Tips On Nail Painting
April 24th, 2007
- Painting nails can protect them from being damaged, to a certain extent. You see, colored nail polish blocks light from the nails and to some people, this would prompt fungal growth on their nails.
- Paint nails in a well-ventilated room, e.g. near an open window or with a blowing fan. Avoid an enclosed air-conditioned room.
- Roll the bottle between your palms before opening. Shaking the bottle tends to create air bubbles which the brush picks up.
- Apply a layer of base coat (clear nail polish will also do) before painting over with a colored polish.
- Give every nail 3 strokes of polish, starting either from the center-left-right or from right-center-left, it’s really about preference.
- 2 layers of nail polish is enough on each nail. Too many layers could just turn messy.
- Allow the polish to dry in between coats - it prevents the trapping of air bubbles and allows each coat to stay smooth.
- Add a top coat (clear nail polish) to protect the polish and keep nail under wraps away from the sun.
- Avoid painting redos with the help of a foam nail separator.
- Too many layers of polish robs the nail’s breathing space so just keep it at 2.
- When that bottle of nail polish thickens, just add a few drops of thinner.
- Dark colored polish show more painting errors than pale colored ones.
- Use acetone-free nail varnish remover. Acetone (alcohol) dries nails and can make them brittle over time.
- Lemon concentrate is also able to remove polish from your nails.
- A bottle of nail polish should be kept in a cool and dry place, out of the sun.
- Storing nail polish in a refrigerator can keep it’s consistency just right.
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