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At-Home Gel Manicure Essentials
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items I'm an avid home manicure girl! From prepping your nails to applying that final coat of polish, this list shows all of my must-have nail products in my home manicure kit.
This is a must-have for curing your gel manicure at home. I like this brand for its multiple time settings and for the brightness of the light, which fully cures my nails each time I do a manicure.
SUNUV UV Light for Gel Nails
I use my nail drill to remove gel polish and builder gel when I'm refreshing my nails. I like this brand the because it has a small screen that shows the rpms, and you can reverse the direction of the drill.
MelodySusie Clip-On Rechargeable Nail Drill
I keep these sanding bits in my nail kit so I can file down my nails, remove polish, or rough-up my builder gel so my polish adheres better. This 100 pack has lasted me forever!
MelodySusie 100 Pcs Nail Sanding Bands
This drill bit kit has everything you need to file your nails during your at-home manicure. These are sturdy and help me quickly remove the gel from my nails so I can refresh my polish. I also like that there are different sizes of bits to use not on...
MelodySusie 7pcs Tungsten Carbide Nail Bits
A cuticle nipper is a must to clean up dry, grown out cuticles during your manicure. This tool will help your manicure look nicer for longer. Use this after you use the Sally Hansen Instant Cuticle Remover (also in this list).
Trim | Cuticle Nipper
This product helps prep my cuticles during my manicure. I like using this to ensure that I'm getting all the dead skin off my cuticles so my manicures adhere better.
Sally Hansen Cuticle Remover Treatment
I use this dehydrator and primer every time I do my nails. I feel like the primer is especially helpful in prepping my nails for builder gel.
modelones Nail Dehydrator and Primer, Hema-Free
I always keep a bottle of acetone handy in case I need to soak off nails or clean up stray polish on my cuticles.
ONYX Pure Acetone Nail Polish Remover
This builder gel helps me strengthen my nails and create a perfect apex on my nails. I like how this brand of builder gel spreads on my nails and my manicures always end up looking nice with it!
Orly Builder In A Bottle Soak-Off Sculpting Gel
These nail tips are great for adding length to your nails. I like the medium length because I can choose to keep the length longer, or cut them shorter depending on my mood. This kit has comes with multiple sizes so I can easily find nails that fit e...
UNA GELLA Almond Nail Tips 216pcs Medium
I use this nail glue when I'm applying my GelX tips. It needs to be cured under a UV lamp, compared to some other nail glues that just dry when exposed to air.
Beetles 9 in 1 Nail Glue Gel for Tips
I use this base and top coat for my manicures and find that they help my manicure stay nice for multiple weeks. I also love the shine that the top coat gives. It makes my manicures look like I got them professionally done!
Beetles No Wipe Gel Top Coat and Base Coat Set
I love picking out new colors of gel nail polish. This brand has a lot of color options and I like that they are hema-free. For my spring manicure, I'm going for pretty purples, butter yellow, and light pinks!
Kiara Sky Gel Pro HEMA-Free Gel Polish | Sally Beauty
I love these cuticle oil pens because they make it so easy to apply after my manicure or before bedtime. I also take one on-the-go with me in my purse in case I notice my cuticles getting dry when I'm out and about.
SAVILAND Cuticle Oil Pen 6PCS Set
I grabbed this bulk pack of nail files because mine inevitably get dull over time. I keep these in my kit and won't need to restock for quite a while!
10 Pc Pro Double Sided 100/180 Grit Nail Files
These are the first nail art brushes that I bought and they are still going strong! I like that there are multiple shapes and sizes, and I love that a few of them are double sided with the small dot tools. Though I'm no professional at nail art, thes...
Beetles Gel Polish Nail Art Brushes
At some point, my nail supply collection got too big to just carry around each item on its own. This bag carries all of my nail supplies and keeps them organized in one place.
Nail Polish Organizer Case - Holds 42+ Bottles
If you've had to drill off nail polish before, you know it creates a TON of dust. This dust collector pulls the dust in and keeps it from floating around in the air (or getting all over your workspace, iykyk). If you don't want to wear a mask, I high...
MelodySusie Compact Nail Dust Collector
Though these aren't an essential, it's always very smart to protect your hands from the UV exposure from the UV curing lamp.
MelodySusie UV Gloves for Gel Nail Lamp
After my nail polish collection expanded, I got these swatch sticks so I could easily see all of the colors I own. It's so much fun flipping through these like I'm at a nail salon… it makes me feel like a pro!
50 Pcs Nail Swatch Sticks with Ring