BTArtbox Solid Nail Gel Glue for Nail Tips, 20g, Cure Needed | Upgrade Gel Nail Glue for Fake Nails, Long Lasting Strong Adhesion, Easy to Use, Mutil-functional Gel Glue

***UPDATE NOTE***I'm on day 23 of my current set and they're still holding like it was day 1!!!To be clear, the pictures added are from two different applications. The clear short ones were one attempt, and the long red ones were another.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I am using a cheap extension with them, so the longevity isn't due to that. Not one edge is pulling up like it has lost adhesion. I did pretty much everything mentioned in my original post, with one exception (filing the inside of the press-on).For reference, how I've gotten 23 days of PERFECT wear out of them is:There was a slight difference between my left and right-hand application. On my left, I used a dehydrator and primer before putting the nails on, but I did NOT do that on my right hand. At 23 days, I can tell you I can not tell the difference in how they are adhering.1. Cleaned up my cuticles (used an orange stick to push them back, trimmed off the excess skin2. Lightly buff my nails. I'm trying to grow them out to be healthy, so I took a lot of time with this to be sure I'm only taking off a TINY bit when buffing them. Basically, lightly passing my buffing block over the nails until the shine is gone3. Using my power nail drill to file the INSIDE of the extension. I roughed that up pretty good.4. Used an alcohol wipe on all my nails really well, paying attention to the sidewalls, to get ALL the dust off them5. Used another alcohol wipe on the extensions, also to get dust off them6. Left hand only (I forgot to do to the right hand). I used a Dehydrater, and once that dried, I put on a layer of Primer7. Put a bead of the glue on the extension - I don't do this right at the bottom edge, I put it on about the bottom 1/4, and I put a bead on but also run the nozzle to the left and right of the nail a bit to make sure it easily gets to the sides in the next step8. Put the nail on by lining up the bottom edge just a smidge above my cuticle at a 45 degree angle and SLOWLY angling it down until it is flat. I do move it a little bit side to side, careful not to lift it at all (to keep it air-bubble-free)IMPORTANT NOTE! DO NOT lift the nail at all after it's seated, or it will absolutely get air trapped. If you DO have to lift it for any reason, put a little bit more glue on the nail to get rid of bubbles.9. Flash-cure the nail under a UV lamp (I do 10 to 15 seconds)10. Put on the other 4 nails on that hand the same way, and then do a full 90-second cure of the whole hand.11. Put on a thin layer of base coat and cure12. Put on a thin layer of gel polish and cure13. Put on a thin layer of top coat and cure~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I put on a little more glue than needed, and it did flood under my nail and the side walls. I cured it with that overlap on because I just can't hold the uncured nail in place while cleaning off the excess. I haven't figured out HOW to do that without the extension nail lifting up and getting air bubbles. I wait until after it's fully cured, and then I use nail nippers to cut the excess glue off. I do that at an angle so it matches the curvature of my nail. I then use a fine grit (180) thin file to lower that down even more until there is no overlapping glue on my sides/cuticle area. I use nail nippers to get some of the glue out from under my nail, though there is still a bitWhen they started to grow out (when they'd grab my hair, basically), I filed the extension until it wasn't shiny anymore and cleaned it off with an alcohol wipe. I then used a builder gel to fill in the grow-out area (I kinda pooled it in the grow-out area and then just did a light swipe up on my nail, so that was just a thin layer). I flash-cured each nail after doing the builder, so it wouldn't run or anything. When done, I cured the whole hand for 90 seconds. I then did base coat + gel polish + top coat on each of the nails.And here I am, at day 23, with absolutely ZERO lift on any side of any nail!I am SHOOKETH, y'all!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~***ORIGINAL REVIEW***This is for the glue, only (I didn't get the nails with it).I have done my own nails at home for a year or two at this point, but I wore acrylics and extensions for more than 15 at this point. That is to say, I am a bit of a nail snob now.Usually, I use regular nail glue with half-tip extensions (the kind that you glue on in the middle or upper quarter of your nails). I had accidentally ordered full nail extensions a year ago and just never used them. I decided to try them with this glue.Oh my heckin gawd!First, let me say this was ridiculously easy to apply. I put a dot of the glue on the full extension, bottom center. When I put it on, I slid the nail up and down and side to side a bit, to get the glue all over my natural nail. It took about one single second to do. Once I had that and could see there were no bubbles, I flash-UV'd the nail to set it, cleaned off the excess glue around the edges, and then moved on to my other fingers, doing the same thing. Once I had my 4 main nails done, I cured for just over a minute. I then did my other hand, and then both thumbs.Let me just say, WOW. These suckers are ON there. They don't budge, and the excess glue that I failed to clean off was actually super easy to remove (nail nippers).My nails hurt the rest of the evening, but that was because of the shape of the nails I used. It didn't hurt bad, just that tenderness you get when you put on a new set of acrylics after not wearing them for a week or two. It wasn't the glue's fault, it was just the shaping of the nails. The glue didn't even feel warm under the lamp.I've had them on for a full 24 hours now, and they feel solid. Like, I feel my actual nail would come off before these things would.I have one area that looks like I didn't get glue on that edge (operator error), but other than that, they look remarkable.I will report back how long they lasted once they start to come off (or I decide to switch them out), but as for an initial reaction, I am floored.I've attached two pictures. One is just a view of a few nails. You can see how perfectly flat they lie on my nails. There is some bubbling you can see at the tops of my fingers, that's excess glue I haven't removed yet. The other picture is my thumbnail where I didn't get the glue all the way to the edge. As you can see, there is a visual difference. Knowing this now, I know what to look for when I use this next time.

After reading reviews I was sure this would be a wonderful product. When I opened the package, I quickly noticed the lid wasnt fully screwed on and had leaked all over my package containing various items.After cleaning everything off, I attempted to salvage the remaining product. It got all over my hands and smelled so strong I had to open a window. I ended up just cutting open the tube because there was so little glue left, and was able to finish both hands.I immediately felt the tight feeling on my fingers, but assumed it was fine given this is normal when using acrylic, gel or nail glue. I was very wrong, after 2 hours my fingers were hurting so bad and the pressure was so intense that I had to soak my fingers in acetone so I wouldn't just rip my fingernails off in pain..The next day i was still peeling glue off, nervous I was going to get an infection. Thankfully my neighbor is a nail technician, so I reached out to her in desperation since the pain wasn't subsiding after removal. She helped to get the rest off, and then applied nail builder after seeing the damage from wearing this glue for 2 hours.I don't write reviews often, especially bad ones. I don't blame the company for the delivery, or not screwing the lid on fully, or not having packaging that can withstand a product exploding in it.However, I do NOT recommend this product unless you are a nail expert, and can apply this safely. Regardless if the chemicals in this glue can be proven safe, it felt like I had put poison on my fingers. I've tried VARIOUS techniques, brands and products and even the cheapest ones that had no reviews were less painful than this.

This is the second set I've worn, using this nail glue. I've had it on for about 2.5 weeks with only one nail lifting but that was my fault, not the glue. Everything has been great. Even the first set lasted me 4.5 weeks before it started lifing. Yesterday I was in a wreck and I hit my thumb on the steering wheel and felt it burning. It felt like my nail ripped off. I pushed it aside and tried to focus on what to do next. After finally being able to do a system check on myself, I was delighted to know my nail was still intact. There was no lifting at all! The tip did crack almost all the way across. But the glue? It was super sturdy and hasn't been affected at all. I do wear gloves while using chemicals (cleaning), and will wear gloves while doing dishes (mostly because my hands are dry), but otherwise, I do things as normal.Great glue!

I want to like this as with proper nail prep it does hold fake nails on really well.I iust can't get past how messy it is. It is so hard to squeeze a tiny bit out the tube and then pulling it off leaves a lot of stringy bits that fall leaving bit to clean up.The tube itself is really hard to squeeze cause its filled with air so even getting the product near the tip takes a while and a lot of force, and if you let go you have to start the squeezing a bit out from the beginning, that is how much air is in this tube.I will use up whats left. But this gel glue leaves me frustrated.

THIS GLUE WORKS!!! I’ve tried every kind of glue you can imagine for DIY full-cover nails and none of them stayed stuck for very long. Until now, the best I had used was solid gel glue but that was just too thick to really work for me. This glue leaves them all in the dust. Easy to use, easy to clean up and boy does it STICK!! (Make sure you do good prep for best results!) I like the nails, too (short coffins which aren’t really short but…). The way the nails are packaged is easier to get the right size of nail and the nails are durable without breaking or splitting. I’ve had this set on for a week now and everything is holding up really well. My search for the best DIY glue and nails is over. This is the best! Even better than the expensive name brands, too, IMHO.

I wanted to live this. Only was able to do one hand until the gel glue dries up inside the tube. Had to use my brush on KISS nail glue to finish my other hand. I think I got the bad gel glue. I'm so sad! Otherwise my gel glue hands nails is 😊 holding pretty well so far.UPDATE 12/6Okay so my nails only lasted a day with the gel. It was actually awful and totally not water resistant. I did the 1 minutes curing session and it was all good and dandy but the next day my nails just came off. Never trying the gel ever again. I'm just going to stick with my KISS nail glue. I was excited for this gel because it was advertised to last 28+ days but...it lasted for only a day.UPDATE 1/11/24: The seller got back to me quick and was happy to replace the tube. I have not tried it yet since I'm waiting for my customer.made nails to get to me. But I am very happy with the customer service!

This gel glue is super easy to apply and has a very strong hold when applied correctly! Excuse my imperfect paint job in the pictures, I was in a bit of a rush this set. The best way I've found to ensure longevity and strength is to buff, dehydrate and prime the nails first, then apply the appropriate amount of gel to the nail (thumb I needed about 3 small blobs, pinky one and other nails two), hold under uv for a 10 second flash cure, wipe excess off with alcohol wipe, then continue curing for 2-3 minutes. This is all prior to painting and I used clear gel tips. After the glue was cured I painted with metallic gel polish but I wouldn't have had to, the glue is so good and bubble free I could have done french tips and left the main part clear as it looked very clean and clear. They feel super strong and I have 3 dogs and two kids so my nails take a beating. Removal is also SUPER easy soaking for about 5 minutes in 100%acetone or 90+% alcohol, and left my nail smooth and undamaged. Highly recommend, I will continue to purchase this and the price is awesome!

This glue is very easy to work with. It’s thick compared to other gel glues but the consistency holds the nail in place so it doesn’t move as you cure. It cures pretty quickly - probably in 15/20 seconds. HOWEVER, the nails do NOT stay on. I didn’t get past a week without losing a nail with each set I used it on. If the nail is not super sheer, there’s a good chance it won’t cure at all. I ended up going back to the glue I was using before. Maybe this glue only works on BTArtBox nails but I do like to purchase from other brands as their nails require too much after application to get a nice looking set. Because of that, I wouldn’t buy again.