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DIY Gel nails at home 💅🏾 (affordable)
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items Salon who? 😏✨ Here’s everything I use to slay my nails at home without breaking the bank 😎Affordable products that keep my nails looking expensive 💖
I LOVE these polishes! The brand offers a wide range of colors and formats, from single bottles to large assorted kits. Good budget-friendly option: because there are sets with many colors and accessories, which aligns with an affordable at-home mani...
Amazon.com: beetles Gel Polish
My favorite finish/top coat
Beetles 2 Pcs 15ml No Wipe Gel Top & Base Coat
I use these colors as my base when i do french tip. Because they are jelly/transparent, you can layer them to build up intensity—from sheer translucent to more opaque depending on how many coats you apply.
Beetles Jelly Gel Nail Polish Set, 6 Colors
Can’t go wrong with GAOY. It includes around 39-42 gel polish colors plus a base coat and both glossy & matte top coats. That kind of variety gives you flexibility to switch up looks depending on season, mood or design.
GAOY 42 Pcs Gel Nail Polish Kit
I use these as my base when i’m doing french tips. The set includes 6 transparent/shear jelly-gel colors in pink/nude tones.
GAOY Jelly Nude Pink Gel Nail Polish Set
The PERFECT fall color! It’s a jelly-gel finish in a rich dark cocoa / brown shade — the kind of warm, chocolatey tone that makes nails look both trendy and elevated.
AILLSA Brown Jelly Gel Nail Polish Dark Cocoa
They’re made of high-quality ABS/PMMA material: lightweight, breathable, and durable, they look natural and hold up well. They’re pre-shaped (medium square), which means less filing and shaping needed — perfect for simplifying the process at home.
Beetles Medium Square Nail Tips, 500Pcs
It’s double-sided with 100 grit on one side (the coarser side) for shaping and shortening, and 180 grit on the other (finer) for smoothing and refining the edge. This makes it very versatile for both natural nails and nail tips/extensions.
Nail Files 12 Pack, 100/180 Grit Emery Boards
Affordable and beginner-friendly while still giving a full set of tools. Works with regular polish, gel polish.
Artdone 31pcs Nail Art Brushes & Dotting Tools
These are optional. I use these so i can see all my colors like at the nail salon.
MEFA 100 Clear Nail Swatch Sticks with Ring
Not only do you get 500 nail tips. It has a mini UV/LED lamp + a multi-purpose gel/glue combo that works for adhering the tips and for serving as a base/top or even slip solution. So it’s pretty much “everything you need” for extensions in one box.
Beetles Gel Nail Kit Clear Almond 500pcs
This go on BEFORE you put the nails on. It’s a two-step prep set: a nail dehydrator (to remove oils and moisture) & an acid-free primer (to boost adhesion) prepping your natural nail for gel, acrylic, tips, etc.
Morovan Natural Nail Prep Dehydrate Primer
My holy grail to take my old set of nails off before i put the new set on
ONYX Professional® 100% Pure Acetone Nail Polish Remover, 16 fl oz
I use the Beetles Blooming Gel to get that cute marble or watercolor effect at home . After applying my base color, I add a thin layer of blooming gel (don’t cure it yet), then drop in my design colors and let them spread naturally. Once it looks how...
Beetles Blooming Gel 15ml Clear UV LED
It includes three timer settings (30s, 60s, 99s) so you can pick the right cure time depending on the gel brand/depth. Features like auto‐sensor (lights come on when you insert your hand), curved housing that reduces glare, and a “low heat” 99-second...
LKE 40W UV LED Gel Nail Polish Lamp
It’s a compact electric nail drill with adjustable speed 0–20,000 RPM, making it versatile for filing, shaping and smoothing both natural nails and extensions. The kit version often includes multiple drill bits and sanding bands (for grinding, polish...
MelodySusie Portable Electric Nail Drill PC120B
These buffer blocks are coarse (60/100 grit), designed especially for preparing acrylic, powder-dipped nails, or false tips. They help remove old gel/glue and rough up surfaces for better adherence.
Maryton Nail Buffer Sanding Block 60/100 Grit