Wearing polish on your natural nails chip free can virtually be impossible. However, if you follow a few simple steps, you can get at least 7 days (1 week) of long-lasting wear with no chips.
Steps:
- Make sure to use a good brand of polish that doesn’t have a reputation for chipping easily. For example, Avon’s brand of polish has a bad reputation of chipping within 2 days. You can easily find out this information by reading customer reviews.
- Use a base coat. Not only can a base coat protect your nails from stains, but they can also help the polish stick to your nail longer. CND Sticky base coat, CND Toughen Up base coat, OPI Nail Envy, OPI Start to Finish, OPI Chip Skip, and Orly Bonder are all great brands to use.
- Apply two thin coats of polish on top of base coat. If polish still seems sheer or opaque after 2 coats, add a third thin one.
- Use a great top coat such as Seche Vite Quick Dry top coat, OPI Start to Finish, CND Super Shiney top coat.
- When applying the top coat start by using the nail brush horizontally across the top of the nail tip. Then evenly polish over the nail. By polishing the tip first, you’re able to make sure there’s an even application with no smudges.
All products mentioned can be found at Target, Sally's Beauty Supply, or online. For locations in the Hunstville area, please visit the store websites.
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It’s always hard to get the perfect salon look at home, however, with a few products and by taking a few simple steps, you can get great results at home.
Things you will need:
A cheap shampoo from Big Lots, a hotel, etc.
A really good shampoo and good conditioner that will help improve the healthiness of your hair (i.e. adding moisture, restructuring, color treated hair, chemical treated hair, etc.)
If scalp has dandruff:
- clean scalp by scratching up dandruff
- lightly rub dandruff shampoo on scalp
- gently massage scalp
- Wash hair with cheap shampoo in order to remove any additional dirt and oil
- Wash hair thoroughly with dandruff shampoo
- Wash hair thoroughly with good shampoo
- Apply conditioner on damp hair and let it stay on for at least 2-5 minutes
- Rinse hair throughly with slightly cooler water to add shine
- Wrap hair without using products, smooth, and tie down
- Let hair dry completely
- Spray hair with Kerra Care Oil Sheen
- Apply Redken Smooth Down heat glide
- Flat Iron and curl hair to liking
Using Redken Smooth Down will allow the roots to lay flatter. Also, not using any products while wrapping hair with allow some of the frizz to be knocked out.
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Yellow nails can occur for a number reasons depending on diet, wearing dark polish, etc. Preventing yellow nails can be an easy process. In order to do so, simply wear a clear base coat (i.e. nail strengthener or just a base coat) under polish, especially dark colored polish.
Dark polishes can stain nails when no base coat is used. If you’re into matte polishes, its also important to find a matte polish base coat because they are especially difficult to remove without having some sort of nail staining. Wearing a base coat that is specially formulated for matte polish is important in order for you to get the most wear out of the polish. According to OPI’s matte collection: base coats, top coats, and hand lotion can affect the durability and wearability of your polish.
If you already have yellow nails, there are 3 simple fixes that you can try at home.
(1.) Soak nails in lemon juice If giving yourself a manicure, simply add some lemon juice into the bowl of warm water, ...
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Remove all polish from nails (if there’s no gel top coat).
Using a 100/180 grit file, gently file the top of the nail and new nail growth area in order to blend.
Use a yellow buffing block to continuously file the nail and remove any lifted product where the natural nail shows.
Wash hands and dry, then follow by wiping nails with alcohol on a lint free pad.
Apply a thin amount of gel to four nails (save thumbs for last).
Make sure to avoid touching cuticles and skin because this will cause lifting.
Place nails under UV light for 2 ½-3 minutes.
Apply a second layer of gel (it can be slightly thicker than first coat if you prefer).
Make sure the coat is applied evenly and just over the edge of the nail.
Place nails under UV light for 3 ½ minutes.
Use a finishing wipe (if it came with kit) or an lint-free wipe with alcohol to remove tacky top coat.
Using a polar white buffing block, gently buff the to ...
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