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just found and went through your entire blog. Your nail art is insanely beautiful. You mentioned that you will keep your nails for up to seven days. Whenever I attempt intricate designs, all the layers seem to make the paint chip easily and I'm lucky if they last two days. And this is with a top coat too ! Do you have any tips for making your nail art last longer ? PS whoever thinks you have man hands is insane, they are absolutely elegant.

Thank you so much! That’s a good question— while I wouldn’t say seven days is typical wear time for me, it has definitely happened, and I usually get more than two days, even with intricate designs. Some things I do that help: before I paint my nails, I swab them with acetone or rubbing alcohol, to remove any oils or residue that could prevent the polish from adhering. I always use base coat, which I’ve heard is helpful in getting polish to stick to the nail surface. You might try experimenting with different base coats if yours isn’t doing much for you. Rubberized base coats like Orly Bonder and CND Sticky are supposed to be particularly good at extending wear time, although I haven’t used them enough to really testify to that.

Thicker polish, like you mentioned, tends to chip quicker, so I try to keep my layers as thin as possible to achieve opacity. Also, I tend to avoid older polishes that have gotten thicker and gloopier when I’m going to be doing a lot of layers. And I always wrap my tips.

I’m very careful about protecting my nails once they’re painted. Water seems to be particularly bad for manicure longevity, so I use gloves for dish washing and cleaning. One of the most ridiculous and dorky things I have been known to do is wear latex exam gloves while showering. I noticed that I was getting a lot of tip wear and chipping in the shower, particularly when washing my hair, and I swear it’s helped both my nails and my cuticle health. Just make sure to put a hair tie or rubber band around your wrist to keep the water from running down your arms into the gloves. Hope that helps.

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arb0real replied to your post: i want to make temperary tattoos and ceramics

man the stuff you make is gonna be so great omg im excited 4 u to go to art school so i can buy things from u eventually aw yeh

///// thanks for having faith in me omg i hope i make some coolio things heh

#arb0real #i dont have any reaction pics on this mac #we should collab one day and do like a cool printscreen thing #BTW WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU AROUND FOR A WHILE????