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Sunday 7 December 2014

12 days of Christmas series;How To Paint Your Nails Perfectly

  On the 7th day of Christmas I share with you;   Tip on how to paint your nails like a pro...




I personally believe nails are women's best accessory that doesn't go out of fashion other than that everything does right! Agree? and also it compliments your look to the next level. 
May be because i myself being nail paint obsessed, I've got different colors of nail polish at home..




I often paint it out of boundary but there are certain tips and tricks of painting nails so that it will make your nails look like a pro without putting so much of effort and expenses.


What you'll need?




1.Nail File
2.Petroleum jelly
3.Cotton-buds
4. Base-coat nail paint (Transparent nail-paint would do)
5.Colored Nail paint of your choice

Get the Parlor like manicure at home by following these simple steps!!

1.Shape your nails


Shape your nails using Nail File. Make sure you shape every nails uniformly so that it looks clean and pretty. (Round and Square are popularly used)

2.Prevent your nail area using Petroleum Jelly

Petroleum Jelly prevents skin from drying.

Evenly apply Petroleum Jelly on area around your nails using Cotton-Bud.

By using cotton-bud or cotton apply Petroleum Jelly like Vaseline on the skin around your nails first. This creates a barrier between the polish and your skin so that after you've painted your nails, you can wipe off the vaseline and any polish mistakes along with it and also it helps your skin from drying due to nail paints.


3.Base Coat


Base-Coat helps nail paint last longer.


Always apply Base coat before applying any colored nail paint because 

   *It will extend the life of your manicure.
   *It gives the polish an even surface to adhere to.
   *It will prevent dark colors from staining your nails after removing nail paints. (It prevents nails from looking yellow afterwards)

It's very important to invest on one Base Coat nail paint because it can be used every time you think of painting your nails. But if you don't have base coat with you for emergency purpose you can substitute it with applying Transparent nail paint and it will do 60% of what Base Coat does.

Let the base coat dry completely and then proceed to step 4.


4.Color your Nails



Apply the color nail paint of your choice. 


There are tricks to apply, follow me;

 -Cover the nail in three strokes
     1. Always begin from the center line, don't forget to brush it in upward direction.
     2. Paint it upward in left or right corner.
     3. Paint it in the remaining corner on the same upward direction.

How to apply nail paint.

How to apply nail paint.
   

How to apply nail paint.


Follow the steps now;

How to paint Nails perfectly.


                                                 
Tips
    -Apply polish starting at the bed of the nail, pulling the brush up.
    -Go for thinner texture at the beginning and later go for double or triple coating depending on how dark or bright color you want. 
    -Make your nail paint dry faster by soaking it in ice water after painting them or Spray non stick cooking spray on your nails to help dry it faster.


5.Top Coat


It is as important to apply the top coat as Base coat are..
Let the nail paint dry completely and once done apply Top Coat or Transparent nail paint to make it look more clean and attractive and also to make it stay for a longer period.


6.Clean the excess color


Dip your ear-bud or angled brush in polish remover and trace the edges of your cuticle to remove excess color.

And you are done!! Salon like manicure at home :) 

So what are you waiting for, follow the simple steps mentioned above and start painting your nails because plains are so boring ;) 


Personal advice: Invest on good nail polishes though they might be lil expensive but they are worth it, If you are running out of budget China glaze nail-polish are your must haves....
 
You know how you sit at home quietly and ask questions? Most are easily answered and soon forgotten but most of them u wait for the universe to answer  
That's why I'm sure a lot of DIY ladies have asked this how do I apply nail polish like a pro! Question. So there's your answer. Leave a comment in the comment section for any questions you have and also for any beauty tip/trick u will like for me to share for u!!!

12 days of Christmas series continues tomorrow...
I hope this post helps my fellow DIY divas... Talk soon xoxo. 

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