Let's Get Polished

Let's Get Polished!

Painting your nails is a challenge of great patience and a steady hand. It can be time consuming, messy, stressful, and simply annoying when you're not doing it the right way. Now, you are going to be taught how to paint your nails the quick, clean, and easy way. All it takes is a little prep work, time to get polished, and clean up.

First, is the prep work. You must collect the items you will need to pursue this challenge. In order to paint your nails you will need non-acetone nail polish remover, cotton balls, fingernail clippers, a nail file, soap, a sink able to produce warm water, a towel, colored nail polish, clear nail polish, and q-tips. Once you have collected the materials needed, you need to remove any nail polish you may already have on your fingernails. To do this, you will need to get you non-acetone nail polish remover and a cotton ball. Remove the cap to the nail polish remover and wet the cotton ball with the liquid. Then apply the cotton ball to your nails and remove the old polish. Next, take the fingernail clippers and nail file and shape your nails how you want them to look. After that, go to the sink and wash your hands vigorously with soap and warm water. You need to be sure that your nails are completely clean. Once you are done washing your hands, take the cloth towel and dry your hands. Your nails must be completely dry before you can apply any polish. The final step in preparing to paint your nails is mixing the nail polish. To do so, tightly secure the lids of the colored and clear nail polishes, turn the polish bottles upside down, place the polish bottles in the palms of your hands, and roll the bottles back and forth for about 30 seconds. Do not shake the polishes or you will create bubbles. Turn the polishes right side up and the prep work is complete.

Now, let's get polished! It's time to apply the base coat. Unscrew the lid of the colored polish and pull out the brush. Gently wipe off the excess polish from the brush on the rim of the bottle so that clumping doesn't occur on your nails. Do this step after painting each nail. After wiping the excess polish off, start applying the polish to the nail. Stroke the brush down the middle of your nail from the base (bottom) to the tip (top). Then stroke the brush down the left side and then the right side of your nail. Do this step on all of the nails you wish to paint. Let the base