Bubbles in each and every nail polish. Help!
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Sep 13, 2011
Sophie T.
Hi guys! I have a serious problem here. All of my nail polish become bubbly after applying. A lot become bubbly hours afterwards. I have been asking the fabulous nail bloggers and youtubers to give me tricks to get it perfect, but all of them told me they never had any problems with bubbles.
I know about (almost) all the anti-bubble rules:
Not shaking just rolling the bottle
Do not warm your nails or fan them after applying your polish
Let each coat dry entirely
Use thinner coat to prevent them from not drying entirely
That's kind of everything I know and do. I also let my polishes stand for a few weeks, hoping that the bubbles would go away but they didn't. This is really serious! I have a whole lot of polishes I've never used because of the bubbles, since I hated it so much, after applying I just removed them the same day. Please help me with everything you can!
Also, summer is just over in the country where I live and my room is the warmest in the whole house. Does that have any effect on my polishes? If so how do I fix it? Thanks to everyone who helps me in advance!
Kisses,
Sophie
Sep 13, 2011
Amanda L.
Wow this is really strange...so you buy a new polish, open it and then it becomes bubbly right? I wish I had some advice you but you seem to be doing everything right. The weather shouldn't being effecting the polishes that much...but if it is becoming bubbly after you open it sounds like the only thing it could be is something in the air...
Sep 13, 2011
Maria L.
If I'm understanding correctly...after you polish your nails, the polish dries with a lot of bubbles on your nails. Been there myself not long ago. At first I thought it was a particular brand of polish, but it ended up happening to any and all polishes I used. I ended up just keeping clear polish on my fingernails for months and just polishing my toe nails (which, by the way, never dried with bubbles in the polish). Since it only happened on my nails and not my toes, I figured it was me and not the polish and started changing the way I applied my polish. I always lightly buffed my nails to make sure it was smooth, then wiped them with polish remover. Used a ridge filling base coat, then polished my nails letting each coat dry before applying the next coat. This seemed to do the trick at the time. Right now I'm not taking the extra steps, but have no issues with bubbles. I'm absolutely dumbfounded as to why it happened at that time and not now. Hope this helps.
Sep 13, 2011
Sophie T.
It might be the air as well. Some polishes I bought had disposables with really warm lamps.
My topcoat got so bubbly the last month, that I stopped using it. Though my polishes became bubbled before I could even use the topcoat. My basecoat is entirely fine.
Weird thing is, that when applying my polish everything looks fine and alright, and after an hour or so it becomes bubbly all over :(
Sep 13, 2011
Sophie T.
Wow thanks Maria! Will try for sure and tell if it works!
Sep 13, 2011
Maria L.
I sure hope it works.
Oct 20, 2011
Sophie T.
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Oct 20, 2011
Dylan P.
Gently blowing warm or hot air on wet nails helps to smooth out the coats and eliminate bubbles, like your breath or, if you wanna get crazy, a blow dryer =P
Also, it may be the your nails produce a lot of oil, which creates pockets underneath the polish. Try swiping your nails with a cotton pad and some polish remover to reallt dry them out before applying polish.
Those are my two tricks, hope they help!
Oct 20, 2011
Sophie T.
Thank you for your reply! I do use nail polish before applying my basecoat, but I've always known that warmth cause bubbles. It's funny it worked for you :)
Oct 20, 2011
Malika J.
Strange I've had the same problem, but it was with my top coat, it did it every single time. So I switches to a new one and I've never had the problem since.
Oct 20, 2011
Sophie T.
Thank you Malika! I've thrown away my old topcoat but haven't found a new one since.
If you know any good drug store topcoats that are available in europe please share! :)
Oct 20, 2011
Sophie T.
Oh, has anyone heard of the essence better than gel nails topcoat? Honestly I'm a bit confused. Is it supposed to be a regular topcoat that looks like gel, or is it a gel based topcoat?
Jun 27, 2012
Cindy M.
I just started pokishing my nails,i have on all the right coats,base plus 2coats and top coat(opi)i just out on this nail tek fast dry stuff and still had a dee bubbles,i tested the polish on my nails and it dented wgere i pushed it,so i was playing and started smothing my thumb over my nails and it smoothed it out,but it came back..so i think the botyom is still wet so i am still massaging it and it still smoothes out,it kerps looking better and better,i dont tbink its completly dry so ill kerp smoothing and SEE
Jun 28, 2012
Bella P.
I know it´s expensive, but the Orly fast drying top coat is the best top coat I know. It´s even better than Seche Vitte. And no bubbles.
Jun 28, 2012
Cindy M.
This blog is printing crazy stuff,i put on a base coat and 2 coats of polish and a top coat,i put a 3rd coat and a new product for me nail tek,i still had bubbles and i tested it to see if it was dry,it put and dent in my nails and i smoothed it in with my thumb,bubbles gone but came back so i kept smoothing rhem and they are gone,try it and see what happens,i'm no seller of any product but see something that might help
Jan 13, 2014
Amber R.
My nails have the EXACT same problem. The only nail polish that doesn't bubble is the Seche Vite Fast Dry clear top coat. My toes don't bubble... just my nails. I don't shake the bottles, I use a basecoat, I am meticulous and it doesn't matter. I'm so frustrated.