So ive tried not to flatten the brush but the brush just ends up being straight. So I end up with one long paint stroke, it doesn't fan out and it doesn't cover the side walls. Im quite ashamed to say this but ive been doing nails for 8 years and still haven't gotten down polishing. Its quite sad and I really don't know what it is.
I do understand what you mean by floating the polish because I can feel this technique when Im painting my own nails at a certain angel. However when im painting the clients fingers and painting it directly, the floating technique goes out the window. The brush seems to smash into the polish.