Comments | drdoug: Nail varnish

drdoug

Nail varnish

Apr 11, 2010 21:48

I need help. Well, obviously, but more specifically I need advice about nail varnish. They didn't teach me at school. (Maybe the girls did while we boys got the lessons on how to patronise girls about map-reading.) The expertise available locally is limited to using nail varnish to stop runs in tights, blob on objects to identify them, and once- or ( Read more... )

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parallelgirl April 11 2010, 21:06:45 UTC

Yeah, nail varnish on my fingers always chips and peels really quickly for me, too. If you want it to last you need to prepare the nail surface with a buffer (to take off the lines and leave it slightly roughened- don't use the shiny side), apply a couple of layers of base coat, then colour, then top coat. I can't be arsed with all that, so I just paint my toes instead. Personally I shamelessly top up with new layers of colour when my toenail varnish gets chipped, but I have no idea how this works chemically, I'm just too lazy to reapply and no-one notices a bad paint job on toes ( ... )

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barakta April 11 2010, 21:09:12 UTC

Nailvarnish can sometimes help, but depends on the underlying problem. I keep meaning to ask one of my colleagues what she uses for her nails which are natural and beautiful - another colleague was recommended some nail strengthening "oil/stuff" which Really Worked. I'll try and find out for you as I wanna know for me.

I've used clear nail varnish, coats applied about 10-20 mins apart so they stick together while one is still a bit tacky but on my right hand which I use most it always chips after mere days.

sushidog April 11 2010, 21:16:24 UTC

Eat more avocado, and try wearing gloves when doing dirty/wet things?

kissmeforlonger April 11 2010, 21:30:28 UTC

Eeek. I would just use a plaster to hold the split down and keep renewing it till the nail grew out.

oldbloke April 11 2010, 21:51:03 UTC

Back in the early 70s it was rumoured that some finger-picking guitarists used tissue paper and nail varnish to build up a layer of laminate.

OTOH, Keith Christmas's guitar style was so vigorous (think Richie Havens, but moreso) he just used to wrap his fingers in many layers of sellotape at the start of each gig. That probably won't work for you.

DW has indeed required bedtime talkdowns for J.