Why Bubbles Appear In Nail Polish?
If your nail polish has bubbles, you will have to remove the nail paint and start fresh. But unfortunately, the bubbles will come back again and again, if you don’t know how to apply nail polish in the right manner.
Reasons For Bubbles In Nail Polish
The air that gets trapped while you apply coats of nail polish on your nails forms bubbles in the drying process. Following are the reasons for the bubbling of nail polish.
• Using a thick nail paint
• Applying coats quickly
• Not using a base coat
• Using an expired nail polish
But you can prevent the appearance of bubbles if you apply the nail paint in the right manner. And you will be surprised to know that you don’t need additional accessories or training for applying nail polish.
Let’s start with a clean slate
- Clean Your Nails
Polish won’t set on your nails if they are greasy or dirty. First, wash your hands with a quality handwash to clean your nails and let them dry completely so you can do further cleaning. Take a cotton ball, soak it in acetone and wipe the dried nails to remove any leftover oil, grease, or dirt from the nails. Also, clean the nails from the root to the top. Now your nails are cleaned and ready to accept polish or paint.
- Apply A Base Coat
Just like you apply a primer before makeup, your nails need a base coat before polishing. It will provide a smooth base for the polish to set. The oil you removed from your nails would come back naturally but a base coat is enough to seal that oil and prevent it from discoloring the polish. Also, the base coat would provide a smooth and even finish to your nail paint. Buy a quality base coat for your nails and apply it all over the nails before polishing.
- Nail Polish
If you are using an old nail polish that has been lying in your vanity box for a long time, you should check its consistency. Apply a small coat on a nail to check whether it is thick or thin. If it is thick, dense, and sticky, it won’t give the right finish. If you still want to use that nail polish, you should thin it out with a lacquer thinner. But it is better to buy a bottle instead of spending your money and time treating an old and gloppy polish.
- Roll The Bottle
Shaking the bottle or pumping the brush in and out of the bottle to mix the contents is a mistake. What you need to do is simply roll the bottle between your hands. Vigorous shaking or pumping the bottle with the brush will only create tiny air pockets in the polish and those pockets would transfer to your nails and form bubbles. The tiny holes you see on your nail polish are due to the trapped air in the polish. Sometimes polish gets separated from … Find more