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CUSTOM NAIL POLISH Information & Tips
13 years ago
Hi guys!
This post is for my custom nail polish commissioners, past and future, to offer some advice on getting the best out of your polish!
Commissions are always available and cost approx $20 including worldwide shipping. Please contact me to discuss your ideas. :)
NAIL POLISH APPLICATION TIPS:
- Give the bottle a little shake or roll between your palms before use to disperse glitters.
- Always use a base coat and top coat for maximum wear. For top coat I recommend getting a bottle of Seche Vite, which dries your polish super fast and to a brilliant shine, as well as preventing chips. Seche Vite should be used over wet nail polish, so put it on as soon as you've done your nails, don't wait for them to dry out any. Put on a nice thick layer.
- Glitter nail polishes always require multiple coats. Allow coats a couple of minutes to dry a little in between.
- To conserve polish, you can layer the glitter polish over a coat of a plain base colour of your choice. A matching colour will always work well but using contrasting or complementing shades can create fun new looks!
- If you don't like the bumpy feel of glitter on your nails, use multiple layers of top coat, allowing each one to dry before applying the next. Repeat until it feels the way you like it! The product "Gelous" (available from Sally's Beauty in the USA) can be used as a super thick topcoat to smooth everything out - just apply a fast dry topcoat over the top of it.
- You could also apply a matte topcoat to change up your look.
- Removing glitter nail polish can be a pain! But there are tricks to make it easier. Be sure to use an acetone based nail polish remover or pure acetone, not one of the "gentle" removers (which will irritate your skin due to the prolonged exposure it gets, since removal with this type is MUCH slower).
- Advanced removal trick - get some felt, cotton pads or balls and some foil. Cut 10 pieces of the foil, enough to easily wrap your fingertips. Working on one hand at a time, soak small bits of your cotton/felt in acetone, place it on the nail and wrap it on using the foil - repeat for all 5 fingers so that you look like an original series Star Trek alien. Watch TV or YouTube or whatever for 5 minutes. Pressing down on the nail and maybe rubbing side to side a little, slide the foil and cotton off...and voila! All the polish should have come with it. Repeat for every finger and the other hand. Here's a YouTube video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0YNmdeNXGQ
- Advanced glitter trick 2 - get some PVA ("Elmers") glue - the type you used in preschool and one of your classmates undoubtedly ate. Instead of a basecoat, paint all your nails with a thin coat of this - thin it with a little water if required. Wait until the PVA glue has dried clear and apply your glitter polish as normal. Don't submerge your hands in water for a couple of hours. Now when it comes to removing your nail polish, forget the fuss - just peel it right off. Swipe your nails with some remover afterwards and you're all clear! http://www.prettypurplepolish.com/2.....y-glitter.html
Have any questions or anything you'd like to see me include here? Let me know! :) Enjoy your glitterz!
This post is for my custom nail polish commissioners, past and future, to offer some advice on getting the best out of your polish!
Commissions are always available and cost approx $20 including worldwide shipping. Please contact me to discuss your ideas. :)
NAIL POLISH APPLICATION TIPS:
- Give the bottle a little shake or roll between your palms before use to disperse glitters.
- Always use a base coat and top coat for maximum wear. For top coat I recommend getting a bottle of Seche Vite, which dries your polish super fast and to a brilliant shine, as well as preventing chips. Seche Vite should be used over wet nail polish, so put it on as soon as you've done your nails, don't wait for them to dry out any. Put on a nice thick layer.
- Glitter nail polishes always require multiple coats. Allow coats a couple of minutes to dry a little in between.
- To conserve polish, you can layer the glitter polish over a coat of a plain base colour of your choice. A matching colour will always work well but using contrasting or complementing shades can create fun new looks!
- If you don't like the bumpy feel of glitter on your nails, use multiple layers of top coat, allowing each one to dry before applying the next. Repeat until it feels the way you like it! The product "Gelous" (available from Sally's Beauty in the USA) can be used as a super thick topcoat to smooth everything out - just apply a fast dry topcoat over the top of it.
- You could also apply a matte topcoat to change up your look.
- Removing glitter nail polish can be a pain! But there are tricks to make it easier. Be sure to use an acetone based nail polish remover or pure acetone, not one of the "gentle" removers (which will irritate your skin due to the prolonged exposure it gets, since removal with this type is MUCH slower).
- Advanced removal trick - get some felt, cotton pads or balls and some foil. Cut 10 pieces of the foil, enough to easily wrap your fingertips. Working on one hand at a time, soak small bits of your cotton/felt in acetone, place it on the nail and wrap it on using the foil - repeat for all 5 fingers so that you look like an original series Star Trek alien. Watch TV or YouTube or whatever for 5 minutes. Pressing down on the nail and maybe rubbing side to side a little, slide the foil and cotton off...and voila! All the polish should have come with it. Repeat for every finger and the other hand. Here's a YouTube video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0YNmdeNXGQ
- Advanced glitter trick 2 - get some PVA ("Elmers") glue - the type you used in preschool and one of your classmates undoubtedly ate. Instead of a basecoat, paint all your nails with a thin coat of this - thin it with a little water if required. Wait until the PVA glue has dried clear and apply your glitter polish as normal. Don't submerge your hands in water for a couple of hours. Now when it comes to removing your nail polish, forget the fuss - just peel it right off. Swipe your nails with some remover afterwards and you're all clear! http://www.prettypurplepolish.com/2.....y-glitter.html
Have any questions or anything you'd like to see me include here? Let me know! :) Enjoy your glitterz!
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