Polishing nails.

[nai123]

i am just starting up as a mobile therapist but dont want to offer nail treatments yet because its deffinetly my weak point but i also want to get much stronger in this area. yeaterday i practiced on my sisters nails using dark polish. the painting went ok but this morning i asked her how they were n she said they've lost thier shine and look quite matt now and also they have finger prints and little lines on them. can anyone help me and tell me why this mite happen and if theres something i can do to stop this? isit to do with the polish or do i need to apply quick dry spray straight after or buy a uv lamp. Please help!
TIA

Naomi xxxx

 

[izzidoll]

Nail enamels do take longer to fully dry than you would think.
If she went to her bed just a couple of hours after you applied the enamel then she could have smudged them in her sleep!!

I would normally apply a basecoat, 2 thin coats of the enamel and then a topcoat. I would then use a quickdry spray to help dry the enamel faster, or an oil.

I have done this on my toenails later on in the evening, and still never had a problem with sheetmarks on my enamel in the morning!!! (Same can't be said for my face lol!)

There are plenty threads on here about how to get enamel to dry faster and the science behind it, try a search for them. HTH

 

[RedAdmiral]

Using a good quality enamel would help to. Practice practice practice, do you apply in 3 thin strokes ensuring a margin around the nail? There are so many factors when applying polish have a search you will get there

 

[Upsy Daisy]

I apply nailtiques oil therapy after the top coat which helps to set the polish therefore preventing digs and sheet marks etc. I use it on my own nails when I paint them, usually late in the evening, and they are fine in the morning.x

 

[min11]

I give my topcoat a couple minutes to dry and then use either Solarspeed spray or solar oil, works every time x

 

[priory]

At the begining (even if the nail has no nail polish on) clean them with nail polish remover, this removes dirt and oil which allows the polish to stay on for longer, after that apply base coat, then polish, then allow to dry for few minutes and apply top coat.. Then make sure your client waits until the polish is dry before touching with fingers.. Good luck

 

[geeg]

At the begining (even if the nail has no nail polish on) clean them with nail polish remover, this removes dirt and oil which allows the polish to stay on for longer, after that apply base coat, then polish, then allow to dry for few minutes and apply top coat.. Then make sure your client waits until the polish is dry before touching with fingers.. Good luck

The professional way is to clean or 'squeak' a nail, which is the professional term, is with nail a plate cleanser/sanitiser such as Scrub Fresh. We do not use polish remover as a squeak and many polish removers contain oil which later causes the polish to peel off which is hardly desirable.

apply base and two thin coats of colour and then a great protective top coat layer. CND Air Dry is fantastic and is dry in a couple of minutes. Add some Solar Oil and it is dry even faster and your clients' skin is also moisturised at the same time with the most asked for cuticle oil in the world.

 

['chelle]

Some good advice there, but also remember that despite how many speed dry products and techniques you use, some clients dont follow the advice to be very careful with their enamel for at least 2 hours after application, and as a result their enamel will not look as good as it should, but this is not your fault!