New to DIY nails - help?

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Hi all,

I am hoping to learn the proper steps/best practice to apply/remove builder and hard gels for nails. My spouse gets their nails done at a salon, and I'd like to start doing them at home to both save on money and time. I saw a lot of posts and videos but there's literally so many, I get a little overwhelmed. What I know so far, I think (on bare nails):

1. Cuticle pushing.
2. Sanding/efile.
3. Dehydrator stuff? / Wipe
4. Rubber base coat.
5. Apply plastic fake nail?
6. Cure for a few seconds with a UV light.
7. Cut/file to size and shape and wipe off.
8. Apply gel from cuticle to tip.
9. Cure for 1 min.
10. - This is where I get lost fort like, colors and stuff -
11. Add optional jewels and things and then cure again?

I don't know if this will go beyond doing nails at home, but I'd like to be fairly good at it. Any advice or pointing to another thread is appreciated. Thanks!