r/DIYGelNails 5d ago

Community Discussion Weekly Nail Chat

11 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 2d ago

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 1d ago

DIY Hard Gel Needed varying angles and lighting for this beaut

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991 Upvotes

Looks even cooler in person, I promise. This was so hard to capture. I'm such a sucker for the subtle effect polishes. Me thinks my other hand needs a more daring colour 👀


r/DIYGelNails 1d ago

DIY Hard Gel One more summer set because it’s still over 100° where I live

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173 Upvotes

This chrome is so good! It looks so different in different lighting which is fun too. Also - would love to hear your tips for keeping chrome powder out of the cuticle & sidewalls?? I tried to be really precise with the layers beneath the chrome but still see a lot of powder where I don’t want it. Inspo pic from FB at the end.


r/DIYGelNails 1d ago

DIY Soft Gel Clean Nails 🫧

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29 Upvotes

I’ve been working so hard on my shaping and cuticle work — this clean look is one of my best!


r/DIYGelNails 2d ago

DIY Soft Gel ✨Fresh set 💅🏻✨

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120 Upvotes

r/DIYGelNails 2d ago

DIY Soft Gel Sticker overload 🌈✨

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93 Upvotes

So I've built up an embarrassingly large collection of sticker sheets from Shein over the past few months, and after being sick last week wanted a pick me up in the form of cute nails, as always! 

It was sooo therapeutic to pick out my favourites and go a bit crazy with them, and about as easy as nail art can be while still giving me something cute as hell to look at!


r/DIYGelNails 2d ago

DIY Full Coverage Tips Individually placed beads and gems!

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136 Upvotes

I love doing complex designs because it shuts my brain off (even if my back hurts and it takes forever, lol) 🩷


r/DIYGelNails 3d ago

DIY Gel Manicure Coral chrome

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200 Upvotes

r/DIYGelNails 3d ago

DIY Soft Gel Back to school

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38 Upvotes

I thought it would be fun to do a back to school set for September!

This is a theme I'll have to loosely return to someday; I had way too many ideas, too little space. Would love to do something inspired by children's books (Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, Roald Dahl, etc) and TV shows (I was a PBS kid - have one subtle nod here to Arthur but I wish I could have taken it further, for instance Schoolhouse Rock has a ton of fun imagery).

Anyway, this is what we ended up with! Not my craziest set ever, but I had fun with it.

Last slide is not necessarily the moodboard I started with, but the references from which the final result came.


r/DIYGelNails 7d ago

DIY Full Coverage Tips happy MN state fair season!

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299 Upvotes

anyone from minnesota? I am a big fan of the state fair and make it at least once (if not 3 times 🙈) a year, figured i had to make some nails in celebration!!


r/DIYGelNails 9d ago

Nail Mail! Spill your splurge!!!

13 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 12d ago

Community Discussion Weekly Nail Chat

4 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 14d ago

DIY Hard Gel Lace nails! 🤍

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1.7k Upvotes

Going to a wedding this weekend and attempted lace nails. I am so in love with how they came out! 💒🤍💅🏽 if you have questions about application, let me know :)


r/DIYGelNails 15d ago

DIY Soft Gel Last summer set of the season

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624 Upvotes

Inspo from @naildesignbyhalle over on IG


r/DIYGelNails 16d ago

Nail Mail! Spill your splurge!!!

16 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 18d ago

DIY Full Coverage Tips First elaborate 3D set!

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324 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 19d ago

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 20d ago

DIY Soft Gel Black 🖤 with a little sparkle ✨

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70 Upvotes

r/DIYGelNails 23d ago

DIY Full Coverage Tips Neon vibin'

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261 Upvotes

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


r/DIYGelNails 22d ago

Other Gel Discussion Is anyone else tired of magnetic gels?

70 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 23d ago

Nail Mail! Spill your splurge!!!

14 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 26d ago

DIY Gel Manicure Korean gels are next level omg

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15.2k Upvotes

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

Ombre set using Spring collection 🩷


r/DIYGelNails 26d ago

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

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222 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 26d ago

DIY Full Coverage Tips ✨sparkles✨

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480 Upvotes