Build Me Up Buttercup - Builder Gel Manicure
Build Me Up Buttercup - Builder Gel Manicure
Session Length : 90 - 120 Minutes
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FREE - Mini Dadi Oil and Trial-size Nourishing Hydrating Balm, worth £13, when you book any Build Me Buttercup Treatment. Until 31st May 2026. Limited stock available.
Builder Gel / BIAB / Builder-in-a-bottle is all the same thing, so if you recognise any of those nicknames - this is the treatment you want. Builder Gel is an extra layer of gel polish, slotted in between the base cost and the colour (or you can choose a lightly tinted Builder Gel on its own if you wish).
Builder Gel is for you if you have thin, weak, bendy nails; or brittle nails that break easily; or if you have found gel polish doesn't really last that well on your nails.
Builder Gel generally lasts 3-5 weeks, depending on your lifestyle and how much TLC you can give your nails. During your appointment please feel free to ask about the top tips to keep your Builder Gel Manicure looking lovely for longer.
Again I use the finest quality, professional brand Akzentz, from Canada. Their formulas are TPO-Free, HEMA-Free, 10-Free, Solvent-Free and Odour-Free. Their gel polish is 100% pure gel, meaning no solvents, and their aim is to offer the safest and cleanest formulas, to support the health of the natural nail.
During your luxury manicure, your nails will be filed and shaped, cuticles will be tidied and exfoliated. Then your chosen Builder Gel will be applied, along with coordinating Gel Products to suit your nail-type and lifestyle, to ensure the best adhesion and life of the polish. You will also be given your personal nail file to take home with you.
Upgrades:
IBX Strengthener
IBX Strengthening Treatment is a Professional-only treatment designed to strengthen the nails from within and acts like double-sided sticky tape to glue all the layers of cells back together. This treatment helps protect nails when having gel polish and my clients have reported having longer and stronger nails when this treatment is used in conjunction with their gel polish manicures.
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Scrub/Massage
Need a wee bit more pampering? Add a rejuvenating hand and arm scrub, followed by a deeply soothing hand and arm massage. You will be amazed with how much tension your hands and arms can hold, and you will leave here feeling light and breezy.
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Good thank you Cath
Thank you Cath. I love hearing feedback from my clients.
I love how my nails look, the builder gel far outlasts previous gels I have used. Angies lounge is always a relaxing and comfortable experience.
Wow thank you Helen, you won't know how much that review means to me! It has taken me a long time to get mastery over gel polish and builder gel (bit of a love-hate relationship for me!). I now absolutely love doing builder gel manicures and to receive a review like this is thr icing on the cake for me. Thank you 😊
Yes very good still going strong.
Thank you for your review Mary. I am delighted that your nails are still going strong. It's so lovely to see your nails growing longer without cracking and breaking
The build me up buttercup and builder gel was a lovely experience and my nails look good and healthy and friends have comantited on how good my nails look
That was helped by the IBX strengthener treatment I had before the.
I am so pleased to hear your nails are doing well and that your friends have commented about it too. Ilove helping to nails back ontrack and healthy again. You have got beautiful nails, so make the most of them Angela 😊 Thank you so much for your lovely review.
Great
Angie has been looking after my nails for a couple
Of years now.
They are in the best condition they have ever been.
I’m an artist and use my hands and nails all the time.
Having a polish on them protects them and they look great x
Thank you for your amazing review Joanne. It has been quiet some journey to get your nails in tip top condition; to get the right combo of products to match your nail type and lifestyle. But we have done it - beautiful, healthy nails that stay the course, while you concentrate on your incredible art and sculptures 😊