GELLEN Builder Gel Kit - Nail Extension Gel 4 Colors Hard Nail Gel Builder

This colors are perfect there’s no need to polish over them because it makes your nails look nice & natural. It’s easy to apply & last longer.

Its tiny but dry very good and its very nice for the beginners

=== UPDATE 2024-SEP-28 === Now that I have been using this builder gel for the past 9 months I will say that it is a fantastic product! I still have yet to run out of any of the four jars. This builder gel does indeed soak off and I do so using the baggie method. It does take longer to remove than dip powder but I expect that, When I am removing this i use my e-file to remove the bulk then I soak using the baggie method for 10 minutes and use a wooden cuticle stick to remove. Many times I do need to a few iterations of this approach for removal so it does take longer than 10 minutes. During removal I will use a manual 180 grit nail file shortly after removing from soaking and that does help too. Sometimes I will use my e-file on 1K RPM and a 240 sanding band to help out as well. I would say that for a full set removal it typically takes me 30 minutes, I have not once had any issues with this builder gel cracking or chipping. === ORIGINAL REVIEW === I love the colors, they are beautiful and fantastic. Applying the product for me is a little tricky, but, I am just a DIYer and not a nail technician. It takes some time to apply and I had to use some slip solution to help me get it where I wanted as just floating the brush only worked for a very short time for me. However the builder gel is fantastic. It seems to be mostly self leveling and conducive to apex building. Despite having bought this months ago I have yet to apply this to my nails. The reason for this is because of the mixed reviews and Q&A here on the topic of soaking this product off with pure acetone. Right now my bottom line take is that this builder gel is not soak off. But to be fair, most builder gels are not. With that said I have three other brands of builder gels (a solid, one with a viscosity similar to this product and a liquid builder gel in a bottle) and all three of those do not soak off just by exposure to 100% acetone. However all three of those, which again to be fair, I have used on my natural nails, can be removed with an acetone soak and a cuticle pusher tool and some light filing. I also have to repeat that process for full removal several times. Based on my limited experience with other builder gels I do not expect this builder gel to be soak off only. I expect that it will be a similar experience as the other builder gels I do have experience with. Once I do apply and remove this product to my nails I will update this review. I do plan on keeping one of the colors in this kit on my nails for awhile and use it as a base for more frequent changes of dip and soft gel color and glitter selections. So to accomplish that I will wind up applying a gel top coat to this builder gel and then build on top of that for new color selections and combinations. Doing so will help significantly reduce the risks of frequent entire product removals in terms of natural nail and nail plate potential damage and nail structure stress. So today I got to running a little experiment which I go over next and for which the photos I have attached are relevant. The point of this trial was to try to get an idea of how easy this product may, or may not be, to remove. This is also the reason why I have no other sub-ratings on this product as say for longevity because I cannot speak to that since I have worn this on my nails yet. Application On the top of a full cover clear nail tip I applied the beautiful pink color of this builder gel. I applied a gel base coat (different brand), cured for 60 seconds, applied the first layer of this product - thinly - cured for 60 seconds and then applied a second coat of this product - thinly - cured for 60 seconds and then wiped off the inhibition layer using a cotton pad with 91% isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol to remove the stickiness. Note that I did not apply top coat and this was intentional. Next I applied the same gel base coat to the entire underside of the full cover clear nail tip and cured for 60 seconds. I followed with applying a gel top coat to the entire underside of the tip and cured for 120 seconds. Removal I grabbed a baggie, threw in some 100% pure acetone into it, heated up a bowl of water to as hot as I can usually stand it in the microwave on my regular dip powder removals, tossed the nail tip into the baggie and sealed it. I let it the baggie sit in the bowl of hot water for over five minutes. There was a small chemical reaction that occurred that was observable to the naked eye while watching it and was evidenced by bubbles emanating from the underside of the nail tip. So I figured I might have not entirely sealed off the entire nail with any product whatsoever. I removed the nail tip from the baggie using a pair of tweezers. Upon removal of the tip I placed into another small container that I use only for acetone and water and poured in some tap water. Another five minutes later I removed it and let it air dry for a few minutes. Results This product did not even blink at being soaked in pure acetone for five minutes and subjected to temperatures of over 120F (probably more like 140F but I did not measure that). No top coat, just completely unaffected from that soak (picture #1). Meanwhile the underside of the nail tip that had only a gel base and top coat was indeed affected (picture #2). Finally picture #3 is after using a 100 grit manual nail file in attempt to remove the product from the nail tip. As you can see not much progress and you cannot see the clear nail tip itself. This leads me to conclude this product cannot be soaked off purely by exposure to 100% acetone alone. Product removal will, as I mentioned earlier, most likely require several iterations of filing with a 180 grit nail file, a few minutes soak in 100% acetone (with some coconut oil), and gentle and gradual removal using a steel or plastic cuticle pusher. For the soak I will approach that the same as I do with my dip powder nails when I remove those: toss in some acetone, a little coconut oil and a cotton ball and heat the acetone up by placing the baggie - with my hand - in a bowl filled with water as hot as I can stand it and constantly rub the product with the cotton ball during this period of soaking time. This method of removal is the best and fastest method that I know of to remove dip powder and maximum natural nail and plate safety, health and structural integrity.

Hands down, this is a must have if you want that expensive downtown NY nail look. I save around $75 to $125 with the stones and more for this French look. Biweekly - $250 plus tip = now going into my savings. It’s easy to use with a milky creamy consistency just like the picture. I previously purchased the beetle brand in the tube with the nail forms and it’s very thick and you MUST use the slip solution. It is very very messy as while you are working on the nail bed - underneath the nails starts to bulk and slide and you have to cure the top and the bottom - but by the the time you finish with the top - underneath looks like a brick. Gets really hard and very very hard to file. I LOVE THIS BRAND AND WILL ONLY USE THIS ONE. I also purchased the Gellen Nails - No More Forms. I will say, get the Gellen nail glue. I cured the nail on with the light pink Gellen gel and to get this look, I then used the light pink Gel with the white for the tips for a light sleek French . I’m going to use ALL PRODUCTS GELLEN. lol…. Took my husband to the nail salon to get a pedicure, my nail tech was like “you ready where you been”. I said saving my money doing my own nails. He ain’t seen me in 3 months… ADD IT UP $$$$

I got this builder gel, and I expected it to be non-stick and easy to use like the kit listed. When I opened up the gels, they were incredibly sticky and hard to build onto my nails. They left a residue on the outside of their containers, as the containers they were provided in were not good quality, and ended up getting the rest of my nail supplies sticky. I cured the test nails under the light for more than 60-100 seconds and left them to dry overnight. When I woke up, the gel was still moist and sticky, so I had to throw all of the nails away. I do not recommend this product.

**The Update** If this was a reciew just on the clear, it would absolutely have kept the 5star rating...Since this is a set, I have to go by all the included items. I tried a few times to build my nails with a brush, slip, and a nail form sticker...each time I had varying levals of success. Good thing it files easily as each nail had much varience in levals. My greatest success was after my dual forms arrived. I picked up a bead of clear, dipped it into a shimmer product, and then smoothed it in the form, attached it to my nail, and cured for 1 minute...PERFECT! The only things that needed filing where the length/shape, and very minimal at the cuticle areas. Now I am extremely hard on my nails, but I had this set on for almost 3 weeks. For me, that is an incredible feat! The photo is of those nails... Now, the problem with this set is the other colors. Peach was ok....pink was set, but bendable and soft...as for the white...I coulnt get it to cure at all. The form would pop off like it was set, then Id get the file and it would smeer, it was still rynny in patches...just unusable. I wish the clear was sold by itself in like a 2 or 4oz container. **Original** Product arrived very quickly. I have only opened 1 of the containers, but all looked good. I will update this review in the future after I get to use it.

I was a little hesitant at first because it’s such a good price, seems too good to be true lol. But it’s very very good it stays on so well better than the other builders I have. Also it doesn’t let your nails bend which is good because I don’t like how my nails always break, very sturdy. Would buy again.

For a long time I have spent so much money to fix my nails but with this it will not happen again.

I don’t usually write reviews but I felt like I should for this gel. I honestly love it. This is the peach colour with no shellac over top. I just loved the way it looked on its own. If your used to using polys/gels/nail builders this is relatively easy to use. I did use a base coat under and so far has no signs of peeling or (popping) off. Seems as durable as an expensive biogel nail builder is was using before I tried this, so hopefully it holds up the same over time. Seems strong for now and I would definitely recommend for anyone else looking to skip the salon. I would have gave it all five stars but felt like a 4 star was needed in the easy to use category because If you’re new to gel builders you will need to be patient to figure out how to spread this product. If you know, it’s quite easy to use. Helpful tip if your gel still seems “tacky” give it a quick wipe with acetone. It seemed to harden the gel right away even after curing :)

My daughter enjoyed it. Good product

Love these the colours are beautiful I only wish they came in bigger pots.

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As you can see in the photos, I did color swatches after two medium thick coats. They cured rock hard in my 48 watt uv/led lamp after 30 seconds, regardless of the color. I think the pink and peach colors would be the perfect cover pink mixed, so I tried that in the other swatch. Its hard to see from the photo but it turned out a dusty rose color- very pretty and perfect for a French or baby boomer. The clear actually has a slight pink tint and weirdly was filled with air bubbles which were hard to smooth out upon application. The white is surprisingly opaque, which I like a lot and will be good for French. These have a nice viscosity, similar to IBD if you're familiar with their builder and very good self leveling properties as well. It remains to be seen how they'll perform on my actual nail beds, but the jars give clear instructions- "must be used with gel base and top coat." I have Gellen's so I'll try that. So why only 4 stars? The pots, though clearly marked as 15ml are filled to barely 8ml. The pink was half empty. NOT impressed by that in the least. So beware. These would be good as a sample, but you'd need much larger sizes if you plan to do more than one, maybe two sets.