The Easiest Ombre! ✨ Hard Gel Nails | Watch Me Work

[@lindat1879]

So nice to see a new WMW video from you 😊. Love the design and nice to see your Mom's hands again 🤭

[@NailsByKatieDutra]

Thank you! My mom has moved since this video, and I haven’t been able to do her nails for a few months. 🥲 I hope I can give her cute nails again soon!

[@nearsightedwoman]

I love the Trinity builder-it’s my absolute favorite. Thanks for the encouragement to try pigments-I have some but haven’t tried them yet!

[@gabriellephillips6626]

Soo excited to see a new WMW video from you!! Love them! And love this nail design!! Sooo pretty soft and elegant! Love it!!

[@NailsByKatieDutra]

Thank you ☺️❤️

[@valeenify]

Gives my Frozen vibes, love them! ❄

[@NailsByKatieDutra]

💙💙💙 yess perfect for the snow!

[@angelarobertson3548]

Gorgeous ❤

[@NailsByKatieDutra]

Thank you! 😊

[@dasdawon2225]

Thank you for sharing this because my nails do this as well and I wear square nails, so I will try this out.

[@NailsByKatieDutra]

I always recommend filing underneath the nail to help prevent this! but sometimes, it happens 🥰

[@yasmelalcantara]

Yay. A new video.

[@NailsByKatieDutra]

🥰🥰👏🏻

[@Handnail]

Oh my this is too pretty.

[@NailsByKatieDutra]

thank you! ☺️

[@mrscr2010]

Beautiful set. Mind sharing the name of the sparkly gel you mentioned is discontinued? You know, just in case I see it around.

[@NailsByKatieDutra]

Its the CND Brisa Silver Shimmer!

[@mrscr2010]

@@NailsByKatieDutra Thanks so much for the very quick reply.

[@onglesnailz5039]

(Linda) Hi Katie, omg truly an easy ombré. I would like to know before you put the blue pigment on, did you rough up the Trinity gel with a file to make it mat or did you apply a mat top coat? thank you!

[@NailsByKatieDutra]

Matte top coat! 💙

[@onglesnailz5039]

@@NailsByKatieDutra omg that was so quick Katie, thank you! have a wonderful weekend!💖

[@destinystopcoatnailzandlashes]

I had always been on the search for one something called “northern lights” after years of looking I came across ugly duckling 013 and I find it very close dupe!

[@NailsByKatieDutra]

Oooh that one looks pretty close!!

[@christiannegrete8209]

Trinity is a hard gel but is it soak able? Wondering if there is a hard gel that is soak-able if applying thinner

[@NailsByKatieDutra]

No, Hard gel is not soak-able. If you want soak off then you would need a “soft gel”. ❤️ You can however apply a soak off base gel first, in this case it would be X-Bond that is compatible with Trinity. Then for removal you would file the hard gel down thin and break through to the base gel, then soak off.

[@lindat1879]

Hi, no you can't soak off Trinity 🙂

[@tubeariana]

Have you had issues with the top coat cracking/peeling or lifting a little bit when using the pigment powders? My clients always look a mess when they come back 3-4 weeks later when I use the powders and it makes me not want to use them.

[@NailsByKatieDutra]

No I haven’t had any issues! You can always file the edges a bit after the pigments to help prevent chipping. Kind of like you would chrome

[@alioskyte]

My nails are naturaly very c shaped could that be the reason also that my gel is lifting...?

[@NailsByKatieDutra]

Its possible! They could also be dry and should be hydrated with cuticle oil. Changing the shape from square to round can help and also filling underneath to remove the natural nail from the very edge.