Nail Polish

[columbine]

I love white polish. I think it's great when worn with black polish to create cool b & w designs on nails.

 

[Erin]

A quick nail polish question... I figured somebody in here could help me out...

WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?

I put on my base coat... let that dry for a while... then apply three coats on top, thin coats, and wait quite a while between each application. Then I try to do the top coat. It's always so tacky, and the color never looks deep/complete... but I'm afraid if I put the color on any thicker, it will be even more tacky. I only have this problem on my finger nails, not my toe nails... Help!

 

[Voltaire 6]

three coats? depends on the colour but two should suffice. i think that when you paint ontop of a dry layer, it'll wet the layer below ... anyway, my advice is simple, it definitely sounds like your top coat is bad.
Make sure you always clean your nails with nail polish remover to remove all residual grease from the nail bed and nail surface, then be liberal with your base coat, wait till dry, shouldn't be too lond base coat dries super quick. then apply thin coats, one thin coat, wait to dry and then the second thin coat should make the nail the full colour. then wait. some say that you should use top coat when the nails are wet, i don't think so, i get the best results when i have waited till my nails are dry to the touch but not entirely dry and then i use the top coat. the top coat shouldn't be gloopy if it is, bin it, it'll ruin your manicure, or you can thin it but i don't know how to do that, and i think i saw on her the instruction of not being heavy with it, be light with your top coat and then basically make sure you have nothing to do for the next half hour or so lol.

 

[KatherineCouture]

I just got this wonderful light grey Colorist Nail Mania 355

Finally i have pretty grey nail polish It was so difficult to find really good shade for me.


photo by me

 

[Gincat]

^That is gorgeous

 

[Diorette]

^ Yes, it is.
Very nice color.

 

[Miwi]

I love it! It suits your skin tone very well!

 

[cath85]

chanel mistral, at first I didn't like it that much on my fingers but now I'm starting to like it
my pic

 

[Voltaire 6]

i just bought Butter London - Marrow ... i can't wait till it arrives, it looks so cool, like a deeper Parlez Vous

 

[raerae]

I just got Chanel Le Vernis Particulière from my gran! I love it!

 

[jomarlushka]

^i have the mistral as well and i quite like it every now and then

i went a bit overboard on stocking up my OPI's:

- Gargantuan Green Grape
- Barefoot in Barcelona
- Melon of Troy
- Mod about you
- Mad as a Hatter
- Skinny Dip'n in Lake Michig'n
- Lucky Lucky Lavender

 

[Voltaire 6]

Butter London Marrow is georgeous, going to be great for autumn

 

[indepwe]

I am wearing Bourjois Cerise Noir. I quite like it actually, a bit different.


mypic

 

[lifeistiffanyblu]

^thats a gorgeous shade...

 

[Lamia]

stannerslove,are those Bourjois nail polish good quality?How much days are they staying on without chipping?

 

[indepwe]

Well I painted my days two days ago and put about 2-3 coats on. They haven't chipped at all but you can notice some scratching on some of it the hasn't reached the actual nail yet so it's rather good. It's easy to as well.

 

[Lamia]

^Thank you very much

 

[jomarlushka]

Butter London Marrow is georgeous, going to be great for autumn

that's a beautiful colour!!!!

 

[papa_levante]

Does anyone know of a good red polish that won't stain my fingers and nails when I remove it?

 

[indepwe]

^ Paint a clear nail polish on first and then pain the red because then you have a barrier between the red and the nail.