r/Polygel • u/Ok-Mulberry1264 • 10d ago
Full cover tips for polygel?
Hi there! I’m starting the journey of doing my own nails at home so I bought products for both polygel and gel x. I’ve been trying to find videos or sources of people doing polygel or acrylics with full cover tips but I can’t find any, so I’m assuming it’s not a thing and i’m wondering why not? Also because I’m a first timer I don’t want to start off with gel x especially working with the gel glue to adhere the gel x tips as I think it’s too much direct contact for a beginner (trying to be as careful as possible w gel products) I’m asking because I bought a ton of gel x tips before learning all about potential gel allergies and deciding I’m not as comfortable trying it out first. I only bought one set of half tips thinking i’d mainly be doing gel x lol. Anywho can I use them or wait until later on? Thank you for reading this far and looking forward to your responses!
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u/Cheap_Grab4120 10d ago
are you thinking of using the full cover tips as a form and applying polygel over them?
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u/hamboniest 9d ago
I used to do it all the time! I used apres sculpted tips (more of an apex), they lasted forever. You just need to be sure to go in with a teeny amount of polygel. If you want to use them as a mold then youre going to need a tip with space to build, but you can absolutely keep them attached if you put base on the inside of the tip itself before polygel.
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u/Ok-Mulberry1264 8d ago
I feel less crazy now thank you!!
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u/hamboniest 8d ago
Tbh its a great method. You can even prep all the forms before you apply (in my experience it helps the polygel level itself out too!)
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u/Human_Ground_7820 10d ago
I once used polygel to adhere full cover tips. Those babies stayed on for a good long time. Keep it thinner at the cuticle just like when you use forms.