DIY Professional Looking Manicures and Fingernail Art

Step 4 Base Coat Hardener

You should use a base coat hardener each time you do your nails. It will protect the nail from breaking and also provides a smooth coat for the nail color to adhear to.

If you are just starting out use a good base coat hardener each time you do your nails for the first four weeks. After that use maintenance base coat hardener for 3 of every 4 weeks and use the regular base coat hardener that every 4th week.

Remember to shake the product well to mix. Rolling end over end as well as around is one way to eliminate creating bubbles if your product does this. Apply with even strokes from cuticle to tip using the five-stoke method.

Five-Stroke Method - Once up the center, once up each outer edge and finally once on each side of center.