A note for myself - 100% acetone, in a small bowl - Buffing cubes in different ranges - Nail files - Nail pusher - Cuticle oil - Cardboard, tea towel, napkin / paper towel 1. File with the buffing cubes (coarse -> medium -> fine) 2. Soak nails in the acetone bowl (protect the furniture underneath) 4. Remove the polish with the nail pusher effortlessly (If you need to force, stop there & put the nails back in acetone for a few more minutes) 5. Smooth out with the fine buffing cubes 6. Shape the nail tips with the files 7. Apply the cuticle oil & rub
Hint- You can pour acetone in a small bowl to rest your nails and then sit that bowl inside a bigger one with hot water and it’ll soak off in half the time 😉
@yaniradeltororivera5981 try putting the bowl on a coffee cup warmer instead. So much easier. Just make sure you prepare and put it on the warmer in advance to allow the acetone enough time to warm up. About 15 minutes or so ahead for a small amount. The big benefit of this vs. a bag of water is that it stays consistently warm, allowing time to take your hand out to scrape if needed, repeat until you're done, etc. Doesn't get too hot, either, just the right temperature. You can always put a thin piece of fabric underneath the bowl as a heat buffer if you're sensitive to the the temperature, but I use it this way and don't find it too hot. Hope this is helpful!
This is EXACTLY what I needed to see before starting a gel nail journey! I've avoided because I've heard horror stories about removal and didn't want to go back through the acrylic messing up my natural nails like it did years ago but I want some strength to my natural nails that regular polishes can't give me so I am gonna have to go acrylic or gel. Thanks so much!
I had the same problem. I work in a medical center the soap is so harsh on skin and nails. So I'd get a regular manicure and use gel polish. It doesn't wear off so easily like regular polish and it protects your nails. But every three months I go 2 weeks without polish to give my nails a break. I hope that helps.
I don’t like going to salons anyway because they’re always very abrasive when removing gel. Not sure why they can’t do it like this but they always hurt my nail 😭 so happy for this
Great info on the removal of gel nail polish. OAN; Refrain from the extra info/talking (like what you’re currently watching in tv or what your wearing and why) I ONLY Came to see/hear how to remove gel nail polish. I had to fast forward too many times to get to the information I wanted, the gel nail polish removal Otherwise, great info.
@@Metuka1122 I don’t think it’s necessarily bad for your skin, it just dries it out a LOT. but you can put Vaseline around your cuticles before soaking and then put cuticle oil on afterwards and you should be good to go!
Thank you for this. I have been tempted to move from regular polish to gel for ages and fear of removal was the last hurdle. This video has finally set me free into the world of gel 😁
I found a complete game changer! Take a quart size freezer bag, fold a paper towel up and place inside bag. Pour in acetone. Put your hand in and put a heating pad under the bag and fold over your hand. Takes less than 10 minutes and no scrapping or filing. So easy and amazing! Plus the bag you can throw away so less stuff to wash out.
@@catmenot7143 there's really no difference from one paper towel to cotton balls and tinfoil. Or soaking in a bowl that I'm not going to use for anything else and the smell irritates my asthma. So for me, it's worth it. To each their own.
I usually just use 180 grit to file off all of them completely and proceed with 4-way buffer because gel nails really withstand acetone. It takes less time tbh! Just make sure to go around the nail when filing so you don’t file one part too much and then having another part of the nail still covered with gel so they come off altogether at the same time to prevent filing your natural nail bed. Hope that make sense! -a nail tech
Wow I'm really impressed!! I'll have to give this a try one time. I'm not the most even with my buffing/filing skills, but hey ...anything to avoid acetone sounds good to me! Thanks for sharing XOXO
I am so happy I ran into your nail videos. Very well done and you are a great teacher. I just do not want to keep spending so much money in a nail salon only to get home and find mistakes. Most of these nail techs do not care about our nails and they want you in and out so quickly. They are making a ton of money, way more than me per hour! And forget Customer Service even saying hello how are you today. Thank you!!! Plus doing it at home is less exposure to viruses and bacteria in dirty salons I do not care how elegant they look
YAY!! I'm on about the same nail schedule as you. I'm working on it. I'm hoping to book time to film my mani's every other week :) I'm really glad you enjoy watching!! XOXO
I'm impressed. It didnt take me 5 minutes but for someone who rarely wants to pay for nails this worked well and I didnt damage my nails. You do have nice nails and hands. But yes thanks for sharing this works very well.
I completely messed up my nails when I tried to take off gel polish before - I've now let my nails rest and will try your method next time - I'll let you know how I get on.
I don’t usually comment on RUclips but before finding this video I destroyed one hand of nails just trying to soak and scrap off. This totally works 10000000 times better, thank you!
Thank you for uploading this! I didn’t want to go to the nail salon and pay them to take it off. Just finished doing this & it totally work and I had an old regular file and it still worked! Life saver. Now for my toes 😩😂
Thanks so much! Removal was the reason I didn't want to ever do gel, even though I love all the beautiful designs. I am now free to create! You are so pleasant to watch and very helpful in your teaching style. Thanks again!
This was so helpful! I just did my first gel manicure last week, but I hadn't really determined how I will remove them. This looks perfect, as it's not nearly as intimidating as the other methods I've seen. I'm definitely subscribing to your channel. Thank you so much!♥️
I'm so glad that you found it helpful! Removal is not as messy/scary as it seems, just take your time -- really let them soak and they'll come right off! :)
Hah, I’m in the same boat a few months later. Got a uv light and gave myself gel nails for the first time. Love the way they look but was dreading taking them off because I could tell making little foils for every finger would annoy the heck out of me. Will definitely go this route.
Perfect thank u I needed this ...I saved a100.00$ last week by not being able to go to the nail salon I think I’ll just polish my own nails and feet 💁🏽♀️
Wow I cannot believe how soft and well hydrated your nails are after the removal. I am always so scared of applying gel coz of removal later and damage to my nails. Now maybe I can try and give it a shot. Thanks for this tûtes. 💕
It comes off really easy if you soak them in salt water (gel varnish started lifting off when I went swimming in the ocean!) tried it in a bowl another time and presto!
I just ordered Modelones gel starter kit, I have been on the fence soooo long about gel because of my natural nails. They are so thin, break super easy, and do not tolerate acetone well at all. I don't know if I want to soak them in acetone, I think I am gonna do the foil. But TYFS because I can't believe how healthy your nails look after scraping! Guess it is just all in how you do it!
Let me know how you like your kit!! Foils definitely work - I just have the most difficult time using them on myself. And you're right -- it really does depend on how careful you are during removal. I've had a few removal experiences that did not go well because I was being impatient or too aggressive. Like most things in life, it's all about the patience 🙈🙈
Thanks for that info, I figured they probably charged something. :) I'm so glad you enjoyed Ruth - very easy! Save yourself a little time & money in the salon! XOXO
The salon I went to used another nail to slide underneath my nails to remove them. I asked her to soak, she said they didn't do it that way. It hurt like hell and my nail bed was sore. Never again!
This was so helpful! Love this video. And by the way, you mentioned at the end of the video that you do not have pretty fingers but the entire video I kept thinking wow she has such a pretty hands and pretty fingers and nice nails!❤
I know this is an older video, but I'm so glad I found you!! I have an old set of gels that need to come off and I've ruined my nails in past removing gels. I did not want to make that same mistake again. Thank you for this! I'm on my way to Sally's right now to pick up everything I'll need. ❤
Okay so I finally found a solution to removing *Modelones Nail Gel UV/LED soak off gel.* Turns out out of desperation I tried everything and Soaking cotton pads and folding them in half with Acetone nail polish remover then placing them on the nail, wrapping it with Aluminum foil and letting sit tight enough that it wont fall off for 10 minutes/15 mins + then getting a wooden/metal scraper and pushing the nail polish off gently. Lastly open the used foil paper and take the acetone cotton pad, and clean off the access nail polish and it should be back to normal! I'm sitting here satisfied after being stuck with my old nail polish on my toes for 4 days lol. Thought I'd share the Progress. ♡♡♡
I grow my nails naturally and always have so thank you for the tips of removing gel cause I'm always getting manicures and sick of paying$75 a week for a Mani and pedi 🦋
I literally just gave your video a thumbs up I really love how the whole process just went not all that extra stuff like using the foils I was trying to find a good video to remove gel polish and came across this one I really enjoyed your video Thank you for sharing can't wait to see more 😊🩷💕
Thank you sooooo much! I need to do my gel pedi. I don’t have time to go to the nail salon and you just made my life easier and I love it!!! You just earned a follower. 🥰😌
@@d.on.in.a they can't be mad about it and still not her problem haha It's the most famous show in the world, people love to talk about Joffrey's death, there's spoilers and memes all over the internet. We'll be safe from spoilers living in a bubble.
I went to a small Thai manicure shop down the street from my house, finally, my nails were long and healthy and I decided to add the gels for strength. I had French tips and they were the most beautiful nails I've ever had.(I usually only get pedicures.) I was truly astonished for 2 months but. I realized they used the rotating nail file of death every time they removed the gels. I thought they were only taking off the gel and not my nail layers- that darn lazy way I knew this was not a good thing but didn't think to look on RUclips- silly me. They took off so many layers of my nails they started bending with the gels on the middle of my nail bed! So painful! I had them taken off -now my nails are paper thin -with layers growing out- frayed and thin I have to file them several times a day. I couldn't touch my nails for about 2 weeks the nail beds were so exposed and thin, I couldnt' even reach into my purse without pain. .Word to all- do not let them use that auto round file- do this instead. All too late for me it will take me 4-5 months to grow my nails out. Now to yelp the salon.
Thank you so much for your video. I got my first gel manicure and had no idea how to remove it myself. This seems so easy, so I will be trying it. Thanks again!
Thank you for saving me some money from getting the gel removed at the salon. I really enjoyed your video. Thanks so much for the info. I am subscribing 🙂
I can’t wait to try this! I have been working so hard to grow my nails and got a gel manicure recently, and was so scared that it would cause damage to my nails because they have in the past.
Like the way you talk , enjoy the way you done No Worries, yo don’t need to give reason ! We all love casual and real . Hate everything too much decoration. Thanks anyway .👍🏻
Thank You, you saved my nails I was scared to go back to the nail salon! I don’t like them using those nail drills. Last time they went near my cuticles and it hurt so bad! I went home and cleaned it and neosporin took care of it and a bandaid. 😢
Started doing my own nails since January this year (which has perks during pandemic 😂) great video, definitely going to try this when I do gel polish the next time
Thank you❣ I picked that very acetone remover a few days ago. My nails got pretty damaged from the other "supposed" gel removers. Plus it was taking forever to remove. This gives me hope! Thanks again❣💅
Omg I've seen this and have too see it thanks for showing this to me /others ,as you said girls are scared to remove gels polish in the salon or at home due from damage and weakness nails x
Your natural nails are beautiful. I would love to grow my natural nails like yours. I just Found your channel and I will be watching out for videos on how you take care of your nails. Thank you!!
That is pretty pricey! Worth it if you don't have the time/energy to do it yourself...or mind spending. But it's nice to be able to remove them yourself. Thank you so much for the kind compliments! :)
The tip of buffing off as much nailpolish is a really good one! The instructions on the brand i ordered from said to just buff off the shine to let the acetone soak in better. But after 10+ minutes it still didn’t want to come off easily and i ended up damaging my nails by scraping it off lol. I’ll just buff them more next time
Ty for this video. I wished I watched it before removing my gel yesterday. It took me hours to remove. What I did wrong was not filing enough polish off in the beginning.
I can't reallyyy complain about the ending, because the show as a whole was truly excellent. But I was a little bummed - I also wish the final season was longer! It went by so quick :(
My nail salon charges $10 for gel polish removal. Just my input since you said you weren't sure at the end of your video. I don't have any type of buffers or acetone (or any nail polish remover) at home, but I should for future use! Thank you for teaching me this method.
I just want to say thank you so much for this video..I can't go to the nail salon ,I just bought pure acetone and at first it was not working for me..But now watching this vid super helpful. Btw new subbie 🦋🌹
Hi Amanda how are you I just came across your channel and I have already watched like 10 videos within the last 3 hours today. I love this particular video because I just purchased a jel manicure starter kit and I was a little confused on how to remove the gel polish after. Saw your video really helped me out a lot I love how you interact with the camera and I feel like you were directly talking to me and it was so funny because it's soon as you started talking about the show game of thrones, and how George died I literally was catching myself answering back as if I was in the same room as you. So I love your vibe love this channel I definitely subscribed and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos sending lots of love and light your way. Love from Connecticut
So glad you enjoyed it! I posted another really easy at-home removal method on my channel last month if you're interested ...I think I may like it even more!
Just another option - many people find it difficult and uncomfortable to use foils on themselves. I personally find it takes longer. But everyone is different!
Not only is it annoying to wrap them up and for me it took longer. Being a right handed person I can always wrap up on left hand but then when it gets to my right hand I can only do about two nails before I can’t do the rest and the two I was able to do took some time lol (that’s because I choose to do both hands together opposing to doing one hand, waiting and then the other). Also I did the foil process today because people are always telling me it’s quicker. I soaked a cotton ball in 100% acetone and wrapped my left hand and two fingers on my right hand and left them for 25 minutes. Once I removed them none of the dip powder came completely off. It did work but didn’t take it all off and my dip powder was pretty thin plus I used an electric file to file it down even more. I again filed as much as I could off with my electric file and was about to start a second process and then I was like maybe I’ll try to acetone, hot water and dipping my hand in method to see if it’s quicker. Holy cow it was! I dipped my nails (my right hand which still had all the dip powder in tact because it barely cake off the first two nails I tried) for 15 minutes and I took them out to check on them and it was completely gone. I probably didn’t even need 15 minutes, I could’ve did 10 and it would’ve been off. & then I finished soaking off my left hand which took less than 5 minutes. The one thing I do hate about doing the soak off method is that it drys my fingers out and if you have cuts it burns. But I ended up washing my hands and applying lotion and my fingers feel fine now,
I absolutely hate using acetone at all on my nails, so I usually use professional grade files to file the gel polish all the way down. 240 grit to get towards the natural nail, then I go down to 180 grit once to prevent me from taking off my natural nails.
Thanks for the video! I use to be able to do my own nails but now I am horrible at painting them; eyesight, etc. For special occasions, I get the gel polish and hate it when the nail techs start scraping before the acetone has a chance to soak awhile. Now I know exactally what to do to remove it at home before my next appointment. If I don't have anything special coming up, I like to rotate the gel polish with just a manicure and clear polish, to give my nails a chance to breathe. And yes, they do charge extra to remove the gel polish.
So crazy that they charge...especially if they originally applied it! I need to start alternating between regular and gel, I'm just scared I'm going to break one! Glad you found this helpful -- good luck!!
A note for myself
- 100% acetone, in a small bowl
- Buffing cubes in different ranges
- Nail files
- Nail pusher
- Cuticle oil
- Cardboard, tea towel, napkin / paper towel
1. File with the buffing cubes
(coarse -> medium -> fine)
2. Soak nails in the acetone bowl
(protect the furniture underneath)
4. Remove the polish with the nail pusher effortlessly (If you need to force, stop there & put the nails back in acetone for a few more minutes)
5. Smooth out with the fine buffing cubes
6. Shape the nail tips with the files
7. Apply the cuticle oil & rub
Might have been for yourself but it helped me a lot so thank you💜💜💜
Thank you for taking the time to type this up! I greatly appreciate it.
I love you for this! Thank You
Thank u
How do you soak your toes to remove gel ?
I am a nail tech and you have great natural nails . You can use regular old chap stick on your cuticles it’s very budget friendly.
Karin Cope thanks for the tip!
Isn't it enough to use a hand moisturizer?
mariana zh not really as your cuticles are thicker , a richer thicker product keeps them softer :)
@@karincope3019 thank you! I'm new to all this nail science😀
What a great tip! Especially for me as I have Psoriasis of the nail bed so they’re super dry. Going to try this. Thank you for sharing ❤️🇬🇧
Yep, here to figure out how to do it myself.. salons are closed
Such a crazy time - definitely easy enough to do on your own though! Good luck!
Same shit 😂
Same here. Nail tech was going to try to sneak me into her shop, but they're serious about enforcing the essential travel laws here.
@aimee 😅 these are hard times for us ladies and our nails!! Soaking my off as we speak!! Good luck🥰
@@kWh29 I so can't wait until the total shutdown ends, tentatively on April 22nd here.
Anybody else watching this because they can’t go to the nail salon?! 🙋🏻♀️
Katherin Becerra I hope it helps!!! ❤️💅🏼
Katherin Becerra 🙋♀️
Yaaas😭
Yes. Now on to some hair trimming tutorials 😫
🙋🏻♀️
Hint- You can pour acetone in a small bowl to rest your nails and then sit that bowl inside a bigger one with hot water and it’ll soak off in half the time 😉
Not sure what you mean. Dip or soak in acetone, then soak in hot water?
@@JustAFlyover Think of the double boiler method. Put the acetone in a bowl that will fit inside the bowl of hot water
Makes sense
I just did THIS and IT WORKS!!!
@yaniradeltororivera5981 try putting the bowl on a coffee cup warmer instead. So much easier. Just make sure you prepare and put it on the warmer in advance to allow the acetone enough time to warm up. About 15 minutes or so ahead for a small amount. The big benefit of this vs. a bag of water is that it stays consistently warm, allowing time to take your hand out to scrape if needed, repeat until you're done, etc. Doesn't get too hot, either, just the right temperature. You can always put a thin piece of fabric underneath the bowl as a heat buffer if you're sensitive to the the temperature, but I use it this way and don't find it too hot.
Hope this is helpful!
This is EXACTLY what I needed to see before starting a gel nail journey! I've avoided because I've heard horror stories about removal and didn't want to go back through the acrylic messing up my natural nails like it did years ago but I want some strength to my natural nails that regular polishes can't give me so I am gonna have to go acrylic or gel. Thanks so much!
I had the same problem. I work in a medical center the soap is so harsh on skin and nails. So I'd get a regular manicure and use gel polish. It doesn't wear off so easily like regular polish and it protects your nails. But every three months I go 2 weeks without polish to give my nails a break. I hope that helps.
Just a tip...I use puppy pads when doing my home manis! They work great at protecting the table and you can toss!
THAT'S SUCH A GOOD IDEA!
Hahaha me too, they’re a god send. I also put one on the floor incase I drop a product, as where I do my nails is in the bedroom and carpeted 🤭
Great idea.
Wow awesome idea! 😊
Puppy pads are expensive lol
I don’t like going to salons anyway because they’re always very abrasive when removing gel. Not sure why they can’t do it like this but they always hurt my nail 😭 so happy for this
Me too and end up ripping my real nails off 😩
Thank yooou! I'm thinking about growing out my nails again and wanted to avoid using foils to remove the gel :< so this is perfect!! Happy New Year :)
You're so welcome!! I just got some new tools for removing gel (that don't require foils) that I'm excited to try & share!
Great info on the removal of gel nail polish.
OAN; Refrain from the extra info/talking (like what you’re currently watching in tv or what your wearing and why)
I ONLY Came to see/hear how to remove gel nail polish.
I had to fast forward too many times to get to the information I wanted, the gel nail polish removal
Otherwise, great info.
@@negressofjudah8441 that’s a you problem
@@AmandaBellaa btw doesnt the acetone soaking bad for your skin? Was just wondering.
@@Metuka1122 I don’t think it’s necessarily bad for your skin, it just dries it out a LOT. but you can put Vaseline around your cuticles before soaking and then put cuticle oil on afterwards and you should be good to go!
Thank you for this. I have been tempted to move from regular polish to gel for ages and fear of removal was the last hurdle. This video has finally set me free into the world of gel 😁
Just got gel for the first time and I wish I had done my research earlier.
I found a complete game changer! Take a quart size freezer bag, fold a paper towel up and place inside bag. Pour in acetone. Put your hand in and put a heating pad under the bag and fold over your hand. Takes less than 10 minutes and no scrapping or filing. So easy and amazing! Plus the bag you can throw away so less stuff to wash out.
WOW!! This sounds amazing! Definitely going to try -- thank you!!!
You're creating a lot of waste that way.
@@catmenot7143 there's really no difference from one paper towel to cotton balls and tinfoil. Or soaking in a bowl that I'm not going to use for anything else and the smell irritates my asthma. So for me, it's worth it. To each their own.
time wasting
Australian - what is a quart freezerbag?
I usually just use 180 grit to file off all of them completely and proceed with 4-way buffer because gel nails really withstand acetone. It takes less time tbh! Just make sure to go around the nail when filing so you don’t file one part too much and then having another part of the nail still covered with gel so they come off altogether at the same time to prevent filing your natural nail bed. Hope that make sense! -a nail tech
Wow I'm really impressed!! I'll have to give this a try one time. I'm not the most even with my buffing/filing skills, but hey ...anything to avoid acetone sounds good to me! Thanks for sharing XOXO
I am so happy I ran into your nail videos. Very well done and you are a great teacher. I just do not want to keep spending so much money in a nail salon only to get home and find mistakes. Most of these nail techs do not care about our nails and they want you in and out so quickly. They are making a ton of money, way more than me per hour! And forget Customer Service even saying hello how are you today. Thank you!!! Plus doing it at home is less exposure to viruses and bacteria in dirty salons I do not care how elegant they look
Great instruction! I’ve never done this before. I had gel polish done for the first time so having this removal process is so helpful. Thank you!
Yesss more gel nail videos! I do mine at home every 2 weeks like clockwork so I’m always looking for new videos 🙏🏻
YAY!! I'm on about the same nail schedule as you. I'm working on it. I'm hoping to book time to film my mani's every other week :) I'm really glad you enjoy watching!! XOXO
I'm impressed. It didnt take me 5 minutes but for someone who rarely wants to pay for nails this worked well and I didnt damage my nails. You do have nice nails and hands. But yes thanks for sharing this works very well.
Thanks for watching, I'm glad you found it helpful! XO
I completely messed up my nails when I tried to take off gel polish before - I've now let my nails rest and will try your method next time - I'll let you know how I get on.
I don’t usually comment on RUclips but before finding this video I destroyed one hand of nails just trying to soak and scrap off. This totally works 10000000 times better, thank you!
Thank you for uploading this! I didn’t want to go to the nail salon and pay them to take it off. Just finished doing this & it totally work and I had an old regular file and it still worked! Life saver. Now for my toes 😩😂
YAY! So glad that you found it helpful! Good luck with the toes! 😩
I am ready to do this. My nails are lifting and catching on everything. Great video!
You got it!! Hope it helped! XO :)
Thanks so much! Removal was the reason I didn't want to ever do gel, even though I love all the beautiful designs.
I am now free to create!
You are so pleasant to watch and very helpful in your teaching style. Thanks again!
Very sweet of you to say, I'm so glad you enjoy my videos. This removal method is the best - fool proof! Good luck!! :) XOXO
This was so helpful! I just did my first gel manicure last week, but I hadn't really determined how I will remove them. This looks perfect, as it's not nearly as intimidating as the other methods I've seen. I'm definitely subscribing to your channel. Thank you so much!♥️
I'm so glad that you found it helpful! Removal is not as messy/scary as it seems, just take your time -- really let them soak and they'll come right off! :)
Hah, I’m in the same boat a few months later. Got a uv light and gave myself gel nails for the first time. Love the way they look but was dreading taking them off because I could tell making little foils for every finger would annoy the heck out of me. Will definitely go this route.
Thank you, I am new to gel and so far I love it, I was hoping for a way to remove the gel without foil and you brought me that, love, love, love you!
“I don’t have pretty hands” WRONG your hands are very elegant
Aw, this made my day. Thank you so much, very kind of you to say. XO
Amanda Bellantoni just call ‘em like I see ‘em ma’am 🤠👉🏼👉🏼
@@mimihayer3767 Haha you're the best! :)
I bet all of the United States can fit on that forehead 🤣
Your hands are very beautiful!
Perfect thank u I needed this ...I saved a100.00$ last week by not being able to go to the nail salon I think I’ll just polish my own nails and feet 💁🏽♀️
Totally! Save so much $$ by doing it yourself!
Thank you so much! This really helped me take my gel nail polish off without having to pay for it. 👍👍
Yay! That's awesome - happy it helped, Melinda!! XO
Cant wait to start. Sick of doing my nails every 2 days w regular nail polish. Washing dishes hopefully will not peal the gel nail polish
Wow I cannot believe how soft and well hydrated your nails are after the removal. I am always so scared of applying gel coz of removal later and damage to my nails. Now maybe I can try and give it a shot. Thanks for this tûtes. 💕
Same for me ...I have gel polish led lamp all the stuff to begin but...îm taking so much care to my nails I’m afraid about removal...
It comes off really easy if you soak them in salt water (gel varnish started lifting off when I went swimming in the ocean!) tried it in a bowl another time and presto!
Oh wow, that's interesting!!
How long do you soak for?
This is so true! I got a gel manicure in Honolulu. Went swimming in real ocean and my manicure was completely gone 😂
Angela Winter I was in the sea for 5mins and it started lifting😅
Going to try this
Tks for posting I've been watching how to remove gel polish and I was a little overwhelmed with all the videos thank you for making it so easy 😊
You're welcome!! It's totally manageable at home :)
Your hands/nails are lovely... no need to apologize.
Thank you SO much for sharing this method! 😭 To many people make these kind of videos and then include serious tools that not everyone has
You're welcome!! I'm really glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching :)
I just ordered Modelones gel starter kit, I have been on the fence soooo long about gel because of my natural nails. They are so thin, break super easy, and do not tolerate acetone well at all. I don't know if I want to soak them in acetone, I think I am gonna do the foil. But TYFS because I can't believe how healthy your nails look after scraping! Guess it is just all in how you do it!
Let me know how you like your kit!! Foils definitely work - I just have the most difficult time using them on myself. And you're right -- it really does depend on how careful you are during removal. I've had a few removal experiences that did not go well because I was being impatient or too aggressive. Like most things in life, it's all about the patience 🙈🙈
Thank you! I will never get a gel again, too much work to remove. This was a treat for my b-day. I will continue to do myself every Sunday.
I peeled my gel nail polish off and I’m sure it peeled away some of my natural nails… won’t do that again. Thanks for the tips!!
I was going to say HOLY BROWS GIRL lol I’m glad you explained that.
Oh my gosh they were SO intense, but what are ya gunna do! LOL They're healing nicely, the sharpie effect is pretty much gone haha. XO
She needs to watch a brow tutorial
Amanda Bellantoni I didn’t notice your brows. You are beautiful. I know this is old but thanks for the tutorial. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Jessica Loveland, if you watched the video she explained why they looked like that. 🤦♀️
I really wanna see how her brows turned out!! Im too old for all this following "youtubers" but I'd love to see them!
This was helpful and easy. My nail salon charges $5 to remove gel polish and they use foil.
Thanks for that info, I figured they probably charged something. :) I'm so glad you enjoyed Ruth - very easy! Save yourself a little time & money in the salon! XOXO
$5 is cheap af
@@MilwaukeeWoman its adds up overtime
The salon I went to used another nail to slide underneath my nails to remove them. I asked her to soak, she said they didn't do it that way. It hurt like hell and my nail bed was sore. Never again!
@@twintwo278 Had that done to me too! One time they filled all the way through my natural nail to my skin. Terrible
This was so helpful! Love this video. And by the way, you mentioned at the end of the video that you do not have pretty fingers but the entire video I kept thinking wow she has such a pretty hands and pretty fingers and nice nails!❤
I'm so glad you enjoyed! And thank you so much, that's really sweet. ◡̈ I'm learning to love my fingers and nails! Have to embrace what we've got. XO
I know this is an older video, but I'm so glad I found you!! I have an old set of gels that need to come off and I've ruined my nails in past removing gels. I did not want to make that same mistake again. Thank you for this! I'm on my way to Sally's right now to pick up everything I'll need. ❤
Okay so I finally found a solution to removing *Modelones Nail Gel UV/LED soak off gel.* Turns out out of desperation I tried everything and Soaking cotton pads and folding them in half with Acetone nail polish remover then placing them on the nail, wrapping it with Aluminum foil and letting sit tight enough that it wont fall off for 10 minutes/15 mins + then getting a wooden/metal scraper and pushing the nail polish off gently. Lastly open the used foil paper and take the acetone cotton pad, and clean off the access nail polish and it should be back to normal! I'm sitting here satisfied after being stuck with my old nail polish on my toes for 4 days lol. Thought I'd share the Progress. ♡♡♡
I grow my nails naturally and always have so thank you for the tips of removing gel cause I'm always getting manicures and sick of paying$75 a week for a Mani and pedi 🦋
I literally just gave your video a thumbs up I really love how the whole process just went not all that extra stuff like using the foils I was trying to find a good video to remove gel polish and came across this one I really enjoyed your video Thank you for sharing can't wait to see more 😊🩷💕
Thank you sooooo much! I need to do my gel pedi. I don’t have time to go to the nail salon and you just made my life easier and I love it!!! You just earned a follower. 🥰😌
I felt the same way about joffrey lol I will still sometimes rewatch it. Its a great series overall. I love your nail removal video.
I can't wait to rewatch GOT! ◡̈ Glad you enjoyed the video!
It’s sad that I had to go to RUclips to figure this out😂 Damn nail salons are closed 😂🤦🏾♀️
No shame, I RUclipsd how to clean my coffee stained coffee mugs this AM. YT has an answer for everything! LOL
Yes girl same!!! 🤣
It's baked on to our nails never again
I just noticed this is an older video but it is still so helpful! Thank you! And your natural nails are just so pretty!
To all the spoiler winers. It is not a spoiler to mention what happens in a show that aired 4 years ago 🙄
Thanks Thembi, did not mean to spoil anything for anyone! 🙈
Not everyone watched it 4 years ago
@@d.on.in.a but they had 4 years to watch it. xD not her problem
@@junkyxfood what if some of them were too young to watch it back then?
@@d.on.in.a they can't be mad about it and still not her problem haha It's the most famous show in the world, people love to talk about Joffrey's death, there's spoilers and memes all over the internet. We'll be safe from spoilers living in a bubble.
I tried it today and its amazing! Saved me money and trip to the salon to get it done. It does take time and a bit of effort.
i just got a gel manicure for the first time & i’m scared my nails are going to get ruined
You are the only nail channel I can watch on normal speed, usually I have everyone else on 1.75x lol xoxo
Hahaha I'm honored!
😊 Thank you, saved me from going back to the salon for removal. Last time they damaged my nails.
Yay! Glad I could help!
I went to a small Thai manicure shop down the street from my house, finally, my nails were long and healthy and I decided to add the gels for strength. I had French tips and they were the most beautiful nails I've ever had.(I usually only get pedicures.) I was truly astonished for 2 months but. I realized they used the rotating nail file of death every time they removed the gels. I thought they were only taking off the gel and not my nail layers- that darn lazy way I knew this was not a good thing but didn't think to look on RUclips- silly me. They took off so many layers of my nails they started bending with the gels on the middle of my nail bed! So painful! I had them taken off -now my nails are paper thin -with layers growing out- frayed and thin I have to file them several times a day. I couldn't touch my nails for about 2 weeks the nail beds were so exposed and thin, I couldnt' even reach into my purse without pain. .Word to all- do not let them use that auto round file- do this instead. All too late for me it will take me 4-5 months to grow my nails out. Now to yelp the salon.
Aw man that sucks I'm sorry to hear that! I hope they grew out okay?
Thank you for sharing! Removing the gel was super easy using your method.
Thank you so much for your video. I got my first gel manicure and had no idea how to remove it myself. This seems so easy, so I will be trying it. Thanks again!
Thanks so much for watching, good luck with your removal. You've got this!!
This is just what I needed I was just wondering how I was going 2 get my nails off. Thank you
Yay! So happy to help - good luck! XOXO
Thank you for saving me some money from getting the gel removed at the salon. I really enjoyed your video. Thanks so much for the info. I am subscribing 🙂
I really appreciate you watching & I'm so glad that you found it helpful!! XO :)
I can’t wait to try this! I have been working so hard to grow my nails and got a gel manicure recently, and was so scared that it would cause damage to my nails because they have in the past.
Excellent. Thank you. I’m starting to do my own gel nails. It’s crazy how much we pay salons to have our nails ruined 💕
Like the way you talk , enjoy the way you done
No Worries, yo don’t need to give reason ! We all love casual and real . Hate everything too much decoration. Thanks anyway .👍🏻
Thanks Jane! XO
This helped me to decide to keep using standard Insta-Dry nail polish and to not go down the gel path.
Wow! Thanks. This process looks so easy and quick to do. I am definitely going to try it out. 👍🏼
Your nails look gorgeous natural, looks like you have french tips 😍
Aw thank you so much!!!
It worked for me perfectly from the start. Great video, very useful! 😊
So so happy to hear that! :)
This is so inconvenient. I'm not moving to gel anytime soon. But thanks for the video. It was super helpful
It's definitely more of a commitment! Like everything, has it's own advantages/disadvantages! Thanks for watching :)
Thank goodness for you. You saved my nails. Your tips on safe gel polish removal is fantastic. Thanks again. From G. Xx
YAY! Made my day. Glad it helped you! XOXO
Thank You, you saved my nails I was scared to go back to the nail salon! I don’t like them using those nail drills. Last time they went near my cuticles and it hurt so bad! I went home and cleaned it and neosporin took care of it and a bandaid. 😢
I'm so happy this helped! The salons can be really rough - and it's even worse when you have to pay for it. Thanks for watching! XO
The only video that actually was as promised. Thanks sooo much!!!!!!!
I appreciated your instructions because I hated soaking my nails in the acetone for long periods to remove old polish.
Started doing my own nails since January this year (which has perks during pandemic 😂) great video, definitely going to try this when I do gel polish the next time
Thank you❣ I picked that very acetone remover a few days ago. My nails got pretty damaged from the other "supposed" gel removers. Plus it was taking forever to remove. This gives me hope! Thanks again❣💅
Omg I've seen this and have too see it thanks for showing this to me /others ,as you said girls are scared to remove gels polish in the salon or at home due from damage and weakness nails x
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Your natural nails are beautiful. I would love to grow my natural nails like yours. I just Found your channel and I will be watching out for videos on how you take care of your nails. Thank you!!
Wow thanks! I can’t wait to try this out, since my lack of skills doesn’t allow me to use aluminum foil
Using aluminium for the polish removal is actually very easy, just made a video on my channel showing how to do it 😅
I wish I saw this sooner!! I just wasted so much time trying to take mine off and this worked like a charm!!
Thanks so much it did the trick..I was saved from spending 1k on removal
Woohoo glad it helped you!! :)
Watching because salon waaaay expensive for simple nails and my at home nail tech flaky. Thank you for helping me be independent
the salon I go to charges 10 bucks to remove which I find ridiculous. You have beautiful fingernails!
That is pretty pricey! Worth it if you don't have the time/energy to do it yourself...or mind spending. But it's nice to be able to remove them yourself. Thank you so much for the kind compliments! :)
thank you for making this process look so effortless. i love your energy too...Good job!
What a great video‼️. I stay away from gel manicures just because of the removal. I guess I don’t have to anymore
Thanks for watching! I hope it helps :)
The tip of buffing off as much nailpolish is a really good one! The instructions on the brand i ordered from said to just buff off the shine to let the acetone soak in better. But after 10+ minutes it still didn’t want to come off easily and i ended up damaging my nails by scraping it off lol. I’ll just buff them more next time
Yes, trying to learn. I miss my salon!
Ty for this video. I wished I watched it before removing my gel yesterday. It took me hours to remove. What I did wrong was not filing enough polish off in the beginning.
Lol omg that's how I felt too, I wish the ending of GOT was better but hey it was a good run.
I can't reallyyy complain about the ending, because the show as a whole was truly excellent. But I was a little bummed - I also wish the final season was longer! It went by so quick :(
My nail salon charges $10 for gel polish removal. Just my input since you said you weren't sure at the end of your video. I don't have any type of buffers or acetone (or any nail polish remover) at home, but I should for future use! Thank you for teaching me this method.
Totally saved my nails without the fuss of foil.thank you
So glad you found it helpful!
I just want to say thank you so much for this video..I can't go to the nail salon ,I just bought pure acetone and at first it was not working for me..But now watching this vid super helpful.
Btw new subbie 🦋🌹
Joffee chokes! I’ve been fantasizing about him doing exactly that since I got into season 1 of Game of Thrones!
Thanks a bunch, just what I needed to take off the gels .
Happy it helped!!
This I’ll try for sure….yes saloons charge a lot to removal as well
Just seen this vid it's Brill to help my first time taking off my gel nail varnish! Thankyou!
So glad it helped!
You have just saved my life and my nails thank you 😚
So happy to hear that!! XOXOXO
Thank you for this vid. So, much better than the foils. This was my second and last gel manicure. Its jst too much.
You saved my life! And my nailbed! Thank you!
So happy to hear that - yay!! :)
Hi Amanda how are you I just came across your channel and I have already watched like 10 videos within the last 3 hours today. I love this particular video because I just purchased a jel manicure starter kit and I was a little confused on how to remove the gel polish after. Saw your video really helped me out a lot I love how you interact with the camera and I feel like you were directly talking to me and it was so funny because it's soon as you started talking about the show game of thrones, and how George died I literally was catching myself answering back as if I was in the same room as you. So I love your vibe love this channel I definitely subscribed and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos sending lots of love and light your way. Love from Connecticut
Yeah girl. Everything closed. From the north to the south to the east to the west!
I thought about filling being a healthier alternative to removing the product but it wouldn't be as efficient.I'm enjoying this video so much.
So glad you enjoyed it! I posted another really easy at-home removal method on my channel last month if you're interested ...I think I may like it even more!
@@AmandaBellaa Yes, hun I'm totally interested. I just used this method a week ago.
What is advantage to doing this over wrapping foil ? It's more comfortable to me to wrap and wait rather than dip my fingers in a bowl of acetone
Just another option - many people find it difficult and uncomfortable to use foils on themselves. I personally find it takes longer. But everyone is different!
Not only is it annoying to wrap them up and for me it took longer. Being a right handed person I can always wrap up on left hand but then when it gets to my right hand I can only do about two nails before I can’t do the rest and the two I was able to do took some time lol (that’s because I choose to do both hands together opposing to doing one hand, waiting and then the other). Also I did the foil process today because people are always telling me it’s quicker. I soaked a cotton ball in 100% acetone and wrapped my left hand and two fingers on my right hand and left them for 25 minutes. Once I removed them none of the dip powder came completely off. It did work but didn’t take it all off and my dip powder was pretty thin plus I used an electric file to file it down even more. I again filed as much as I could off with my electric file and was about to start a second process and then I was like maybe I’ll try to acetone, hot water and dipping my hand in method to see if it’s quicker. Holy cow it was! I dipped my nails (my right hand which still had all the dip powder in tact because it barely cake off the first two nails I tried) for 15 minutes and I took them out to check on them and it was completely gone. I probably didn’t even need 15 minutes, I could’ve did 10 and it would’ve been off. & then I finished soaking off my left hand which took less than 5 minutes. The one thing I do hate about doing the soak off method is that it drys my fingers out and if you have cuts it burns. But I ended up washing my hands and applying lotion and my fingers feel fine now,
I'm so thankful you posted this video as I was sitting with foil wrapped fingers. Easy peasy this way.
I absolutely hate using acetone at all on my nails, so I usually use professional grade files to file the gel polish all the way down. 240 grit to get towards the natural nail, then I go down to 180 grit once to prevent me from taking off my natural nails.
Oh my gosh - so you jus file it off completely!? That's really impressive!
Thanks for the video! I use to be able to do my own nails but now I am horrible at painting them; eyesight, etc. For special occasions, I get the gel polish and hate it when the nail techs start scraping before the acetone has a chance to soak awhile. Now I know exactally what to do to remove it at home before my next appointment. If I don't have anything special coming up, I like to rotate the gel polish with just a manicure and clear polish, to give my nails a chance to breathe. And yes, they do charge extra to remove the gel polish.
So crazy that they charge...especially if they originally applied it! I need to start alternating between regular and gel, I'm just scared I'm going to break one! Glad you found this helpful -- good luck!!