Let your first layer of nail polish dry completely, before you apply the second coat in the exact manner as the first! Let it dry again. If you are putting a dark color, you can follow up with a third coat, but if it is a light colored nail paint, the second layer can be your final coat.
While nail art is on the rage and professionals and bloggers are busy uploading DIYs for us commoners to make our nails look like never before, some of us still do not know how to apply the simple nail polish in order!
You agree with us right?
Let us help you to learn how to dab that nail polish like a professional coupled with a few tips, so that you never complain again while and after painting your nails!
1. To get started.
a. Keep all the necessary equipment handy, so that you don’t have to run here and there looking for them in between the application process. We mean your cotton balls, cotton ear buds, nail clippers, nail polish remover, base coat, cuticle stick and obviously your nail polish.
b. Remove any excess nail polish using a cotton ball dabbed with some nail polish remover. Take the help of an ear bud if necessary.
c. Clip your nails and using a nail filer shape your nails in the one you wish to flaunt. It can be oval, rectangular, square, circular shape or anything apart from these (if there is any)!
d. Soak your hands in some warm water for some time and let them dry. Using a cuticle stick, push back your cuticles (the dead skin at the base of your nail) to the edge of the nails.
e. Choose the nail colour that suits your mood, dress, or occasion, and do not choose a nail paint that is too old, as it tends to get thick and gloppy when you apply it!
f. Warm the nail polish for about 25-30 seconds by rubbing them in between your palms.
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