6 Ways to Make Your Manicure Last Longer
4. Apply a nail strengthener over your nail paint
A nail strengthener is a transparent nail paint that is meant to be applied over a nail paint to keep the color sealed for a long time and give nail paint some extra shine. Make sure you apply the strengthener after re-applying your nail paint for a second or third time in the week as you will not be able to use nail paint after using the strengthener. You can use a strengthener directly on your bare nails if you have had a French manicure or a manicure without any nail paint at all.
5. Moisturize your hands before you go to bed
Manicures feel and look beautiful because they make hands soft and supple. After you get your manicure, moisturize your hands with hand cream before you go to bed every night. Applying cream at night will keep the moisture in your hands intact for a couple of hours straight. This is better than using cream in daytime because hands can be exposed to water which will remove the moisturizer quickly.
6. Push back your cuticles after a shower
Pushing back your cuticles after a shower will help your nail paint to get maximum coverage on the nail instead of the skin. If you are using gloves while bathing, you can use special cuticle softeners to moisten your cuticles before pushing them. Working with dry cuticles will crack nail paint towards the nail bed. Do this once before your manicure starts and once after a few days of your manicure.
