IBD Building Gel Clear – Hard Builder Gel for Nails Extensions, Soak-Off UV/LED for Sculpting & Strengthening, Nail Enhancement Gels, 0.5 oz

I am a licensed nail tech. This brand is always reliable. This set is done with the sheer pink on my natural nails. It's a semi hard builder which I can soak off easily, but gives strength like hard gel. I use on myself and clients with natural nails and extensions. There is no lifting and no damage even after my nails were 1 month overgrown without a refill. Second set was on my client's natural nails which she grew from nubs to get to that length with this ibd gel. Proper nail prep is key. The negative reviews are from people inexperienced with gels. PLEASE EDUCATE YOURSELVES BEFORE USING GELS AND GIVING YOURSELF DAMAGE AND ALLERGIES!!! This self levels pretty quick so you also have to be quick. Do one at a time and flash cure a few seconds to hold it in place. Apex building is easy. I love the translucent jelly pink color. You can see the sheerness in the square nail photo. It gives a flush of color to the nailbed. It's like your nails, but better kind of color. A no makeup "makeup" for your nails! Also, if it isn't curing properly then it means A.) Your lamp isn't atleast 48 watts. B.) Your coat is too thick especially if it's a more opaque color such as the white one. OR C.) You received a defective product. All of which can be true. I fully stand by this gel though. I've used ibd brand as a diy-er when I was a young aspiring tech and now as a licensed nail tech. *Last photo are of my natural nails with just the builder on. Even shiny without topcoat. Builds nice Apex for strength and durability. If you do it right there is no need for much filing on top! I did none at all. The sheer pink is gorgeous.

This builder gel is incredibly user-friendly, which is one of the biggest reasons I like it. Whether you’re a beginner or you’ve been doing nails for years, it’s easy to control and doesn’t seem to have a personal vendetta against you like some builder gels do. 😂 It has a nice consistency, self-levels well, and stays where you put it long enough to shape the nail without feeling rushed. Once cured, the nails feel strong but still lightweight, and the finished results look smooth and professional. I also love the brush-in-bottle design because it keeps the application simple and much less messy than working from a pot. I’ve used builder gels that had me questioning my career choices halfway through one nail. This one? It actually cooperates. 😂 It behaves, builds beautiful nails, and lets me look like I know exactly what I’m doing. Definitely one I’ll keep reaching for!

I’m not usually one to write reviews on things, especially nail products because they never really WOW me enough to do so. But THIS? This is worth as many reviews as I could give. I really started my natural nail journey this year after years of doing my own gel nails and this product is just incredible for that, from beginning to end. At first I was weary because of how thick the product was but the way it applies and self-levels makes it SO easy to use. I don’t extend my nails or anything so I can’t speak on that, but I use this as a BIAB or a builder gel to keep my natural nails strong. The prep work IS important, I dehydrated my nails, filed them to shape, and buffed the shine off. I used a gel base coat (I’m not sure if this is really necessary but I did it anyway). I cured each layer of this product for 120 seconds in my LED lamp (I prefer to over-cure to be precautious) and then I finally applied a gel top coat. The cover pink is a pretty milky pink color, but I was able to paint over it with a regular polish color after all the curing was done! My nails feel so smooth, glossy, and strong! I’ll definitely be ordering other colors of this soon!

I purchased the IBD Builder Gel in Sheer Pink because I wanted to try something lighter than acrylic for doing my nails at home. I enjoy taking care of my nails and have been practicing extensions and overlays so I don’t always have to go to a salon. When the product arrived, I did run into one issue right away: the lid was damaged, and I honestly thought I wasn’t going to be able to open it. I tried several times by hand and it wouldn’t budge. I eventually had to use mechanic pliers just to twist it open. Definitely not the best first impression. However, once I finally opened it, the product itself worked really well. The texture is easy to work with and it self-levels nicely, which is very helpful if you’re not a professional. I also appreciate that there’s no strong acrylic smell, and it feels much lighter on the nails. The sheer pink shade is very pretty and natural. With one layer it gives a subtle healthy nail look, and you can build it up for a slightly stronger pink tone. It also cures quickly under an LED lamp, and the finished nails feel strong but not bulky. After using it several times, I can say that my nails look natural and hold up well. Despite the initial issue with the lid, the gel itself performs very nicely. Overall, if you’re looking for a builder gel that’s easy to work with, lightweight, and natural-looking, this is a good option. I just hope the lid issue was a one-time packaging problem.

Hands down the best hard gel I’ve ever used in the last 10 years of doing my own nails. My nails have always been thin, and I’m not gentle whatsoever with them so they break. I typically use gel extensions to have strong longer nails that don’t break. I’m hoping with this, it will strengthen my nails to be able to grow them out naturally long. It was incredibly easy to use. Hate the brush end but I used a detail line brush to touch up edges. I purchased sheer pink originally, and love it. But I went back and just bought cover pink. Sheer pink is pretty much just clear, so if you’re looking for a little more tinted pink, but not wildly deep looking fake pink, go for the cover pink. It adds just enough color cover to hide imperfections in your nail bed. Don’t mind my hair dyed hands. But I used this on both my hands and feet, and did just a thin French tip using a sheer white. Then I used the builder sheet pink over it. I’m excited to get the cover pink, as it’ll hide some of my imperfection in my nail beds from the trauma I put my mitts through 😂

This is such a good base gel. It has great retention and is super easy to apply. It is also such a pretty nude pink and would be pretty to wear alone or add gel polish.

Initially I got the sheer pink and it was fantastic for a beginner, it was thick enough to give you time to work with it but also self molding. I got the white this time because I thought the pink was giving my colors a pink undertone, and the white is the same consistency as nail polish. It’s sooo thin and much harder to build with. I like to add some length and even out all my nails so this was disappointing. Going to re order the sheer pink!

great consistency, easy to apply and use! the color is pretty and very close to my natural nail bed color. great for protecting, smoothing out, and thickening flimsy nails. there is some heat when curing, but does not burn. the gel may not be the most durable though, i often get little knicks and ridges at the fingertips. still a very beginner friendly builder gel that's easy to level and build nail arch. i give it a thumbs up =)

Love this Builder in a Bottle! The consistency and viscosity is perfect! Goes on thick and stays thick where you want it thick like the arch and smooths beautifully and evenly to the nail walls. Self levels beautifully, especially when finger is held upside down to pull it into a perfect arch on top. Can touch up shape with brush and it self levels at a speed that is easy to work with and not too rushed or too slow. Viscosity is slow enough that you aren’t rushing to avoid cuticle flooding but I still do a flash cure under the light before moving on to the next finger with each finger to set the perfect level and arch, then cure the whole hand for the full time at the end. I apply a nail dehydrator, then a primer and skip base coat under the BIAB. I apply gel colour directly on top without wiping the inhabiting layer off so that acts as the tacky base top top so no base required above or below this product. I have both Clear and Cover Pink. I prefer the Cover Pink for it’s consistency and how it is a beautiful neutral all on its own but also a nice base colour for gel colour on top (it hides any nailed imperfections/drill marks etc). Super happy with this product!

Apply a thin coat and use a top coat, needs to be cured under a lamp, I’ve used this with nail extensions and to harden my natural nails, highly recommend this product

Het is makkelijk om aan te brengen. Ik ben er erg nlij mee.

Molto valido,solo lo pensavo piu traslucido invece e un bel bianco latte corposo

C'est normal qu'il soit liquide comme ça ? Les avis disent qu'il est epais mais je le trouve liquide comme un semi permanent