Mia Secret Bio Builder Gel - 0.5 fl oz. (White)

This is my first time using any product from this brand and I have to say, I'm very pleased! I've been doing my own nails with gel for over a decade so I have my favorite brands for builder/ hard gels and color gels. This is absolutely going into my top 5 favorites! This cover nude is the nude I have been looking for!!! 😍 It's perfectly sheer: it covers up slight imperfections on the nail bed and still allows my natural nail free edge to show through just the tiniest bit. I love, love LOVE this nude because it's not pink at all. I have so many pink and beige nudes already. This matches my nail bed perfectly and goes beautifully with my skin tone. My coworker said she thought I didn't have anything on my nails at first when when she saw my manicure. I would also say the balance of the coverage & sheerness of the formula gives the final application a natural look that is so classy and beautiful. It's the thickness I expect for a builder in a bottle and it self levels like a dream. The technique for applying it is different from hard gels that are thicker and don't really move but once you get it down, it's a cinch. I always file and shape my nails to really perfect them once I finish my overlay application, but I always get the basic structure as smooth as possible first. It applies well straight from the bottle or with a gel brush. The fact that it self-levels makes it easy to create the proper structure to strengthen my nails, create a lasting overlay and do a faster manicure overall. I'm still getting used to this softer type of builder gel but I've grown to appreciate it now that I've used it more. It's been easy to use and quick to shape and file. It has been holding up very well, granted I'm pretty strict about how I prep my nails and use a reliable base gel. I wash my hands many times daily so I need gel products that don't lift, crack or chip easily, and last 21+ days. I like to see my gel manicures last as long as possible because doing my own nails saves $ but, let's be honest: it is time-consuming! One other note is that this gel really heats up in a higher wattage UV/LED lamp when curing. I have a newer lamp and I've definitely had to pause and flash cure when working with this Biobuilder gel to allow the product to cool a bit. My natural nails are fairly hard so beware if you have thinner nails. If I find it uncomfortable, I can only imagine how it feels with thinner nails. I've tested these bottled builders with thinner coats, even with my pedicure and the heat still builds up when it initially starts to cure. I'll update this review if I notice a difference with my other lamps.

I really liked this gel - it kind of felt more like a builder gel as it was pretty thick. I started by just brushing a thin layer on the nail, cured it and then “built” a thicker layer over it and I did have to do some clean up around the edges but overall it was pretty easy! I used it to build kind of an overlay over my natural nails, but I think I could also use it over some tips and it seems like I could use it in place of acrylic- we will see! This does cure WITH a sticky layer. I also painted a coat of a very similar colored light pink gel polish over them, so this isn’t exactly the color that this product ended up being, but it’s very similar, and I feel like I could have just applied a top coat over this alone, and it would still be very pretty. Recommend!

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I have been doing my gel nails at home without a builder and they didn’t last. Started using this, and boom… GAME CHANGER!!! They look way better and professionally.

Seems to do what it is supposed to do but I am not overwhelmed.

Me agradó

Okay! In the photo, I have a set of extensions built with only this structure gel (in frosted pink). I used paper/sticker forms for this because I just wanted to evaluate the strength of the product on its own. You can tell a few things from the photo about opacity, but here is a succinct list of the details that you can’t see!Pros:-Adds strength to a gel manicure if 1-2 coats are used under gel polish-Is easy to manipulate when building out extensions-Is self-leveling without pooling/running everywhere before you’re ready to cure-Heat spikes are controllable and the product cures fully, even when applied in a thick manner to build structure-Color provides neutral/natural-looking coverage on its own after a few coats or after building apex/structure. Love the frosty vibe!-Responds well to being filed and isn’t too soft for some major shaping/structuring with a hand file (haven’t tried an e-file on it).Cons:-For some reason, this product lifts more easily than other structure gels I’ve had. I’ve tried it with and without acid-free primer and my prep products are solid for all of my other structure gels. Somehow this one lifts more quickly - manicure or extensions basically last a week before lifting. Unfortunate. But you may have better luck!-You have to use the right topcoat/products on top of it. Gelish tends to work well with most brands so I’ve seen this structure gel respond well to gelish products. However, once I used a different topcoat from the YoungNails brand and the resultant cracking was absolutely ridiculous. After a day, my nails looked like shattered glass. So weird! You might have to do some trial & error to see which products marry up well to it.Overall, I don’t use this product much anymore unless someone specifically asks for it or unless they have weak nails and just need some thin coats under their gel polish for strength. I expected more from it for sure but oh well! Maybe it’s user error on my part! I just hate the possibility of lifting and I will probably just stick to my products that reliably stay put for longer than 1 week😬.

Muy bueno

Me encantó!El color es perfecto y natural, ligeramente traslucido. Es resistente y con cero problemas de levantamiento. No se rompe fácilmente, es perfecto para extensiones con ayuda de una forma para uñas.Estoy armando mi kit de DIY en casa y esto sin duda será algo que compre de nuevo.Recomendado!!Funciona genial para cuando quieres un look natural pero dejando un color base homogéneo. Al final termina viéndose como un baby boomer porque se alcanza a ver ligeramente blanquecino en el borde libre de la uña.También funciona perfecto para atenuar la luz que se ve pasar a través del borde libre cuando pones color encima. En cambio con un builder transparente sería mucho mas notorio.

Si me gusta el color y es fácil de aplicar, pero no dura en la uña.Uso primer y extra bond de mia secret antes de usar el builder y aun así no me dura ni una semana y ya se están despegando las puntas, si limo la uña debajo, si llevo el producto hasta la orilla, no importa que cambios hiciera se despegaba hasta que me recomendaron probar con rubber y con ese no tengo esos problemas, lo que me hace pensar que si es el builder y no una mala aplicación de mi parte.