Why is it chipping?

[Joannesnails]

Hi girls, Im having a few problems with my polish as i am still saving to get some creative polishes well in the mean time i thought i would try a few Attitude polishes such as red. Well i dont do many manicures anyway but last night i done a manicure on my mum and now today its chipped off i did apply a top coat ( i use the edge top coat) Why would it be doing this? is it the attitude polish or is it the top coat? thank you xx

 

[Zingara]

Did you use a base coat as well?

And properly clean the nail?

 

[oey]

Have you looked at the tutorial on precision polishing? Getting long lasting polish isnt just about the polish itself but it is also about the preparation and process techniques.

http://www.salongeek.com/nail-finishing-maintenance/11972-precision-polishing.html

 

[Joannesnails]

Yeah i read through the tutorial. Yes i done all the nail prep correctly cleaned the nail plate and applied base coat xx

 

[geeg]

Hi girls, Im having a few problems with my polish as i am still saving to get some creative polishes well in the mean time i thought i would try a few Attitude polishes such as red. Well i dont do many manicures anyway but last night i done a manicure on my mum and now today its chipped off i did apply a top coat ( i use the edge top coat) Why would it be doing this? is it the attitude polish or is it the top coat? thank you xx

All natural nails are filled with movement every day. Every time you even pick up a piece of paper, your nails move.

Movement of nails plus hard brittle polish = chipping unless the polish is really firmly anchored to the surface of the nail plate AND kept moisturised every day with a great cuticle oil like CND Solar Oil.

So ... first make sure the anchor is secure. A thorough prep of the nail surface and ScrubFresh or Nailfresh to make sure the surface is bone dry and clean.

One coat of Stickey Base Coat

Two thin coats of colour

One coat of a top quality protector and shiner such as Air Dry or Super Shiney.

Advise use of Solar Oil every day to keep the polish as flexible as the nails.

No polish will last for too long on natural nails because the oil content of the nails and the movement and use will eventually cause wear and tear. BUT the above manicure routine (and a good client) will ensure the longest lasting of any polish job!!

Keep saving because using those top quality CND products will improve the lasting ability of your work.

 

[Joannesnails]

Thank you Gigi very helpfull ive been told by a fab geek that there is an offer at creative with polishes so im going to get some asap because i cant be having this its driving me mad.xx

 

[rouge]

The one thing that helped the most with making my polish last is capping the free edge with each coat. I tried it and was absolutely thrilled when my client told me her polish lasted ten days. Never happened before! Will be happening again though!

 

[Mrs.Clooney]

Also depends on how rough your mum is with her hands, even in a very short period of time. I agree that capping is important too. Try to cap with the base, colour and top coats.

 

[Joannesnails]

Sorry if i sound a bit dumb but ive never heard of capping? what is this and how do i do it? My mum is very rough with her hands xx

 

[Mrs.Clooney]

Sorry if i sound a bit dumb but ive never heard of capping? what is this and how do i do it? My mum is very rough with her hands xx

Capping is when you bring the polish over the free edge with your brush. Some peeps have thicker nails than others .... a bit like the edges of a piece of paper as opposed to a piece of cardboard. The cardboard is thicker. It is that edge that you need to cap!

When you load your brush with polish and bring it down the length of the nail from the eponychium, don't stop at the free edge. Continue to pull the brush down over the free edge so that it gets a coating of polish as well. If you have run out of polish, or it is drying out at this point, quickly dip your brush back into your bottle, only loading the tip this time. Then go back and run it across the lip of the free edge from left to right. You have to be quick though, as the polish on the nail is already setting.

I hope this makes sense. Chipping can begin because that edge is not sealed. Imagine a piece of pottery, where the glaze is chipped. Moister gets in through the chip, wets the pottery and the chipping gets worse.

HTH x

 

[Joannesnails]

Capping is when you bring the polish over the free edge with your brush. Some peeps have thicker nails than others .... a bit like the edges of a piece of paper as opposed to a piece of cardboard. The cardboard is thicker. It is that edge that you need to cap!

When you load your brush with polish and bring it down the length of the nail from the eponychium, don't stop at the free edge. Continue to pull the brush down over the free edge so that it gets a coating of polish as well. If you have run out of polish, or it is drying out at this point, quickly dip your brush back into your bottle, only loading the tip this time. Then go back and run it across the lip of the free edge from left to right. You have to be quick though, as the polish on the nail is already setting.

I hope this makes sense. Chipping can begin because that edge is not sealed. Imagine a piece of pottery, where the glaze is chipped. Moister gets in through the chip, wets the pottery and the chipping gets worse.

HTH x

Thank you very much explained very very well i understand now. Thanks for your time hun xx:hug: