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izziel1923
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Does anyone know how to get nail polish to stay on longer than a day, short of getting tham professionally done?

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Pixie69
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You put on a first coat (clear), two coats of nailpolish (let them dry between coats or they'lll never dry), and then put a (clear) topcoat on it. Voila

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Gumdrop Girl
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and don't use crappy brands. use something you can trust. i dig Hard Candy. Great colors, very durable.

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SlowCookie
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yeppers, use good quality nail polish. no watery stuff. make sure your nails are clean and dry (no lotions, oils etc) before you begin. then follow pixie's steps; base coat, 2 color coats, 1 top coat. make sure each layer is dry before going on to the next.

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CallMeBuffChick
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Member # 2101

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Don't put to much on. It will last for about a week then it will chip really bad. I went and got my nails done at a cosmo school and the girl put on about 7 coats on each finger. They looked great, but very thick.

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Aquamarine
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Member # 3296

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The question, of course, was answered in the above helpful posts. I'd like to add something--

I rarely wear nail polish. It invariably starts to chip away after a short period of time, in spite of the fact that I always go by the guidelines given above. I suspect that this has something to do with my long swimming workouts. I wonder if the chlorine eats at the polish, or if I unknowingly brush my nails against the lane line, or...? Do any swimmers have similar nail situations?

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izziel1923
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Member # 4271

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Okay, I supose I'm not doing anything wrong. I was just wondering, I guess that it just depends on what stresses you put on your hands. And yes, water and chlorine do eat away at nail polish, I don't waer any when I'm life guarding for that very reason. All I could ever figure out is to use the Jet Set right before I went out.

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