6 Simple Hacks to Make Nail Polish Last Longer
It really is possible to keep your manicure looking great for 7 or more days! Follow this tutorial to learn some tips, tricks, and hacks for making your nail polish last longer and keep it from chipping. You probably won’t need anything that you don’t already have in your manicure box.
Tools and materials:
- Base coat
- Top coat
- Nail polish
- Cuticle pusher (optional)
- Rubbing alcohol
- Nail cuticle oil
1. Prepare your nails & apply polish correctly
If you have oily nail beds, start by wiping over them with some rubbing alcohol. It will remove the natural oils, allowing your nail polish to better adhere to your nails. Push back your cuticles using a cuticle pusher.
Apply a base coat to your nails making sure to get it around the tips of your nails as well. Apply your favorite nail polish. Let it dry and apply a top coat.
2. Reapply the top coat
Reapply a topcoat on your nails every two days. This will keep them looking freshly polished!
3. Protect your nails
Always wear gloves when you are washing dishes or doing anything that is rough on your hands or nails.
4. Take care of your cuticles
Apply nail cuticle oil to your nails every single day. It helps protect your manicure and also keeps your cuticles moisturized.
To learn how to make your own nail oil, read my tutorial on DIY Cuticle Oil for Nail Growth - My Secret Recipe.
5. Don’t pick at your polish!
This one is obvious, but bears repeating!
6. Don’t use your nails as tools
Need to scrape a sticker off of something? Use a tool, not your nails! You get the point. Pay attention to how often you automatically think of your nails as a go-to tool.
Hacks to make nail polish last longer
Follow these manicure maintenance tips, and you will be able to keep your nail polish from chipping, make your nail polish last much longer, and have a freshly manicured look all week!
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After years of using top coat as a base coat, I finally realized there is a difference. Base coat makes the manicure last longer. When getting your nails done in a salon, watch what they do, and try to do it at home. They generally roughen up your nails so the polish stays put. Be careful not to over do this part.
Yes I will! Definitely great tips!!