UV/LED Camouflage Builder Gel for Nail Extension/Strengthening (Cool Nude #32)

Shimmer nude is so beautiful, especially when the sun catches it. It’s a true nude with a tiny hint of pink, with very fine gold glitter. My skin tone is light medium though sometimes more on the medium side, and this color seems to almost exactly match my natural nail tone. It gives my hand a quiet money, clean girl vibe when applied alone with top coat. The consistency is perfect and I have only tried IBD builder in a bottle besides this (I do my own and I’m not professionally trained). It is better than IBD, just slightly thicker so it doesn’t spill down the side walls. Very easy to control product and also levels better than IBD, in my personal unprofessional novice opinion. That said, I research a ton when buying nail products and it’s totally worth it. When it cures, it doesn’t have a very sticky top layer that all loose fibers attach, like IBD does, so it’s easier to top coat and keep clean. It dissolves in acetone when cleaning the brush so easy to clean overall. I am just trying for the first time so just waiting to see how long it lasts. IBD BIAB stayed on very well, with no lifting for about 4-5 weeks, which is really good. It has gone for up to 6-7 weeks when my nails grew extremely slowly without lifting. So this is a true test of this product. My prep is just shaping, cuticle prep, buffing the nail plate and cleaning well with alcohol before applying Born Pretty base coat. I don’t use primer or dehydrator and haven’t felt the need to. Cure base coat for 60 sec, apply builder gel, flash cure 10 sec individually, then full cure 60 sec, then top coat and seal the free edge, cure 60 sec. Did not need final filing.

I’ll explain the photos at the end. First I’ll talk about what I use this for, my level of experience, and how it performs in terms of application, curing, filing & shaping, strength, and wear/retention. I am not a nail tech. I’m a product of years and years of YouTube university. I watch all kinds of nail education videos in some of my spare time - and with my other spare time, I do friends’ nails regularly, back to back. I don’t work with acrylic. And I’m not an expert by any means! I’ve used builder gel for a few years now for different reasons - usually sculpted extensions or overlays. I’ve grown accustomed to the ones in the bottle but I had never used one in a pot! After a while, I realized how much builder gel I was going through and decided to try this. I agonized over the color because if I got it wrong, there was no way I was going to use it up before it expired. Well, baby pink is PERFECT. For basically everything. It isn’t too pink or too white. It isn’t too opaque either. It’s easy to work with. Unless it’s a cold day, in which case I’d recommend what the packaging says about soaking it in warm water to loosen up the product. It truly is easier after that. I’ve tried making it work when it’s cold and it’s a lot more tricky. I love that it has a medium viscosity - harder to flood cuticles and sidewalls this way. I use a round brush for application. I’ve tried a square and that was bad😂. Go with small round brush! I apply it over the gelish ph bond, pro bond, and base coat. It’s a great combo in my experience. Which I’ll address later. Application is easy after applying a slip layer. I just “print” side to side to work it down the nail and it ends up being pretty smooth! Usually I can get it to self level before curing and save myself time on filing later. Sometimes I need to use a liner brush or flip the nail to get the apex where it needs to be. Curing is straightforward! As I go from nail to nail I just flash cure so I can move on without flooding, but then I do a full minute and that seems to do it! The product is hard and strong. Filing and shaping is easy. I use either a medium or fine bit since the product isn’t as hard as acrylic for example. And it works well! I then hand file to refine the free edge and it happens quickly with this product. It lasts for 2 weeks with usually almost no lifting, 3 weeks with minimal lifting. The only time someone came back after 4 weeks due to availability, the product still hung on super well and I didn’t have to fix nearly as much lifting as I thought. The combo of the aforementioned prep products seems to work well. Only recently did I switch to a sanding band for backfills instead of a buffer so I’ll update this review if retention changes! To explain the photos: -The first photo is a backfill I did with this product. This is how the color looks as a backdrop for nail art after using a considerable amount to infill and rebalance. -The second photo is an example of what the color looks like when used for an extension (I used paper/sticker forms). -The third photo is an overlay on the natural nail. Hopefully that can help with an understanding of opacity. -The last photo is an overlay underneath some nail art. Hopefully all of these photos help you decide what color you need! Overall, love this product and will probably buy it again when I run out.

I have been doing my own nails for 25 years. I have used a ton of different nail products in both acrylic and gel, professional and otherwise. This product is a really lovely color with a great consistency which makes it easy to use. It self levels really well but isn’t runny, and cures very nicely. I paired it with the milky white (also a lovely color) for a perfect French look IMO, and would absolutely buy again based upon performance so far. The reviews saying it is runny are untrue if you are someone who is used to using gel builder. My daughter is a professional nail technician so I can and have tried a lot of pro products and otherwise. I have been using Luminary for years which I do like, but it has a far thinner consistency than this. I won’t lie, after this initial use I believe that I prefer this product. Also, the value for the price is great. These pots are a really decent size. If the color stays true and doesn’t yellow or fade I would say go for it without hesitation. If it does do that I will update this review.

A very good builder gel. The texture is easy to work with—it doesn't run—and leaves a beautiful, natural finish. The nails turn out strong and last quite a while. I would buy it again!

A little long, but very important info included!! OK, so I'm trying to review my purchases in a way I don't see done. Im doing it this way to Hopefully Encourage more people to give reviews with some of the details I'm starting to give. I just feel like there has to be a better More controlled review system meaning that currently anyone who buys these kinds of products, can post a review and it's based solely " ON THEIR PERSONAL OPINIONS " Which yes, that is the point of reviews. But, there are certain products, such as nail products for this example, that in my opinion, should be required to be categorized. Like "Beginners- little to no experience with product category, Intermediate- has some experience, Moderate- Has a good bit, but not professional & Professional or Master" I believe, if these types of Products had a break down or were categorized and able to be separated by, just like they currently offer "Top, Global & Most Recent" can be seperated. I absolutely feel it would give a much more accurate review, which means everyone could utilize their respective categories when making their decisions on products. I know for me personally, having this breakdown, would make my buying decisions a TON easier! I would get reviews I want and need based on my needs and wants from the product, and Not have to go through reviews that are NOT relevant to my needs, wants and level. It would also let the sellers give better, even required disclosure on their descriptions of the items. So, based on the reviews separated by the "Users level" They would be required to disclose if it is NOT "recommended" for a specific user level. This could reduce so much frustration for all. Less unhappy buyers, less returns to sellers, less bad, inaccuratere reviews and so much more. I hope that even if this is NOT implemented, that others will give this info on their own just bc it could help so much. I struggled to decide to buy this product bc of reviewers saying it was bad, or sucked or just negative about it. When I'm betting those are people with little to ZERO Experience with doing Gel or nails in general. Which is what made me give this suggestion. So. I will lead off. I am Experienced- used to do nail professionally, many years ago. Which is why I say Experienced, not master. It's been a hot min since I did it for $. Now I just do my family,friends and my own. I don't charge those people, if they want to buy products I want or use, they do. I give them my wish list of stuff i want, but if they can't afford it, I don't " MAKE" them. Which I put so many of IN. HYPE products on my wish list. I honestly just Love everything about this product, brand etc. If I made $ doing nails, or had enough $ I would buy everything, from their rubber base to all their Gel options. ( No polly gel) I just am Not good at that for some reason. But this builder gel is Awesome. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND it! I love that this Co gives you details about their products, I also LOVE LOVE LOVE that they give a QR code on the box your gel comes in, so you can get all sorts of help with the item & all their products very easily. I just feel, for me, and my Level, this is a very user friendly, and great product! I highly recommend the product. With this, I would just suggest, when deciding on this product. Please try to figure out if the bad/negative etc. reviews are from reviewers that have any reference points to make the judgment on this product. That is kind of what I'm hoping happens for ALL products in this category (nail products) not just this brand, but any and all brands in this category. But I am using this brand as my starter point of this targeted review opinion. NO, I DO NOT WORK FOR, AFFILIATED WITH, BEING PAID BY OR IN ANY WAY FOR MY REVIEW OF THIS PRODUCT & OR MY SUGGESTIONS OF REVIEWS. I am just a busy mom of 2, who has had to return so much stuff lately due to seemingly inaccurate, unreliable reviews of serveral different products I purchased. I don't want to waste anymore of my time, energy or money, buying based on uninformed reviews, which to me equals, Unreliable reviews, which seems is highly likely caused by, "USER ERROR DUE TO LAKE OF EXPERIENCE WITH REVIEWED PRODUCTS" That kind of review doesn't help me. Not sure about you. So, I would say this product is great for pretty much MOST levels, because of the quality and ease of use. I DON'T know that entry level users would be ok w this, with the Price point being the Main hold back on suggesting it. People w no or very limited experience w Gel, may end up using too much too quickly, and then get mad bc of the cost. But, if u know this going in and are OK with that, and you take advantage of the QR code and all the help available from the company. Then sure, I do feel w its self leveling, the access to the brands help via QR code included, I feel this could be a great product to learn with. I Feel it is less frustrating than many other out there, due to how great the quality is and again it's very self leveling. I do want to point out, You absolutely want to do a quick cure on each nail as you do it. Well I guess you don't " Have to" but I strongly suggest it. You don't have to FULLY cure it one by one, but at least 30 sec or so, to ensure your work does get interrupted when doing the other nails. Again, bc its self leveling, so doing other fingers with out a "quick cure set" of each one, before moving on, just make unnecessary extra work you have to go back and fix. My suggestion/ opinions. I am comfortable in making my opinions of this product based on my personal experience with using the product, and based on MY LEVEL of EXPERIENCE with doing nails. I hope this help many! Enjoy

This gel is not for beginners!!!! You have to move fast if you use the floating bead method. I love the gel and can see why it’s priced higher than others. It’s so smooth and silky. Great for brushing the gel on too. Love this color I chose to polish over it but it would look good with a French to give a slight pink and white. It’s a must buy. It’s also strong even pigmented and is still low dust when filed.

Great builder gel, easy to work with, very self leveling, I personally like a builder gel that’s a little thicker but this is still good. Will definitely finish the pot, will definitely use on clients

Soft # 4 is AMAZING. Finally found the look I’ve wanted for so long!! First of all, this builder gel is the perfect color. I typically use Young nails synergy gel. They don’t have a color like this so I took a risk and looked here on Amazon. I looked at so many different gels and this seemed like the closest thing to what I’ve been wanting, so I figured I would try it! OMG- Finally the exact look I have been wanting (without having to layer different gel polishes to TRY to achieve it). Here’s the deal, working with this product is a learning curve. It is definitely a little runnier than Young Nails builder gel (sort of has an Elmer’s glue consistency), but if you work quickly, it creates a beautiful nail. It self-levels quickly and beautifully. 🌟Be sure to: Cure under UV light after EACH nail for 15 to 20 seconds so they set and don’t run in to cuticle! Once you have all five done from a hand, then let it sit for a good 60 seconds under the UV light. What I think is the most amazing about this product is once you learn how to do it correctly you do not have to drill it down and buff and file and spend extra time. The photos and video I am posting are from just using the builder gel, curing, and removing the tacky layer with alcohol. No top coat, nothing!! Soooo much faster!! Your first couple times you might have to do the final smoothing and drilling if it doesn’t level out the way you want, but eventually you’ll be able to do it correctly and quickly!! 100% worth every penny…I would even gladly pay more for this builder gel. Have FUN!!💅💕

Very good

Must know before you buy: it’s a runny gel, (what I prefer and am used to) which you can’t tell just from looking at the picture. It is easily buildable too. I did long stiletto nails (pictures added) which require a stronger apex and structure for support on the length and it was really easy to build and blend (file) the nails without them chipping the layers away (experienced in the past with previous brands- because the gel doesn’t have good adhesion). Overall: strong, buildable, complimentary on many skin tones and good base colour, easy to file, AFFORDABLE

Very nice product, doesn’t leak from the sides when you apply on the nails, highly recommend. And the shade is just wow!

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Great gel, love it