There is a white base coat then glitter polish but they look crap. I tried to be precise and kept cleaning them up but then they get ruined. Does anyone have any advice? I would go to a nail salon but my nails are healthy and growing long so I want to grow them out and make them look pretty. They look awful and messy but I cleaned them up like 4 times.
by Equal_Battle_1516
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I’ve always struggled with this too.
– Rest one hand on a solid surface and paint those nails then switch hands.
– Use good lighting
– Make sure you push back your cuticles
– Don’t paint all the way up to the cuticle, leave a little gap.
– Lots of practice!
Ok, there are a few things that could help here. First of all, I’m not sure you’re using a base and top coat, but if not you should invest in those. A quick dry topcoat would be helpful to prevent any damage after you paint them since it sets quickly, I like Essie speed setter, but there are many options to pick from.
Secondly, buy a clean up brush, this is a brush with flattened bristles that you can use to dip into acetone/nail polish remover to clean up the cuticle area where you seem to have a lot of polish that has run off the nail plate.
Thirdly, paint close to the cuticle but not up to the cuticle. If you paint on the cuticle you just end up with polish that lifts because it can’t adhere to skin/cuticle tissue.
Finally, look up some YouTube or TikTok videos on how to prep your nails before applying polish, simple things like a little bit of buffing (not too much to thin your nails!) and cleaning up your cuticle area can help with making application look cleaner and make manicure last longer. I hope this helps.
It’s not embarrassing! We don’t know how to do stuff until we learn how to do it. Have you tried watching a couple YouTube videos or anything like that? Some of your overspill I really wouldn’t even worry about, lots of that is going to clean up the next time you shower. However, it looks like you would benefit from longer strokes with the brush and more thin coats. Don’t apply your next coat until the first one is 100% dry!