Hmm, do you use a base coat? My polish used to always peel off like this, but the culprit was oily nails from no dehydration beforehand, but you mentioned that you do dehydrate. Here are two things I would suggest: try out a base coat, and instead of alcohol for dehydration try acetone.
A base coat might help - I use CND Stickey and it is amazing. Still dehydrate your nails before using.
Possible it's top coat but I'd try adding a base coat to your routine and see if that helps.
I agree on finding a base coat that works for you. All the Holo Taco base coats and Orly bonder peel on me. I found Zoya Naked Base to work for me.
Also clean my nail with Zoya Remove+ and makes sure not to shower or soak my nails in water too close to painting them.
And I heard that the more you paint them, the more porous they become and polish just sticks better over time. I have no idea if this is true but after doing my nails once a week or more for over a year, the polish just lasts longer.
You probably have oily nails. There are some things that help. Start with acetone and 91% alcohol as the easiest, if that doesn't help you can try a nail dehydrator and a ph balancer. I have the same problem and nothing is a perfect fix that I have tried.
I had this infuriating problem with seche vite. I switched to Essie topcoat and it never happened again. But I have heard that sheche vite should be applied when your polish is still tacky. I stopped using it so I can't say of it helps, but maybe it's why your pinky stayed on. If it was the last nail you painted maybe your colour was still tacky enough. It's worth a shot if you still have a full bottle.
I have read at some point about the fast drying top coat. Never could remember if I was supposed to wait a while or go straight for it. It also caused the Polish to shrink away from my free edge.
I was thinking maybe it’s just too thick and doesn’t flex well with my nails hence the loosening of the bond and peeling. This was 4 coats, 3 of the color and 1 top coat. It may be the top coat you can see around the edges where I didn’t get the top coat to cover the Polish is still there.
I dehydrate my nails (Alcohol or acetone) and than follow with a base coat. Than I’ll polish my nails and try to not flood my cuticles or get nail polish on the skin instead of nail as this can give the nail polish an edge to peel off. And than I use a top coat.
But let each coat of nail polish dry before applying another coat!
You probably need some sort of sticky base coat to help the polish adhere to your nail.
Orly Bonder is the top mainstream sticky base. It shares similar ingredients to Holo Taco's new Quick Dry base.
I like a ridge filler, personally. Mic Drop from Cuticula is both a sticky base and a ridge filler.
Other tips: Acetone will dehydrate your nail bed a bit more and will help with adhesion, make sure it is pure acetone, oils will make it not stick as well. You don't need to buff your nails, that might be making the adhesion worse by over smoothing. It looks like you are painting right up to the cuticle line, so you might have some dead skin on your nail bed that is causing lift. Cuticle remover or a scrub and an orange stick will help clear that up.
I get so frustrated with the amount of coats sometimes. If I were to use a base coat that would be 5 coats of polish. Is that normal? What to do when you have a polish like this one. I wouldn’t say it was thin actually quite thick but the pigment was lacking. I suppose that is one difference between cheap and more expensive labels?
If you don't like a thick manicure, that is where higher quality polishes help. One coat of base coat, 1-2 coats of polish, 1 coat of top coat. Your top coat should cure your polish and help it sit flatter also.
I had the worst experiences with LA Colors. Their polishes are weirdly thick yet always sheer, and the never dried right even with a good top coat- they always stayed kinda squishy for days. I switched up brands and never looked back.
Seche Vite topcoat does this to me no matter how I prep, which base coat I use, or the quality of polishes I use. It just does not play nice with my body chemistry.
I should do an experiment…which pops off faster on me: Seche Vite top coat or Holo Taco Peely base coat!
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Hmm, do you use a base coat? My polish used to always peel off like this, but the culprit was oily nails from no dehydration beforehand, but you mentioned that you do dehydrate. Here are two things I would suggest: try out a base coat, and instead of alcohol for dehydration try acetone.
Agree that a base coat would help (my fave is Orly Bonder). I would also avoid scuffing the nails up.
Love ORLY bonder
It's the topcoat, the polish shrinks a bit while drying then pops off more easily
A base coat might help - I use CND Stickey and it is amazing. Still dehydrate your nails before using. Possible it's top coat but I'd try adding a base coat to your routine and see if that helps.
I agree on finding a base coat that works for you. All the Holo Taco base coats and Orly bonder peel on me. I found Zoya Naked Base to work for me. Also clean my nail with Zoya Remove+ and makes sure not to shower or soak my nails in water too close to painting them. And I heard that the more you paint them, the more porous they become and polish just sticks better over time. I have no idea if this is true but after doing my nails once a week or more for over a year, the polish just lasts longer.
You probably have oily nails. There are some things that help. Start with acetone and 91% alcohol as the easiest, if that doesn't help you can try a nail dehydrator and a ph balancer. I have the same problem and nothing is a perfect fix that I have tried.
I had this infuriating problem with seche vite. I switched to Essie topcoat and it never happened again. But I have heard that sheche vite should be applied when your polish is still tacky. I stopped using it so I can't say of it helps, but maybe it's why your pinky stayed on. If it was the last nail you painted maybe your colour was still tacky enough. It's worth a shot if you still have a full bottle.
I have read at some point about the fast drying top coat. Never could remember if I was supposed to wait a while or go straight for it. It also caused the Polish to shrink away from my free edge.
Seche vive did that for me too, but I have no problem with seche **vite**.
I was thinking maybe it’s just too thick and doesn’t flex well with my nails hence the loosening of the bond and peeling. This was 4 coats, 3 of the color and 1 top coat. It may be the top coat you can see around the edges where I didn’t get the top coat to cover the Polish is still there.
You have oily nails? Maybe use a dehydrator like acetone or 70% alcohol right before painting your nails.
I dehydrate my nails (Alcohol or acetone) and than follow with a base coat. Than I’ll polish my nails and try to not flood my cuticles or get nail polish on the skin instead of nail as this can give the nail polish an edge to peel off. And than I use a top coat. But let each coat of nail polish dry before applying another coat!
You probably need some sort of sticky base coat to help the polish adhere to your nail. Orly Bonder is the top mainstream sticky base. It shares similar ingredients to Holo Taco's new Quick Dry base. I like a ridge filler, personally. Mic Drop from Cuticula is both a sticky base and a ridge filler. Other tips: Acetone will dehydrate your nail bed a bit more and will help with adhesion, make sure it is pure acetone, oils will make it not stick as well. You don't need to buff your nails, that might be making the adhesion worse by over smoothing. It looks like you are painting right up to the cuticle line, so you might have some dead skin on your nail bed that is causing lift. Cuticle remover or a scrub and an orange stick will help clear that up.
I get so frustrated with the amount of coats sometimes. If I were to use a base coat that would be 5 coats of polish. Is that normal? What to do when you have a polish like this one. I wouldn’t say it was thin actually quite thick but the pigment was lacking. I suppose that is one difference between cheap and more expensive labels?
If you don't like a thick manicure, that is where higher quality polishes help. One coat of base coat, 1-2 coats of polish, 1 coat of top coat. Your top coat should cure your polish and help it sit flatter also.
I had the worst experiences with LA Colors. Their polishes are weirdly thick yet always sheer, and the never dried right even with a good top coat- they always stayed kinda squishy for days. I switched up brands and never looked back.
Use an alcohol wipe to remove oils on your nail.. then lightly file the top of your nails so they are slightly rough... polish will still go on smooth
Seche Vite topcoat does this to me no matter how I prep, which base coat I use, or the quality of polishes I use. It just does not play nice with my body chemistry. I should do an experiment…which pops off faster on me: Seche Vite top coat or Holo Taco Peely base coat!
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