Beetles Gel Nail Kit, 300Pcs Almond Medium Nail Tips with Solid Nail Gel Glue,15 Sizes Soft Clear Nail Tips with Base Coat, Handheld Nail Lamp, Easy Nail Extension Set DIY Manicure Art Gift for Girls

Fantastic product! Glue is excellent and easy to use, nails were perfect and the little light works great!

I absolutely love the Beetles Gel X Nails Kit! I use it all the time and it never disappoints. It comes with everything you need—glue, tips, and a flash cure lamp—which makes doing my nails at home so easy and convenient. The tips are strong and fit well, and the glue holds really well too. The flash lamp is super handy and works quickly. This kit is perfect for beginners or anyone wanting salon-quality nails at home. Highly recommend!

The are my favorite nails by far. If you want to read about why, skip to the end. If you care about the glue and making these last way longer, like crazy super forever long, that’s first.MAJOR TIPS SO THEY CAN LAST 2 weeks - a month:1. The Beetle’s glue is the best, hands down. I’ve tried all the major ones, even super glue, and the UV/LED Beetle’s is Queen. Lasts 2 weeksish for me, but with the occasional pop off. I’ve never used a glue that didn’t have that issue. That said…2. All nail glue sucks. There’s no way around it. Sorry. My issue is how hard it is to not get the stuff all over my fingers, nail beds, and the nail itself. It’s impossible for me to get the nail on straight without adjusting, especially if you don’t use mega long nails. SO, there’s ALWAYS bubbles for me with any glue, making me the years long mayor of Popoff City. Maybe it’s me, but since all glue is liquidy, I can never hold the nails in straight in place, at the right angle and pressure until they’re cured enough to stick on their own. MEGA MESS EVERY TIME. The devil always wins.3. …UNTIL I FOUND THE MIRACLE. Works every time. How did I not know about this??? Ok, so if you have to get glue, bet Beetle’s. If you want your nails to last pretty much forever… like, long enough to require an infill, easily 2, 3, 4 weeks with NO POPOFFS, chipping, or breaking, I’m about to rock your world. Baby, POLYGEL is the new glue.4. Ever heard of the Lazy Girl Method? That’s cool, I’m down, but it still requires meticulous drilling and filing underneath the nail extension so it isn’t unnaturally thick an blobby. Sometimes psh who’s for time for even that? Thus, I present to you…5. ⭐️THE SUUUPER LAZY LAZY GIRL METHOD⭐️Like the OG LGM, this requires clear full cover press on false nail tips so the lamp can cure the adhesive. So my adaptation is this- use polygel as glue. That’s enough, but don’t worry, there’s more. For me, a Major Game Changer.. Just a lil 1 - 1.5 carat blob scooped from the tube with the base of the nail you’re applying. Or, you can use a polygel brush and isopropyl alcohol as slip to do an even hearty coat to either nail. Either way, the natural nail should be fully coated once the nail is on. Apply the same principles you’d use for nail glue. Not no much, apply the nail at an angle and roll the nail on to evenly distribute the polygel without bubbles.My favorite part? The nail STICKS WHERE YOU PUT IT, so adjustments are NO PROBLEM and you basically don’t even have to hold the nail in place with your other hand under the lamp. As long as you don’t pick the nail up off your finger and instead gently rock it for bubble control, you’re golden. If you apply too much polygel or too much pressure, it’ll ooze out the sides and under the fingertip, just like glue. So don’t. But with the thick, sticky polygel, you have WAY more control and can easily scrape off oozing excess with a cuticle pushed or whatever, and a wipe with isopropyl alcohol will remove the residue from your nail or skin.✨BONUS TIPS✨*I find the BY FAR the easiest way to apply the nail with this method is to simply place the nail on, no pressure AT ALL, and wait a minute with your hand still. This lets the nail gently settle itself onto the gelled nail bed without oozing out the sides.*if you still have problems with spillage at the fingertip under the nail: dude, less gel and less pressure. If it’s too late for that, you can flash cure the nail while COVERING your fingertip from the light so that part doesn’t cure. Then, when the nail stays on, scrape out and clean up the underside of nail before you finish curing.*You can encapsulate glitter this way! May want to do a thin layer on the other nail too, so it adheres just as strong without glitter gaps.*USE BUILDER IN A BOTTLE ON TOP and that thing will never chip and be rock solid and GLASSY.. A thin layer is all you need. If you painted the nails and the surface isn’t perfectly smooth, use a second thicker layer and hold your hand flat upside down for 20 seconds before curing. It SELF LEVELS, so any wonkiness disappears. Magic. You can also apply gems ‘n stuff with it.* You can paint a French tip or whatever UNDERNEATH the nail before applying (just not the base). That way the surface stays perfectly smooth and you don’t need to struggle for greatness worth left-handed painting.*Wherever there’s wet alcohol, the nail will slip around and not adhere properly. So try to be sparing, and let it dry for 30 seconds or whatever before curing if you used any with the poly gel. If you use alcohol to clean up any extra around the applied nail before curing, try not to let it drip around the edges or *gasp* underneath the nail. ‘Twill fork up adhesion and the nail won’t last as long.*The polygel surface will stay sticky after it’s cured, that’s normal. Just wipe with isopropyl alcohol 70-99% and it’ll remove the tacky residue. This is NOT the same as nail polish remover!!! Make sure you do that before filing or drilling if you are shaping the nail or removing wayward polygel on the surface of the nail. It’ll gunk up your file is you let it stay sticky.*You can use any color poly gel, but my go tos are clear and natural pinky nude, like you’d use for a French tip. Opaques do take longer to cure.*If it grows out super long, you can easily infill with the same polygel.ABOUT THE NAILS THEMSELVESI got medium almond, and Grrl, they’re looong. But I’m not mad, for a few reasons. 1st, of all the nails I’ve bought on Amazon (Una Gella, Gootrades, Sally H, etc) these are the best, imo.They’re most similar to Markhartt’s press on full coverage nail tips. Thick and STRONG, but still a bit flexiblish unless you crease them down the middle. To compare, Markhartt’s short “ballerina/coffin” nails are basically as long as the Beetle’s medium “almond,” just with the coffin tip cut out. Markhartt’s have this funny fluted shape thing going on that just makes my nails look… well, kinda fat (not phat). It may be my own fault for having an unfortunate nail shape- spatulate/triangular with like 2x wider nail tip than base. Theirs make me look like the nails are too big and bubbled sideways where my finger ends- even if the size is too small🤷🏼‍♀️. Beetle’s are flatter, and Markhartt’s have more of an apex built in. I *thought that would be great because nail techs are ALL about that apex, but for me, it was problematic. I find Markhartt’s REALLY difficult to shape or trim, I guess because of the weird fluted shape and apex. I’ve tried a million times, but if I try to narrow the sides into a shorter stilettos or whatev, they’re always too convex and fat looking, or too concave and cat claw looking, but never straight. Basically, they look weird unless I trim Markhartt’s straight across to top horizontally, effectively just making them square, not my fave. I guess the apex makes it that way? 🤔

Bought this for my first time doing gel-X extensions. The tips were pretty standard, they did have a good range of sizes and shapes. The mini light also worked well the the cord is super short 😭. The file is fine too, pretty similar to files in other kits. At first i had trouble with the glue’s strength and the nails would always pop off, but it’s fixable with a proper nail prep. i would suggest purchasing nail dehydrator, nail primer, and a cuticle desolver. there’s lots of good tutorials on youtube about applying gel-X i would highly recommend watching as well.

Size is a little longer than expecting but nothing bad, easily trimmable, they have lasted me about three weeks and that is with using my hands a lot and not being easy on them. The clippers work great, the only thing is at first the light wasn't working but I gave it a little smack and it started working, also super light weight and very compactable, I think it is a good value for what i paid for. They didn't hurt to apply at all and are truly soak off.

I bought the Beetles Gel Nail Kit to try doing Gel X nails at home, and I loved that it came with everything I needed to get started. It’s a great starter kit for beginners who want to do their own extensions at home. The sizes of the nails were decent, and the variety made it easy to find a good fit for each finger.However, I did run into a few issues. For some reason, I struggled to get the nails to cure perfectly without air bubbles. No matter how much I tried, I couldn’t get that flawless, bubble-free finish. I even purchased another UV lamp with a longer neck to see if that would help, but I still had issues with the cure.The biggest problem I had was noticing a green discoloration under my nails, which I assume was some type of bacteria or moisture trapped during the curing process. I decided to stop using the kit altogether, and I haven’t had the issue since. I’m not sure if it was the product itself or if I just didn’t have the right technique, but it made me hesitant to try it again.Key Features:All-in-One Kit: Comes with everything you need to do Gel X nails at home.Decent Nail Sizes: Wide variety of sizes to fit different nail shapes and sizes.Beginner-Friendly: Great for those just starting out with DIY nail extensions.What I Love:The kit included everything I needed to get started.Decent variety of nail sizes to fit different finger shapes.It’s a great concept for people looking to save money on nail extensions.What I Don’t Love:Application Issues: I had a hard time curing the nails without air bubbles, even after getting a new UV lamp.Green Discoloration: I noticed a green tint under my nails after using the kit, which was concerning.Skill Required: This kit requires more technique than I expected. If you’re not skilled at application, you may run into the same issues.If you’re a beginner looking to try Gel X nails, this kit gives you everything you need to start. However, be prepared for a learning curve, especially when it comes to curing the nails properly. The air bubbles and green discoloration were deal-breakers for me, and I haven’t had these issues with other methods. It might be great for someone with more experience or better technique, but for me, it was a bit too tricky.