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Color Street Nail Polish Hints & Tips for the best application.
Be sure to push back cuticles, the nails strips will not dry to your cuticles. Wipe your finger nail tips with alcohol pads before application, make sure it's fully dry so that you reduce the oil transferring on to the sets as you apply.
Apply when you have some free time to sit back & relax. Create this to be a "Self Care time." Even though the nail polish strips are completely dry, the adhesive needs about 3 hours to fully cure. If you wait to apply before bed it will give you a lot of time for it to cure while you are sleeping.
Avoid hot water or a lot of hand washing before the nail strips have fully cured. Allow at least 30- 40 minutes curing time. Even though they will stay on, you will get more tip wear and wear along the nail bed.
When you are using a file to cut down the strips, make sure it's in a down motion, not side to side, also angle it so that you give some left over on the ends of your tips. The nail polish sets do shrink a bit like regular nail polish does after application. If you angle the file too far toward your nails then you will end up looking like you already got tip wear on the first day.
Solids are thinner and need more care when applying. I suggest buffing your nails a bit (just do not shine or the strips will not adhere as easily), and if you have ridges on your nails you can also apply a ridge filler base coat to even out your nails first.
The strips already have a top coat on them, but some of them are shinier than others. If you love that gel look, I have 2 great products that I personally LOVE to use! Applying a Gel Like glossy look you can try Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Nail Polish Top Coat THIS stuff is amazing and helps your mani last even longer than usual!!
The other product is a quick drying top coat, you can apply on top of the nail
strips, Poshe Super Fast Drying Top Coat this products gives it a nice glossy look.
The last product I love to use on occassion is a Matte Top coat. If you prefer your nails to that look & style is I love to use this OPI Nail Polish and Nail Laquer Top Coat, Matte Finish Top Coat
You can also wrap the top of the nail strips over the tips of your nails and that too will give you a longer wear time, you don't have to try that method but it looks great with the solid colored strips.
Give your nails a full 24 hour naked time in between sets to allow your nails to breathe and reset. Give them some love and attention with lotions, conditioning or nail oils, but be sure that you use the alcohol wipes before your next application.
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