Comments on: how to manicure at home

By: Allison

Allison — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:37:02 +0000

YES! Wait at least 20-30 minutes or you’ll get smudgy sticky nails. And I do a top coat the next morning too.

By: mollysusie

mollysusie — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:25:35 +0000

I’ll admit now I do a really bad job on my nails. But when I do paint them, I usually do 2-3 coats. Should I wait 20-30 min between each coat? Or is the first one the most important?

By: Jessa

Jessa — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:25:07 +0000

I personally love this tutorial. I have a 10 month old and one thing I love doing (when I get the time) is a manicure. It’s an instant pick-me-up to see pretty nails, and anything to make it last longer is wonderful!

I don’t know how many busy moms have the time to make sure there is a millimeter of space between the cuticle and the color–I just slap it on and clean it up later as well!

Thanks for sharing this, I am new the site and really love it.

By: dee

dee — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:44:20 +0000

I want to send my KUDOS to you for not censoring the negative comments above–I’m finding it all too common for craft/design/art blogs to remove any criticism (however fair or even-handed) from discussion, and I find it suffocating and unrealistic. Thank you!

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:44:38 +0000

If you ever don’t want to or don’t have time to wait 20 minutes, try Seche Vite top coat. It’s a quick-drying polish that you apply while the polish is still wet.

By: M

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Sorry but I’m going to have to agree with the above too. As a professional, this manicure really looks bad. The polish shouldn’t ever touch your skin and require cleaning up afterwards. And unlike a commenter said above, if you really have to do a clean up, use nail polish remover, never acetone. Acetone is for removing acrylic nails and I would never use it on my natural nails just because. Also be sure to buy acetone-free nail polish remover. Your nails will thank you.

By: Isle Tri » Get Your Nails Wedding Ready in 2 Weeks

Isle Tri » Get Your Nails Wedding Ready in 2 Weeks — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:44:14 +0000

[...] PetitElephant thought me a trick for when doing your own nails. To keep the paint from peeling. Spray your nails with rubbing alchol before using polish, this will help get rid of any oils on your nails. [...]

By: L

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:11:40 +0000

I’m sorry, but I agree with some of the other comments. Just like when you get a professional manicure–no paint on the cuticles. No need to clean them up afterwards. If you paint carefully inside the line of your cuticles, and leave an unnoticeable but small little gap, your nails will look perfect and nail polish remover will never touch your new manicure.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 24 May 2011 03:40:08 +0000

Is this a joke? Your nails look horrific and if you send me your address, I will send you some money to go get them fixed. Your NAILS should be painted…not your cuticles.

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 24 May 2011 02:22:51 +0000

So you don’t put on two coats of color? I’ve always done that but am happy to skip the step/save some time (especially if that would mean an extra 20 minutes (really!) of not touching my nails… am trying it right now on my toes…