I hope the person who asked us how to explain the difference between hard gel and soft gel to her clients finds this video❤️

I have taken Tracey’s advise from a biz talk from a while back, and that was to learn to do it all. I have realized that each client has a preference, and I want to be able to do it all. Thank you YN for great products, for awesome educational videos, and for great business advice!

I love this topic so much! When I went to school they taught us both acrylic and gel. Unfortunately I still struggle with acrylic but I am a gel master. I use both hard gel and soft gel for my clients. I am one of two nail techs in town that works with gel. I am constantly having to explain to clients the difference between soft gel, hard gel and acrylic.

There is so much confusion around hard and soft gels. Not to mention builder, builder in a bottle, or rubber base gel, etc! It’s overwhelming really!

I only do my own nails, no clients, but I truly appreciate this channel. Thank you for all of your tips and knowledge.

Japanese soft gels you definitely can build a enhancement with they do it often in japan!

i absolutely adore you guys. these videos have seriously helped me tremendously

I use YN Builder gel on short and active length nails all the time. I love the strength and also love that they never have to get soaked off. I also do a lot of gel polish manicures using two coats of base so that I can e-file it off, but every once in a while they still need to get soaked off, and for whatever reason, some clients like knowing that soaking off is an option. I am grateful for gels because I work in a salon that doesn't allow acrylic because of the odor. Love my Young Nails products!

I've actually used builder soft gel to build extensions and with proper structure they didnt break. I have also built the tip extension with hard gel and the body of the nail with builder soft gel. I think with soft gels it also depends on the brand and quality of the products. I did enjoy this video because many dont know the difference between hard and soft gels. Can you also do a video just on hard gels and the different products within it? For example some use light elegance and it's a "hard gel" but not one you would really use to build extensions. I find that there is also some confusion in the world of hard gels between builder, sculptor, and colored hard gels.

Tracey taught me to do it ALL and it has served me so well in my business! 💯🙌💕 Sometimes the nail bed screams for acrylic and others are so nice all they need is hard gel. ☺️ I love being able to do both... I truly love working with both mediums!!

I offer hard and soft gel and dip nails . I love acrylic but not the smell

Incredibly helpful! I’m a DIYer, and during lockdown, have been doing my sister’s nails. She keeps them short, but her nail tech was doing acrylic overlays. I did a gel overlay, and had trouble with it chipping. Small chips, only in the outer corners at the free edge, but it was getting frustrating. Now I realize I should be doing a soft gel overlay to accommodate her extremely thin, soft nails. She needs more flexibility in the gel rather than a “harder” overlay. I need to get your ManiQ in a pot and I’ll bet it’ll solve the problem. I always remind her that I’m not licensed and am only You Tube self-taught, and she should go back to her pro nail tech as soon as they are safely open for business. But I believe this video has helped me to understand what’s going on. I always do really careful nail prep, so I know the prep is correct. But her natural nails are really soft so I think I’ve been using the wrong product for her overlay. Thanks so much!

Btw you guys are so entertaining and yet provide educational material so well

Young Nails is so helpful to educate us! I have been doing my own gel nail extensions for 9 months. I didn't know polygel had soak-able and file only versions, until I couldn't soak it away! And then I also realized I needed tradicional hard gel to build extensions, not the softer polygels I've been using. And now I've been in love with YN and all the content they share. 💚

thank you guys !I Appreciate you to the fullest

I was actually wondering the other day if it was possible to sculpt and build with ManiQ in a jar. You answered my question! Thank you for all of the info and advice you deliver on your channel. It’s always so helpful.

Omg I really needed this video!! I like gel so much better than acrylic. I was a little confused about soft and hard gel. Gel is so pretty and clear.

Learned a lot. I’m a hard gel user. That’s what I started out with. Now I’m starting to get into acrylic.

I used your hard gel and made stilettos the full length of the form, they’re very strong and holding up awesome. My sidewalls are nice and tucked, no dip or ridge between cuticle, awesome c curve, near perfect apex placement, and shaaarp! Even my dentist was in love with them 😀

I offer sculpted hard gel extensions and soft gel! Different clients have different needs and preferences. I have never learned acrylic because the odour gives me migraines and I find it hard to file. In my town (Montreal) most salons are doing cheap dips, MMA acrylic, "shellac" it's almost never actually CND shellac) and "bio gel" (which I just assume means hard gel overlay using Bio Sculpture gel or whatever knockoff version of that). It's always a nightmare trying to figure out what a client has on their nails because of all the different types and the wrong terms being used. I don't blame the clients of course, but at the same time I wish they would pay attention to what they are paying for.

In school we didn’t work with gel but I have recently been looking to learn to hard gels as an alternative to acrylic due to the smell mostly. Getting back into working after so many years off is definitely hard but I will learn hard gels so I can get “all the money” like Tracey said 🤣

love the look of acrylic an hard gel flawless and last as long with shine an design always loks good after 3-4 weeks of wear

The only time I every use soft gel for an extension is with a gal that has I horrible chewing problem. She gets very short nails just for special occasions. I use soft gel because she has severe denting and the soft gel helps her to not be in pain if it grows out a little before she can get them removed.

Great video. You are so funny. I love you two. Great topic. You all help so many. You lift people up everyday. I don’t think you all know how much you have done for so many people. I love you all. Keep it up. I would love to work with people like you all. So much fun and love. Thank you again.

I was mad at yall for the Black Friday deal, but I can't stay mad for long 😬😢 I love yall products too much. 💜 Yall have my favorite products overall.

I love both soft and hard gels but I def prefer soft. BUT when I do use hard gels, I use Young Nails synergy. I love build pink & gloss omggggg so shiny itś like glass! I used to be so afraid of flex because it moves so fast but now I love it! Also, you can totally use soft gel to extend. Lots of Japanese soft gels can be used for extending just like hard gels. I use Kokoist Excel Build over Mega Stick Base. If not that, Presto Sculpting Gel over Presto clear gel. Itś great, you can get the length you want and its so easy to soak off if need be. No matter what, my prep is ALWAYS the same. I use Young Nails Protein Bond after prep/before any enhancement!

NYS hasn’t updated their state curriculum in EIGHTEEN YEARS. No gel, no efile. We have to take outside classes

I am so grateful for these videos

Thanks soo much. I've been wondering this exact thing.

I have all three ;) soft gel, hard gel and acrylic its useful to have options;)

Ok so I'm new with everything except for regular polish lol so back in November I started dipping my nails and it's nice and all but the removal is a pain so I got some builder in bottle and I'm hoping to have better luck with removal

Well ok Habib❗❗❗ ..u need to be in Trace's seat answering the questions. U definately know more than the average beginner nail person. Sighs... The luxury of being around nail pros 🤗🙃😍😍 must be nice

Thank you! Young Nails have helped me so much!

Thankyou all for you this channel. Have watched even before i took up nails and the help and information is clear. I would like to see some more of how much they cost. As that was a shock as i was giving away free art not anymore thankyou again guys and girls

I like shoes too & handbags 😁 been a while since I have purchased either of those.....I have been buying nail products 🥳 Speaking of nail products- my order arrived yesterday, THANKS SO MUCH!

Thank you for another interesting video, I love working with Gel, I think Gel is the future, 💅🏻💅🏻💅🏻

Great video guys! SOOOOO helpful! Tyfs💜

The more I watch the more I learn. Thank you!!!! I think I'll use the acrylic with gel overlay. I like to pinch my nails and it will be easier that way.

Great video. The down side to hard gel it must be filed off no amount of soaking is going to remove it but I love it because it don’t have that chemical monomer smell acrylics have. You can also use the hard gel to lay the foundation of the nail ( create the free edge) then build the apex with soft gel like Builder in a bottle or another soak off gel like light elegance

My school just handed me a lap top and told me to watch OPI videos. I’m basically self taught and have learned a lot from YN and Suzi

Recent testing proved I cannot have acrylic product. Hard gel is my only option at this point. I can’t even use gel polish now. Slick pour and regular polish is my only option.

Very nice conversation, thank you as always But one thing, YES, YOU CAN Build Long Strong nails on paper forms. Nails are strong, you can soak off them. It's all about technic and some, they are just couple rules. And yes you will do nails fast same like with hard gels od acrylic. I prefer Hard Gels more, because I my first contact with gels was with hard gels and I learned in School to work with them But I am also working with soft gels in pot. And work pretty well 😊

Thank you so much ! It's been a question on my mind and you couldn't have explained it better!

always enjoy listen ing an learning new stuff from u guys

As someone who used to go to the nail salon monthly for years, to doing my own (mostly press ons and simple designs) at home, I can say the nail world is very confusing and overwhelming. There is acrylic, shellac, gel etc. Then now hard and soft gel.

My school would not teach me acrylic because of the smell. They only taught hard gel - OPI. I wanted to learn both.

I feel like yalls daily work life is a big slumber party

I do acrylic angel don't like to do tips but if my client it wants tips I will do it. Although I explained they won't last as long.

My school 20 years ago wouldn’t teach us acrylic. We read about it , but that’s it. Lol

Can you put a hard gel over a soft gel to help it last longer?

@YoungNailsInc I currently have items in my cart and I can’t decide if I should go with hard gel or soft gel polish. I have long natural strong nails and I won’t be adding any extensions. Which one would you recommend?

I’m a DIYer and belong to a lot of nail groups on facebook. Tracy discussed that soft gel is really not intended for extensions, but I have done and have seen a lot of other people build out their nails (not super long) with builder gel. Are you saying we shouldn’t use builder gel this way?

Interesting! I like her shoes also! I think they forgot this was about soft and hard gel...LOL

I’m in Delaware and most of the salons are pushing for gel only.because of the smell of acrylic.I’m having a hard time as a beginner getting into a salon that does both.

This was another great informative video thank y'all❤❤

Hi Habib and Tracey 👋 I’ve watched you and Habib’s brother on and off over the years as I’m self taught and you explain things so well. I was looking to find out the difference between different gels and came across this. It has been so helpful and also insightful too. Hearing Habib talk passionately about gel when I thought you guys only ever worked with acrylic! I can work with acrylic and love the end result but only use to build the extension then work with gel. I still struggle with the technique using acrylic. I hear technicians talk of encapsulating a design. I assume you can use either a hard or soft gel for that. I use hard gel and file off. I just love nail art and learning new things. Habib, can I ask how did you and your brother (sorry I don’t know his name) get into nail art? I love the fact your both doing it. Tracey, I love watching your work and you all make a great team. Thank you so much for sharing your all amazing 👏🏻🌟🥰💅🏻🇬🇧

I actually made extensions with soft gel. It wasn't good. 😂 they kept bending and breaking and I had no idea why.

You mentioned builder gel briefly but would that be more of a soft gel or hard gel in terms of whether you can build extensions with it? I've seen lots of products that say both builder and hard gel on the label and others that only say builder but don't explain what it should be used for. To make things even more complex there are a lot of "builder in a bottle" products that idk if they can be used to "build" an extension or are just meant for overlays. Can anyone help a sista out?

I started doing my and my mom's nails because of the pandemic. I started with acrylic but I switched to gel since its odorless. My mom has very soft thin nails and she is prone to lifting but she likes extensions (short) I bought maniq in a pot to try for her but would it work to give her stability as a base under polygel nails? Would it make her stop lifting as much? I learned that it isn't my prep because when I started using the yn primer she lifts less too :) its a product thing with her.

Can u do an episode on hybrid/polygel?

Love the video! Quick question is builder gel the same as hard gel? Thank you so much for the Info!

This video came just in time! I was just about to buy hard gel and decided soft gel is a better product for me! Question: is it possible to mix acrylic powder with a soft gel? (Anyone can answer if you know!)

Ok...maniQ is a soft gel, is the jar of maniQ base the same as the bottle of maniQ base? Is it the same product? In different containers? I prefer gel pots, the synergy gel is the gel I want to use to build the tip and for structure, right? So far I prefer acrylic, but I haven't done anything with my gel products....

I asked for extensions at my local salon. The technician glued tops and applied gel on top, like 3 layers, and cured with UV light. It actually hot slightly hot under the lamp. What did I get?

Cute shoes! Great video! =)

Why does the internet says that hard gel is only for short extension and builder for longwr extensions?? Is that true

I had to get my first e-file because I wasn't educated enough yet and I bought the wrong gel, and I ended up putting hard gel on myself when I thought it was soft gel, couldn't figure out why I wouldn't soak off 🤣🤣

HELPPPPP I’m late but praying YN sees this… ok so nail tech of acrylic 10years learnt gel 2 years ago. Have a client hairdresser and we swapped her from acrylic to hard gel bam perfect no pop off anymore. So I know gels but my question is I have a client who digs in the garden she’s had 2 sets first one just gel polish 4 days cracked chipped yuk 2nd set I tried builder no better but got 10 days. Should I go hard gel ? She doesn’t have extensions only short nails, so all I want is a colour that lasts but with some strength like a gel. And if yes how can I colour hard gel iv got clear and nude. I know you can mix glitter in so can I mix gel polish in so we get a colour but strength against her being so rough on them. Thank you 😊

On a press on nail would it be better to use a hard gel or soft gel?

How do you minimize the heat spike when curing gel, builder gel? I felt so bad for my client it looked very unpleasant.

So is builder gel in a bottle and hard gel the same thing?

Hard gel pink and white/ p&w marble/baby boomer question would clear or build pink be better to encapsulate them in. Thank you

What about polygel or acryl gel. Are they hard or soft?

😍💅 putting us up on game in the nail crew 😍💅

Loved the video 😍

My school says they teach hard gel. It was a 1 day lesson. I graduated last year. I need to find a class to take.

I’m a nail tech and builder gel and gel is so confusing. Is BIAB hard or soft? Is builder gel hard or soft

What is the difference between builder gel and hard gel?

I love the vids, but can u talk about something like polygel. Much love keep up the good work.❤️❤️

All schools should teach gel, as well as acrylic, and polygel. Then students would be proficient in all of them.

a salon once gave me extensions with soft gel, they snapped the next day, lol :'))))

I love Young Nails

3rd! You guys have covered some great topics the last few episodes.

Is builder get the same as hard gel?

Is soft gel the equivalent of rubber base ?

I know polygel is a hybrid, but would that be considered in the category of soft gel as well? Or just another category on its own..?

Can you use the maniQ pot to encapsulate acrylic? …. Hope that makes sense…

Hi YN have loved your product and only used your product for the past 5 years. I wasn't acrylic girl until 2 weeks ago. I absolutely love your gel beginner kit. It should include a brush. Besides that it's so durable I've had no lifting and it's extremely easy to fill. My question though..... I used the "fill a whole well tip" method for my own hands and have a ledge underneath and I'm scared to file it out because I'm afraid that's my structure.... How do I avoid that. My nails are amazing. I'll send you a pic via insta

If you apply a hard gel or soft gel over natural nail first, is it best to apply gel color on the sticky layer directly out of light or is it better to wipe sticky layer, buff it up and then apply gel color?

I have had two people reach out to me and they ask for hard gel because they use to use dip. I want to know if they should use hard gel or soft gel going forward?

So basically your gonna want to use a soft gel or acrylic base and then build up with hard gel?

Gel-less filing, less bulk, No smell, beautiful dimensional art Acrylic-strong smell, allergic reactions I love gel it just takes practice like everything else Now polygel I absolutely hated

I've never used any of the products soft or hard gel so I'd like to find out if can one file the soft gel builder to get the fine finish look so I can apply gel polish over? I'm confused really or you can only file the hard gel builder since it's almost like acrylic?

Is builder in bottle hard or soft gel.

Is base gel soft gel?

Ha, see im my country, when thay say gel, it means hard gel, for overlay to🤷🏼‍♀️

I’ve asked a few times on different platforms you guys have but NOONE will answer! Is Steph no longer with YN?

Wow I didn’t realise base gel is soft gel! So base gel can be soaked off!

CHESHIRE CATTT

I feel like this was kinda condescending. I'm a huge fan of you guys, Greg, Young Nails, and your protein bond. I feel like this was mostly a dig at the ABS Plastic tips vs the Soft Gel tips. Can you e-file on plastic full cover tips? I'm talking about cuticle work, sidewalls, the whole 9 yds? No. The quote unquote soft gel nails? Absolutely! And you DO have to cure them on, they have a porous surface that allows other gels to adhere PERMANENTLY without having to file scratches because, like you said, gel sticks to gel AND it soaks off, plastic does too, but I don't get how you guys are bashing methods you've never used. We all know that you are better at nails than us; that's why we are watching you and not vice versa. I don't see why that means we have to walk around with busted up sets until we can begin to be comparable to yalls talent. I mean, we found methods that work for us and give us GORGEOUS nails THAT DON'T LIFT (thanks to very thorough prep and of course, protein bond: nothing can beat it!) But I'm pretty sure y'all have gone over this several times, especially since releasing your new tips. With abs plastic tips, the gel separates from the tips and it's just a mess. You can etch the inside with the e-file and add primer inside, for MAYBE a LITTLE MORE longevity. And I'm pretty sure that no one is ever going into a salon saying that they got gel nails if they only got gel top coat, ya know? The reason I and likely everyone else is subscribed to your channel is because we LOVE NAILS AND HAVE A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE, ya know, and , again, that protein bond 🤘; another difference is that you can bend soft gel tips and they maintain their shape, plastic does not. Please just do me, well us, a favor, on Suzie's Career Nail Academy channel, I'm sure you know who I'm talking about, search in her videos just type "next level press on nails" and I'm sure you'll see where the great debate is coming from. Just please check it out. Along with lazy girl method by slay by Jay and femibeauty method by Femi Beauty. You'll get where I'm coming from and thati mean NO DISRESPECT AT ALL. Just please, see where we're coming from 💖 thank you!🤗