Hard Gel vs Soft Gel | What is the difference? 🤔
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- In this video we are breaking down the differences and similarities between hard gel and soft gel nail products. Both are great and can be used to achieve different results!
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00:00 Hard Gel or Soft Gel?
01:11 Removal
03:08 Packaging
04:15 Hard Gel
06:07 Soft Gel
08:41 Flexibility Test
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Thank you! Ive been looking fir this info for so long. Unfortunately, most in the industry forget us newbies need this basic info. You rock!!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to film this video; I've always done my own manicures and now am doing research to see can I transition from salon gel appointments to being able to do it myself. This has been so helpful.
This is the video I’ve searched for (what feels like) my whole life. 😢 Thank you for being so incredibly informative! ❤ I’m looking to start my gel journey (since I’m SICK of regular polish lasting me a max of 48 hours) and THIS is video I desperately needed!
I love how well you explained this. I had no clue hard gel was that strong.
Excellent video! Thank you for explaining the differences. It makes more sense now. ❤
BEST instructional, yet!!! 🥰
Thank you!! 😊
This was exactly what I was curious about. Thank you Katie =)
The hardness and flexibility gel test was good to see. Your videos are always so well done.
Thank you! I appreciate it ☺️❤️
What a lovely, extensive and informative video. Thank you so much for this!
Great explanation Katie!
This was super helpful and easy to understand…thank you!
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this but Young Nails does their synergy hard gel in a tube and it’s AMAZING. Not quite in a bottle like a BIAB but I’ve also never seen tubes of hard gel until these. Now I can’t live without them 😂
Omg literally so happy I bumped into this!!! I’m a licensed nail technician and started working at my first salon but never really played around with hard gels which we don’t remove so it can be a bit hard at times to determine which one is it 😩 Thank you!!!
Sometimes once you start filing it, you may be able to tell the difference. Hard gel definitely files like glass, smooth and buttery. Once you get used to it, I bet you’ll be able to tell the difference!
Very informative and excellent communication!
Awesome video Katie 👏😀. Your explanations were clear and concise. Ty for sharing your knowledge with us. 😊
Thank you!! 💖💖🥰
i have been looking for a video like this for so long , tysm❤️❤️
Thank you for this video, exactly what I was looking for.
This was such a good video.great job explaining
Very helpful thank you. Just sent this to my son who is taking classes to be a nail technician. Helped me de die to stick with hard gel for myself.
Fantastic video. Super informative.
Thanks for the excellent review. It was very useful and helpful in making decisions. ❤
Really fantastic explanation on the idea of "flexible" gel and when you would want to use it! Bravo.
Thank you! Glad I explained it well ☺️
This video is sooooo helpful and very informative!!! Tfs
Exactly the info I was looking for, outstanding video! :-) Thank you so much for sharing this with us! :-)
That was really good information. I am not a nail tech and I will only use gel for an overlay on my natural nails. I do like watching the Korean channels with their intricate designs and this was great to explain the differences in the gels I see.
Very informative, thank you!
Thank you! Great explanation!
Such a helpful video!! I’d love some recommendations on brands for all of the options that are for non-nail techs if you have a video on that or can mention a few here when you have a moment. Many thanks Katie, Amanda❤
Great explanation!! Thanks!! ❤
Very informative, thankyou!
Thank you, Katie!!
Such a great video! I use both hard and soft gel with a preference for hard gel. I wish I had been able to find a video like this 10 years ago when I gave up trying to find a good nail salon and started doing my own nails.
Thank you! Amazing info!
Very much informative ❤👍
So glad you're getting into teaching. You explain things very well. 💯✅
Thank you so much 🥹❤️
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So useful!! Thanks 🫶
What a genius idea to test the flexibility like that! Thanks for the great info 👌
Thanks for watching ☺️💖 it definitely helps us get to know the products we use a little bit better!
Thank you for this video! I struggled with trying to remove hard gel using acetone, without realizing there was a difference with soft gel! People need to know this stuff! Love your channel! 💖
Thank you! I definitely tried that too when I was a beginner 🙈 we’ve all been there! 💖
Oh my God Katie yes! Would love for you to do more in-depth videos on the process between soft gel and the differences between the process between doing a hard gel I've been looking everywhere for these videos but I can't seem to find any really good information ones. I'm new to gel and just kind of learning things as I go but I would appreciate the information.
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@@NailsByKatieDutra yes girl already ahead of you and so excited to learn
You may also find The Nail Hub (100% gel artist) helpful for additional info
So informative!
This was fantastic and detailed. Thank you❤
Glad it was helpful!
Very informative video. Thank you!
You’re welcome! 💖
The test pieces was cool to see.
Thank you I found this very informative!!
I’m so glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this video..all along i was using builder gel thinking it was the hard gel. I experienced lifting on numerous occasions. Because it was mainly for overlays🤦🏽♀️
I needed this video TFS
Thank you for this video!!!
good explanation🥰
got it..finally!! thank you. as soon as you said, that hard gel is a cousin to acrylic...bam! light bulb moment😁
This video is SO informative! Thank you!!
Thanks for all the information and tip.
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I’ve been waiting for this! Thank you so much!
Really really useful information… 😊
Glad it was helpful!
best video everrr
Any fellow guitarists here trying to learn about gel nails?
Helpful info
Wow😮 thank you
Hi mi so happy to watch your video
Thank you so much for sharing ❤ i learn how to ask how i want my nails done when I get my nails done now... I perfect hard gel now that i know the difference... Tfs
Ahh, wow! I use the venalisa hard gel (?) but it soaks off as far as I think.I use it on top of my Soft gel tips, and I do file most of it down but everything soaks off well, I’ve never had a part not soak off and I’m sure that I’ve left some hard gel on there at least once. But I do have to build it up a wee bit or it will crack, but that’s okay. Me and my mom are VERY rough on our nails, so the little bit of extra thickness, kind of like acrylic, is good for us lol. Venalisa has a very thick viscosity and it barely levels out at all, so if you only add a little it will crack. My mom needs more thickness than I do.
Sounds like some good stuff! If it does soak off then it is not a true hard gel, but they may just brand it that way. Unless you’re using a bonder underneath that is soak off, and you’re filing down most of the hard gel, then it could be the bonder that would actually be lifting the product off the nail. ☺️
Great thank you
Great video - very helpful! I'm a DIYer doing nails at home and have been using the Beetles full-coverage tips. I've always had really soft, peely nails that nothing really sticks to, and have been wondering if I should try using hard gel like IBD to adhere my gel nails. The options I have right now are the Beetles gel glue that came with the kit, an Ameilie soft builder gel, and IBD hard gel in the pot. Any thoughts about that? Thanks so much for doing these videos!
If you have super soft nails then the hard gel may lift because it’s less flexible. ☺️
You are awesome! I have received more information about nails from you than I have anyone else on the internet. I didn't know there was a difference between soft gels versus hard gels! Wow! I guess I'm still learning. Keep teaching people. You are amazing! P.S. I don't know why this would matter, but maybe it does. I am a transgender woman and I am learning from you. Keep going, you are helping women.
That is awesome! I’m glad I can be helpful ❤️☺️
Hi Katie🙋♂️for someone like me who has weak nails,they break easily, which one would you suggest?
Great great video !!! Thank you so much
Hi what is the best basecoat and topcoat when it comes to gel?
Orly fx Builder in a bottle is in a bottle and is just like hard gel, I LOVE it! Easy to apply and lasts over a month, in fact I like it better than potted hard gel!
I’ve been trying that one out and it’s nice!!
I am so glad to hear you don't recommend removing the soft gel (except as you described). I am a diy'er who wears luminary and I love it! But I always worry if I should remove it instead of doing fills. I have hard nails that are dry and have ridges - peeling along the free edge was impossible to stop until I found luminary. Love your videos!
Thank you! Yes its definitely not necessary, it can actually be hard on the natural nails to constantly remove and reapply product.
I’m a DIY ‘er at home too-I didn’t know there were options other then soaking off? Cause the soft gels are ruining my nails cause the soak off. What is another way?
Thank you very much👏👏👏👏👏🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💪💪💪💪
Can you use a soft gel for a fill with hard gels in a pinch?
Can you use with gel x full coverage tips to use as an adhesive? I think I’ve seen some clips, but didn’t hear it mentioned? Thanks
So is the soft gel just like the typical “gel polishes”?? Thank you so much , not many structured gel techs explains all this … you broke it down clearly .
Yes gel polish, because it soaks off, would be considered a soft gel. There are also many builder gels that soak off which would be in the soft gel family also. 💖
thankyou
Love tha intro so cute
Can you use nail tips if you dont wanna use gel tips
I tried growing out natural nails just with regular nail polish on top and they kept breaking. I even applied nail oil, just as simply nailogical suggested, but it didn’t help.
Hard gel is amazing. It almost never breaks. Even if it does, there’s only a small crack to my nail.
yea some of us just aren't blessed with natural nails that can grow out long and strong 😅 glad you found a great solution!
Hi Katie! For your online course do you also teach how to do extensions with gel? Thank you
The course focuses on structured manicures (overlays) but there’s one lesson that covers fixing a nail with a form. It’s not an extension focused class though ☺️
Hi, can I sculp a nail *a long one with form withe enhance clear akzentz?
What type of gel is better for a client who always gets gel overlays but also always breaks 1 or 2 nails?, Love love your channel it's been so helpful 💞
If they’re breaking nails they may need something a little stronger so I’d try a hard gel ☺️ also make sure the structure is good and having a good apex
How do you remove the soft gels instead of soaking off?
Do you préfère Aktzen or Lexy line for hard gel ? And which Lexy line is more flexible ??
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Soft gel, hard gel, UV gel, Biogel, polygel, builder gel, Aprés gel-x, shellac, acrylics, plastic tips, soft gel tips, nail forms, extensions ... honestly all these new words I cant keep up anymore. So many thanks 🙌
My nail tech uses gel polish or "Shellac" as its commonly called here in Toronto. Is that the same thing as soft gel?? She does a clear thick coat and then goes in with a gel polish for whatever colour or design we decide on. I go every 3 weeks and my nails have grown realllyyyy long. People cant believe their "my nails" and not tips or wtvr. But my nails are very very strong naturally.
Yes gel polish is a type of soft gel because it soaks off in acetone.
UV Gel = all gel, all gel needs to be cured in UV
Biogel = brand name
Polygel = thick paste like gel (also a brand name)
Builder gel = any gel that can be used to sculpt or build structure to the nail
Gel-X = brand name of a system where tips are applied with gel
Tips & forms = all used to extend the nail length (extensions)
Shellac = brand name of gel polish
I don’t think a customer should worry too much about the different terms. They should see a nail tech who’s work they like and the nail tech can decide which product would be best for them from what they offer. Sounds like you’ve done that! ☺️
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Can I use software in the beginning and then, when I fill it use the hard gel
Hi Katie, do you recommend using a base gel when using hard gels?
It depends on what brand you're using! Do whatever the manufacture recommends :)
Great video. I have short/medium thin nails would the hard gel be best for me as an overlay?
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No, short thin nails would do better with soft gel
Omg i stg i should’ve watched this before i started doing my nails. This must be why my nails kept popping off after less than two weeks. I have really flexible nails and was using hard gel. 😑
Could you do a thin layer of builder gel on natural nail and then build apex and length with hard gel? I just get nervous with hard gel removal where it cant soak off
It depends. If so I would stick within the same brand because it can cause the hard gel to crack. So id only do it if they are made to work together
Can you use Erica’s jail ex bit on the natural nail? With no overlay underneath your polish
No, you need a thicker layer underneath
Awesome! I love Akzentz hard gel so much too! I haven’t really used soft gel eg:crystal clear much.. I have it but always use trinity of the Luxio base.. you don’t seem to use crystal clear much for soft gel services.. Can I ask which is your go to soft gel and why?
I mostly use Luminary ☺️ it has amazing adhesion!
@@NailsByKatieDutra thanks hun… need to look into how to get my hands on the luminary system in Australia!
Hi!! Thank you for the informative video! How often would you recommend removing the soft gel? Is it just for growing out nails and then using regular nail polish? Does the soft gel make the nails stronger just when you have it on, or even after you remove it?
You can’t change your nail anatomy, so nails will only be stronger when you have the gel on. I don’t recommend removing it unless you no longer want your nails done. Constant removal and reapplication is hard on the nails, so I wouldn’t recommend it unless you plan on wearing gels for a while ☺️ the idea is you have it on your nails and get fills every few weeks
@@NailsByKatieDutra Thank you !!
of the two, what would you recommend to someone who is a nail biter (not terribly, still a good nail bed to work with), and wants to add some length (short-medium) using forms?
Hi Natalie Julie, I am a nail biter, too and hard gels have been my salvation. I have bitten off anything when I was younger, especially acrylic nails because I could always find a corner to attack and it would break off. Once that happens, I will not stop until I have destroyed the artificial nail entirely.
About 1.5 years ago I discovered hard gel nails for myself and have been diy since then, trying out about 15-20 different brands. I like Emmy and am currently using SN, but it is really a personal choice. The soft gels seem to be easier applied, because they self-level nicely, while the hard gels don't seem to flow as easily seems to me.
Either way, I would do it with a nail form underneath (as I don't like tips) and the hard gel works better for me because I perceive the soft gel as too weak and would attack it eventually.
However, with the proper application and little filing of harg gel, I have managed to increase the lasting time of my artificial nails up to 4 weeks on average. And the best thing is: I don't bite them. I cannot leave the gel off for a day or two, though, cause I would start to nibble on my natural nails again.
But if the hard gel is smoothly applied with no edges to attack, I will leave them alone and they stay on beautifully for many weeks. I hope this helps and that you find your own solution as well. Good Luck!
Thank you for the video! If I have naturally flexible nails but want long extensions with a taper square shape should I get hard gel?
Yes, soft gel won’t hold for long extensions
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Thank you for the video! I have a client who has allergic reactions to acrylic so I tried both hard gel and soft gel and she has less of a reaction but I’m trying to find something that will work for her. I use all young nails products at the moment and she likes extensions. Is there a product you’d recommend to try? Thank you!
I would try a brand that is HEMA free like Light Elegance or Magpie Beauty ☺️
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I’ve been rocking the clear 😆
What brand of soft gel is the best?
So would you use either one to encapsulate something on the nail? Like say on top of gel tips or polygel?
You would stick with the same type of base you used. So if the base is built with soft gel, use soft gel to encapsulate etc 💓
Is the leaf builder gel comparable to the luminary?
I haven’t actually had a chance to use the leaf gel one yet ☺️ I do feel like luminary has a very unique consistency and feel so it’s probably not exactly the same