Kirsty Meakin vs TikTok Hack | Jelly Stamper Smile Line

[@chemicolors]

one of the things i love most about your content is that even though there might be videos about trends like this already in existence, it's clear you've really thought things through and applied years of acquired experience to explain and thoroughly test something. quarantine was absolute garbage but i finally gave in to my lifelong obsession with nails and was fortunate to find your channel. love it so much!!!

[@janaferreira8882]

If you remove the jelly stamper slowly it does spread the gel more evenly. And try not to put the gel polish under the nail, so start it on the edge of where the polish starts on the jelly stamper. Also I use a lint roller ( instead of a nail form) for your clothing to clean of the dust ect from my stamper. 🥰

[@TallulahFoxxx]

She normally does use a lint roller but she probably forgot to bring it 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

[@melissageorge2915]

All amazing tips!!!

[@janaferreira8882]

Yay!! I got a like from Kirsty! ☺🤣🤣

[@SarahLBanks]

Your tip about how not to get gel under the nails is the same as my thought too. Start to dip the nail into the stamper at the edge of the polish, so there is little there to push underneath.

[@daniellewoodhead4945]

Even if you start it on the edge of the gel polish it will still go under the free edge on the sides

[@leighrushbrook7101]

I love how involved Adam is! "...that's what I thought when I watched it - the product would be thick in some areas." He's a better nail tech than most of us LOL

[@UnboundedArtandCrafts]

If you go slow and clean the underside before curing they work fine. It's great to do it on yourself as it makes it so much easier to do on your non dominant hand.

[@kathyhart5892]

I did this using acrylic paint. I also used liquid latex on the underside of my nail/finger. The paint didn't require a second coat. I suck at smile lines, so this was a good alternative for me (but really I should just work on my lines!). Loved your face when it worked!

[@Lorenamaysing]

Oh!! I didnt realize you had your own channel. I was wondering where you went Naio nails! Lol I'm so glad your still making videos. I was bummed out about that..

[@elainegray8024]

I saw someone do gel polish, regular polish and acrylic paint and acrylic paint was much better. It wasn't as thick plus if there is any on the skin or under the nail it just washes off when you wash your hands. After you top coat of course. Maybe try that?

[@KirstyMeakin]

I’m definitely giving this ago thank you x

[@wodi28179]

Watching this at 6:00 am in Trinity, AL, USA. 😂😂😂 When I get a notification from this channel I jump on it no matter what time!! Love these guys so much!!! 😍💗💞

[@kathytarman2302]

Thank you for sharing this. The good and the bad. I always feel you are honest about what you do. Thank you again.

[@shaunacorrigan9372]

I've done this using gel paint, which definitely helps keep it from getting too bulky, and once you get the hang of how to place the gel on the stamper, you can keep the underside of the nail pretty clean!

[@jennyprorock]

Just what I needed this snowy, shitty Monday morning. Time to zone out and watch the nail magician work.

[@nailsandsunflowers]

Her reaction to the first try! Hahaha Gotta love her

[@codexwinchester]

I always use a brush for a french, but this trick really helps doing my dominant hand. I have a slight tremour with my non dominant hand so this really helps get a good smile line when doing my dominant hand. It works with varnish too, you just have to work quick lol

[@CM-le1yb]

Hiya Kirsty , started my nail technician course with NSI and your videos are helping me , cheers for your content wee doll 💙❤️

[@kasie680]

I’m impressed with that!

[@kynnetkoreana9503]

Oh this was worth to watch! I have been thinking that does this REALLY actually work. THANKS!!!

[@ronjazielenkewitz5646]

I read and saw in videos that it works much better with gel paint rather than gel polish!

[@f.e.8313]

This was so much fun! 😁 love Adam’s chuckle ❤️

[@Woodaubrey01]

You can also use a lint roller to clean the stamper!

[@sheadorris]

I just tried this today. There’s definitely some trick to it. It does bulk up and get underneath. Extra work!

[@michaelmaxgierl2887]

“Do the trend, but make it professional!” Way to go Kirsty!

[@ashleymosley5522]

Would the tiny little sand beads or something fit in the depths of the dip to create a line across it to fill it in...???

[@itsacarolbthing5221]

I was astonished how well it worked for me.

[@sativa1244]

I wonder if the bulk would be better with a very thin topcoat and chrome or foil on top. I need to try this!

[@jeanamedina5107]

Robin Moses uses her finger to roll up on the bulk at the sides and tips of the nails to pull off excess especially when applying marble. Might be worth a try.

[@TheLeslieMichelle]

Enjoying the snow falling outside and this video. Now all I need is a bowl of soup. 🍲

[@rachel.wilson]

I do think this would be useful for doing smile lines on myself. I hate doing them with my left hand. I can, but it sucks!

[@hollybyrd6186]

Beautiful marble

[@amyaustin5540]

Haha the look on your face Kristy is classic 👀 🤯 🤣🤣🤣 Thank YOU for doing this video because I believe in your work and what you do!

[@Shannox110]

im totaly flashed . Its so awsome that this technik works :)

[@meganrobinson5304]

I’ve seen Other videos of that technique where they start pushing the nail into the jelly stamped on the edge of the gel so there won’t be as much underneath the nail.

[@Cookie4811Mau]

Here's me with 10 thousand nail forms and a jelly stamper: I need tape or a lint roller... QUEEN KIRTSY OVER HERE: *nail forms for everything*

[@krisamontoya]

And this is why you are the queen.

[@jwiki1]

What if you were to take a lint free wipe and just touch the edges to bring some of the polish off? It’s like soaking up some of the excess. I’ve seen some others do that and it seems to work. It’s still extra work though. Love that you tried this. ❤️💅🌺

[@anthonyjosephmartineznails]

Lol Kirsty, your face when it worked 🤣🤣🤣

[@itsacarolbthing5221]

Yep, you know that face you pulled? That was how the rest of us looked when we tried it!!! I can't paint a French tip to save my life, but I can with this! I use it in the holder and I think the depth of the smile line depends on the angle that you insert the nail.

[@itsacarolbthing5221]

And yes, Adam is right - you have to manipulate the gel to be even and clean up the underside.

[@Taskuamatsooni]

Oh this is so interesting to see! 😁

[@pandoramuse57nails78]

Thank you sharing your thoughts on that tip.💕😺

[@nerdalert2782]

Thanks for the vid!! Cheered up my Monday

[@smokindragon04]

For beginners and people on a budget the end result was nice,!

[@kellypayne6449]

Seems like a good technique if you’re in a pinch and need a quick French manicure. Although as I write this I’m realizing I’ve never had a specific need for a quick French manicure lol. Now I’m imagining a big jelly stamp that could put several fingers in at once 🤣 THAT would be cool!!

[@michellemelville8979]

Is bulk created because of the amount of product on the stamper surface? Would less product help?

[@aprilsoutherland9309]

If its a solid color , after using the stamper could you use the brush to pull off the excess ?

[@CaliChronicles]

Can you clean off the underside before you cure it?

[@26hazelnut]

It’s not a bad technique but still like it better manually done thanks for the video

[@bp4548]

This is good for people doing their own nails, especially when painting with their non-dominant hand.

[@Laysa43607]

I love Kirsty 💖💖💋❤️❤️🎀

[@kristidemauro5850]

I'm feeling this may not work on nails that are square. Almond, stiletto, and coffin shape all might work well. I can't shake the feeling that a square nail will get a flat smile line. Thanks for all the great videos. Love your work and you and Adam crack me up. Keep up the great work. I hope your surgery went well and you're feeling well.

[@tracygerman1702]

I’m first! Hoorah. Loving the vids

[@juzziebeauty8201]

Apparently fel paint works really well as its thinner

[@RockieC1]

Your face when it worked!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marciabigg469]

Hi Kirsty, it's almost December, which means 🎅🤶☃️❄🎁🎄I'm looking for some Xmas inspired ideas to get done on my nails for a Christmas party, will you be doing winter/Xmas nails soon?? Thank you so much for your content, I love watching everything you do 🥰

[@aubreyjones2]

You're face was priceless

[@pamz7531]

Hmmm... I wonder if I could do this on myself. With regular nail polish. I'm in the US. I can't afford professional manicures, this might get me the French that is almost impossible by myself, on myself. Thanks for the video. Happy New Year.

[@michellemelville8979]

You can buy tiny strips in different shapes to add a masking layer to get that clean edge. Apply your polish and remove the tape. Job done

[@pamz7531]

@@michellemelville8979 thank you. I might try .

[@itsacarolbthing5221]

When people say gel paints, do you mean artist's gel paints?

[@glassrose1]

Maybe go closer to the edge of the jelly stamper to make it to the sides of the nails

[@TheCraftyDivaOnWheels]

It works for me xx

[@Aviationedits123]

You just take a brush and clean it up before you stick it in the lamp. Stamp it turn the hand over take a clean brush and wipe away the excess under the nail it takes a second or two

[@bohobellenails]

Will your light ever be available for purchase in the US? I want yours but it removes it from my cart when I go to check out 🥺 can you recommend a good UV light available to purchase in the US?

[@KirstyMeakin]

Yes, but with our current shipping company we can’t send them to the US.

[@ladyessexlioness]

Beautiful colours I think 🤔 if was me doing it my smile look better with stamper than me trying t drew it 😂 I’d most likely make a mess either way ha ha xxxxx❤️❤️❤️💅🏻💅🏻💅🏻😍😍😍

[@alexandhelen1981]

Wouidnt it just come off with gel Res underneath the nail rub and your done.

[@Атлант-и1ч]

👍👍👍👍💯. КРАСИВО.

[@sandyj1561]

Prefer the hand painted but tis good for an amateur like me to use 🤣

[@janicevandenbrg3190]

Hi from South Africa. It works well on long nails but it's terrible on med to short length. Gets all over the under side of the nail and skin. Also once you have to clean that up (long or short nails) and buff off bulk it's definitely not a time saver. Enjoyed the video

[@sewingSue]

Start the tip of the nail where there is no gel then press in and remove slowly. Yes there is a little clean up on the sides. I only do one coat.

[@jimmyhawkins391]

Hey Kirsty try different colors to make a rainbow 🌈

[@AmandaD0201]

Like a rainbow French tip? 🌈 😳 That's a FANTASTIC idea! 😍

[@KirstyMeakin]

Yes I love this idea x

[@lindanichols3586]

Omg i wouldnt have believed it either

[@Aviationedits123]

That marble looks like fire. If you did blue marble on the other nails you would have fire and ice

[@bp4548]

I will just use stencils or free hand it. But I'm definitely not mad at this hack at all, I'd say this works 90% and the other 10% will be you finessing it with a liner brush.

[@jetson10100]

Even though I do think it's a lazy way of doing a smile line, the excess under the nail can easily be cleaned off before curing.

[@jacquelinedimattia774]

I've been using this hack ❤️

[@Shannox110]

I love ur videos soooooooo much Kirsty ,love u too Adam :) Greetings from Germany your friend Silvi

[@marmite.]

It has its place...

[@sandysworld7469]

isnt the first one a bit blurred cuz you had base coat on that? the free handed one did not.

[@KirstyMeakin]

You may just be right here x

[@JofromItaly]

The stamper is great for your non-dominant hand, though.

[@traceybier1128]

I think the one you hand painted is superior.

[@indica_nail_artist_6363]

The wide tip ones from the stamper look like a foot with a sock on the toes lol it's a bump but when I stare at it it looks like a pair of flats on the nail or socks please tell me someone else sees it🤷🏻‍♀️🤣😂🤦🏻‍♀️

[@friedaraeperkins3258]

I was thinking socks 😊😉

[@martineleygue2316]

Bravo super magnifique kristy bisous de la France bisous martine 👍👍👏👏💅💅😘❤👄❤💋🌹🇨🇵🇨🇵

[@gemedwards3066]

I put less gel on then use a brush to even it out and clean up underneath but I'm new to gel manicures 💅 xxx

[@jesseastlake]

I did this, she was back a week later with it peeling and uncured below the surface

[@andreawesson9856]

Is there a crystal in Kirsty arm now?

[@KirstyMeakin]

Yes I have 3 dermal piercings Iv had them for 7 years. But Iv had a new head on the middle one so it’s a bit larger with extra bling x

[@MissConduct45]

Don’t push the tip of the nail into the middle of the gel…put the nail tip on the clean part of the stamper and slide it “under” the polish. I don’t have any ideas for the bulk though…

[@sunshinenailedit]

Kirsty 😍🌹♥️

[@sandraatkinson5065]

OMG Kirsty gob smacked 😂

[@CaliChronicles]

Ah, now I understand the name change from Cheryl to Betrayal.

[@KirstyMeakin]

It was the Gel Colour Dina that changed its name to Betrayal not Cheryl 🥰

[@CaliChronicles]

@@KirstyMeakin Ohhh 🧐 more sleuthing then 🤣

[@outoftheburrough]

It would have been useful to know what Andrea though of having her finger dragged as it didn't look terribly comfortable for the client. It looks like you definitely have to use the free edge of the paint to best avoid getting polish/paint on the skin

[@Nails_By_Kimberlee]

Come on now, Kirsty. Sometimes a little thickness on the end is a good thing! 😉😉 Lmao, just couldn't help myself! 🤣

[@dtulip1]

Me fiddling with my volume slider cos there's suddenly no sound...aka the sound of Kirsty being struck dumb :D

[@KirstyMeakin]

🤣🤣🤣

[@zanleekain117]

Me too. I'm so used to her nonstop chatter (not complaining,) that I turned up my volume when everything went quite. Then I realized she had actually stopped talking, lol.

[@marissablack5726]

Was this channel called nao nails or no

[@meremorris2013]

All the tik tok hacks! Kirsty tried tik tok

[@jaxbrooks5821]

Oh Wow! I love that idea, I do my own nails and my painting of smile lines is rubbish lol I'd probably clean the underside before curing though, I really hate thick nails.

[@paleflower]

Is it just me or does it look like the nail is wearing a shoe, because you can clearly see the height difference? 😂

[@gilliansilvester5596]

So pleased you demoed this as I ended up with the stuff everywhere, I tried releasing the stamper slowly, and at all different angles, cheap nail gel,and better stuff. No go. 👎

[@carebear4077]

Loved it! Try behind the polish & push forward to not get it under neither 🤷‍♀️just a thought

[@dani.rose_]

Of course you are so talented, and can free hand just about anything. You don’t need these little “tricks”. I like that you showed the good, the bad, and the ugly. It’s not for me either. I’d rather practice and get better instead of trying to cheat.

[@Melski87]

Kirsty: 1 TikTok: 0 Way too bulky

[@friedaraeperkins3258]

Same!

[@kathyholmes2435]

I’m very fussy so I’d prefer yours hand

[@amyhamilton9477]

I thought this was Tana in the thumbnail haha

[@genegarner6139]

Good morning kirsty

[@karenptoptennails1373]

It would be better if you encapsulated it maybe.. also making sure the tip of the nail goes into the Stamper right at the bottom might help eliminate any bulk under the nail. Pretty cool with the marble effect❤️❤️❤️