Nails Tips
6 Common Mistakes You Make Painting Your Nails
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1. Painting your nails when they're dirty
Get the surface super-clean. Any trace of dust, moisture, or leftover polish will keep the new nail polish from sticking. For true staying power, drizzle an old toothbrush with hand soap and use it to "get into the corners and under nail tips, where oil — the great enemy — may be hiding," Jan Arnold, co-founder of Creative Nail Design, told Good Housekeeping.
2. Not prepping the surface
Before you paint, you should also swipe clean nails with a cotton ball soaked in nail polish remover. "Greasiness from lotion prevents polish from adhering," Jin Soon Choi, owner of Jin Soon Natural spas in New York City, told Good Housekeeping. Polish remover that's pure acetone will get rid of residue faster, but if that's too drying, try a non acetone remover.
Get the surface super-clean. Any trace of dust, moisture, or leftover polish will keep the new nail polish from sticking. For true staying power, drizzle an old toothbrush with hand soap and use it to "get into the corners and under nail tips, where oil — the great enemy — may be hiding," Jan Arnold, co-founder of Creative Nail Design, told Good Housekeeping.
2. Not prepping the surface
Before you paint, you should also swipe clean nails with a cotton ball soaked in nail polish remover. "Greasiness from lotion prevents polish from adhering," Jin Soon Choi, owner of Jin Soon Natural spas in New York City, told Good Housekeeping. Polish remover that's pure acetone will get rid of residue faster, but if that's too drying, try a non acetone remover.
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