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Several weeks ago, I went to get a pedicure. Black toes. Silver shiney stuff on one half at an angle. Elaberate white and silver design on the big toe. I love funky toes for summer.
While there, I was feeling kind of frisky. My nails were all about the same length, so I decided to get a manicure. I like the french manicure with the white tips and the pink nail beds. I think they’ve turned out lovely.
Now my question for the internets: How do I keep them that way? I’ve been having them done once a week for a month or so now, so they’ve gotten a little longer.
But the polish doesn’t last a whole week. And frankly? I’d really rather it last two week. I don’t do dishes. I don’t use them as tools as I’m want to do when they don’t have polish on them. I DO spend a lot of time typing on the keyboard but that’s about all I do with my fingers.
Is there some magic to it? I mean the $15 manicure once a week isn’t going to break me, but I wish I could only do it once every two weeks. Sometimes I just don’t have the time to spend 30-45 minutes on something as frivilous as my nails.
So can someone out there tell me the secret to getting my nail polish to last longer?
2 responses so far ↓
1 Nadine // Sep 5, 2009 at 2:40 pm
no clue but maybe try a different type of nail polish. I can’t use Avon products…at all. It wears off quickly and leaves my nails weird…splits and peels. I like sally hanson. it lasts on my toes quite long while. I don’t use polish on my fingers. Too much of a tomboy, I guess.
Roy has worn his clear coat…well it’s pinkish on his manly hand doing all the things he does and it’s stayed….a week.
Sally Hanson..Fly Away.
It was a joke.
2 French Manicure Nails // Sep 8, 2009 at 9:26 am
Usually the higher quality French Manicure Nails kits have 4 layers:
1-Rubberized base coat
2-Opaque white tips
3-Translucent pink over coat (goes over the white as well but it’s translucent so it shades the white slightly so it’s not a stark white and gives it a natural finish)
4-A protectant and shiny (or sparkly) protective top coat, typically this coat is also UV reflective to preserve the coloring …
The key to having them last longer is:
1- Applying a little extra of the white tips (Since the tips are the most abused part of your nail and most likely to scratch of chip)
2- Don’t layer too many coats so they don’t chip easily
3- A rugged top coat that protects everything under it
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