How to paint your nails

How to paint your nails....If you’ve never painted your nails, you are not alone. The nail polish retail market has remained a growth industry over the last five years -- but salons are going just as strong. Getting a manicure is an affordable luxury for many people and there’s no reason anyone must learn to polish their own nails. Naked nails are awesome nails, too.

It’s just that I’m kind of obsessed with femme skills. And for me, learning to paint my nails was a means to an end. It was a way to stop biting my nails. In fact, I still gnaw on my nails if they aren’t painted. Which is one reason my nails are almost always painted. I’m pretty good at it now, but the very first time I painted my nails, I’m sure it was an utter mess.

As a person who applies nail polish on a daily basis, you must think it’s an easy task. All you have to do is grab your favorite color and splash it across your nails in any manner and it’s over. At such times, the results would be messy, with polish splashed on your bare skin too.

Sometimes, you would end up applying nail polish and the strokes of the brushes would still be visible on the bed of your nails. Sometimes, for unknown reasons bubbles could pop up and dry on the surface, making the whole nail appear gross.

If the description above sounds just like what you face, then don’t lose hope! Not everyone is born with the right talents on how to apply nail paints. With some practice and time, you can also become a master of nail polish application. Here are five easy steps for you.

1.Prepare Your Space, and Keep the Tools

The first step is to prepare your space properly. You should know that painting nails requires some time and patience, so keep your favorite music or TV show on standby to keep you going all through the process. Sit in a room that is well ventilated and where there is enough light.

2.Nail Preparation

To prepare your nails, you will to first trim them to your desired length, use a file to give them a proper shape and use a cuticle pusher to gently push the cuticles backwards.

3.Apply the Base Coat

Once your nails are clean, grab the base coat, polish (from any company of your choice) and apply at least two layers of the polish on your bare nails. However, make sure you apply two thin coats one at a time rather than taking the easy way out and applying a single thick coat

4.Apply Nail Polish

Now, here’s the tricky part of the whole process. What you have to make sure of is to NOT shake the nail polish bottle a lot, which will only create more bubbles that can show up at the surface of your nails. Grab the bottle of nail polish and roll it between your palms for at least thirty seconds. This stops the formation of bubbles and helps to create a smooth finish on the nail surface.

To apply the polish, follow the three stoke method. This means you should first apply a stipe of nail polish from the center of your nails from the bottom to the top length. Re-dip the nail polish brush into the bottle and make similar strokes, this time make sure either one runs from the sides to the top of your nail. This makes sure that the color distributes evenly on all over the nail. If you want a darker color effect, you can repeat this step only after the previous coat dries properly.

5.Apply Some Top Coat

In nail polish painting, or application, the top coat is a vital part that you shouldn’t miss. Once your nail paint is dry, use the transparent top coat and apply it in the same manner mentioned in step four above. The top coat helps to:

Protect and seal the nail polish for a longer time

Prevents unexpected chip offs

Adds a shine to the polish.

Painting your nails is not a very difficult task. Just keep in mind that only practice can turn you into an expert.