Nails

[Guest Penelope]

Help, please.

Do any of you clever ladies out there know the best way for a right handed person to apply nail polish to their right hand wihtout it looking like a disaster zone?

Penelope xx

[Guest rachael1]

Hi Penelope,

I have the same problem as you, however I have found that it is easier to paint my right hand first and then my left for some strange reason.

Although the only real way to ensure good results are practice, practice, practice.

Rachael

[Guest Elizabeth K]

I also find a clear coat first, which doesn't show mistakes, seems to make it easier to apply color afterwards, I aasume a good base makes the color go on easier. Just make certain the color is applied way after the clear coat dries, at least an hour.

Hope that helps

Lizzy

[Guest Penelope]

Hi Penelope,

I have the same problem as you, however I have found that it is easier to paint my right hand first and then my left for some strange reason.

Although the only real way to ensure good results are practice, practice, practice.

Rachael

Thanks Rachael,

I really like the idea of your tip. I feared that the only answer would be your second. It somehow reminds me of piano lessons long ago; when I didn't.

P.

[Guest Penelope]

I also find a clear coat first, which doesn't show mistakes, seems to make it easier to apply color afterwards, I aasume a good base makes the color go on easier. Just make certain the color is applied way after the clear coat dries, at least an hour.

Hope that helps

Lizzy

Thank you too, Lizzy. It does.

By luck rather than judgement I had used an almost clear varnish. On your second, I went weeding in the garden too soon afterwards. I have just experienced another rite of passage; my first chipped nail!

P.

[Guest rachael1]

Thanks Rachael,

I really like the idea of your tip. I feared that the only answer would be your second. It somehow reminds me of piano lessons long ago; when I didn't.

P.

Hi Penelope,

I bet you a million dollars applying nail polish is a lot more fun than piano lessons.

Rachael

[Guest Donna Jean]

Hello, Penelope!

I have the same problem as you! I'm right handed, too.

I make sure to put my right hand down on a flat surface and spread the fingers....

Then I rest the heel of my left hand to steady it and do it that way!

I only use a glossy clear nail strengthener so mistakes don't show too bad....lol

Good luck, Hon!

Donna Jean

[Guest 1Char]

I'm ambidextrous, but a clear coat helps with mistakes!

Ambidextrous or not, I'm just clumsy!!

Hugz, Char

[Guest Penelope]

I just knew you resourceful ladies would have the answers.

Clear varnish it will be; hiding lots of mistakes as I practice, practice, practice.

(I now wish I could play the piano; I really love music.)

Hugs to you all,

Penelope

[Guest DeniseNM]

Well as was already said I have found that applying to my right hand (or your left hand if you are left handed) first helps alot. Also you might want to have your hand on a flat surface with plenty of light and start with the pinky first, that seems to help me too (working from the pinky to the thumb), it helps me keep from accidently bumping a nail that is already painted.

Denise

[Guest Shelley]

Help, please.

Do any of you clever ladies out there know the best way for a right handed person to apply nail polish to their right hand wihtout it looking like a disaster zone?

Penelope xx

Practice practice practice. Be patient. It's okay to get some polish on the quick and on the fingertips, the polish will wash off the skin when it dries. Don't put additional coats on without giving the undercoats time to dry, it will really speed up the drying process. So will hair dryers and (when the polish is tacky but not wet) running them under cold water, then back under the hair dryer.

[Guest AllisonD]

So what do you to for weak, thin nails?

I'm taking calcium, protein, vitamin e (and a host of other stuff) all under doctor/physical therapist/nutritionist supervision. I also take Biotin and gelatin. Do these really help? Am I missing something? I swim 90 minutes daily for exercise (plus what the physical therapist and personal trainer force me to do) 'cause it doesn't hurt my ancient knees, but the pool ruins my hair, strips the polish off my nails, and makes them even softer. So I polish them practically daily just to keep some of the water out. I never have to strip them, the polish peels off practically in one piece, often while I'm swimming! I've tried the nylon reinforced, and any number of hardening formulas. I also moisturize my hands (have since a pre-teen) and I know the oils in the moisturizer help my nails repel water, but still my nails are a disaster most days.

So what do you recommend?

And frankly, I actually would take the million dollar bet 'cause I love to play the piano. I have no talent at all, but I still love it. I'm a rank beginner, and I do mean rank, but I still love it. Donna encourages me, which says something of her regard 'cause she used to make her living as lead guitar and singer in a lesbian band.

Allison

[Paula ult]

I used to have lots of problems keeping my polish on just a day or two before it peeled or chipped off, what found that works wonders is a base coat, it's called Nail Life gripper, i put it on and let it dry, it gets tacky then i apply two coats of whatever polish i feel like, letting each one dry before adding the next, then finish it off with Orly Sealon Topcoat, my polish now stays on all week. Both these i get at Sally Beauty Supply.

The only problem i have now is by the end of the week my nails are not as shiny as they were just after i polished them.

Paula