Killercat
02-12-2008, 9:59 PM
Hey girls - you want salon finish nails but don't want to pay £15 for the privilege. You can have beautiful nails at home just follow these tips;
File your nails to a neat shape making sure there is no overhang or untidy skin at the skin.
Make sure they are off equal length, and dont worry if they are short - that can look good too
File dead skin off around the side of the nails (if applicable)
Apply a thin layer of moisture around the nail and cuticle area
Apply a base coat to all nails (Beauty Secret range from Sally is good)
When you apply use a decent quality nail varnish as this makes all the difference it wont be as lumpy as cheaper (teenage type) brands
Make sure the application brush doesn't have too much paint on it, use the inside of the bottle to remove excess
Once your finished the last hand with base coat, apply the first coat of colour you've chosen.
Take care to apply carefully working from the middle of the nail out to the sides. Don't worry about the polish being up to the end - stay away from the edge if you make more mess this way.
Also don't worry if you have over painted at the sides - DO NOT try and remove whilst your painting -- just continue to paint the nail and move on to the next one.
Again once you've finished both hands, apply the 2nd coat of colour
Once finished the colour, apply a top coat straight away.
Don't wait on the nails being dry before you apply the additional layers.
Once you've finished the top coat sit back and leave to dry.
DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING AND LEAVE TO DRY FOR 30 MINS!
Check your nails are dry by lightly touching them with the tip of your thumb.
Once nails are dry gently use a set of tweasers to remove any over painted areas. Take care not to jag yourself with them.
Because you've put the moisturiser on this will help to lift any paint around the skin.
Once perfected it will take approx 15 mins to paint nails and 30 mins to dry properly for salon looking nails that should last approx 5-7 days before they start to chipI hope some of you have found this useful!
Have a great festive season....
KC*
File your nails to a neat shape making sure there is no overhang or untidy skin at the skin.
Make sure they are off equal length, and dont worry if they are short - that can look good too
File dead skin off around the side of the nails (if applicable)
Apply a thin layer of moisture around the nail and cuticle area
Apply a base coat to all nails (Beauty Secret range from Sally is good)
When you apply use a decent quality nail varnish as this makes all the difference it wont be as lumpy as cheaper (teenage type) brands
Make sure the application brush doesn't have too much paint on it, use the inside of the bottle to remove excess
Once your finished the last hand with base coat, apply the first coat of colour you've chosen.
Take care to apply carefully working from the middle of the nail out to the sides. Don't worry about the polish being up to the end - stay away from the edge if you make more mess this way.
Also don't worry if you have over painted at the sides - DO NOT try and remove whilst your painting -- just continue to paint the nail and move on to the next one.
Again once you've finished both hands, apply the 2nd coat of colour
Once finished the colour, apply a top coat straight away.
Don't wait on the nails being dry before you apply the additional layers.
Once you've finished the top coat sit back and leave to dry.
DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING AND LEAVE TO DRY FOR 30 MINS!
Check your nails are dry by lightly touching them with the tip of your thumb.
Once nails are dry gently use a set of tweasers to remove any over painted areas. Take care not to jag yourself with them.
Because you've put the moisturiser on this will help to lift any paint around the skin.
Once perfected it will take approx 15 mins to paint nails and 30 mins to dry properly for salon looking nails that should last approx 5-7 days before they start to chipI hope some of you have found this useful!
Have a great festive season....
KC*