I’ve never been much good at painting my nails, but it’s only gotten worse as I’ve gotten older and my eyesight is not what it once was!
But then I read a tip somewhere that I just had to try. Apparently if you apply Vaseline to the skin around your nails, it doesn’t matter if you get a bit slap-happy with the nail polish (as I am inclined to do) – because you can easily wipe it off once your nails are dry.
How to Paint your Nails like a Pro!
Step 1: Apply Vaseline with a cotton bud to the skin around your nails. My nail polish of choice this week was “Cover Girl Outlast Stay Brilliant” in Grapevine (and boy did I need my glasses to be able to read the fine print of the colour name!).
Step 2: Paint your nails as messily as you like! Two coats is usually the minimum for good coverage on your nails.
Step 3: Once the polish on your nails is dry, simply pick off the excess that is on your skin. Thanks to the Vaseline, it will come away easily!
The Result: One Perfectly Polished Pedicure (or Manicure) …
Step 4: Sit back, relax, and enjoy your perfectly polished nails!
I don’t usually bother wearing nail polish on my fingers as the nails are very weak and refuse to grow a millimetre of white without breaking or splitting … but you can bet I will be using this trick from now on when I paint my toenails!
So now there are no excuses – no matter how shaky your hands, or how strong your glasses are – you can still have fabulous nails even without going to a pro!
Do you wear nail polish often? And if so, do you leave it up to the pros or DIY like me?!
I live in nail polish, it is very rare that I don’t have nail polish on my fingers and toes. My love has rubbed off on Punky as she is always asking to have her nails done too!
A great tip! I rarely wear nail polish either because I always chip it almost instantly!
I usually wear nail polish in Summer on my toenails. No point having it painted on my fingernails though with my line of work. I usually get my hubby to paint my nails if I get them done at home because he is much better at keeping ‘in the lines’. But I will try the Vaseline tip. 🙂
The Vaseline is the secret huh! If I’d only been aware of that little gem for the last thirty years!
Great tips! I always make a mess of my nails when painting them 🙂
I never knew the vaseline trick!! What a brilliant idea! Josefa #teamIBOT
Great tip! I haven’t painted my nails in ages but I always have a perfect left hand and my right hand looks like it was painted by a toddler lol!
I pay to have mine done professionally every three weeks (fingers and toes) as if I do it they look a mess! Thanks for the tip, you might have just saved my hubby a bit of money! 🙂
Great tip Janet! It’s true. I don’t do my own anymore. My failing eye sight and unsteady hand contributed! I either get my daughter to paint them for me or go treat myself to a spa pedicure 🙂
So Vaseline is the trick to perfect toenails. Who would have thought!
LOVE this suggestion – I am shocking at nail polish and hardly do it as get more on toes than nails! Thanks lovely. I hope you’re okay, sorry again to hear about loss of your beloved feline, and hope you have a better day tomorrow. That client doesn’t know what they are missing!!!!!!!!! xx
Great tip. I’m the same as fair as my fingernails go – they split and chip so easily. Will be trying this for sure.
This sounds like a good trick!!
Thanks for sharing :))
Oh I needed this tip!!! My toe nails are looking very sad and sorry for themselves at the moment!!
I’m finally getting around reading your post Janet! That it is a trick I must try! I’m very messy at nail polish.