white lines that form when pressure is applied to the nail tip doesn’t really say anything. if you have to apply significant pressure to cause a white line to appear, more than likely it’s a high quality ABS plastic because light pressure just bends and flexes the nail without forming a line. however if you use light pressure and immediately as the tip in your fingers changes shape a little bit, more than likely it’s not a flexible tip which is not ideal for nail enhancements for the majority of people. however both examples of mail tips i used were made with soft gel, which in the world of nails, means they can be soaked off - and i’ve never had a nail tip that couldn’t be soaked off unless i used hard gel over a glued on nail tip but arguably, the nail tip probably could’ve still been soaked off had i filed thru the hard gel. it’s marketing the confusion with soft gel tips and “regular full cover tips” and that’s because Apres, the pioneer to the way in which full cover tips we applied without glue, actually claims that their nail tips are molded from the same soft gel that they sell in bottles/pots to customers for creating custom nail enhancements (however because this isn’t something verifiable really, i like to refer to it as a claim lol). Kokoist was the first brand to pre-etch the inside of their tips for the customer but they don’t claim to use the same soft gel they sell however they do still label their tips as soft gel full cover tips because, as i’ve learned really from paola ponce pointing out the ways we are deceived via marketing to pretend there’s a differentiation among tips as if soft gel isn’t plastic which is just not the case. even crappy quality tips are made from soft gel. however ABS plastic (the ideal nail tip), a soft gel, provides flexibility that can move and bend and flex with the natural mail during wear is the only thing customers should worry about when buying their tips. they want a high quality tip made from abs plastic and if they’re being labeled as a soft gel, that’s more than likely the case it’ll be the abs plastic soft gel. i watched paola’s video weeks ago but she was the only one who was able to clarify information that i’m pretty sure everyone already knows but due to the manipulation and deception that is standard practice in brand marketing, it’s hard to know what the truth really is even if you might’ve already understood. just needed someone to provide the facts of what plastic really is and how nail enhancements fit within the scope of plastic. here’s her video link again, after watching countless video she’s the only one who provided the information in such a way that i had a lightbulb moment and was able to see thru the brand deception and recognize the realities of plastic production that i already knew lol: ruclips.net/video/TrvIZ8aqEgQ/видео.html
Omg you just blew my mind! Thank you SO MUCH for taking the time to write this so others can read and be educated. After doing this video i did some more research and leaned that soft gel means they can be soaked off like you said. Which makes sense. It’s crazy how companies will milk stuff so people will hear a new term and think it’s a game changer and that they HAVE to have it. Just like you said. I’m gonna check her video out now so i can learn more too. Thanks again i really appreciate and admire how u educated yourself in this. Thanks for watching and teaching me something new!
I am not fully understanding what you are saying. For one, your lack of commas make it hard to understand, and commas save lives. Second, you tend to ramble on and get off track. But I went to said Paula video and I am sorry to say - it is inaccurate and untrue. Just spent the last 20 min. stating the many things wrong and incorrect in that video. I posted it in comments over there, not gonna retype here. Bottom line is ABS plastic and Soft Gel nail are both made from plastic. They can both be soaked off. You think acetone and soaking nails was invented 5 years ago. What do you think pro nail techs been doing last 30 years.?? And a good tech knows not to do that either!!! Only thing that cannot be soaked off is Hard Gel, hence the reason we always recommended it as the enhancement of choice for those who with harsh chemicals. Resin is plastic, there are many kinds plastic and qualities. 100% ABS, ABS, RESIN, SOFT GEL, PLASTIC - All of these words are used when describing what their tips are made from. Some companies even say their tips are ABS plastic but the call them soft gel because of the way you adhere them. With soft gel under a UV light. ABS plastic will also make a white line in the nail if you squeeze the crap out of it, and it can be put back into shape too. So before you preach, you should read the good book! (The beginners guild to being a professional nail technician) 😊
You’re the real MVP for doing this video! Thank you so much! You made my decision so much easier. Also, we get almost an hour long video from Slay!? IM HERE FOR IT!
I swear I have like 10 different set of full cover tips by ENC. One thing I can say out of all the nail tips I’ve used over the last four years and the email couture is the only ones that I never have to worry about popping off
ENC got me in a chokehold despite their previous “mishaps” 😫 but if Makarrt would make square, I’d be happy lol now these Apres are thick which I like especially Chaun Legend version 💕
🐧I needed this video! Thank you! Been a nail tech 20 years & am getting into the press on nail biz on a very limited budget and need good info on full nail tips that will work for the masses. Thank you so much for your time and effort here! Really appreciate it!
I love this, but I also have super tiny babe hands. I would love to see what brand has the smallest nail sizes! I’m a new subscriber here and I’ve already watched almost all of your videos lol. Keep it up!
Hi Emily! Thanks so much for ur support it means so much to me! That’s a great video idea and i will totally do that for you! I always love when people ask me to do specific videos so i got you girl!
Thank you so much for making this video! Me and my sister both have wide nail beds. it’s so hard for me to find full cover tips that fit me on both thumbs or at all 😣 this is so helpful THANK YOU! 💕✨
Thank you for this video! I love how clearly you describe the difference between plastic and gel tips. I’ve been wondering about this for so long now! I think some companies call them gel when they’re really plastic, just to add to the confusion. Anyway thank you and I subscribed! 💕💕
Just know, you're the Real MVP this year ! Thabkyou so much. This is coming from a place where I wish I had this video over a year ago when I started my buisness.
girl you're so sweet! you're more than welcome im so happy you find it informative.... ooooo you have your own business? girl post them Links so I can check it out, id love to support you!
@@SlayByJay That's so sweet of you. It will be back up in a few weeks. I'm actually relocating across the map. But I'm going to screen shot this and get back to you when I'm back up n running ! Keep up your good work and thankyou so much again!
Omg I have friend on here that would love the Ali express ones because the thumb is so big she has the hardest time finding full cover to fit her definently gonna share this to her on ig ! Thanks for sharing and enail couture is my favorite too
You have flat nail beds most tips are for people with curved nail beds. You should try the Diami canoe tips. They are a South Korean brand but the canoe line is specifically for flat nail beds.
I know this video is older, but I absolutely agree with you. I definitely watched it to the end because I love ❤️ you’re videos and the way that you take the time to go over many different items and especially how you explain every single detail. I just want to thank so much for sharing this video and letting us know what nails are the best quality for the best price, as we all know that certain nails/supplies can most certainly be higher in price depending on all the different suppliers and of course all the different brands out there. Wow when I look back from years ago it’s just crazy how so much has changed, and nowadays we have so many different choices with nail tips/full nails, and also other different nail products for that matter, oh no it really makes me feel how old I’m getting! Lol 😂 Thanks again for your amazing videos as well as your honest opinions, I really appreciate you!! ❤️🐧 ❤️ 🐧
I really appreciate this video because I had no idea that soft gel nails shrunk under the light. I’m considering starting a press on nail business and I was going to look into using soft gel nails, however, if they shrink in the light I think it might be better for my business to use plastic nails to avoid any sizing issues. I’d hate to get specific sizing, design a full set and cure it, and then it ends up being too small for the customer. I’ll continue to look into it but thanks so much for the information!
@@hammypieokay so I e noticed with the newer versions of the gel x nails. The ones that are pre matte and thinner on the nail beds it doesn’t shrink up as much. And it is okay alit to cause it’s only going to make it fit the nail bed better . And maybe only shrink out so sizing length if anything.
This video was so helpful for me! I struggle finding a wide enuf tip for my thumbs and have wasted so much $$ just hoping I get lucky each time I order new ones but keep wasting $ & time. I'm about to order the Ali espress ones u showed right now!! Can't wait to get them & try them!!!! Thank u so much for the very much needed & helpful video!!! 💗
Subscribing because of your mature and pleasant responses to even somewhat harsh disagreeing comments. Good communication skills. That’s someone I want to see more from. You may not have all the right info (who does?) but the sharing of sizes alone is saving people from wasting their money. Wish this had been out before I went down my “try every brand looking for big thumb sizes” run. I’m looking for flat nail beds press ons if anyone has suggestions. For those who want to apply finished press ons with glue. Not gel - which can at least fill that apex space.
Awh what a nice comment! Thank you so much. & thanks for ur support & subscribing! Means the world to me. I try to be respectful as I know everyone is entitled to their own opinions and like you said, I didn’t have all the right info when doing this video but I’ve learned so much from the comments and people sharing! I have flat nail beds as well. Have you tried enail couture yet?
SlayByJay I have not but I definitely will! I was a little judgy of the companies cutsie packaging lol. Not “me” (which I know is a stupid ) but I’m excited to get a box and see how they fit. Painted Desert is a brand you might like to try. They have up to 14 sizes in a box , depending on style and some great short options. seems like a decent company as well. Which I always appreciate. A follow up video after you’ve done even more digging would be awesome. So many “trusted” sources say conflicting things. We need a chemist to investigate. 😏
I have super short and wide nail beds. I'm gonna get the sport and active sizes from enail couture, so hopefully they'll fit!! Former nail biter here, so I basically peeled off all of my natural sidewall for years and now my nails are wonky. Thankfully the actual nails still are quite nice and well shaped, they're just big.
Im so glad i came across your page. I got DND soft gels. And the 0 was so small for my nail beds. The link for aliexpress doesn't work. But i will go with the Couture nails. ❤
Thanks for taking the time to provide this type of info on the differences between all these nails!!! I know it just really helped me make the decision for which tip to go with(Enail Couture) since I'll be starting the lazy girl method soon🙌🏾🐧
This was the most SUPER HELPFUL vid ty so much i just ordered enailcoture extreme square can't wait to get them I've not tried his products yet but I've watched ur vids and just had to get them 🙌🏼💅🏼
Regarding the full covers popping off, I haven’t had it happen with poly gel! Buuuut I’ve tried using hard builder gel with my enailcouture full covers and they popped off which I found so weird because it was soft gel on hard gel I also do the white line test on my tips! Kiara sky has definitely passed which is ny recent purchased and so has enailcouture! You also have to consider the shape of nails, the length, and if they are sculpted which will have a higher apex compared to the regular ones.
Mine have separated when hit on something .. if you prep the inside of the full form nail with base coat (cure) before applying polygel they will never separate . Learned this from a RUclipsr can’t remember her name but these suckers do not budge for over a month if I have the patience to keep them lol
This was definitely the most helpful video I have watched in awhile breaking it all down for me 🐧🐧 u totally made sense there are so many different options ahhh
Just so you know on Shein they have empty boxes with the sizes numbered for a dollar. ❤️ Sorry for the double comment. I always comment to soon in the video. 😂
I love your videos! Do you have any recommendations for full cover tips that don't lose their shape? I type a lot for work and I never had this issue with acrylic, so it sucks having to reshape my Kiara Sky tips after a week of wearing them.
Thank you for your video! ❤ in your opinion which tips are the thinnest? I have kiara sky’s, Apres & enail couture (which I prefer) I am looking for some thinner ones
They are all made of plastic. YN has confirmed this. The only difference is the brands quality and chemical makeup... all nail enhancements are literally plastic- acrylic, hard gel, soft gel, and all tips. Also, each brand has a specific method for attaching. Some products won't adhere to one another if not properly prepared they all will pop off.
I thank you and appreciate this video! I know many struggle with trying to find a tip wide enough for their thumb. And to just keep buying box after box of tips is to costly when looking for one that fits. Many companies don't do the refill packs, so a box is an expensive trial. It was an expensive video for you to do for us - so I really do appreciate it. Thank you for sharing 😊 P.s. I haven't looked in your description yet - did you list the link to the Aliexpress ones? If not, may I have it? Please and thank you 😉
loved this review, helped me make my decision on what ones to buy for my daughter to use with powder dip nails, I had modelones in my cart, but im now goin to go in and look for some makartt ones instead..(*hope I'm making the better decision by switching out to them vrs the modelones*) .. This was def a great video and very helpful!! thankx!! 🐧
00 in most brands don't fit me. I found a set on Amazon Una Gella short Almond that's quite big, so it fits with space! I've been on the hunt! These ones have a 0 that are over 15mm
I just found you and love your videos! I have freakishly broad nail beds. I think I need to look for the Ali Express nails! I haven't been able to find coffin nails that will fit. IF you still have some, I'd love to try them out. I realize your video was a little over a month ago, though. 🐧
Yaaasssss👏🏻 girl👏🏻!!! I’m beyond grateful for you!!! Thank you so much for doing this for me. I feel like no one actually explains the little important things like this. This has helped me tremendously!!!! ❤️❤️ 🐧🐧🐧🐧
I almost bought the ENC 5xl bc I thought it would fit my big nail beds but after seeing it in the video Im glad I didn’t buy it and will buy the ENC extreme tapered coffin instead. Thanks!
Hi! I’m curious if you could recommend a nail tip for press ons? I’ve been looking for full cover nail tips I can use without needing to use gel to apply since I have a gel & acrylic allergy! All the ones I’ve purchased have such a high arch/apex so I can apply it directly to my nail with just glue 😓
Hello! I have Brachydactyly type D (club thumb) which means one of my thumb nails is really wide with a super short nail bed. I recently got a set of Kiara Sky tips because a friend suggested them to me and said she loves them. I have never done my own nails (I'm actually a biter, trying to kick the habit by learning to do my own nails) and I was heart broken when they came and the one thumb nail was way too big for the largest size. That nail is about 2 8/10cm wide (compared to the other at about 2cm), which ones would fit my nail based on your experience? I don't want to buy another set just to find out they are the wrong size! I am an almond nail girl personally. Thank you so much for this great video!
Oh my gosh, so many options!! Lol. Which brand would you see maintains the shape the best? I DESPISE having to constantly reshape my nails and I'm too impatient nor can I afford to try various different brands😩
Thank you SO MUCH for doing this video as I'm one of the women that can't find anything to fit just one of my thumbs!!! I have 2 question's about the ENC Extreme Tapered I think they were called what's the length of them and would you possibly be willing to measure the side to side of the largest nails you have in inches somewhere around mid thumb area??? Please and Thank you again for sharing this video!!! PS I'm needing to try to find something in gel for the best fit and not waste anymore money as I've bought so many different types that don't fit and wasn't able to return any of them....💯
@@krystalfukinmarie757 yes she does but where she measures won't help me unfortunately... I've actually watched it several times before but I don't want to base another purchase off measurements I don't think would work!!! Thank you for your info though I greatly appreciate it!!!
@@SlayByJay that would be great and greatly appreciated and Thank you again for your help and all your awesome videos!!! 💯💜🤩 Also 🤞 that you have found full cover nails for me!!!!
@@sandrabee8707 ahh okay, I totally understand! For me it’s not my thumbs I have trouble with, it’s my middle, ring, and pinky fingers. I’ve tried so many brands and styles and they’re always way too big or way too small and I have the same problems with dual forms too. I don’t think I have unusually small or large nails but I don’t understand why I’m having so much problems ☹️
Question 🙋♀️ So with the abs plastic nails, if I buff them and apply a primer or bonder would that keep it from acting as a dual form or no? 🤔 Although using them as a dual form might work better for me than actual dual forms 😂 I still really want to try the lazy girl method though!
YES! thats a good question and I wish I would have added that in my video. Buffing the inside creates little grooves for the polygel to get into and will be Way harder for them to pop off like a dual form. also, applying the primer/bonder is great too for the plastic ones. doing both those steps with plastic is the right way to prep them :)
Not sure about anyone else but any time I’ve had a issue with a full cover tip popping off! I put a thin layer of base coat inside the tip then I do the polygel or which ever gel I’m using and so far I didn’t have anymore pop off after that! I also use Young Nails protein bond primer just at the nail bed area I haven’t found anything that want stick with that stuff LOL!! 🌻🌻🌻
Love this video thanks. Do want to say Modelones have gotten way better for there gel X nails. I got some this year that just came out and depending what your buying they have gotten way better . And I tried the ones from 2 years ago and I can agree there gel x wasn’t great but the plastic was okay ish. But now this year the gel x came along way.
so anything ABS plastic will work great for what you want to do :) depends on the style, size and length you like but I would recommend Makartt full cover plastic nails. If you want to save money, then I would look up plastic full cover nails on Aliexpress and order them there! they might take 2 weeks to get to you but you won't spend more than $5.00 :)
I NEED THOSE WIDE ONES!!! My thumbs are 20mm wide 😮 😢😂 I have lupus and it caused a lung disease which is fatal. Called pulmonary fibrosis. I for the life of me can only find long square from the additude shop online and thry are abs plastic and just pop off. Which literally sucks because I have spent I bet 4_500$$ on a great drill, dust collector, polishes… 90. And all the best brushes and necessities for doing polygel and gel x nails. The only thing that has been mentioned to me is to try toe nail tips. I want some length. I’ve always done my nails my whole life and I’m good at it. When I got the lung disease it caused me to get clubbed fingers which cause the wide nail beds. I currently been sliding the abs plastic nails down and filling in at my cuticle with base coat or biab. I’d die for some real gel nails that work for me. Let me know if you still have them or I can still buy them or we can work out something… I just want pretty nails again. My name is Brandi btw…. Get back with me and TYIA. ❤❤❤❤❤
Can you do a video on the smallest full cover tips. Alot of girls are on the other end of the spectrum and have toddler hands .lol I only use 4 nail tip sizes. My middle and pointer finger usually use the same size and still I have to do so much filing each nail before I can do a mani super frustrating.
The Ali express are a need 4 me. None of the 0s I have fit my right thumb lol. I have so many sxc tips but only the XXL 0 fit my left thumb and just barely. This video just gave me hope, so thanks a bunch!p.s. I don't have a penguin emojii but I did watch until the end 💜💜🥰🥰
Awh you are the sweetest! You will love the AliExpress ones girl! The sizes are PERFECT and they are cheap and good quality and the shipping is fast for them too!
@@SlayByJay I just put the xl square and xxl coffin in my cart. I prefer shorter nails but I can practice on the ones that don't fit and cut these down, My fingers are crossed I can finally try both thumbs lol. I have the same problem with dual forms. What's the biggest size dual form you've come across?
My problem is that I have wide nail beds, but my thumb nails are the worst. When I was a young girl I would try to hide them as much as possible because they look like lightbulbs. Do you have any recommendations for any companies that specialize in extra wide nail covers.
Love thode ensil coture on the extreme tapered swuare but i have FLAT and WIDE thumb unfortunately 😢. Im almost always a 0, aometimes a 1 on mynthumb but my pinkies are almost alwyas an 8 or 9! It is a struggle.
After buying 3 different types of nail tips I think I need those aliexpress one I can never find one that fits my thumb perfectly so if you still have any please send them my way
My natural nails have a deep c curve which makes it hard to find a good fit even when I cut them very short. My full cover nails have to start half way up.
It's the hardest thing for me to find tips that fit my thumbs!. I never have problem with the rest of the sizes with the rest of my fingers but my thumbs..forget it lol Ive bought so many and returned what I could but gave up
The nails from Modelone have that middle part to help you get the right size. Execute taking off the chosen item and putting the rest of them back, all in one motion. Fortunately, there is a solution that eliminates the need to pick up each individual nail. Save on time.
I would love to check your press on nails out! and as far as gluing them down, it doesn't matter if its plastic or soft gel. as long as its a good glue they will hold just fine :)
I have a question I was told when you bend them and no white line they are made of gel if the line stays they are plastic so now I'm confused but I was told to bend and let them go back to normal without pulling them so the ones that had a white line at the cuticle look back and see if they disappeared after a lil while I'm so confused now lol but I wear a 0 on the thumb and 7 on pinky but I have found that some thumb 0s are smaller then others but ty for making this video ❤️
Also I have the makartt ones in the bag and I tested them from the new ones pump ups the white line stayed and it's been weeks on the makartt ones in the bag but the pump ups did disappear in seconds plus the beetles nail tips they are really good too
🐧 I wonder if the majority of these tips comes from the same maker, just with special request orders🤔 But thank you for this because now I'm gonna start ordering the Femi-Makartt Dual Forms 😁😍 💅
I have used all kinds of nails for the lazy girl method and then I decided to splurge and get some enail couture ones. I had never had the nail separate from the polygel until enail couture. And they were pre etched (??).
Yes everything is pre etched now by ENail 😊 i have a 10% off coupon code SLAYBYJAY & will save you some mula at checkout! You won’t be disappointed though, his products are so original, good quality and cute packaging too!
I have used both the ENC pre etched and ones I etched myself. The pre etched ones popped off much sooner than the ones I etched myself. Honestly, I think you’re better off doing it yourself.
What’s your favorite full cover nail tips? 💕
hey! I have to go with the Aliexpress sis! Thank you for this video :)
Honestly I love Makartt! For price and I think there good quality. Email Couture is good but can't always purchase being on SSI.month to month.♥️🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧
Enailcouture definitely! It’s affordable, durable and just easy for newbies! I just got the Kiara sky ones and am in love!! Definitely a good buy!
Enailcouture extreme square & bellavena, and makartt!!! Makartt is like my fav brand, plus I love the monthly subscription 😍 great products.
Definitely loving enailcouture and probably apres. Apres is just expensive 😫 but I think I'm going to exclusively enailcouture after I move
white lines that form when pressure is applied to the nail tip doesn’t really say anything. if you have to apply significant pressure to cause a white line to appear, more than likely it’s a high quality ABS plastic because light pressure just bends and flexes the nail without forming a line. however if you use light pressure and immediately as the tip in your fingers changes shape a little bit, more than likely it’s not a flexible tip which is not ideal for nail enhancements for the majority of people. however both examples of mail tips i used were made with soft gel, which in the world of nails, means they can be soaked off - and i’ve never had a nail tip that couldn’t be soaked off unless i used hard gel over a glued on nail tip but arguably, the nail tip probably could’ve still been soaked off had i filed thru the hard gel.
it’s marketing the confusion with soft gel tips and “regular full cover tips” and that’s because Apres, the pioneer to the way in which full cover tips we applied without glue, actually claims that their nail tips are molded from the same soft gel that they sell in bottles/pots to customers for creating custom nail enhancements (however because this isn’t something verifiable really, i like to refer to it as a claim lol).
Kokoist was the first brand to pre-etch the inside of their tips for the customer but they don’t claim to use the same soft gel they sell however they do still label their tips as soft gel full cover tips because, as i’ve learned really from paola ponce pointing out the ways we are deceived via marketing to pretend there’s a differentiation among tips as if soft gel isn’t plastic which is just not the case. even crappy quality tips are made from soft gel. however ABS plastic (the ideal nail tip), a soft gel, provides flexibility that can move and bend and flex with the natural mail during wear is the only thing customers should worry about when buying their tips. they want a high quality tip made from abs plastic and if they’re being labeled as a soft gel, that’s more than likely the case it’ll be the abs plastic soft gel.
i watched paola’s video weeks ago but she was the only one who was able to clarify information that i’m pretty sure everyone already knows but due to the manipulation and deception that is standard practice in brand marketing, it’s hard to know what the truth really is even if you might’ve already understood. just needed someone to provide the facts of what plastic really is and how nail enhancements fit within the scope of plastic.
here’s her video link again, after watching countless video she’s the only one who provided the information in such a way that i had a lightbulb moment and was able to see thru the brand deception and recognize the realities of plastic production that i already knew lol: ruclips.net/video/TrvIZ8aqEgQ/видео.html
Omg you just blew my mind! Thank you SO MUCH for taking the time to write this so others can read and be educated. After doing this video i did some more research and leaned that soft gel means they can be soaked off like you said. Which makes sense. It’s crazy how companies will milk stuff so people will hear a new term and think it’s a game changer and that they HAVE to have it. Just like you said. I’m gonna check her video out now so i can learn more too. Thanks again i really appreciate and admire how u educated yourself in this. Thanks for watching and teaching me something new!
I am not fully understanding what you are saying. For one, your lack of commas make it hard to understand, and commas save lives.
Second, you tend to ramble on and get off track.
But I went to said Paula video and I am sorry to say - it is inaccurate and untrue. Just spent the last 20 min. stating the many things wrong and incorrect in that video.
I posted it in comments over there, not gonna retype here.
Bottom line is ABS plastic and Soft Gel nail are both made from plastic.
They can both be soaked off.
You think acetone and soaking nails was invented 5 years ago. What do you think pro nail techs been doing last 30 years.?? And a good tech knows not to do that either!!!
Only thing that cannot be soaked off is Hard Gel, hence the reason we always recommended it as the enhancement of choice for those who with harsh chemicals.
Resin is plastic, there are many kinds plastic and qualities.
100% ABS, ABS, RESIN, SOFT GEL, PLASTIC - All of these words are used when describing what their tips are made from. Some companies even say their tips are ABS plastic but the call them soft gel because of the way you adhere them. With soft gel under a UV light.
ABS plastic will also make a white line in the nail if you squeeze the crap out of it, and it can be put back into shape too.
So before you preach, you should read the good book!
(The beginners guild to being a professional nail technician)
😊
I feel like there’s a difference between having better tips for extensions compared to having better tips for press ons
You’re the real MVP for doing this video! Thank you so much! You made my decision so much easier. Also, we get almost an hour long video from Slay!? IM HERE FOR IT!
I swear I have like 10 different set of full cover tips by ENC. One thing I can say out of all the nail tips I’ve used over the last four years and the email couture is the only ones that I never have to worry about popping off
I totally agree with you! best in my opinion :)
Yay. I was looking for something like this! I’m trying to pick on their website but there’s so many idk what’s what!
Get everything lol
ENC got me in a chokehold despite their previous “mishaps” 😫 but if Makarrt would make square, I’d be happy lol now these Apres are thick which I like especially Chaun Legend version 💕
🐧I needed this video! Thank you! Been a nail tech 20 years & am getting into the press on nail biz on a very limited budget and need good info on full nail tips that will work for the masses. Thank you so much for your time and effort here! Really appreciate it!
I love this, but I also have super tiny babe hands. I would love to see what brand has the smallest nail sizes! I’m a new subscriber here and I’ve already watched almost all of your videos lol. Keep it up!
Hi Emily! Thanks so much for ur support it means so much to me! That’s a great video idea and i will totally do that for you! I always love when people ask me to do specific videos so i got you girl!
Yes I agree, I have pretty small little nail beds and would love a video about it!
@@SlayByJay ENC has nails for small nail beds
Nailz kat kat have really small nails
Thank you so much for making this video! Me and my sister both have wide nail beds. it’s so hard for me to find full cover tips that fit me on both thumbs or at all 😣 this is so helpful THANK YOU! 💕✨
You’re so welcome girl! I hope you find some that fit!
I'm just getting into doing my own nails and this advice / insight was amazing - thank you so much! 💅💅💅
Thank you for this video! I love how clearly you describe the difference between plastic and gel tips. I’ve been wondering about this for so long now! I think some companies call them gel when they’re really plastic, just to add to the confusion. Anyway thank you and I subscribed! 💕💕
The review was awesome! Can't wait to work with you again! 😍
awh thanks! I'm a huge fan of your products and my polygel kit review with the Dazzling polygel kit is coming out today :)
Absolutely love it!! One of my fav plastic full covers are the Makartt pump ups!
🐧love how this was so detailted. You did a great job in explaining the pros anmd cons for each. You've been a great help
Just know, you're the Real MVP this year ! Thabkyou so much. This is coming from a place where I wish I had this video over a year ago when I started my buisness.
girl you're so sweet! you're more than welcome im so happy you find it informative.... ooooo you have your own business? girl post them Links so I can check it out, id love to support you!
@@SlayByJay That's so sweet of you. It will be back up in a few weeks. I'm actually relocating across the map. But I'm going to screen shot this and get back to you when I'm back up n running ! Keep up your good work and thankyou so much again!
I definitely have a big nail bed on my thumb. Thank you for showing us the different sizes in brands
Omg I have friend on here that would love the Ali express ones because the thumb is so big she has the hardest time finding full cover to fit her definently gonna share this to her on ig ! Thanks for sharing and enail couture is my favorite too
Have u tried Kiara Sky? They consistently last me 4-6 weeks, without all that shrinkage. On their own (buff, then clear) they look like natural nails.
I am a huge fan of kiara sky They are not perfect but the quality is very high
Hands down WINNER 🏆 is Enailcouture, any time any day. The rest can go home.
AGREED 💘
You have flat nail beds most tips are for people with curved nail beds. You should try the Diami canoe tips. They are a South Korean brand but the canoe line is specifically for flat nail beds.
Great review.. please do a review on removal of each plastic nails vs gel nails 🐧
I know this video is older, but I absolutely agree with you. I definitely watched it to the end because I love ❤️ you’re videos and the way that you take the time to go over many different items and especially how you explain every single detail. I just want to thank so much for sharing this video and letting us know what nails are the best quality for the best price, as we all know that certain nails/supplies can most certainly be higher in price depending on all the different suppliers and of course all the different brands out there. Wow when I look back from years ago it’s just crazy how so much has changed, and nowadays we have so many different choices with nail tips/full nails, and also other different nail products for that matter, oh no it really makes me feel how old I’m getting! Lol 😂 Thanks again for your amazing videos as well as your honest opinions, I really appreciate you!! ❤️🐧 ❤️ 🐧
I think my faves are Bella neva & enailcouture! Bella neva price is right too!! Missed ya girl 😘😘😘💜
I really appreciate this video because I had no idea that soft gel nails shrunk under the light. I’m considering starting a press on nail business and I was going to look into using soft gel nails, however, if they shrink in the light I think it might be better for my business to use plastic nails to avoid any sizing issues. I’d hate to get specific sizing, design a full set and cure it, and then it ends up being too small for the customer. I’ll continue to look into it but thanks so much for the information!
What nails did you end up using for your new business?
Soft gel is plastic.
Plastic shrinks too
@@hammypieokay so I e noticed with the newer versions of the gel x nails. The ones that are pre matte and thinner on the nail beds it doesn’t shrink up as much. And it is okay alit to cause it’s only going to make it fit the nail bed better . And maybe only shrink out so sizing length if anything.
@@hammypie use a thin clear builder gel . And put it on the nail very thin before applying the rest. And it helps that a lot .
This video was so helpful for me! I struggle finding a wide enuf tip for my thumbs and have wasted so much $$ just hoping I get lucky each time I order new ones but keep wasting $ & time. I'm about to order the Ali espress ones u showed right now!! Can't wait to get them & try them!!!! Thank u so much for the very much needed & helpful video!!! 💗
I was just researching this! Thank you so much for the information. ❤️
Girl i got you! Ur more than welcome
Thank you 😊. I have wasted so much money on full cover tips. The thumb never fit now I know which to get.
I absolutely love Enail tips💖💖 They are truly the best!!
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I agree sis! xoxo
Subscribing because of your mature and pleasant responses to even somewhat harsh disagreeing comments. Good communication skills. That’s someone I want to see more from. You may not have all the right info (who does?) but the sharing of sizes alone is saving people from wasting their money. Wish this had been out before I went down my “try every brand looking for big thumb sizes” run. I’m looking for flat nail beds press ons if anyone has suggestions. For those who want to apply finished press ons with glue. Not gel - which can at least fill that apex space.
Awh what a nice comment! Thank you so much. & thanks for ur support & subscribing! Means the world to me. I try to be respectful as I know everyone is entitled to their own opinions and like you said, I didn’t have all the right info when doing this video but I’ve learned so much from the comments and people sharing! I have flat nail beds as well. Have you tried enail couture yet?
SlayByJay I have not but I definitely will! I was a little judgy of the companies cutsie packaging lol. Not “me” (which I know is a stupid ) but I’m excited to get a box and see how they fit. Painted Desert is a brand you might like to try. They have up to 14 sizes in a box , depending on style and some great short options. seems like a decent company as well. Which I always appreciate. A follow up video after you’ve done even more digging would be awesome. So many “trusted” sources say conflicting things. We need a chemist to investigate. 😏
i got me some aliexpress full cover tips since ive been wanting to try this method out, thanks for showing them ❤
Thanks so much for sharin! I been on the hunt for larger nail beds.
I have been looking for tips that will fit my large thumb, thank you so much for doing this video!
I have super short and wide nail beds. I'm gonna get the sport and active sizes from enail couture, so hopefully they'll fit!! Former nail biter here, so I basically peeled off all of my natural sidewall for years and now my nails are wonky. Thankfully the actual nails still are quite nice and well shaped, they're just big.
Hy Girl, you totally maked sence and helpt me a lot.. I'm just getting started with my nails so Thank you very very much! 😁👌💖💖💖
You are so welcome! Im happy to help. thanks for watching and showing support it means the world to me!
Im so glad i came across your page. I got DND soft gels. And the 0 was so small for my nail beds. The link for aliexpress doesn't work. But i will go with the Couture nails. ❤
Thanks for taking the time to provide this type of info on the differences between all these nails!!! I know it just really helped me make the decision for which tip to go with(Enail Couture) since I'll be starting the lazy girl method soon🙌🏾🐧
This was the most SUPER HELPFUL vid ty so much i just ordered enailcoture extreme square can't wait to get them I've not tried his products yet but I've watched ur vids and just had to get them 🙌🏼💅🏼
Regarding the full covers popping off, I haven’t had it happen with poly gel! Buuuut I’ve tried using hard builder gel with my enailcouture full covers and they popped off which I found so weird because it was soft gel on hard gel
I also do the white line test on my tips! Kiara sky has definitely passed which is ny recent purchased and so has enailcouture!
You also have to consider the shape of nails, the length, and if they are sculpted which will have a higher apex compared to the regular ones.
Mine have separated when hit on something .. if you prep the inside of the full form nail with base coat (cure) before applying polygel they will never separate . Learned this from a RUclipsr can’t remember her name but these suckers do not budge for over a month if I have the patience to keep them lol
I also had a problem with using hard builder gel on Kiara sky nails because they pop off!
This was definitely the most helpful video I have watched in awhile breaking it all down for me 🐧🐧 u totally made sense there are so many different options ahhh
I'm so glad! you just made my day! hopefully I made your decisions easier when buying full cover nails xoxox
Just so you know on Shein they have empty boxes with the sizes numbered for a dollar. ❤️ Sorry for the double comment. I always comment to soon in the video. 😂
Ooooo I’ve actually never been on Shein before so u believe that 😆 gonna go check them out now
They have them on Amazon for $2 and up
Great video! Very informative. I've not tried ENC but I will now.
You will not be disappointed! I have a 10% off coupon code SLAYBYJAY if you end up buying some stuff 🥰
@@SlayByJay Thanks!!❤
I love your videos! Do you have any recommendations for full cover tips that don't lose their shape? I type a lot for work and I never had this issue with acrylic, so it sucks having to reshape my Kiara Sky tips after a week of wearing them.
I loved it! New Slayer 🐧
Thank you so much for ur support! You’re the best 💘
Would love a video on easiest - least damage - removal of nails 💅
My favourite is from Diami. It's a Korean brand, it's super strong and no etching needed. The only downside is they have limited sizes
Thank you for your video! ❤
in your opinion which tips are the thinnest? I have kiara sky’s, Apres & enail couture (which I prefer) I am looking for some thinner ones
They are all made of plastic. YN has confirmed this. The only difference is the brands quality and chemical makeup... all nail enhancements are literally plastic- acrylic, hard gel, soft gel, and all tips.
Also, each brand has a specific method for attaching. Some products won't adhere to one another if not properly prepared they all will pop off.
I thank you and appreciate this video!
I know many struggle with trying to find a tip wide enough for their thumb. And to just keep buying box after box of tips is to costly when looking for one that fits. Many companies don't do the refill packs, so a box is an expensive trial.
It was an expensive video for you to do for us - so I really do appreciate it.
Thank you for sharing 😊
P.s. I haven't looked in your description yet - did you list the link to the Aliexpress ones? If not, may I have it?
Please and thank you 😉
loved this review, helped me make my decision on what ones to buy for my daughter to use with powder dip nails, I had modelones in my cart, but im now goin to go in and look for some makartt ones instead..(*hope I'm making the better decision by switching out to them vrs the modelones*) ..
This was def a great video and very helpful!! thankx!! 🐧
00 in most brands don't fit me. I found a set on Amazon Una Gella short Almond that's quite big, so it fits with space! I've been on the hunt! These ones have a 0 that are over 15mm
I just found you and love your videos! I have freakishly broad nail beds. I think I need to look for the Ali Express nails! I haven't been able to find coffin nails that will fit. IF you still have some, I'd love to try them out. I realize your video was a little over a month ago, though. 🐧
Loved the video! 🐧
THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!
Yaaasssss👏🏻 girl👏🏻!!! I’m beyond grateful for you!!! Thank you so much for doing this for me. I feel like no one actually explains the little important things like this. This has helped me tremendously!!!! ❤️❤️
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You’re so welcome sweet friend! Let me know when u get the ones i sent u 💋💋
@@SlayByJay I will!! Soaked off the nails I did so I can do a fresh set and test them when they get here. I’m excited!!!
I almost bought the ENC 5xl bc I thought it would fit my big nail beds but after seeing it in the video Im glad I didn’t buy it and will buy the ENC extreme tapered coffin instead. Thanks!
You’re so welcome perfect timing! You’ll love the extreme ones and they will definitely fit too!
Tysm for this comparison ❤
Hi! I’m curious if you could recommend a nail tip for press ons? I’ve been looking for full cover nail tips I can use without needing to use gel to apply since I have a gel & acrylic allergy! All the ones I’ve purchased have such a high arch/apex so I can apply it directly to my nail with just glue 😓
Now, I'm glad too see this video, because I would like too know....so I can stop searching!! She ready!!
Hello! I have Brachydactyly type D (club thumb) which means one of my thumb nails is really wide with a super short nail bed. I recently got a set of Kiara Sky tips because a friend suggested them to me and said she loves them. I have never done my own nails (I'm actually a biter, trying to kick the habit by learning to do my own nails) and I was heart broken when they came and the one thumb nail was way too big for the largest size. That nail is about 2 8/10cm wide (compared to the other at about 2cm), which ones would fit my nail based on your experience? I don't want to buy another set just to find out they are the wrong size! I am an almond nail girl personally.
Thank you so much for this great video!
Watch to end lol I see the bird you put up go girl
Thank you for doing this video. I am just starting so it helped a lot. 🐧
Thank you thank you thank you so much for this video!
Excellent Info!! Thank You for Sharing 💜
Oh my gosh, so many options!! Lol. Which brand would you see maintains the shape the best? I DESPISE having to constantly reshape my nails and I'm too impatient nor can I afford to try various different brands😩
🐧.. thx for the information.. I'm a nail newbie and needed to see this
🐧 I needed this got big thumbs
Thank you SO MUCH for doing this video as I'm one of the women that can't find anything to fit just one of my thumbs!!! I have 2 question's about the ENC Extreme Tapered I think they were called what's the length of them and would you possibly be willing to measure the side to side of the largest nails you have in inches somewhere around mid thumb area??? Please and Thank you again for sharing this video!!! PS I'm needing to try to find something in gel for the best fit and not waste anymore money as I've bought so many different types that don't fit and wasn't able to return any of them....💯
They are called the extreme tapered coffin & Of course I can do that for you! Let me go measure now and I’ll post the results in this comment 💕
Babygirl Nails has videos comparing and measuring all of them on her channel 💜
@@krystalfukinmarie757 yes she does but where she measures won't help me unfortunately... I've actually watched it several times before but I don't want to base another purchase off measurements I don't think would work!!! Thank you for your info though I greatly appreciate it!!!
@@SlayByJay that would be great and greatly appreciated and Thank you again for your help and all your awesome videos!!! 💯💜🤩 Also 🤞 that you have found full cover nails for me!!!!
@@sandrabee8707 ahh okay, I totally understand! For me it’s not my thumbs I have trouble with, it’s my middle, ring, and pinky fingers. I’ve tried so many brands and styles and they’re always way too big or way too small and I have the same problems with dual forms too. I don’t think I have unusually small or large nails but I don’t understand why I’m having so much problems ☹️
Question 🙋♀️ So with the abs plastic nails, if I buff them and apply a primer or bonder would that keep it from acting as a dual form or no? 🤔 Although using them as a dual form might work better for me than actual dual forms 😂 I still really want to try the lazy girl method though!
YES! thats a good question and I wish I would have added that in my video. Buffing the inside creates little grooves for the polygel to get into and will be Way harder for them to pop off like a dual form. also, applying the primer/bonder is great too for the plastic ones. doing both those steps with plastic is the right way to prep them :)
@@SlayByJay Thank you so much, I was wondering about that!
Not sure about anyone else but any time I’ve had a issue with a full cover tip popping off! I put a thin layer of base coat inside the tip then I do the polygel or which ever gel I’m using and so far I didn’t have anymore pop off after that! I also use Young Nails protein bond primer just at the nail bed area I haven’t found anything that want stick with that stuff LOL!! 🌻🌻🌻
I just wanted to say, no the Bellavena are not plastic their gel. Read the information on them and there called gelly tips.
Love this video thanks. Do want to say Modelones have gotten way better for there gel X nails. I got some this year that just came out and depending what your buying they have gotten way better . And I tried the ones from 2 years ago and I can agree there gel x wasn’t great but the plastic was okay ish. But now this year the gel x came along way.
But I’m super excited about buying the enail couture
Love your video!!! Which set can I fill with poly gel and pop off. I want to use the strictly as a dual form.
so anything ABS plastic will work great for what you want to do :) depends on the style, size and length you like but I would recommend Makartt full cover plastic nails. If you want to save money, then I would look up plastic full cover nails on Aliexpress and order them there! they might take 2 weeks to get to you but you won't spend more than $5.00 :)
I thought that soft get tips adhered to gel coat. Does it work with all gels then? Including builder gel
My fave is Enailcouture but they can certainly send in a case, not baggies. Not a fan of ‘baggied’ nails. Thanks for the comparisons. Great video.
They sell a case separately if I remember
I would like to see how the tip of the tip looks for shape. ❤
I NEED THOSE WIDE ONES!!! My thumbs are 20mm wide 😮 😢😂 I have lupus and it caused a lung disease which is fatal. Called pulmonary fibrosis. I for the life of me can only find long square from the additude shop online and thry are abs plastic and just pop off. Which literally sucks because I have spent I bet 4_500$$ on a great drill, dust collector, polishes… 90. And all the best brushes and necessities for doing polygel and gel x nails. The only thing that has been mentioned to me is to try toe nail tips. I want some length. I’ve always done my nails my whole life and I’m good at it. When I got the lung disease it caused me to get clubbed fingers which cause the wide nail beds. I currently been sliding the abs plastic nails down and filling in at my cuticle with base coat or biab. I’d die for some real gel nails that work for me. Let me know if you still have them or I can still buy them or we can work out something… I just want pretty nails again. My name is Brandi btw…. Get back with me and TYIA. ❤❤❤❤❤
Can you use regular nail glue with gel nail tips?
OF COURSE! Just put the nail glue under the full cover tips and fold it to ur natural nail for a few seconds and ur good to go!
Can you do a video on the smallest full cover tips. Alot of girls are on the other end of the spectrum and have toddler hands .lol I only use 4 nail tip sizes. My middle and pointer finger usually use the same size and still I have to do so much filing each nail before I can do a mani super frustrating.
That’s a great idea I’ll totally do that!
@@SlayByJay pleaassseee!! I need this!!!
The Ali express are a need 4 me. None of the 0s I have fit my right thumb lol. I have so many sxc tips but only the XXL 0 fit my left thumb and just barely. This video just gave me hope, so thanks a bunch!p.s. I don't have a penguin emojii but I did watch until the end 💜💜🥰🥰
Awh you are the sweetest! You will love the AliExpress ones girl! The sizes are PERFECT and they are cheap and good quality and the shipping is fast for them too!
@@SlayByJay I just put the xl square and xxl coffin in my cart. I prefer shorter nails but I can practice on the ones that don't fit and cut these down, My fingers are crossed I can finally try both thumbs lol. I have the same problem with dual forms. What's the biggest size dual form you've come across?
Thank you .love makartt
🐧 enjoyed the video girl
My problem is that I have wide nail beds, but my thumb nails are the worst. When I was a young girl I would try to hide them as much as possible because they look like lightbulbs. Do you have any recommendations for any companies that specialize in extra wide nail covers.
🐧This helped me! Thank You.
Love thode ensil coture on the extreme tapered swuare but i have FLAT and WIDE thumb unfortunately 😢. Im almost always a 0, aometimes a 1 on mynthumb but my pinkies are almost alwyas an 8 or 9! It is a struggle.
After buying 3 different types of nail tips I think I need those aliexpress one I can never find one that fits my thumb perfectly so if you still have any please send them my way
My natural nails have a deep c curve which makes it hard to find a good fit even when I cut them very short. My full cover nails have to start half way up.
Correction. Plastic keeps the white line, soft gel the white line usually goes away. Enail, modelones, bellavita, beetles and sxc are all softgel
So the packaging keeps them from spilling you don't pop them off until you size them to your nail
It's the hardest thing for me to find tips that fit my thumbs!. I never have problem with the rest of the sizes with the rest of my fingers but my thumbs..forget it lol Ive bought so many and returned what I could but gave up
🐧💖💖Thank you this was so informative
The nails from Modelone have that middle part to help you get the right size. Execute taking off the chosen item and putting the rest of them back, all in one motion. Fortunately, there is a solution that eliminates the need to pick up each individual nail. Save on time.
When I am using plastic full cover nails for the lazy girl method I put base coat inside the nail first then the polygel and it doesn't pop off
Ok right I use primer it works also 😊
🐧 true slayer here. I am a press on creator so my nails need to be glued. Does it matter about gel or plastic?
I would love to check your press on nails out! and as far as gluing them down, it doesn't matter if its plastic or soft gel. as long as its a good glue they will hold just fine :)
I have a question I was told when you bend them and no white line they are made of gel if the line stays they are plastic so now I'm confused but I was told to bend and let them go back to normal without pulling them so the ones that had a white line at the cuticle look back and see if they disappeared after a lil while I'm so confused now lol but I wear a 0 on the thumb and 7 on pinky but I have found that some thumb 0s are smaller then others but ty for making this video ❤️
Also I have the makartt ones in the bag and I tested them from the new ones pump ups the white line stayed and it's been weeks on the makartt ones in the bag but the pump ups did disappear in seconds plus the beetles nail tips they are really good too
Omg I am the same none fit my thumb but I also struggle with my fingers to they make them really slim
Which would be best for gel x nails 😩
Why do people use poly gel for the soft gel adhesive? Does it last long?
Yes it works so good!
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I wonder if the majority of these tips comes from the same maker, just with special request orders🤔
But thank you for this because now I'm gonna start ordering the Femi-Makartt Dual Forms 😁😍 💅
Which brand had the biggest thumb?
Hey girl 💅💕
Hi gorgeous! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video. I’m tall with large hands
I have used all kinds of nails for the lazy girl method and then I decided to splurge and get some enail couture ones. I had never had the nail separate from the polygel until enail couture. And they were pre etched (??).
I would like to know what all kinda stuff comes in the $99 mystery box from enail couture
Yes everything is pre etched now by ENail 😊 i have a 10% off coupon code SLAYBYJAY & will save you some mula at checkout! You won’t be disappointed though, his products are so original, good quality and cute packaging too!
Ooooo that’s a great question! I can DM max (the owner) and ask him if u want me too?
Maybe I’ll splurge and buy it as well and do a review on it
I have used both the ENC pre etched and ones I etched myself. The pre etched ones popped off much sooner than the ones I etched myself.
Honestly, I think you’re better off doing it yourself.