A Beginner’s Guide to The Nail Polish Basics

Who wouldn’t want to have colorful nails? Everything you need to know about nail polish, which are sometimes fun and sometimes stylish complements to our clothes and makeup, is in this article.

While spring and summer are slowly knocking on our door, we are all excited to use our colorful nail polishes, right? So let’s complete our nail polish preparations.

How to properly apply nail polish

Although it may seem very simple from the outside, applying nail polish is a skill with various subtleties, so applying nail polish can become a difficult and laborious task, especially for beginners. Here are a few small tips that will make applying nail polish a really simple task and make you enjoy painting your nails colorfully and even decorating them with various patterns;

• Don’t have too much nail polish on your nail brush. Wiping one edge of the brush to the side of the tube after removing the brush will remove the excess nail polish from the brush, otherwise too much nail polish on the brush may accumulate on your nail, causing an unpleasant layered appearance. This seems like something that has happened to all of us at least once, right?
• Start applying nail polish from the middle of your nail. If you spread the nail polish, which you started from the middle of your nail with the tip of the brush, first to the upper and lower parts of the nail and finally to the sides, you can complete the nail polish process with minimum overflow. A nail polish that does not overflow on the finger looks really enjoyable!

• Before applying the second coat of nail polish, how about dancing to a musical accompaniment by waving your hands? Although this seems like a waste of time to us, and now there are dryers that make our life easier, remember that if you don’t have a dryer at home, you have to wait a bit before applying the second coat of nail polish, otherwise your nail polish will still have a layered appearance.
• Lastly, there is the “my nails look great” dance! After completing the second layer, you need to give yourself some time to dry in the same way. If there is anything worse than wanting chocolate in the middle of the night, it is not that the nail polish touches and spoils!

How to make nail polish designs?

Although there are nail polish types available in the imagination of nail polish users, the materials used are generally the same: cello tape, toothpicks, a bowl of water, cotton balls and nail polishes in the desired colors.

You need to start by applying the base nail polish first, and it’s important to wait at least five minutes and make sure that both coats of nail polish are dry before moving on to the pattern. If you want to make a certain shape when you are sure, it will be enough to draw the shape on your nails by dipping the tip of the toothpick into the nail polish of that color. If you want to make a pattern like a marble pattern, you will have to use water; That is, the nail polishes of different colors that you will leave one after the other in the water will form a layer on the water, if you shape this layer with the help of a toothpick and then dip your fingers in the water one after the other, you will see that there are marble-shaped shapes on your nails. That’s it, you are one step closer to becoming a nail art master now.

What use are nail polish stickers and where are they sold?

Nail polish stickers are a nice convenience designed for you to apply your nail polish without overflowing. You can get a perfect look on your nail when you remove the sticker that you pasted on the edges of your nail before the nail polish dries. You can get these stickers from almost any cosmetic store, as well as the aisles that will tempt you with colorful nail polishes.

How long does it take nail polish to dry

If there is one truth that everyone knows, it is that a woman’s most vulnerable moment is five minutes after applying nail polish. This is true, depending on the type and brand of nail polish, nail polishes usually dry in about 5 minutes.

However, recently, there are some wonderful ways women have found to not take this precious time away from their lives. The most common of these are nail polish dryers. Dryers, which are usually in the form of sprays, provide a very easy drying opportunity for nail polishes. With these sprays, your nail polishes are ready in about 1 minute. Of course, there are solutions for those who do not have a dryer.

It is sufficient to run the low setting of the hair dryer in your home and hold it on your nails for 1-2 minutes, but we recommend that you keep this option only for difficult situations, as this may cause moisture loss in your hands and nails in the long run.

Why do nail polishes go bad?

What woman wouldn’t want to keep some kind of nail polish in her closet? However, prolonged exposure to sunlight and heat causes the structure of our nail polish to deteriorate, and its color and consistency to change.

According to beauticians, if you notice that the fluidity of your nail polish has changed and it has become harder to dry, it means that your nail polish has deteriorated. In addition, nail polishes that are stored for a long time, such as one year, will also cause deterioration in their structure. The best look and fastest drying will be achieved with fresh nail polish.

How are nail polishes stored?

In order to protect our nail polishes from deterioration, we need to pay attention to a few important points while storing them.

First of all, the deterioration of nail polish is related to the frequent opening and closing of their covers and their frequent contact with the air, so keeping the cover of the nail polish closed when we are not using it can make our nail polish last longer. In addition, storing it in a relatively cool and dark environment will also be a good storage method as it will prevent the contact of the nail polish with sunlight and heat.

What are the ways to remove nail polish? How to remove nail polish without acetone?

Of course, the most common method for this is acetones. However, for those who do not want to stick to acetone or want to try more natural methods, there are many different ways to remove nail polish. Here are the acetone alternatives we have compiled for you;

• Squeeze your body spray until it is wet on a cotton ball and rub your nail with the help of this cotton until the nail polish is completely clean.
• After keeping your nails in cologne for 3-4 minutes, you can remove your nail polish from your softened nails with the help of lemon cotton.
• Submerge your hands in the container in which you put the juice of half a lemon and equal amount of vinegar and leave it for 5 minutes. Then you can wet a piece of cotton with this liquid and remove your nail polish.
• Did you know that you can do this even with toothpaste? You can put a piece of toothpaste on an old toothbrush and brush your nails. If you clean it with a paper towel afterwards, you will see the nail polish come off.
• The most natural method that can be used instead of acetone is castor oil. Since this oil is not used often, it is not widely known and cannot be found everywhere, but you can use castor oil to clean your nails directly by pouring it on cotton, just like acetone.