Nail polish help please!

[PinkOrchid]

 

[Noor]

I never get bubbles. I do wipe my nails with polish remover before I starts. I also run the brush along the side of the bottle to remover excess polish on the brush.

As far as girly, girl stuff I don't even use a hair dryer and rarely wear make up. I do paint my toe nails and the nail of my right hand little finger matador red by chanel occasionally.

 

[Antinomy]

It is merely an indication that you are hot enough to blister paint.

 

[sheath]

It is merely an indication that you are hot enough to blister paint.

LMAO

Dear Lord, ain't THAT the truth!



S.

 

[lilpriss]

yea, the oil in your skin and on your nails will cause bubbles... best thing to do is push your cuticles back and then go over your bare nails with polish remover... a clear base coat might help as well. Also keeping your hands out of water for at least 2 hours after is a good idea.

I love painted nails!!

 

[PinkOrchid]

 

[PinkOrchid]

 

[PinkOrchid]

 

[y=mx+b]

In observing my wife, I notice that she rolles the bottle of nail polish between her hands to stir the contents instead of shakeing it.

I don't know if this has anything to do with your predicament or not, just thought I'd add.

 

[Noor]

okay I think it is time to go for help.

Go to a nail place, bring your polish and see if they can do it without bubbles. Watch them carefully for technique.

I have never had bubbles but I do tend to smear the polish cause I can't sit still or not use my nails long enough for it to set.

You are not blowing on them to speed up drying are you?

 

[sheath]

Ha! Look who is talking! ....one of the few women on this planet who can make me wet in less than a sentence.

We could start talking about good hard screaming anal fucks...but that's another thread!

I have a suggestion for the nail polish thing, though. How does temperature affect nail polish? Where do you store them? That might make a difference.

S.

 

[Rubber Biscuit]

When I was ten, I took my Matchbox cars and carefully arranged them into a devastating accident scene, then poured nail polish over them and lit it, sitting back godlike and proud as they burned and imagining the cries of anguish of the tiny people inside. Now I could kick myself for destroying a bunch of classic metal toys. However, the wish to be godlike remains....

 

[PinkOrchid]

 

[PinkOrchid]

 

[BlueSugar]

Mother was a manicurist. Roll the polish instead of shaking the bottle, that usually happens for a pastel color or one with heavy metalic shenes in it. Try to keep the polish in a cool environment.

I keep getting little bubbles in my nail polish and don't know what the problem is. I've tried thick coats and thin coats, new polish, new brands, letting it dry longer between coats, and shorter, not shaking the bottle before I use it.

What am I missing here? I'm not that good at this girly-girl stuff, so please help!

 

[deliciously_naughty]

Also...use a better quality polish, like OPI. I find that the cheaper polishes have all kinds of flaws, like bubbles.

 

[watergirl]

Hmm... I've never had bubbles in mine, and I use all kinds of polish, shake the bottles... huh. Course, mine never looks nice for more than a few hours..

Try those crome colors from Sally Hansen, I think they have them at Wal-Mart and they dry super-fast - I really like them, I can do one hand in the car at certain stop lights around here.

 

[Lust Engine]

Re: Re: Nail polish help please!

Mother was a manicurist. Roll the polish instead of shaking the bottle, that usually happens for a pastel color or one with heavy metalic shenes in it. Try to keep the polish in a cool environment.

Okay okay... I'm a guy on a nail polish thread...sigh.

But I can see the relavance of rolling the bottle as opposed to shaking it. Rolling the bottle still mixes the contents (which can separate) without having to shake it. Shaking could incur air bubbles.

Hopefully that helps somewhat from a guy's perspective & workshop mentality.

 

[watergirl]

nahh, good thinking, LE - like a polyurethane - stirred, never shaken! Eeep!

 

[PinkOrchid]

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[Lust Engine]

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I'll try it, but only if you let me paint your toenails

That'll depend... what do you plan on using for a brush??

 

[PinkOrchid]

 

[BlondGirl]

I never get bubbles and I never shake. My personal technique is the car one. I keep my nail polish in my center console and then paint my nails just before stepping into my truck or my fingernails after my belt is buckled and I am ready to ride. Since I am not touching anything for about 30 minutes or so besides my steering wheel, my nails actually have time to dry without flaws. It might work for you too. (And the driving around is good for mixing all kinds of things. I do the same thing for my fire extinguishers. They have to be "mixed" at least once a year but mine are big and heavy so I put then in my tool box for a couple of days to shake the pwoer loose. Works like a charm.)

 

[PinkOrchid]