Nail Strip Guides

Here is every Velvora how-to guide in one place: how to apply and remove gel and polish nail strips, find the right size, use a UV/LED lamp, look after your nails and fix common problems. New to nail strips? Start with getting started.

Apply

• Getting started with nail strips: gel or polish, your kit and five-minute prep.
• How to apply gel nail strips: step by step, with a 60 second cure.
• How to apply polish nail strips: no lamp and no drying time.
• How to use an LED nail lamp: positioning, timing and why thumbs go in separately.
• How to apply pedicure gel nail strips: gel strips for your toes.
• Pro tips for gel and polish nail strips: small habits that help strips last.

Remove

• How to remove gel nail strips: cuticle oil and a wooden stick, no acetone.
• How to remove polish nail strips: ordinary nail polish remover.

Fit and sizing

• Nail sizing guide: how to choose the right strip for every nail.
• Between sizes? What to do when no strip fits exactly.
• Gel nail strips on short nails: getting a neat fit.

Care

• Aftercare and cuticle oil: daily care for gel and polish strips.
• How to use a cuticle oil pen: the right way to apply it.

Troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting nail strips: lifting, chips, wrinkles and strips that won't stick.
• What is wrong with my nails? Find the symptom, get the fix.
• Gel nail strips lifting: how to deal with lifted edges.
• Air bubbles in nail strips: how to fix them.
• Why gel nail strips wrinkle: causes and quick fixes.

Compare

• Two ways to mani and pedi: gel strips and polish strips side by side.
• Are gel nail strips better than gel polish?
• Gel nail strips vs Shellac
• Gel nail strips vs BIAB
• Nail polish strips vs press-ons

Stuck on a term? The nail glossary explains them all in plain English.

Handy tools

• Find your shade: a quick quiz to pick your colour.
• Nail cost calculator: see what you save against the salon.
• Your questions answered: straight answers on gel nail strips.