IBD Hard Gel – LED/UV Builder Gel Pink, .5 oz, Made in the USA

This is my first impression of builder gel. The photo is my nails using this builder gel. Be advised, I got the Pink color but it’s clear when you apply it. I made mine pink with a few coats of gel polish on top! I could’ve fixed my shaping more but not too shabby for my first time! Very beginner friendly and great quality.

I haven't used a gel builder from any other brand so I can't speak for how this one compares. I've been happy using this to build my gel nails with tips enough to have bought it again as I was getting close to the end if my first pot. Seems pretty easy to work with but I'll say that when I got low on product, it got extra sticky and thicker than in the very beginning. Since I can't compare it to other brands I don't know it'd this is typical or not but I do know plenty of other types of nail related products, top coats, base coats, many polishes etc. tend to do something similar. Overall, I'd buy it again when I need more since I have no reason to try other brands.

Same as the salons use. Smaller bottle but will still last a long time. Gardens and works excellent for fills.

The first time I was sent the UV one instead of LED one and had to return...but ANYWAY, 1. Viscosity- very runny for a builder gel. I make my own enhancements with sticker forms and have to do a lot of filing because the product settles (more like oozes) to the sides if I don’t get it in the lamp right away. Can’t imagine trying to use this with dual forms it would goop right out the sides. 2. Color- beautiful perfect jelly pink like used for a classic French 3. Other products - I’ve had best results using first a dehydrator/primer, second the IBD bonder, and lastly after building the IBD glass finish (if you don’t wanna apply soak off gels on top). I don’t recommend using the IBD glass finish on soak off gels - it was cloudy and didn’t cure right. 4. Application tip- if you have weak side walls or hangnails you will have to find that perfect thickness (and placement) of application or it will chip away at the smile line. 5. Storage- bubbles are really annoying to get out of this!!! I store it upright sitting still on a shelf, separate from my nail stuff. This helped a lot to prevent opening a pot full of bubbles. 6. Please don’t review products like this if you don’t understand their purpose or how to use them- it’s not helpful :)

My nail salon uses this product . With Covid 19 they have been closed and no sings of them opening. I was desperate. Ordered all the products needed on Amazon and LOVE the way they came out. I never did them before but was easy to use. A little more practice and I may have a side job LOL.

I love IBD and have been using it for years. It is my go to for hard gel!

This product is a little too thin for my liking. It is not pink!! May as well get the clear gel. It seemed to be a little softer than a hard gel. I tried curing for a longer amount of time but didn't seem to help.

Takes practice but easy application and salon worthy product Same as my salon I used to go to used it’s my go to

this product is fabulous and I recommend it to beginners like me.

...I am not a professional but this builder gel is so easy to use and cures easily under my LED lamp! Great base coat for nails that break easily before they can grow even a little. Highly recommended and the small jar will last a VERY long time.

This builder gel was really good to use! I am only a beginner but I found it relatively simple once I got the hang of it. One thing I would say is that the colour is a very light pink so I would recommend using clear tips if you’re going to do nail extensions. I used natural tips and it gave me a very nice pink and white ombré effect. The pot is the perfect size and will definitely last you a long time. This builder gel will give you good long lasting nails. To cure the builder gel I purchased the SUNmini UV/LED lamp, which costs about £12 on amazon and so it’s very affordable and good for beginners like me. The lamp cured the builder gel well and I would recommend 60s under the lamp. This builder gel is perfect just by itself or to build up an extension to then paint over. Would definitely recommend this product! :)

Product worked very well for me. I am a beginner and I did watch a lot of youtube video's before I used this product and I think they turned out pretty good for my first time. The picture shows my nails after 2 weeks and I think there held up pretty good.

Facile à utiliser. Très bonne consistance qui permet de modeler les ongles facilement. Mes ongles ont duré un mois.