My first tip for all you ladies (or gents) out there painting nails, is: ALWAYS USE A BASE COAT!
Not only does it help adhere the polish to your nail, but it also protects your nails from tearing apart. After painting your nails a few times without a base coat, sometimes your nails will begin getting brittle and falling apart. Base coats add a layer between your nail and some of the harsh chemicals in acrylic polishes.
Base coats typically dry pretty quickly, so you don't have to worry much about it adding too much time to the already long process of drying nails.
You can get base coats for cheap, but in most cases you get what you pay for. A cheap base coat often won't keep your mani adhered for as long as a more expensive brand. I like my FingerPaints base coat, as well as my Chi base coat.
If you want to be painting your nails for a long time, it's important to take care of them!
Happy painting!
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