An easy way to prevent any messes while painting your nails is to line all of your nails in Vaseline or glue before painting them with nail polish. When your done painting your nails, wipe off the Vaseline. If you used glue, then peel it off when done painting.
Soaking your wet nails into ice water will help them dry faster. Fill a bowl with ice water and stick your nails into it after painting them.
Tape is a really quick and easy way to get a cute design on your nails.
Instead of trying to paint a design on your nails, paint the design on a plastic bag, and attach the bag to your nails where the design is on the bag. The design should go on to your nails.
An easy trick to prevent air bubbles on your nails when painting them, roll the nail polish bottle back and forth between your hands instead of shaking it before painting your nails.
Also, if your having trouble getting the lid of the nail polish off, soak it in hot water.
Before painting your nails, put the nail polish bottle in the fridge for 15 minutes. It makes the polish go on your nails smoother.
Always remember to apply a base coat when painting your nails! It helps your nail polish last longer.
An easy way to get polka dots on your nails without painting them on (which can be hard, and annoying)..use a bobby pin. Dip the tip of the bobby pin in the nail polish and press it against your nails.
Another way to get polka dots on your nails is with a band-aid, put the part of the band-aid that has the small holes on to your nails and paint over it with the nail polish.