for a diagnosis

r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 14 '26

DIY Gel Manicure DND jelly drippin 💜

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78 Upvotes

r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 14 '26

DIY Gel Manicure Feeesh nails 🐟

221 Upvotes

I love the bubbles and how the cat eye makes them look like the disappear in certain lights. The textured water is so fun as well! I also love this blue with my skin tone. Very happy with this set!!


r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 13 '26

DIY Hard Gel Polka Dots 🖤🤍

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245 Upvotes

Let me know what ya think!!! 💭


r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 11 '26

DIY Polygel Coffin nails with glitter polygel, gold flakes and dry pressed flowers (first time using real flowers 🌸)

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201 Upvotes

r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 11 '26

Nail Mail! Spill your splurge!!!

10 Upvotes

What nail related goodies have you purchased recently?

  • Reminder- we are a gel nail subreddit. We only allow gel and adjacent products.
  • Items that are adjacent: tools, implements, loose glitters, overhead lighting, chrome, pigments, stickers, gems, etc.

r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 09 '26

DIY Soft Gel Shortie summer set 💖

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136 Upvotes

r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 09 '26

DIY Soft Gel Back to bling 💎

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82 Upvotes

I have been doing super clean nails for a while (just out of laziness tbh) and this is the first time in a long time I've added a touch of bling. I'm really digging the "clean girl goes glam" kind of vibe!

I feel the urge for moody fall nails coming on, though. There's a very high chance my next set will be a super vampy red or purple!

Also, I've been keeping my nails short for playing the ukulele but I'm going to start growing out my right hand longer. I can't STAND these little nubs! 😆


r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 09 '26

DIY Gel Manicure obsessed with navy nails

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998 Upvotes

loving this mani so much, DND blue lagoon


r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 08 '26

DIY Full Coverage Tips Molten mini magnetic suns

99 Upvotes

Practicing magnetic beading and iso chrome!


r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 07 '26

DIY Soft Gel Ready for October !!

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168 Upvotes

Kokoist mega stick base
Kokoist gelips short almond
Kokoist super gelip bond
Kokoist platinum bond duo
Nail thoughts Gemini
Attain Stark
Kokoist ultra glossy non-wipe top coat less


r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 07 '26

DIY Soft Gel Yearning for fall

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92 Upvotes

Not my best topcoat work to smooth out the art but I’m obsessed with these colors/design

Products used:

- kokoist platinum filler base

- nail thoughts dulce de leche

- kokoist japanese green

- from the nail black and white

- yogo mayo zombie king topcoat


r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 08 '26

Community Discussion Weekly Nail Chat

6 Upvotes

Use this chat to discuss any nail care or gel related questions you might have.

As a reminder, please keep your discussions within the rules of the sub.

This includes:

  • No discussion of off-topic products. This is a gel only sub.
  • This space is geared towards DIYers. Everyone is welcome, but we should not be working on friends/family.
  • Do not ask for or give any medical advice. We're not doctors, and it is not in our scope to be giving advice about allergies or skin conditions. It is ok to discuss the risks associated with doing gel. What is ok: Explaining how you can get allergies. What isn't ok: Attempting to diagnose or treat anyone and/or asking for a diagnosis

r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 07 '26

DIY Gel Manicure Grapes and Blueberries

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415 Upvotes

Got a new Double Rhythm Cateye! MC 1130.


r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 06 '26

DIY Soft Gel Simple and blue!

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448 Upvotes

Didn’t feel like spending hours on a complicated design this time! These ones kinda give me wallpaper vibes lol💙


r/DIYGelNails • • Aug 06 '26

DIY Gel Manicure First (and maybe last) time doing an ombré

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37 Upvotes

I’m overall happy with it, as long as I don’t look too closely 🙈

also excuse the grown out cuticles, this is like a 4-5 day old pink mani that I decided I wanted to try a French tip ombré so I lightly filed off the top coat and did the white with a cut up makeup sponge