Hi. New here. I appreciate this video in particular because I am new to the whole nail biz and I need a cheap reliable nail to start off with unfortunately I bought modelones so back to the drawing board... 🤔

Thanks for joining and welcome to the fam. I’m glad I could help. I’m not sure if other modelones tips are good but the ones in the kit are particularly bad.

Thank you so much for your kind words!! I wanted my channel to be like that so I’m so happy you like the style of if 🤗 💋

right i wish everyone did that

@@user-sy5mv9iv4n thank you!!!!!

I am so glad that you found it helpful

Yes I just saw that. That’s awesome. More companies need to do this too!

I’m so happy it helped!

Aw thank you darling. I have a part 2 video and I am going to do one eventually with the pre-etched ones as well.

I have flat wobble nails. Been looking for tips for flat nails too. So far I haven't found anything 😕😕

Thank you so much! I’m so glad I could help 🤗

Well I’m happy I could help!

Thanks so much for watching!

For the price you can’t beat them. I’m gonna try more styles soon

Thank you for watching

Thank you! Somehow I missed this comment heart ♥️

are they both good picks to choose from? or do you prefer one over the other?

Thank you for watching!

😂 😆

Welcome and thank you. I try my best 😊

Hey thank you so much for watching! I like both but unfortunately KS pinkies don’t fit me.

@@LuxeNailsbyJen pinkies shouldn’t be the factor no mail will ever fit any one mail precise… unfair review THIMBS down …. Sorry

@@Clarity575 as I mentioned. This is what I’m looking for in a nail tip set. It may not be what you are looking for.

Thank you for watching 😊

Thank you for watching!

Thank you!!

Thank you for watching! I’m glad you found it helpful.

I can totally understand that. He doesn’t exactly have the best reputation and can be an ass. I was hesitant to even purchase these just from LHPN’s video about his customer service.

Hi sorry to bother you but i just want to ask (as i am so new to all this!) I keep seeing different nail techs and nail enthusiasts saying they love e-nail couture products but cant buy because they don't or cant or wont support Max? I am just wanting to ask why that is please? Only ive literally seen it in 5 different places in the last few days and i am currently saving up for my next (second) order from them? So i am worried about what this means as i don't want to be supporting someone who is shady or whatever? And i am in the UK so pretty clueless about lots of things USA 😂🤗✨

Well I don’t know everything but I do know the major issue people have. Someone did a review on his nails and showed how the bend and I believe said they broke or something. He was very unprofessional and quite racist about the review. He called the woman guetto, which in American is a very bad word to describe people of color. They have also been known to not have the best customer service. I have heard that people don’t receive their whole order or their order at all and the company refuses to give them their money back. When you check out on Enail’s website there is a huge legal paragraph explaining how they are not liable for anything once it ships. It certainly makes you have a second thought when purchasing from them.

@@LuxeNailsbyJen SORRY LONG REPLY WARNING!! 😂 oh ok thankyou hun! I did see the thing about not refunding if it goes missing etc that was a bit worrying as postage costs a lot it was like £60 just for postage so as it was my first time ordering from anywhere overseas (other than cheap china bits off ebay 😂 ) and products that cost more than normal for me anyway! I didn't want to pay all that money then lose it? But luckily it did come! It unfortunately came wrong but they actually fixed straight away sent the right tips out the same day i contacted them? So I don't personally have any complaints yet BUT i have been on a lot of his lives recently and can see he can be a little bit bitchy to people in comments i think its just his personality? Not saying it's ok to insult people obviously it isn't! And i do remember thinking a couple of times i was scared to ask a question or make a comment incase i cop one of his remarks 😂😜🤦‍♀️ i find his products very good quality and i really want to make another order but you are right it does make you think twice! I mean if they ship something out they choose the courier etc and if it then doesn't make it to the customer it is their job or it should be to fix it then they take it up with the courier? That's what i would of thought anyway? Asking the customer to take it up with the courier is pointless because they often won't deal with the recipient because they weren't their customer? Anyhoo its all very difficult to know what to do for the best? I just hope he has since learned his lesson because people have made it clear its not acceptable to be racist towards anyone or make nasty comments its not professional that's for sure 👍 I appreciate you taking the time to reply to me lovely! I have enjoyed watching your videos only found you today! I've been waiting what seems like an eternity for a video to upload and had some time to actually watch instead of filming, editing and opening things 😂🤗✨new to this but it all takes so long its like a full-time job at times?! And dealing with illness on top sometimes makes it a bit harder! But also great to have something pretty and sparkly to focus on rather than all the doom and gloom that comes with being sick! I feel you about strength being sucked out of you! I haven't had chemotherapy personally i have to be on a lot of medicine for my lungs and some days even sitting up in bed is so challenging! But its awesome to be part of the fab nail community online so thankyou for helping me today hun 💖 hugs and love from me and the cat's in the UK 😻😹 and stay safe! Xxx

@@chroniclesofqueennutmeg Yes, Enail's customer service is not just horrid, it's non-existent. I've ordered twice (figured, ok, first time maybe issues) and both they sent the wrong items and it took 3 weeks to ship and 2 months to get to one of the largest cities in Canada!! Insane. NEVER AGAIN. Forget emailing as they don't answer. Anyway, now that Apres is doing half sizes between 4 and 6 they are my go to. I love their nails.

Of course!

Thank you!

Yea thanks I’m going to have to try those out! I have actually never tried the lazy girl method. I really want to though.

Thank you for watching. Alkem used to be pretty inexpensive but now not so much from what I hear.

@@LuxeNailsbyJen yes I paid $30 for apres and alkeem is $27 just about the same it’s weird since I consider them less ‘known’ than apres see them more as affordable Amazon alternative but they’re not really !

@@Mhmmmmmmx0 exactly I don’t remember what I paid for them but it wasn’t that much. Maybe they aren’t doing well and had to raise their price.

Good to know. I’ve used kiss in the past and was not fan. It’s all personal preference you know.

What a good idea!👍

I have separate where I’ve worn these. The modelones were the only ones that broke on my. I typical will use polygel or builder gel on top of them to increase their strength

I saw that. Isn’t that crazy that all these people are calling their tips “gel” and selling them for double the price as plastic tips.

@@LuxeNailsbyJen they say “soft gel”. that’s literally plastic

Habib was the one who got their chemist to test the nails.

That’s why I love young nails

@@LoneRodeoJones 😂😂😂

They have different styles I believe

I watched it recently it it’s just such a scam!

You’ve gotta check out young nails video. They said that all of these nails are basically plastic.

thats good news ordered some tips from amazon. not as strong as beetles but i was going to add a layer of hard gel to give them a little more strength.

@@BimmerBabe honestly all nails can be made good with a little builder gel.

@@LuxeNailsbyJen thanks. That makes me feel better trying different styles. Im obsessed over the apre dupe method after cutting off my naturally long nails

Thank you hugs

@@LuxeNailsbyJen no, thank you! You helped me learn and choose what to do with nails so I don’t order bad stuff! I just put on my enailcouture nails! 🥰🥰

I’m so glad I could help!!! 😘🤗

They’ve recently come out with new tips and I really like them

They are usually pretty good shipping for me. You can’t beat that price though. I’ll wait a whole year for them lol

I guess their sizes are just not very accommodating

Thank you so much! I will be doing the part 2 soon with more tips that I’ve tried. I appreciate your advice! I will slowly be replying to comments this week bc I’m away on vacation but thank so much for watching

Wow thank you!!!

I have tried and tried to find the exact difference but I just can’t. Anytime I try to look it up google thinks I mean gel and acrylic powder. It’s so annoying. Someone said Young Nails made a video about it. I just haven’t watched it yet.

They are actually made of real soft gel. It is easy to soak off whereas plastic nails cannot be soaked off. There are videos of various companies where they talk about the material used. I remember Enailcoture Max was a guest at Nail career education and he was talking about the difference between soft gel and plastic, and honestly, the difference is huuuge.

I would definitely watch young nails video. They did a really good job explaining it. They are plastic not gel. Technically they are a form or resin which is essentially plastic. Also, I have no idea who started the rumor that you can’t soak off plastic nails because I soak mine off all the time and they look just like Apres and kiara Skye

@@mellinsomnia1 Both types of nails are soakable. I have a couple of ABS plastic full cover tips from different companies and they soak off very quickly. Via Wikipedia: “ABS polymers are resistant to aqueous acids, alkalis, concentrated hydrochloric and phosphoric acids and animal, vegetable and mineral oils, but they are swollen by glacial acetic acid, carbon tetrachloride and aromatic hydrocarbons and are attacked by concentrated sulfuric and nitric acids. They are soluble in esters, ketones (such as acetone), chloroform, and ethylene dichloride. They also offer poor resistance to chlorinated solvents, alcohols and aldehydes.”

Good question

Thank you for explaining that. I’m still confused by it.

Welcome to the fam!

You should check out my Tipex video. I will be reviewing another nail just like it soon

@@LuxeNailsbyJen Definitely will. Thanks

Gotcha thank you so much for clarifying! Regardless the regular nails are still pretty good.

Makartt or ENC have pretty sculpted nails

@@LuxeNailsbyJen thank you so much 💗💗💗

Thanks so much for the heads up. They are in my shopping cart. I have heard great things about the Apres gel. Maybe I’ll try it hat too!!

If you use the jealous brand, the foundation gel in the bottle is wonderful for adhering the tips or nails.

I’ve never heard of that brand but I’ll have to give it a try

I have pretty sculpted natural nails so it doesn’t bother me too much. However, a regular tip should not be that sculpted. EC is great and the price is even better.

If you fill the space with gel it shouldn't lift quicker.

They really do. You would think a brand like that would do better.

Those were Makartt nails. They are kinda of a dupe for the kiara sky ones. I will say the clear Makartt nails are much stronger. I just didn’t have any at the time of filming

It would be sanitary. That’s not a bad idea.

Let me get back to you. I have pretty small nail beds so most are “big” to me. I’ll look through my collection and try to find some that are large. Some companies provide measurements so you can always check that way when buying them.

@@LuxeNailsbyJen Hey thanks! 😊

Oh sorry.. I think I just heard u explain why you are doing that. Have a great day!

Thank you! You have a good day too

I just tried out nails from BTArt box that were great for flat nails

That is true but modelones especially used that in their advertising on Amazon.

Yes ma’am I can! I’ll add it to my list of videos

Thank you and I’m glad you found it helpful. And yes you are correct. Idk why I was pronouncing it that way. I think I heard from someone else but I now know how to say it right 😆. I have an updated version of this with different tips if you wanna give that a watch too

@@LuxeNailsbyJen I am perusing all your videos 😂 You are so helpful! I've done gels and dips for years at home but only recently started looking at doing tips since my nails have weakened horribly post Covid. I really love how thorough you are 🥰

@Silvermoonshadow thank you so much. That means a lot to me

@@LuxeNailsbyJen have a sub as well :)

I think the price of Apres nails are bit high for what you get.

Thank you love I am going to do an updated version soon. These are the sort of things I will be taking into consideration

ENC is a Canadian brand and for Canadians its 18.99 a pack, and your right only 275 per pack. So if you compare them, to everyone else who's packs contain 500 - 600 tips, ENC works out to almost $40. per box. The price increase isn't because of our differences in our dollar, as there is only 0.20 difference. He over charges because, he can. No competition, very few Canadian Beauty suppliers to compete with. .. With the fact that he price gouges on purpose for no reason, I'll never buy from him.... Plus your add the nightmare of reviews on the company.... Not worth it...

That’s a tough one. Someone just commented the other day that Apres is the only tips that don’t lose shape. I’m gonna have to get back to you on this

Sorry not really but I do know that Apres and Kiara sky sell the separate sizes. I hope someone here can help.

It depends. Some opaque nails work and some don’t.

@@LuxeNailsbyJen thank you 😊 my ideas was just to buy predone press on nails and just gel x it. I’m not the greatest when it comes to artwork/ design lol

@@chanysamreth9730 Enail couture sells ones that you use and if they are semi transparent it should work well

You gotta make sure the lamp can cure through the tip. So tips manufactured in a dark color will not work. Press ons that are custom made that you bought from a tech, also will not work. To many layers of polish, base coat, top coat, etc. Those will have to be glued on... Hope that helps 😊

I did go back and adjust everyone’s score for the packaging. I tried my best to be as fair as possible. Thanks for watching 🥰

Unfortunately that’s the case with a lot of nail companies. Different shapes often require different sizes. At least on me anyways. I have a part two that I did of this if you want to check it out. Also many other tip videos.

Do you mean from Apres?

They really are subjective. Makartt seems to have larger sizes. I have a hard time finding ones that are small enough in their tips that come in the box.

If your nails are rounder than sculpted and if they are flat normal.

Sorry didn’t see it hun

Put a layer of builder gel on to add strength to the nails

I honestly think most builder gels at the same. Currently I’m using Makartt’s but I used to love Amieli builder gel.

Hello, I use Apres extend gel, LuxaPolish flexi gel or Kiara Sky's builder gel with my Apres tips. At this time I like using LuxaPolish flexi the most tho with the tips

Thanks for the advice! I’ll do that for my next video. I usually check to make sure the pinky’s fit lol

@@LuxeNailsbyJen same but with the largest nail. I’ve had some that are 15mm & they’re too small for me. & I think on most nail sizing charts that’s considered small.

No prop luv, I will be sure and mention it next time.

any advice on a brand that will have a larger thumb? i got a apres kit and the size 0 is too small for my thumb. they have a 00 but i don’t want to order it and that also be too small. i would prefer a “refill “ individual bag and not a whole new kit

@@itsmypearl I’ve tried enail couture extreme square(long Length) & the largest size is 19mm & comes in 9 size. There’s a dupe on Ali for this one. For almond I like the “mini sculpted almond” it’s actually medium length & not sculpted. The largest size is 18mm, it’s from enail as well & there’s also ambassadors discount codes. For Coffin I like the makartt long Length, the largest size is a 18mm. I get all the makartt full tips off aliexpress. Let me know if u need different sizes or shapes.

They are great nails I just wish the pinkies fit

Of course I cut them all the time. I use a tip cutter though

It depends on each company but it’s usually around 240. I thought I mentioned in the video but maybe I forgot.

My pinky is too small 😟

I haven’t. Is that something you’d want to see?!?

@@LuxeNailsbyJen yes!!! I love how concise this review was i would love to see the same for the painted desert nails!

@@pumpkincait do you have to get them from their website or do they have them on Amazon?

@@pumpkincait I just checked their website and they are all sold out

@@LuxeNailsbyJen theyre back in stock now!!

As I appreciate your explanation I respectfully disagree. I use the “plastic” nails all the time and I never have some of the issues you mentioned. I apply them using a builder gel and they last for weeks. The gel polish never chips and I am able to use polygel and gel on top. I would highly suggest watching Young Nails video where they talked about soft gel vs plastic full cover tips. It was very enlightening. Soft gel is very much a marketing term and a way to charge a much higher price for nail tips.

@@LuxeNailsbyJen I agree. I currently use ONLY clear ABS plastic nails for press-ons. I prep them and cure them on with a soak off base coat. For myself, I add a thin layer of hard gel to add extra strength. For customers, I do 2-3 layers of base to add strength. I've had customers wear their sets for several weeks with no polish issues, no nail breakage, and no lost bling. I try to stay budget-friendly so buying jelly tips just for the name makes poor business sense

@@stacystrine3040 I’m not sure how this rumor started but nail techs have been soaking off plastic tips for years.

I have to back up her claims on the bad smell and the brittle feel if some tips I've bought off aliexpress vs enail. I could only use the aliexpress tips once because the smell when I was filing them to shape was so bad I got a headache. I haven't tried any other "gel" tips but enail didn't have that smell of brittle feel. They flexed a bit more and felt like better quality despite being a bit thinner. I know it's all "plastic" but I'm sure not all plastics are made equally after experiencing these tips.

@@LuxeNailsbyJen I've always done this. That's why I was so confused about the significance of "soak off" tips

I’ve been really liking Gellen nails lately

@@LuxeNailsbyJen thx

@@LuxeNailsbyJen do you have a link for the gellen nail tips?

@@BeautyNGlamour amzn.to/3EByUHH

Thank you hun. It gets very confusing I’m just going by what young nails stated in one of their videos. They said they took a competitor’s nails to their lab and had them tested to see if they were gel and it turned they were just plastic tips.

Totally personal preference and I did go back and adjust for packaging. Personally Gellen is my favorite. If I had that kit during this video they totally would have won. Sadly I’m allergic to their builder gel 😞

@@LuxeNailsbyJen Quick question Jen 👋🏾. How exactly do you know that you’re allergic to their gel? I know it seems like a pretty dumb question, but I never went to cosmetology school and am now experimenting with all these new brands. What are some tell-tale signs that I should look for? Thanks! Love your content 💕

@@kristen9389 my cuticles would turn bright red and hurt really bad as soon as I put the tips on and it lasted for a while. At first I thought maybe I was just too rough with my cuticle prep but it kept happening. I mentioned it in one of my videos and a few people said it sounded like an allergic reaction. I stopped using their builder gel and I’ve never experienced that feeling again. I’m not licensed either, just a nail lover. I don’t want to take any chances though bc they said that once you get contact dermatitis then everything will irritate you and basically I wouldn’t be able do my nails anymore 😱.

I think I said something like if you have bigger fingers than me you might have a problem

it not made with gel at all it just the name

Yea I did a little more research on it. Such a crazy marketing scam is what it is.

I just watched young nails video on this. They are all plastic. All of these nails dissolve in acetone.

i think they say 'gel' just to up their price. it's a marketing sceam they use to make more 🙄🙄🙄

Yea it’s really sad

@@LuxeNailsbyJen Good to know. Thank you.

Thanks. It’s interesting to hear others preferences. We are all different and we all like different things 👍

Honestly I just think people don’t know what they are talking about when they bend his nails at the nail bed. They are supposed to do because they should be thinner back there to give a more natural look. I haven’t had an issue with his product yet: however, I can totally understand why people would choose not to support him.

@@LuxeNailsbyJen really, same.

I tried so many things to get that gel to work and my nails would pop off the same day

PS In my Apres Gel X box I got the 00 filled, but at least in my box, there are just the 0's in there, absolutely no difference...

100% agree. They may be more sturdy. I’ve heard they leave it empty so you can order more sizes. Which is pretty cool bc most of only use a couple sizes in each box of nails.

I went back and made adjustments for certain things. I’m pretty sure I mentioned that on camera. Honestly, it’s really hard to judge because it’s all based on my preference. I did a second video too if you wanna check it out 😊

@@LuxeNailsbyJen definitely will check it out! Thanks for clearing it up for me 😊

YES!!!

I’ve never had one break on me before. I do usually put a thin layer of builder get on my tips if I’m just using gel polish though. I don’t find any of them strong enough without that.

Good luck 👍

How do you know if a tip is ABS plastic or just plastic? This topic is so confusing to me and I just want to make sure I’m delivering the right information to my subscribers.

@@LuxeNailsbyJen the majority of nail tips labeled as plastic are actually ABS plastic, which is just a more durable form of plastic that's lightweight but can withstand a bit of impact... Plus is super cheap to manufacture.

ABS nails can definitely be soaked off. The majority of nail tips on the market are ABS plastic which is why soaking off is the safest and healthiest way to remove press-ons and extensions. As a rule of thumb acetone, or acetone based solvents, will dissolve, melt, or smudge almost all plastics. Gel tips are supposedly made with soft gel which doesn't cure to a tighter molecular bond and makes them more porous than hard gels and allows to them to absorb acetone.

@@stacystrine3040 thank you 🙌 I soak off all my tips with no problem. Also the half tips that are used for most acrylic extensions are plastic and they soak off. I don’t know who started this rumor but it’s ridiculous lol

@@LuxeNailsbyJen nail products are the awkward kid in the school cafeteria... Everyone knows something about them, but half of the "facts" aren't even real lol

According to young nails they are both plastic. Soft gel is just a marketing term. They tested a very popular brand with their lab and turn out it’s plastic. I’ve done the white line test several times and I’ve had “gel nails” fail before so I’ve got to respectfully disagree.

So a lot of these companies show in their advertising that their nails do not get white lines . That’s why I do it

Lol I just think there are so many options out there now there is no need to spend that much money on a kit when you can buy some for like $20.

That may be the case. I do this because these companies show that their tips are strong by demonstrating that no creases are left behind. Typically this is shown in a photo of the product description.

Lol cool

@@LuxeNailsbyJen Just joking I'm just poor.

@@reneemondragon7203 lol no worries!

@@reneemondragon7203 I just hate for this stuff to go to waste. I’d rather give it away than throw it away

@@LuxeNailsbyJen I know the feeling. When I was buying groceries at a good discount due to covid I started passing around food to the neighborhood for free.

Eww. I only have the coffin shape in the big bag. They are pretty good

Do tell, why not? I’m very curious bc I never thought they were worth the money.

I know… I get so tired of explaining it

@@Lori-Rez-2024 well I hope this helps!!!

@@LuxeNailsbyJen it does, thank you 🙌

They really are great! I find that happens with most of my tips. If I want to stay clear I try my best not to touch that area. I won’t buff it i will just use a layer of young nails primer