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pulliptears

Just for info, because I'm a nail addict....

If you use a Shatter polish straight on to the nail (i.e. not over the top of another colour) it wont shatter. You can then top coat it and get a nice, shiny solid colour

Angelina-M

pulliptears wrote: »

Just for info, because I'm a nail addict....

If you use a Shatter polish straight on to the nail (i.e. not over the top of another colour) it wont shatter. You can then top coat it and get a nice, shiny solid colour

Thanks for that. I had to try it but I will add that you have to be really careful not to overlap at all or the polish seems to get draggy and doesn't lay right. I don't have any top coat so will go out and get some tomorrow to give this a go.

I've done my toes and I have done each one a different colour... I need to grow up! :rotfl:

pulliptears

Angelina-M wrote: »

Thanks for that. I had to try it but I will add that you have to be really careful not to overlap at all or the polish seems to get draggy and doesn't lay right. I don't have any top coat so will go out and get some tomorrow to give this a go.

I've done my toes and I have done each one a different colour... I need to grow up! :rotfl:

Seems obvious when you know but this is the best way to apply polish:



Load up your brush well and follow the above. It does drag slightly with a shatter because of the consistency, but once topcoated it will be fine.

vicks276

Thanks Pulliptears, I was a bit gutted that these were shatters as I thought they were so pretty on their own as a normal polish. Will definitrly give this a try x

Angelina-M

pulliptears wrote: »

Seems obvious when you know but this is the best way to apply polish:



Load up your brush well and follow the above. It does drag slightly with a shatter because of the consistency, but once topcoated it will be fine.

I needed that thanks, i'm a bit of a tomboy and not used to wearing nail polish. My daughter saw I had painted every nail a different colour and just tutted at me.... I don't care! :rotfl:

VfM4meplse

pulliptears wrote: »

Seems obvious when you know but this is the best way to apply polish:



Load up your brush well and follow the above. It does drag slightly with a shatter because of the consistency, but once topcoated it will be fine.

Sorry to be a bit thick but what do the first two pics signify?

silverorange

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Sorry to be a bit thick but what do the first two pics signify?

I think the first one is just a before pic, the second is base coat.

VfM4meplse

silverorange wrote: »

I think the first one is just a before pic, the second is base coat.

If I were to use base coat, surely it would be applied in exactly the same way?

I'll start at image #3 then

pulliptears

VfM4meplse wrote: »

If I were to use base coat, surely it would be applied in exactly the same way?

I'll start at image #3 then

It is base coat, don't do this step with a crackle!

anamenottaken

pulliptears wrote: »

It is base coat, don't do this step with a crackle!

I've become fascinated with the exchanges about nail polish application and referred to this in a new thread in the Beauty section - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/62950794#Comment_62950794 .

I did that as it seems to have wider interest than just the Poundland thread.