Scraped your newly polished nails? Made a bad dent on one of them? Went to sleep and woke up with imprints of your bedsheet all over your nails? These are common complaints from customers. And usually, these are what deter them from paying for a manicure/pedicure in the first place -- why bother to spend so much to only damage it half an hour later? (right?)
Here's some tips on "preserving" that polished look:
- Unless you are able to sleep without tossing/turning around, do NOT paint 2h before bed time. (2h is the time needed for polish to dry from base to top coat)
- Apply a dab of cuticle oil (or any type of body oil -- olive oil, baby oil, etc) to the cuticle after applying the top coat (wait for 2-3 mins for top coat to dry a bit). Massage the oil gently over entire nail -- the oil will help to prevent most scrapes
- Apply thin coats of polish. The thicker the coats, the more easier it is to dent it -- even after a few DAYS...
- Dry the polish under cool air/ soak nails in ice water. Warm air will cause bubbles to surface from polish (so never ever use a hair dryer)
- Let each layer of polish dry for 1-2 mins after application
Have fun applying the nail polishes!
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