How to paint your nails neatly

Without well-groomed hands and perfect manicure, the image of an ideal beauty cannot be considered complete. It is for this reason that a successful manicure, like a beautiful hairstyle and flawless makeup, gives a woman self-confidence. But is it necessary to go to the salon every time you need to paint your nails? Not at all. With our tips, you will learn how to do it yourself.

How to neatly paint your nails: tips

As you know, you can't skimp on your beauty. Therefore, when planning to buy another bottle of varnish, choose it carefully. Don't buy cosmetics in questionable places. It is unlikely that you will find a worthwhile product there. Chances are, your money will be wasted.

A good nail polish should have a uniform texture, be fresh and moderately fluid:

• Too thick varnish will form in stripes.
• An uneven texture with lumps will only spoil your manicure.
• Expired varnish can be safely thrown away, there will still be no sense from it.
• If you do not have a special tool for degreasing the nail surface, it does not matter. You can use regular rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover as such.
• The base or basecoat will be replaced by regular clearcoat. It will not allow the coloring pigments of the decorative varnish to penetrate the nail plate. But remember that in this case, the surface of the nail will not be able to breathe.
• If you missed and hit the cuticle with a brush, then there is no need to immediately correct the failed nail. The coating will not dry out right away, and then you can wipe it off the cuticle with a cotton swab dipped in nail polish remover.
• Try to apply even thin layers to your nails, then the manicure will turn out beautiful.
• Do not wave your hands trying to dry the varnish as quickly as possible. Let everything go naturally, otherwise bubbles will form and the varnish will soon disappear.

How to paint your nails: step by step

Before coating your nails with varnish, you need to put them in order. To do this, make them shape using nail scissors and nail files. Then remove the cuticle, pre-steaming the hands in a special bath. After that, the nails need to be polished with a special polishing bar.

After this, the surfaces of the nail plate must be degreased. This can be done with an alcohol solution or nail polish remover. Before applying decorative varnish, you need to cover the nails with a base. This will protect them from the effects of decorative varnish and extend the service life of the latter. In addition, the base coat perfectly smoothes the surface of the nails.

Wait until the base is completely dry and start applying the decorative varnish.

First, place a point closer to the base of the nail and brush towards the cuticle, and then back to the free edge of the nail.

Now draw a brush along both sides of the resulting line. This will polish the entire surface of the nail.

Your movements must be precise and confident. Do everything at a fast enough pace so that the varnish does not have time to dry out, otherwise ugly stripes will form.

Wait until the first coat is completely dry and apply the second coat in the same way. Try to make thin layers so that the coating will last longer.

Apply fixer to completely dry varnish.

If there are small errors, fix them with a stick, soaking it in nail polish remover.

How to paint your nails: video

There are many lessons, including the video, which shows how you can do it yourself neat manicure and paint your nails beautifully at home. One of them will help you do it yourself, you just need to practice a little: