How to Polish Your Nails

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By Lynn W
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Polish Your Nails

When I was a young girl about 10 years old, I remember the first time I really tried to polish my own nails. I was in a beginning modeling class and I had never really polished my nails before. It was awful! The nail polish was so gloopy and messy. It was not one of my more pleasant experiences. Since then, I have learned tips to make polish my nails a lot easier

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Base Coat
Nail Color
Top Coat

Step 1

Gather your base coat, nail color and your top coat. Make sure all of them are thin and run smoothly. Take the cap off and see if each of them drip easily back into the bottle. Nail polish that is too thick will not go on your nail well.
Step 2

Apply your base coat first. Brush the brush lightly along the inside of the bottle opening to get the excess off the brush. Then smoothly brush a line from the base of your nail to the tip down the middle of your nail. Then fill in on each side of your nail from base to tip using long strokes and redipping the brush (and getting the excess off) as needed.
Step 3

Do the same with your nail color next and then last do the same with your top coat. Make sure you let each layer dry thoroughly before you add a new layer.

Tips & Warnings

Make sure your polish is not too thick before using it.
Always let you layers dry before moving on to the next layer.
If your color is not dark enough, then you can add a second layer of color.
Paint you nail in a well ventilated room and where you will not harm anything if you spill the nail polish.

Comments

Susanh said

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on 2/2/2009 Good tips Lynn. Now I just have to grow some fingernails!

LisaBud said

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on 1/11/2009 Great lesson in polishing nails! My problem is my left hand isn't as steady as my right and my right hand nails always end up looking messy! LOL! Maybe I just need practice. :)