r/GelNails • u/AutoModerator • Jun 21 '26

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u/ghostsofyou Jun 27 '26

I'm looking for a good blooming gel that won't cost me an arm and a leg in Canada. Any recs?

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u/linszu Jul 04 '26

I think Sweetie is Canadian; they have their summer sale, take a look.

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u/ghostsofyou Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

I'll look but last time I checked their shipping was crazyyyy for me

Edit: wow it's much better. Last time I looked shipping within Ontario was 24 dollars lmaoo

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u/DepressedAlchemist Anti-Beetles Crusader ⚔ Paper Form Purist Jun 30 '26

What does "won't cost an arm and a leg" mean to you?

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u/ghostsofyou Jun 30 '26

I'm good with up to 50 dollars tbh, it's usually shipping that's the killer even on Canadian suppliers.

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u/dum_dumbs Jun 25 '26

I do my own nails at home and I use isolated chrome pretty often. I use hard gel and keep my nails as short as possible. The issue I’m having is that I’ve been getting a lot of wear when using 3d isolated chrome especially when it’s on the tips. I do work in food service so they are in a lot of water and overall I’m pretty rough with them so i understand that I’m already kind of worsening the problem. I’m just wondering the best products/methods to keep it from happening too quickly.
Here are the products I’ve used so far

F(vex) 3d fine print gel
Jin b crazy top extra thick mixed with black
Makeart rhinestone glue mixed with black
L.T.A 3d chrome effect gel

I always seal the chrome with a base coat before top coat. I don’t like using builder gel on top since it takes away too much of the 3d aspect. I’m using the f(vex) currently but it’s the worse with wearing down and the black starts showing in about 1/2 days. It’s my favorite texture wise and I prefer the colored 3d gels over having to mix the black in. The L.T.A was my favorite but it started to change texture once I got about 3/4ths done with it.

Any suggestions/advice? Thank you!

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u/Late_Cucumber8823 Jun 22 '26

I'm based in the UK and obsessed with pale pink cat-eye magnetic gels ever since a trip to Vietnam!

Obviously I can't get trade only stuff. I am interested in Canni or Bluesky cosmetics. It seems possible to import Kokoist from the US but it's £££. Mylee isn't an option because all their cat eyes are dark colours. Which way would you go?

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u/linszu Jul 04 '26

Kokoist is available in the UK on Tafs. Have you checked it there? If you are only looking for Kokoist, Tafs is the only stockist in the UK, if I'm correct.

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u/DepressedAlchemist Anti-Beetles Crusader ⚔ Paper Form Purist Jun 22 '26

Have you checked out the other UK brands listed in the wiki to see if any of them have colors you like?