How To: Correctly Prepare and Infill with Acrylic Gel

Hello everybody in today's video I’m going to be doing my infills cause man do they need to be done!
I'll start by removing my old design I’m going to use my brand new straight nippers from Nailed by Lucy to remove the bling from this design, now I’m going to remove the gel from this design and I'll show you two different ways of doing that so first of all if you have gel product on a natural nail then use a mandril bit with a medium sanding band, If you have extensions on then use a ceramic bit we have a pink and a purple one here and we will use the pink if there is just a few layers of gel and the purple for move heavy-duty use.
Now ill going to do some cuticle work so using my cuticle bit making sure the rotation of the e-file is pointing away from my nail and we are just filing away any non-living tissue, now we're going to use the proximal fold bit on our e-file still making sure the rotation is pointing away from the nail.
Now ill pop a fine sanding band on my mandrill bit and etch the product around the cuticle area and take away any shine, ok now lets give them a good dust over and I’m going to clean them up using the nail cleanser by Nailchemy.
Now I’m going to do my infills and I’m going to be using Aura Acrylic-gel, prep, and base coat all by Nailchemy, I'll start using the Nail prep essentials just where my natural nail is and ill give that a few seconds to dry and then I’m going to use the base coat again on the natural nail just slightly coming up on to the product and then cure.
Now ill take the Nailchemy spatular with a pea-sized clump of the Nailchemy Aura Acrylic Gel and pop that at the cuticle area, now ill take my BrenDek brush and I have my slip solution in a dappen dish dip your brush in the slip solution and tap the excess off either side before making contact with the nail, then start by shaping the cuticle and reshaping the apex before blending the rest of the product in with the nail and cure it, now I’m going to do the same on the rest of my nails.
Now ill use the cleanser and a lint-free pad to take the sticky layer off the acrylic gel and ill use my metal file to get my side walls nice and straight, Now ill going to set up a metal file board ill start by giving it a clean with the Navy Hygiene spray and then ill pop a 150 grit on one side and a 180 grit on the other and score the edges using a clean disposable file and then we can file our nails in to shape.
Now I’m just going to run over the nails with my buffer make them all nice and smooth then ill wipe over with the cleanser and that’s it now these nails are ready for some artwork.
Lots of love KM xoxo
💅💋💅 MY PRODUCTS 💅💋💅
Mandrel & White Zebra Sanding Bands (F&M) - bit.ly/3e09bwk
Swarovski & Ceramic Bits - bit.ly/32aBfrk
metal file board - bit.ly/2S5ozAj
BrenDek Brush - bit.ly/34jDFFn
👚Meakin Merch👚 - kirstymeakin.bigcartel.com/
🛍️Products that I used in this video🛍️
(NAILCHEMY)
Nail prep essentials
Basecoat
Cleanser
Aura Acrylic Gel
Spatula
(NAILED BY LUCY)
Straight Nippers
(NAVY)
Hygiene FIle Spray
Hygiene two-step wipe system
(SAEYANG)
MiniCro e-file
💵Discount Codes💵
Nailchemy - kirsty - 5% off Everything
Nail Gaga - kmpromo - 10% off Everything but Brushes and Files
Navy Tools - meakin10 - 10% off Everything & Hygiene kit free with the Samantha tool
Lacente - kirsty10 - 10% off Everything
Nailed by Lucie - kirsty5 - 5% off Everything
The Nail Boxes - kirsty 5 - 5% off The Bling Box Only
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Gelica - kirsty15 - 15% off Everything
00:00 Intro
01:15 My New Present
03:25 The Old Design
04:18 Bling Removal
07:22 Design Removal
15:40 Cuticle Work
22:12 Proximal Fold
24:30 Etching the Product
27:30 Infill
34:40 Filing
43:56 Buffing
45:00 Cleaning
46:20 Outro
📱Social Media📱
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Website - www.kirstymeakin.com/

[@jessijacobs8]

🤣🤣 The fake hands screams of "Death Becomes Her" 👏👏 Kirsty its stunning!!! What an awesome gift!!

[@chrishall9880]

Most of my nail education & the learning of acrylic application & shaping I got from kirsty…it’s 4 years later & im still doing nails & continuing to learn everyday I think we all kinda learn as we go…

[@mariatrombley8630]

When I used to get my nails done (approx. 10yrs ago) they would barely do cuticle care!! When I’d go in for a fill…forget about it!!! They wouldn’t do shit with my cuticles!! That’s only 1 of the reasons I learned to do my own nails!! Thank you so much for all your wonderful videos!!! You are truly AMAZING!!!! I absolutely love your content!!!

[@CynthiaPrice79]

Late 90s for me, when I was getting them done. They made no attempt at blending or cuticle care, really. They might push them back, or oil them.

[@quietfeather1]

Same! Even today 😕sooooo frustrating

[@murdermysterieswithmegan141]

I love how much fun Kirsty is having with that hand! 🤣🤣🤣

[@CV-tc4vc]

I love your videos. Watching you and doing my nails are my relaxing time self care!

[@bodilnielsen1822]

you two lovely people make my day sweeter

[@Denever]

Kirsty has the best intro on KZbin and no one can convince me otherwise lol.

[@kamc8]

💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@katladragen7435]

Small tip (you probably know this, but I will say it anyway) on cleaning the rubber mat : Use a lint roller!! That will pick up dust, hair and other nasties!! Even glitter and nail dust will stick to it. Lots of hugs rom KatLa Dragon in Norway

[@LadyGenevieve19]

Commented this before seeing your comment! Great minds think alike!

[@kellyz_klawz3891]

you my dear are thee best AT what you do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cejv1015]

Kirsty playing with the dolly hand fingers.. hilarious🤣

[@pamluxford5854]

Great you mentioned it being great for your mental health. I took doing my nails myself up as I couldn’t afford it. Now I have enough gear I could start up myself! Lol. But I have crap mental health but this really helps me. The compliments I get on my nails defo help too. Lol

[@amandah2866]

Your nails are amazing! After 3 weeks I find like half the product is lifting because my natural nails are nuts, polish peels off in a week. It doesn't matter how much I prep my nails or what brand I'm using lifting is an issue for me. I'm also brutal with files, I always cut myself. I recently got an infection in my eponychium exactly where a cut from my file had been. Your videos helped me to know to remove the product I had on it before I got antibiotics so I could see what was going on. I love the tip about the secret weapon bit, I'll be trying that from now on. You rock Kirsty.

[@Nails_By_Kimberlee]

Kirsty, after watching you for probably 5 years or so, I absolutely KNEW you were going to use that fake hand to 🖕🏻. 🤣🤣🤣 I was just waiting because I knew it was coming lmao. That's an awesome fake hand btw! Kudos to whoever did the tattoo work because they nailed it!

[@CynthiaPrice79]

I like that they very blatantly didn’t do an exact copy, but still managed to evoke the original enough to make it instantly recognizable!

[@CynthiaPrice79]

I’ve been watching for around 10 years, I think.

[@laurend5253]

@ Max yes best and definitely best Nail Artist on the Tube.

[@courtneycotten1488]

Love love love it and the hands! ❤❤❤

[@davidsueellen8718]

💚 the tattoo on that fake hand. Thanks K & A 😻 Sue Ellen from WV 🇺🇸

[@anastasiajenkins2036]

This is so fantastic - I love that you are back on your channel - I have gone back and watched everything I could - so excited for you and look forward to watching - thank you for all your hard work

[@JonalynH]

Your tats are so much better! I’m jealous!

[@angiecampbell5211]

She's the bestest nail queen.

[@michellesutton202]

Pretty cool that (silicone?) hand is a little freaky right next to your hand, I'm really glad that you actually had longer nails on. Or I think I might have screamed out loud 🤣🤣 super realistic, tattoo, knuckle wrinkles ect. OMG props to whomever made that👏👏👏

[@cherrysclaws]

Hope you don't mind me replying here, It is silicone yes, it's a handolly head over to handolly.co.uk It's Out of this world how realistic and the quality is incredible 🤩 Kelly the maker is lovely she totally made The BEST hand. & I Love the tattoo on Kirsty's, It's a brilliant personal touch to add, I must say 💕

[@susanadolf5726]

I love watching you because I always learn something new.

[@annamosqueda3313]

It's always been the Kirsty Meakin show. You just seem so happy 😊 to be on your own! You are entertaining and definitely skilled ⚘ Now...that hand ✋ takes me back to the "Mold a Willy" video You did on Faye. Seeing an impression of my own hand ✋ would give me the Willie's for some reason 🤔 😬😁😅 I can't wait 😊 to see the art you do on these nails 🤩 Kirsty if you could live in the United States of America...where would you want to live?

[@justdreambig7009]

I LOVE your videos and have learned SO much! I love practicing and trying new designs! Thank you so much!

[@Ater_Draco]

I've been missing your videos so much. Glad I found your page. Great to see you using your own branding 💖

[@belamourbeauty]

This is awesome that you get to try other products!

[@Jpopnails]

I absolutely love watching your videos I've learned so much ❤️

[@LadyGenevieve19]

Kirsty, use a lint roller for your mat! It will pick those stones or glitter soooo easily!

[@shirleysomerset795]

I love your videos and it has helped me to learn to do my own nails. The Nailchemy products look lovely so I wish they would sell to the general public as well as the professionals. Thanks for keeping us all entertained. Love all you do. 🥰

[@traceysnails5486]

You are the nail queen and you learned me to much in my nail Journey Thankyou Kirsty xxxxxxxxxxx

[@meridithderaps3362]

I love the practice hand!!!! I would definitely buy one!!! ❤️❤️❤️ I am ginger as well so I feel ya!! Love watching you work and I’ve learned so much from you!! 🥰

[@alisonspink6379]

I have one of Kelly's hands there amazing hun just go to handolly. I do have a discount code if you wont it x

[@meridithderaps3362]

@@alisonspink6379 I would love to get the discount code please 😃😃

[@TallulahFoxxx]

@@alisonspink6379 can you drop the code please doll! 🥰💖

[@neverstoppedme]

Amazing, I literally looked this up an hour before this video dropped! I was hoping you'd do a step by step and here we are! Love you both xx

[@katrinasheets2997]

Super helpful! Love the tattooed practice hand!!!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@Ashhieb]

I'm so happy for you guys your doing great!!

[@cathywellman4859]

Awesome info thanks for sharing . Love your dolly 🧤

[@VioletsVisions]

Loved this video. You have such a wonderful personality. 😊

[@barbarakellems7367]

I love watching your videos. You have the best personality. I have now started doing my own nails and they have come out great. I want to try all the techniques eventually. Thank you so much for this channel 💜💜💜💜

[@marianneciovacco8565]

you are glowing! love to watch your transition on you new/own channel!

[@kittenandgoat]

Thank you for teaching us - my nails grow that in a week!

[@Beckyib.]

Thank you for making my day !

[@estherbaca]

😱😍🙂 yessss I want a Kristy hand 👍😁

[@laurend5253]

Oh wow, down to the tattoos. Amazing

[@debracannon8694]

Love the chair!

[@karenorsi4109]

I got dizzy with you 🤦🏻‍♀️ really love your drill bits... love doing my cuticle area...can’t wait for the design work 🤩

[@paulakoncki4029]

Just love the hand,!!! 😹💞💅🏼

[@kathydonaldson4167]

I think you could use your practice hand for an awesome prank on Halloween 🎃. Loved your videos.

[@DeliasNailStudio]

I love your new channel.. Best intro ever. I have a question. In a video would you be able to explain the difference between a Modern Almond, Russian Almond, & Gothic Almond?

[@MissCSStudent]

I wish everyone who speaks had a mic! 🎙️ The volume varies and I can't hear everything that is said, even with the volume way up on my tv. I always have to switch to my phone to strain to hear everything said. Kristy, you are so amazing at what you do, I just wish I could hear your whispers and Adam too!!

[@karenfenton4866]

great in depth video, x

[@sadiestyles5023]

Love that hand 🤚

[@bethburmester653]

Kirsty, have you ever considered some kind of award system for your classes so clients can have an idea of the quality of work the technician can do when they come in for a service?

[@cherylstevens5131]

Yay !!!! Another video

[@janicemcclure9236]

Will be getting the ceramic bits for sure

[@stacyrobbins2378]

That’s awesome

[@ginahires7378]

beautiful i want to try that .

[@rhondaarmstrong1405]

Great video!

[@patriciapacheco9677]

I love the brush

[@crystalpinkston1718]

I like her intro, but I also like the intro to Long Hair Pretty Nails.

[@tiachandler5350]

I love how y’all say infill we say fill in

[@kathytarman2302]

Great video thank you.

[@greciacaro8466]

You inspire me

[@brandireichert6941]

Love You ♥️🌹♥️ From Niagara Falls

[@stacyrobbins2378]

I bought a clear glass cutting board love it to work on easy to clean & it works as a pallet. I but cute scrap paper or a cute placement under it got them at Amazon I have 2 desk so I got 2 sizes. Not expensive

[@patriciapacheco9677]

I found u, I follow u on fb too, trying Instagram but having problems, no matter, I might b ur best fan hahahahaha

[@SLee-vc9gd]

I love these damn videos lol.🥰 Anyone else have a bit of a problem with the sound? Most of the time I hear Kirsty just fine but then sometimes it drops down really low & I have no idea what she's saying so I turn it up and then she laugh and blasts my eardrums apart.🤣And I can never hear what Adam says lol. Oh well probably just me🤷🏽‍♀️, I still tune in.👍🏽

[@jenh3441]

Try mixing water and baking soda to make a paste and use that to gently exfoliate the fake tanner off your hand... no aggressive scrubbing.. but apply and gently rub it where the tanner seems to sit in those crevices..

[@jacquelinedimattia774]

Thanks 💖

[@heathermacfadgen6369]

That's hand looks so real... kinda scary.💯🔥💅💋💋💋💖

[@Vikki089]

Some days ago you shared a video on Instagram whit a design close to this one but only the pigment where glowing in the dark, I got so sad that you didn't filmed the nails in the dark 😅😭 I really wanted to see how they looked like in the dark 🙉 Please next time you use something that glows show us! 🙏 🙏💅💓❤️😄

[@Brittany_ilise]

You are SO talented &&& SO inspiring! Ive been doing full cover press on's since covid started but i just ordered an acrygel set to try at home bc you make it look so easy! Wish me luck 😅 thanks for all you do!

[@nicolapearce8591]

❤️

[@kristicollett7887]

My cuticles grow ridiculously fast. So fast that they actually grow under the acrylic. So far, with acrygel, I haven't had lifting like I do with acrylic.

[@brittanynichole5970]

I noticed you have twisted fingers like mine! I haven't seen anyone else with twisted fingers and so I've really struggled with applying nail tips and building my nails. When I look from one angle they look straight. When I flip my hand around and look at my bent fingers they look crooked and weird. I've found applying my tips and shaping my nails while they are flat extended seems to have them look best, but its hard to file that way. I always want to turn my hand around and work with my palm facing me/fingers bent. I've learned to apply my tips to line up with how the nail grows and not to try to correct it to look straight. When corrected they still look weird and I've learned that my crooked and turned in nails look best even tho they aren't straight. Do you have any tips for creating nails on crooked and twisted fingers??

[@akita0111]

😍👍

[@juliehopkins5522]

Love the fact that I have the same dust brush as the queen of nails ..haven't shut up about it all day 🤣🤣...just a question I have naturally long nails ..I am a nail technician and I want to safely take gel off using my e file which of your bits should I use without damage? x

[@Nails_By_Kimberlee]

Oooh, had to comment again after I got to the end and saw you showing off your shell chair. I saw a recent Trixie Mattel video where she was showing off what looked to be those exact shell chairs in her office! Knowing your love of drag queens, thought you'd want to know! 😘😘

[@ladyessexlioness]

Always pleases me to watch use your nails 💅🏻 are beautiful 🤩 I get what your saying about keeping the lamps to the same make how ever if your like me but your not 😂 I can’t afford to buy great named products I have to always sadly use a mix of cheap stuff and only the one lamp for all sadly I really would love nothing more then to feel what a better product feels like to use I suffer with mental health problems as well as being disabled and nails 💅🏻 really do lift my moods and emotions keeping my bad thoughts at bay why learning then feeling so proud of my self for my achievement not that perfect but I give it a go it does get me down I can’t use better products as I think to myself I wonder if be better with better tools and more opportunities to do more styles if had the items I loved getting in to this but little did I know would be so difficult to afford what is needed but still I love ❤️ watching use and spending that time with use still cheers me up and great education I do really appreciate thanks very much 💅🏻💅🏻❤️❤️🥰🥰🤩🤩

[@bee_bee_xonails4164]

Where do you get the disposable nail file replacements from?

[@LbEternity]

I wish I didn’t become allergic to acrylics and gels!! 😫 I used to love having beautiful nails.. 🥺

[@laylaabdussamad5792]

Me to I now do my own with dip powder

[@susanadolf5726]

You should check out Tones products.

[@hayleyjones1748]

Tip - score the file edge before putting it on the board x

[@patriciapacheco9677]

The shape ur wearing is wat I want to learn

[@DivineProsperity7]

Where can I get that unicorn 🦄 brush for my nails

[@iamola_o]

That is soooooo creepy. This is on another level 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@phoenixjda]

You can sell them dolly hands on your site as practice nails 💅

[@Miramani]

I just bought glits and glam and I find it total rubbish. What do you think guys? I want to try glitterbels now but I am afraid to be disappointed again.

[@purepotential5620]

I laughed way too hard at the practice hand with identical kirsty tattoo.......my practice hand is named nailquesha lol

[@Darthplagued]

Omg you should do stelletto nails on yourself at least for a video be super badass

[@cherelsimaubi3800]

I want that hand.

[@kathleenroberts6357]

Hey Kirsty are with associated with Naio Nails still? and that product looks like Naio Nails

[@FREAKOUT123ism]

no costomers nice nails

[@martineleygue2316]

bravo super magnifiques gros bisous Martine 👍👍👍👏👏👏💅💅💅 😙❤👄🥀⚘🌷🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@Woodaubrey01]

How do I get one of your fantastic nail files?

[@KirstyMeakin]

www.kirstymeakin.com

[@Siimply.Jessica]

And another thing, the packaging and logo and colors for Nailchemy almost look identical to Naio nails. I love your channel I just hope you try other brands that are more accessible to the whole world as I described in the other comments

[@lornacarmen1999]

You can name your hand, “Handria”!!! The queen Bailey Sarian has a hand that she named “Handrew” and I think it would be cute if you named her Handria 😊😊😊

[@patriciapacheco9677]

Use it 4 a trick on Halloween hahahahaha

[@sarahmallonee]

Could u tell us why u stopped filming on your naio nails channel please?

[@brandireichert6941]

Please Help. We’re Did You Purchase Your E File From , I Have Searched The Internet And Can’t Find It. I Need It Desperately. Would Love To Purchase Your Bracelet And Necklace Also For My Mother 90th Birthday. Love And Blessings To You And Your Daughters And Adam. ♥️🌹♥️ Niagara Falls

[@CynthiaPrice79]

An American football is a bit lemon-shaped, I think, if we’re going with a fruit theme. A rugby ball, I think is a bit more mango-ish. A proper football? Orange.

[@mariahjane7969]

Omfg that's the same exact words I said. Tell Adam two great minds think alike because that was creepy af.

[@tushya11]

My brain when I saw the thumbnail... I had to do a double take before I realized it must be a practice hand!