Beautiful hands increases a lady’s feminine allure. To make my hands more beautiful, I like to keep them well manicured. Nail polish protects my nails and helps them to retain length by reducing split nails, cracks, and chips.
Although I couldn’t wear nail polish until I was about 13 or so (even then my mother limited my allowable color palette), my love of nail polish started young. I officially started getting my nails did ( yep, I gotta em “did”) when I was 15.
I got my first job when I was 15; so, I could afford to get’em did. When I started gettin’em did, I thought I was the ish. It was such a treat! I felt prettier, more feminine, and I felt like I was coming into my womanhood. At that time, mom couldn’t tell me nothing..jk/jk. I kid I kid.
Now, after years of polish chipping within hours of gettin’em did, I’ve finally found a method that increases my feminine allure, no chip manicures. With this method, my manicures last 7 days. For real!
- First, start with a clean canvas. Prep your nails by using acetone to remove nail polish & oils from the nail bed. Shape nails and push back cuticles. Pushing cuticles makes the nail bed appear longer.
- Apply 2 coats of your favorite base coat. I like Orly Orlon Basecoat. Be sure to wrap the nail by sweeping a lil polish under the nail. Wrap the nail with each polish coat you apply.
- Apply 1 coat of your nail polish color.
- Now, I make a sandwich. Apply 1 coat of Revlon Extra Life No Chip Top Coat.
- Next, apply 1 more coat of your nail polish color. Wrap the nail.
- Apply 1 more coat of Revlon Extra Life No Chip Top Coat.
- Clean up your nails by removing nail polish from cuticles. Click here for a quick tutorial.
- Lastly, apply top coat. I find that Poshe is the best compared to the others. It’s the fastest drying. When I use it at night, I don’t wake up with prints on my nails.
- For extra last, after the second day, I re-apply both Revlon Top coat and Poshe. This is a MUST!!!!
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Love this post!
That purple nail polish is so cute! Thanks for the tips!
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I’ll have to give this method a try. I use China Glaze Strong Adhesion or CND Sticky as a basecoat and Posche as a top coat. Never thought to put 2 layers of base and sandwich the top coats. I’ll report back after I remove this gel polish I’ve been rocking for 2+ weeks now.
Is that the same as China Glaze’s Bonder? If so, I’ve used it before; but, when I ran out, I realized I didn’t need it with the process.
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Great tips! All those coats don’t make the nail polish take forever to dry?
No, because Poshe is a great fast drying top coat.
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I love it! I tried this Monday, but I only had the nail polish and a generic top coat….It’s Thursday and it still looks fresh! I normally only make it to day 2 before it starts to chip. I will definitely share this post with my girls!
Yes. This stuff works. The color I’m currently wearing will be on 7 days tomorrow. All I have is a little wear on the tips. Please share!
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I’ve been wanting to venture into wearing nail polish more often, but have often been deterred by the prospect of chipping. I just might try this method!!! Thanks for posting/sharing!
It works!
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thank you sooooo much!!! will try very soon. I feel like you posted this for me
will repost on my blog
Great! Post you pic on the MCM FB wall too!
will do…. currently taking a hiatus from fb, when i return to it i will post
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I’m worried the process will make my manicure thick? have you experienced that?
Not at all Stephanie. Well, not an ugly, yucky think. But, it’s a nice shiny opaque type of thick. Very professional looking!
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