How to paint my nails like a pro?

?? how do i paint my nails and have them look really good with out going to a beauty shop and giting it?


[my nails are kinda short]How to paint my nails like a pro?
(I apologize because this post really is sooo long!)





First, use a nail file to smooth the free edge, shaping/shortening to the desired appearance/length.


Then, use the cuticle remover. Follow the manufacturers instructions for proper use.


Then, preferably using a good metal cuticle pusher (or orange stick), gently push back all of your cuticles. Use the pusher to remove any debris from this process, often wiping it clean. Your goal is to remove all of the dead skin, nail dust from the filing, and debris from your nails (the cuticle), leaving them smooth to the touch.


When this step has been completed, wet a nail wipe with the polish remover and clean each nail with it. Use a little bit of pressure on them, and make sure that they are each 'squeaky clean' before going on to the next one. If one gets too dirty, just discard it and use another, fresh one. After you have done all 10 nails, avoid touching them with your fingers, as this will put oils back on them which you just removed. You want them to be free of all oil and debris. Get into the nail folds and remove all the debris that you can. Make sure that they are totally clean, and oil-free.


Then, apply one or two coats of basecoat. Two thin coats are preferable to one thick coat. Let dry for a few minutes before proceeding. Basecoat smooths the nail surface, preparing it for the polish, while giving the polish something to adhere to. This will make it less prone to chipping off, since it will have a base to 'grip' onto. It will also help prevent your nails from staining from the polish, especially darker shades.


Time for the polish. Avoid shaking the bottle, as this puts lots of air bubbles in it which will show up on your nails - a true sign of amateur work! Instead, roll the bottle between your palms for 15-30 seconds or so.


Remove the brush, and as you are taking the brush out of the bottle, lightly wipe the side of the brush which is furthest from your nails on the side of the bottle to remove the excess. Done correctly, this will leave the polish right where you want it on the brush - on the front side, not all around it. Avoid using thick coats. Two to three thin coats are best. Apply using the three-stroke method. First, apply a strip down the center of your nail, then one to each side of that first strip, overlapping it a little bit as you go. Start the first strip with a loaded brush, and place the brush onto the nail in front of the cuticle area (the nail fold) just slightly. Don't start all the way back. Instead, start a little in front of the folds, and lay the brush onto the nail gently, while carefully pushing the polish back towards the cuticle area. Leave a slight margin polish-free. Then, without lifting your brush, pull the brush forward and make the center strip without pressing too hard - you don't want to 'fan' your brush out too much. Just a slight pressure will do - just 'glide' the brush over your nail. Otherwise, it tends to literally pull the polish off of your nail, and leave streaks too. With me so far? OK. Then, just do the same on either side of the first strip. Make sure you use three strokes, gently 'push' the polish upward into position with each stroke, then 'pull' it toward the free edge with smooth, even pressure all the way down the nail onto, and over the free edge. Don't overwork the polish. In short, don't keep going back over it again and again. Just three, smooth strokes - Center, side, then the other side. Don't worry if the polish seems to be uneven - it will even out with the next coat. Your goal with the first coat is to be able to still see your nail somewhat. If you cannot, then you applied it too thickly. Thin coats are key, but yet not TOO thin, either. And be sure to leave a tiny margin of nail which is polish-free around the cuticle area. This area should be nicely rounded, and free of jagged edges. You wany it to be nice and even looking. Avoid touching the skin. If you do, then you're working too close to it. You can easily clean that up, but its easiest to just avoid that in the first place.


Wait about 2-3 minutes, then repeat for coat #2.


Now, the nail should have a smooth look to it, and be free of imperfections. You should not be able to see your natural nail at this point. Instead, it should be covered with polish completely. But, some colors of polish require a little more work to make this happen. If so, just wait a few minutes after the second coat, then apply a nice thin layer of polish in the same way you did for the first two coats. Polishing complete!


Now, again wait - for about 3-5 minutes, and apply a medium-thick layer of Fast Dry Topcoat. This will not only protect your polish, but it will also help to speed up the drying process of the layers of polish underneath it, and it will leave your nails nice and shiny.


Your nails will be dry 'to the touch' in as little as a minute or two - depending on the brand of Fast Dry Topcoat you used. But remember, it still has not hardened. That will take from 30-60 minutes. Don't do anything else to speed up the drying process. Don't blow on them, or use any of these sprays which supposedly will help dry them, they will just dull the high gloss you worked so hard to put on them in the first place. Just let nature take over, and air dry them. It just takes a bit of patience, and of course, time! Be careful with them in the meantime, or they can easily smudge.


After they are totally dry, apply cuticle oil to each nail. Apply to the cuticle area, and massage into the cuticles, and onto each nail too. This will help keep the cuticle area, and your nails moisturized, and healthy too. Use this 2-3 times a day.How to paint my nails like a pro?
Start off with clean dry nails.


Have a steady hand while applying nail polish. It's ok if you slip up. I usually have a q tip nearby that I dip in nail polish remover to correct mistakes.


Do about two coats. When you do more than that, the polish tends to peel or look bubbly/clumpy. Finish off with a clear top coat.


Make sure you dry well before your resume your normal activities, or they will smudge!


Good luck
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