Natural Nails?

I have very strong, long and nice natural nails, and I don't want to get acrylic on them. The problem is I can't keep nail polish on them unless they have acrylic over them and it's airbrushed. Otherwise, the polish chips in a few days (even done professionally)





Any suggestions?Natural Nails?
thats how mine is too. i would suggest that you get professional nailpolish (there is something called ';sticky'; i got a few years back that is suppose to work well as a base coat... its a professional product) and make sure you do a base coat, color, then top coat. and put on a top coat every other day to keep it from chipping.





good luck :)Natural Nails?
There are many factors that affect nail polish's ability to stay intact.


- the polish (quality counts for something)


- the technique (believe it or not)


- the abuse (nail biting, housework, hands on stuff)


and more but those are the primary ones.





Quality polish brands that I suggest you use if you want them to not chip (and have really really nice colours) are OPI and China Glaze. Those two are guaranteed to last longer than any other nail polish brand on the market.





Technique depends on if the nail tech actually lets the nail polish dry properly. Base coat should be dry before polish is put on. 2 layers of polish (for most colours) semi-drying in-between coats. Then top coat should be really really dry. If you touch the top of your nails and it feels soft-ish (or see it warp) then it's not dry. Ask the tech to check for you. You shouldn't be leaving the store right after the top coat (your nails aren't dry). It takes a time for the polish to dry fully (with 4 layers it's understandable) so be careful.





Abuse... if you do a lot of stuff that puts your perfect paint job in jeopardy buy some top coat and apply it when you need it. Use sparingly (too much builds up).





Hope that helps.