Paint Your Nails Without Making a Mess
Painting your nails can prove messy if you don't prepare the skin around the nails to adequately protect it from the polish. If you're in a hurry or just not that coordinated when adding nail polish, one of the following methods may help in preventing the nail polish from ending up on your skin.
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Using Elmer's glue
- Find some liquid Elmers glue.
- Smear it around your nail. Place it directly on your skin, using a Q-tip.
- Start painting your nails as usual. Use appropriate care, knowing however that small brush strokes onto the skin will be easy to remove.
- Peel off the glue after use. It will lift up any nail polish that went onto it. Dispose of appropriately.
- Get rid of any leftover glue as follows: Dip a napkin in water, and spread where the glue is still stuck to your skin. Doing this will make it easier to get rid of.
Using Vaseline or petroleum jelly
- Put Vaseline or petroleum jelly around your whole nail. Do this for each nail.
- Paint the nails as usual. If any excess polish is on your skin, all you need to do is wipe off the Vaseline and the mess is all gone.
- Wash your hands once the polish has firmly dried.
Tips
- Nail polish remover can be used to remove nail polish that ends up on your skin.
Things You'll Need
- Liquid Elmer's glue
- Napkin
- Water
- Vaseline or petroleum jelly
