Replacing My Acrylic Extensions With A Builder Gel Overlay ft. My Natural Nails

Hi everybody,
Today I’m going to do my own nails today and I’m going to use the Builder Gel.
I’m going to start my soaking off my full cover tips, same as I’d soak of an extension, by removing the gel polish with a file and then wrapping in an acetone soak pad and foil. I’ll then prep the cuticle area with my file, but you can use a cuticle pusher and scraper. I’m going to make all my nails the same length and shape with a 240 grit file and then I’m ready to apply the builder gel.
I’m going to dehydrate the nails and then apply base coat. For the builder gel, I’m going to start at the cuticle area and sweep side to side, keeping contact with the nail to apply it to the nail, do the nails one at a time. Brush on a thin layer to add a little extra thickness and then wipe off the sticky layer - it’s very sticky on these. I’m then going to file them to perfect the shape. I’m going to finish with Beauty Beneath, Top Coat and cuticle oil.
I hope you enjoyed this video, don’t forget to like and subscribe.
Lots of Love
Kirsty XOXO
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[@Twinkley1981]

Although I love all your work Kirsty, it’s actually nice to see some natural nails and shorter designs too. As you know it’s not practical for everyone to have certain length nails. So seeing these makes a nice change. Your nail look fabulous Kirsty x

[@carloo69]

Definitely! I'm a massage therapist and also work in hospitality, long nails aren't something I can do.

[@EnchantedAlana]

Mr or Ms Audio Person - you have done a bang-up job on the audio levels. I can hear the banter between Kirsty and Adam without piercing my eardrums when Kirsty laughs. So often, I'm using my volume constantly while watching vids on this channel but this vid I didn't touch it once. Kirsty and Adam make such a great team and you can tell they have a good time working together. Your whole team Rocks! Thanks again from British Columbia.

[@mrsluxe2200]

Yassss, I couldn't agree more! Spot on! Please do make the intro a little quieter though. I always have to mute it. Love you guys, and thank you for putting out some shorter videos too. Love a whole hand, but it's great to be able to see one nail in more detail. xxx

[@presleyburns8001]

that would be the doing of adam i believe. he is the camera guy. 😊

[@andreawhisenant2718]

Kirsty you’re my hero! I was in a class and admitted I bite my nails and it gonsmacked by another student with the comment of “You’re a nail tech and you bite your nails! That’s not professional!” My response was I’m not alone there are many top professionals who also bite their nails so bugger off!

[@beatricezabruckaite3582]

These videos help me so much, when I want to start my own nail business in the future 🥰😁

[@rachelmiller911]

Good luck!

[@konvaliastreams]

same! good luck girl!

[@rebeccaspratling2865]

Awesome! Good luck! May you be very successful. ❤️

[@alilioander]

I hope you can do that❤️ I want to do that in college to get some side money. I’m actually starting now at 14 I found a cheap Wish polygel nail kit and I’m super exited to try it. Wish had good quality stuff for cheap so that’s a great start.

[@charlotteb6042]

Me too! Best of luck to you all ❤

[@rebeccaspratling2865]

Kirsty makes it look so easy and effortless.

[@fozzeeroo]

I was so relieved that your natural nails were that long under the acrylic you removed. I was worried that I was doing my rebases wrong by not doing brand new sets every so often. I hope that made sense. I love your videos. I always learn so much from them that I can apply when doing mine.

[@teresakaczmarski2136]

Love your natural nails... I am on a quest to grow out my own natural nails... You and Adam rock... love from Cleveland, Ohio, USA...

[@kellihennagir6641]

Gel looks so much easier than acrylic! Gonna have to give it a go.

[@chantelcarter7656]

I pretty much exclusively wear builder in a bottle these days (not this brand) and have found that you can get away with longer nails if you are willing to let the natural nail grow underneath for support. It’s a matter of preference , but an option nonetheless!

[@bp4548]

I just ordered builder in a bottle! Clear pink and white. Along with some gel colors, base and top coat, and I don’t remember what else. I’m super excited!

[@nordickitten]

WELL? How did it go for you ? If you get a chance to answer me it would be so great of you ! I have thin nails too, sensitive to the touch when I have some products on them or even from water when pruned from it. However, I got Kiara Sky Nail Gel Kit and I plan on doing them as soon as all the polish and things I ordered come. May Jesus Keep You ~

[@gavan1988]

Thank you great tutorial! Deciding to my own nails due to COVID-19 lockdown here in California. Just waiting for my supplies from Amazon.

[@calichef1962]

Oh, what a pretty color! It's just gorgeous on Kirsty's hands. It seemed a bit weird not to add any crystals or glitter to any of the nails, though. No paintings, either.

[@fabsmattison]

I had my acrylics off and had an overlay, and the guy who did my nails said it is just an acrylic over the natural nail. I was surprised cos it still looks like I have acrylics still with the acrylic underneath my nail!! Plus my nails have been bleeding, like inside the nail bed I think the acrylic has aggravated my nail! Love your channel just found you!

[@imuneik]

I can so relate to your wanting to remove your natural nails.... when I don’t have extensions on I chew my poor nails right down to the quick! But little videos like this encourage me for the in between times when resting them from acrylics. Thank you woman!

[@cherylmatthews4066]

Love the colour of your hair, that suits you so much. Xxx

[@kathbeth43]

YAY! Doing your own nails! The teacher doing her nails! They look hreat by the way! Great! Builder gel! I've been using more gel and poly gel on my fingernails because there is no smell. I still love your channel Kirsty!

[@Laysa43607]

I watch so many channel videos that sometimes I dream that it's my fingernails, then I wake up and I'm very sorry. Hahaha

[@missmia196]

Omg same, I look at my hands & it just doesn't feel right lol

[@gilliansilvester5596]

I have bought it, really lovely to use, and lasts till you take it off.

[@SoCalGirl22]

Girl you freaking did that. Looks so good!!❤️❤️❤️

[@manicur911]

I’ve been using Builder in a Bottle, rose quartz, as an overlay on my natural nails for a few months now and I’m loving it! I always like growing my nails out but when they’d get a certain length, I’d get a break, but not anymore.

[@tiffanyms2881]

Anne Findley is that hard to do on yourself? My nails are SUPER weak, and I don’t want much length. Thinking of trying to learn how to do this on myself

[@manicur911]

Tiffany Sanchez I found it pretty easy to do. On my non dominant hand that has short nails, it takes a little more time but the more I do it, the easier it gets. And infills are really easy to do also. Definitely give it a try!

[@nataliawysocka960]

Omg thank you I love you and I have been looking for a good overlay video and this just popped up! Best nail teacher ever everything is so clearly explained in detail yet with humour and without rambling ! Lots of love ❤

[@MasterSwagg10]

Gm!! I love to watch you do your nails!!

[@katiejordan5949]

I’ve watched this video SO many times😂 I love it, sooo therapeutic to watch and I just love natural nails with biab🤩😍😍

[@A_o7_]

I love my builder gel over lays! I prefer soak off so I end up using it in a bottle alot. I prefer pots but so hard to find soak offs. When I'm feeling froggy I even make a small extension with forms. To remove the non soak offs I file as much as possible & then use magic burst gel removers

[@MATEPb_6OIIIb9I]

Cuticle: Kirsty, don't torture me, pleeeeeaaaase!!! Kirsty: may be next time, hahahaha

[@andreawhisenant2718]

kobra_fu I do relate. 😂

[@HaleiwaGirl808]

My god I adore you and your vids!! Learned so much from you, absolutely beautiful nails!

[@lindseybotelho]

I LOVE when you do your own nails! These videos help me SO much because I do my own nails at home with gel polish or builder gel. Don't get me wrong I love ALL the videos but I'm never gonna do super long acrylic stiletto nails on myself. I'd love to see more gel polish designs that can be done on shorter nails. I'm thinking about trying to do tortoise shell nails next! 🐢💅

[@RhondaReally]

I wish I knew how! I want to do my own but they're so thin and brittle. I give up!

[@sarahblue1914]

@@RhondaReally take the leap!! Try bottled builder and structure gels, it's not as hard as you think. Watch all the youTube videos you can find on them, Kristy Nao Nails, Suzie Nail Career Education, Liz Nail Hub and many other non professionals who give surprisingly great tips. Sure, you won't be able to do what they do, at least not right away but you will do more as you learn more and will be surprised at what you can do to create your own great looking nails.

[@sarahblue1914]

Sorry Kirsty, I didn't mean to spell your name wrong 🤪

[@southernmedusa5143]

Hey, where can unlicensed individuals purchase the biab?

[@deniseWells76]

Anyone know what E file she uses

[@MamiDeMija]

I loved these!! Perfect manicure! 💗

[@jaids_place]

Beautiful 😍 Love the colour Kirsty!!

[@ExoticasEmpire]

Very pretty Kirsty thanks for sharing and showing luv much love always 💅💕💕💕

[@itsacarolbthing5221]

Kirsty, can you give us an update on your poorly right hand ring finger, please? Lots of love xxx

[@mokey5208]

U r the best of the best @naionails #naionails u have video for everything I ever wanna learn. I wanna take a class

[@lauraparker3498]

Nail queen 👸 I just love you Kirsty !!🥰

[@MarieB114]

Yes for the natural nails!!

[@amywoods-1304]

I just stumbled across your channel and you are fantastic! This is exactly what I've been looking for! 😍

[@MusicArianna]

Thank you so much Im gonna try mine right now 🥰 I love your videos

[@MM-dg8vw]

I love uuuu!!! I love your nail's, i love the way u talk i love your chair i love everything a out u!!! What top u got one is really nice!!! I love grey and pink!😍😍😍😍😍 U are the besttt!!!!

[@gloriakois3518]

So this is the length that I have to do all day almost everyday. I'm having thickness issues because everyone wants some sort of encapsulated art but they don't want length. Any videos or suggestions??? Thanks, love you

[@rebeccaspratling2865]

That's a great question. I wonder about this too. I hope someone can give ideas.

[@ScarahMcMahon22]

Are you using builder gel, Gloria? If so I would recommend keeping any art as low as possible. So starting with a thin base coat (not building any strength yet), then creating your design, and then going in with clear builder to encapsulate your work. Hopefully that will help you with bulkiness!!

[@onecuet]

I have extremely thin nails. The build in a bottle js perfect to add strength to my nails.

[@kathytarman2302]

I love you and your videos. You are beautiful inside and out. I think you are beautiful and I love your glasses. Beautiful nails thank you for sharing.

[@trishstib9311]

Love the silver hair!!!

[@leahanthony9959]

Lovely great colour as well x

[@rebeccamuir3464]

Gorgeous thanks

[@shaunaclark9479]

Thank you this will be so much easier for me

[@virginiaray5979]

You make it look so easy.

[@barbiejake4801]

They look lovely💅🏽💅🏽💅🏽

[@nailsbyallthatglitters5012]

Thank you Kirsty. Xx

[@lunasol7094]

I just found this video!! I hope I can learn some things here. I am such a tomboy! AWESOME!!

[@killawhatt8620]

I have tried it and I love it. For doing it myself. Enjoy.

[@Kristina-D1111]

Your natural nails are really nice 👍🏻

[@bouterachristine9679]

Love !!!!

[@purpl3lina]

Love the natural nails. 💜

[@feliciah.6636]

OMG i love you chicken cup!! I have 8 hens. They are most definitely my pets i love them!💖💖

[@ebonyscruggs8619]

Can you soak off builder gel "hard gel" on another video I saw they said you can't soak it off you have to drill it off this that correct?

[@ericalav]

Lovely😍

[@melissalandry7732]

How come when I go to the actual naio nails site I can never find the selections of products that you have . The acrylic paints for instants only have 4 colors in and they are all browns with the exception of one red .

[@bp4548]

Love your glasses!

[@vandanaverma1338]

Lovely tutorial...

[@johanarivera5042]

Love it

[@susanpratt2870]

I’d love to know where you got your beautiful necklace Kirsty 😀

[@kerryfenton2101]

Hi Kirsty, I have a couple of questions. Why didn't you use a primer? Is a non acid primee better than one with acid? Also, why did you go side to side with the builder gel? Thank you 😊

[@killerbunny3022]

I still want a video of your teaching Adam how to do nails correct..er or him doing yours💖 also would the split in your nail make the BIAB lift? Love the video Love from Ohio💖

[@terristarnes7742]

Your nails are beautiful

[@jacquelinedimattia774]

Very pretty 💕

[@leahrose8004]

Legit I just repainted my nails that are builder gel over my natural nail 😂 and for anyone who kinda wants an idea, do a lavender with a transparent opalescent over top 🤤🤤

[@Nails_By_Kimberlee]

Ooooh, sounds pretty! I just bought a pretty unicorn powder last night that I'm dying to use. Going to do my nails this weekend with polygel. I might use that idea!

[@missmia196]

@@Nails_By_Kimberlee have you done polygel before? Much messier than I thought, I think I'm going to do builder gel next time... How did it go??

[@trash_can_1871]

@@missmia196 I find polygel easier than acrylic and I can shape it a little faster.

[@madabouthollyoaks411]

missmia196 did you try the builder gel? From everything I’ve seen polygel looks much easier to handle since it doesn’t run everywhere but I haven’t tried it myself.

[@PriscillaConnell]

@@madabouthollyoaks411 your right polygel is easier to place and doesn't run. but if you do one finger at time, do a very thin wet layer then sculpt with the builder gel in bottle before curing its not to bad, just don't fuss with it to much.

[@planning_with_patches5860]

Can you do fills with builder gel? Just starting to do my own gel nails and want to add strength.

[@kaityr9693]

I love how these are short for this channel but about how long my own nails are, and I find them to be long! (fake nails because my natural nails don't grow well, they split from tip to cuticle if they get too long)

[@2010onlyme]

I like short nails with designs for myself. 💅 I just can’t work with long nails O admire the ones who can.

[@nails_byashleyh]

Hello there!! I just love watching your channel your truly a inspiration! My only hope is to be as talented as you 💕 I’ve been self taught for awhile maybe really doing nails for the past three years.... buying all my nail supplies and now I’m starting school to be a nail tech come January!! So excited!!!! Any advice you could give me as being very new to the nail world? Btw I love your products but can’t afford them yet... also I live all the way in the USA.... 💕

[@amyvanhartskamp1315]

Ohhhhh i like it so realy much😍😍😍

[@samanthacasserly5822]

Love this video!!

[@K4katwc]

Is builder in a bottle more, less of just as flexible as polygel? I'm wearing plotted now and it's a bit uncomfortable in its flexibility.

[@lorrainesearle243]

Hi, what nail drill and bits do you use please? 💅 xx

[@LovePrettyNailsLady-Jay80]

You should use that fine detail brush and do the sides and cuticles like in those Russian IG videos

[@Kylierodd]

I don’t have false nails. I usually have shellac on my natural nails as I love how it stays on and is shiny compared to nail varnish. I want to start doing my own nails. What do you suggest for natural nails? Gel, shellac, poly gel, acrylic? And what UV lamps? I got bought a gel set from boots and they just peeled off.

[@blondie8849]

Hi Kirsty I had acrylic nails when the Covid 19 started. I was not able to get them removed professionally and took them off myself. They are a bit of a mess. When I can get them done again do you think gel on natural is better than acrylic? I need them to be strong but my own nails tend to break or split.

[@femketjeNL]

I love your glasses :D

[@monicaprice2325]

If you made long nails with builder in a bottle will it weeken the structure? Or just be a pain to work with?

[@alexislopez5673]

Hello Kristy, so for growing out natural nails, would you recommend Builder gel or Dip nails???

[@missmia196]

I've been wondering this too!

[@rachelhitchcock7188]

What brand of drill do you use?

[@claudettemonty4077]

When we have small nails, can we use this building gel with a plastic form to make an extension??

[@Coquette_4444]

Yes you can !

[@kathi5786]

How long did it take you in real time???? I LOVE your natural nails!!!!

[@loriexley1405]

Can you build length with the gel build in a bottle?

[@uzullimungroo3369]

I loved this video a lot. I am more of a gel person.☺I do like to know if you can remove the builder gel by soaking it or do you have to file it off?

[@n3lls.world3]

Honest question. When cured is it supposed to burn as in you feel a sting

[@Lindasupergirl]

Then there is too much product at once the lamp needs to cure.

[@erikablack6761]

No that sounds like you were experiencing heat spikes. What did you use? Biab?

[@camilacost2876]

Do I need a special base coat for gel nails? or I can use gel polish gel base coat

[@Grace-sh9sp]

Quisiera ver estos videos con subtítulos. Eres la mejor

[@liannemcgarry1791]

Fave video

[@entewurzel2109]

I really like that shorter nails so much more

[@polarbear9848]

i loved the design that you took off. Pls can you show us who you did them????

[@NaioNailsOfficial]

Very similar to these. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eH2VpqiZf7uFpLc

[@mgi6659]

I have been doing nails since the 80’s. Madam Glam for sure you can go as long as you want. It’s amazing stuff!!

[@BARKism]

Hi Kirsty, what drill bit is that that you are using??

[@damarismelinaferrera]

So easy! Your cuticles look quite damaged though

[@annemurrell6419]

Would you recommend builder gel on brittle thin nails ? X

[@kerrysumpton1234]

I've just done these nails on my own nails using the exact same products. I think for my first attempt I did ok. Bit tricky with the gel but really enjoyed it. Gonna try some other styles. Thanks for your inspiration Kirsty 💅x

[@convinceme1789]

Is gelbuilder as hard as acrylic and dip powder ?

[@thisgirls1718]

What products do I need to do this builder gel on acrylics fake nails plz.

[@druannkeairns6958]

Why when I have my nails done the technician using the e file causes my nail to burn.

[@cristaseo5899]

Druann Keairns Your nail tech is probably using too much pressure or going too fast with the speed of the efile, causing it to build up heat. OR they haven’t changed their nail bit and it’s dull also causing them to use too much pressure and high speed on the efile. Also they’re maybe using the efile too long in one spot. For them to avoid any heat build up on the nail they should do light feathering motions. Helps a lot if the use the right bits and change them when they get dull 😊

[@mira.ms1]

What nail drill u use? Can we see it 😚

[@elizabethmurry4429]

So builder gel is different from polygel? Or are they the same thing? Looking for a good overlay option for my natural nails that will allow me to have designs too.

[@NaioNailsOfficial]

Yes, Builder is a pure gel whereas AcryGel or Polygel is an acrylic gel hybrid. Both are good options for an overlay, builder might be a bit quicker than AcryGel as it will self level.