Getting Polish to Stay

For all the work you do to get your clients’ polish to last — from buffing to using the best in top coats — something keeps making it chip and tear away. Frustrated? Read on for tips from some of the trade’s utmost experts on how to make polish longer-lasting.

NAILS Magazine - March 1997

Lac It! Gel-Polish

The gel-polishes go on quickly and evenly with a traditional polish-like brush-on application.

Nail Polish Collection

Pixi’s environmentally friendly nail polish collection is formaldehyde, toluene, and DBP-free, and comes in over 30 shades.

Pretty in Pink Polish

Nails by Andrea Van Luchene, The Nail Studio in Gaylord, Mich.

Gel-Polish Fill

Luciana McGee shows how she performs a gel-polish refill. She also uses the Aerovex Systems nail source capture system to remove nail dust and vapors during services.

Kid-Safe Polish

This kid-safe polish is marketed along with "The Kingdom of FuFu", a children's book with cute baby dinosaur-like characters.

Mad Dash for This Polish

Dashing Diva polished featured at fashion shows.

Time for Polish: Homemade Polish Bottle Clock

See how Robert Nguyen made this clock out of polish bottles for his Beverly Hills, Calif.-based salon.