Tips to make your Manicure Last

With all the amazing nail art and magnificent manicures to choose from today, there is nothing worse than having your nails perfectly manicured to only have them smudged, chipped and peeled after a couple of days! Follow these key steps and avoid any manicure mishaps and make sure you get the most out of your manicure!!!

Wear a Base Coat - This acts as a primer to allow the polish to adhere more easily. Plus it helps prevent some colours from staining your nails.

Wear a Top Coat - It seals in your manicure absorbs shock impact & provides an extra layer to protect the colour from changing, chipping & becoming dull. Later in the week, reapply it to make the colour pop again and seal in the polish for a couple more days.

Wrap polish onto nails - When applying polish, sweep a bit across the edge and under the nail tip. This "wraps" the end, minimizing chipping.

Sport Shorter Nails - When you have long nails, they hit everything before the pads of your fingers. Shorter nails don’t do that as often. Longer nails suffer more wear & tear.

Buff Your Nails  - When you have a smooth, ridge-free surface to work with, your nail polish applies more smoothly & adheres to your nails better. This improves your chances for a longer-lasting manicure.

Always Remove Old Polish Before Adding New Polish - Old polish has a higher chance of chipping. Putting more polish on top of old polish just makes it a thick, ugly mess that won’t last.

Protect hands from water - Immersing your hands in water for too long can cause polish to lift off the nail, shortening the life of your manicure. Use rubber gloves when you're washing dishes, and keep showers to a quick 10-15 minutes.

Add a new nail colour - If just the tips and/or corners are beginning to chip, easily turn it into a French tip with another colour polish or glitter or even do a design.

If you don’t have time to follow these manicure saving techniques, Shellac manicures are less prone to chipping and can last for a few weeks. Book a Shellac manicure now with SalonAddict.

Perfect Polka Dot Nails

With all the amazing nail art these days you can’t help but wish you could do them yourself. From pretty floral patterns to tribal designs they all have us lusting after fun and far from boring nails. So here is a pattern that is so easy to do yourself – Perfect Polka Dot Nails!!! There just as eye catching as any fancy design and are so simple to achieve, all you need is a hair slide and your favourite nail polishes!!!! It’s far from complicated and takes little amount of time. Follow this step by step guide to get perfect polka dot nails!! 

• Start by painting your nails with your base colour and allow to dry. Paint your thumbs last as this will allow you to clean up any polish mistakes.

• Now the fun part begins. Using a simple hair slide (make sure to bend the slide as you will be able to dip it into the nail polish easier), place a dot in the center of each nail, and then carefully place dots around it methodically. Use the base colour to cover up any mistakes.

• Finish off by painting your nails with a clear top coat to give your polka dots some extra shine and to prevent the dots from chipping.

  

Prepare your nails for your polka dots with a manicure by booking at a number of trendy salons on SalonAddict.ie