Brush on longer, natural looking nails in just one step!
Introducing IBD's Building Gel, a hard gel nail extension in a bottle/brush format.
Perfect for all levels of skill, the innovative brush on application allows you to sculpt and shape with ease, creating strong, durable nails with a lightweight natural finish.
Ideal for natural nail overlap, tip overlap, full sculpting and quick and easy fills.
Available in 8 shades: Clear, Bright White, Sheer Pink, Soft Pink, Cover Pink, Cool Nude, Warm Nude & Barely Nude
Features
- Durable, long-lasting formula (up to 2 weeks of wear)
- Lightweight adhesion (won't weigh the nail down)
- Bottle/brush design, for easy control and application
- Soak-off removal
- Cures under LED and UV light
- Made in the USA
Directions
Preparation for Building Gel application:
- Gently push back the proximal nail fold using a cuticle pusher.
- Remove the exposed cuticle from the nail plate.
- Remove the shine from the natural nail plate using a 180 grit Emerald file.
- Remove all filing dust from the nail plate with a dry Nail Wipe.
- Apply Dehydrate to cleanse the nail plate.
Sculpted Nail Application:
- Apply ibd Powerbond to the nail plate. Avoid contact with the surrounding skin.
- Apply ibd forms.
- Sculpt a thin extension covering 1/3 of the nail plate to the desired free edge length with Building Gel. Flash cure 10 seconds.
- Apply a thin layer of Building Gel to the entire nail surface, DO NOT CURE. String a bead down the center of the nail and allow to selflevel. Flash cure 10 seconds. Repeat if necessary to build proper structure and apex.
- Repeat step 4 on all remaining nails and cure for a full 30 seconds if using an LED lamp and 1 minute if using a UV lamp.
- Remove nail forms and remove the inhibition layer from the nails with Cleanser Plus and a Nail Wipe.
- File and shape the nails with a 180 grit Emerald file. Remove all dust with a clean, dry nail wipe.
- Finish the nails by applying Building Gel Top Coat curing 30 seconds in an LED lamp or 2 minutes in a UV lamp.
- Cleanse with Cleanser Plus and moisturize the skin by applying ibd Lavender Cuticle Oil. *For natural nail overlays use above steps except for steps 2&3.
Ingredients
Di-HEMA Trimethylhexyl Dicarbamate, Sucrose Benzoate, Isobornyl Acrylate, Hydroxypropyl Methacrylate, HEMA, Trimethylolpropane Trimethacrylate, Hydroxycyclohexyl Phenyl Ketone, Trimethylbenzoyl Diphenylphosphine Oxide, p-hydroxyanisole, Trimethylolpropane Trimethacrylate, Polyester-3, Iron Oxides (CI77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI77891), Violet 2 (CI60725), Yellow 5 Lake (CI19140)