Painting nail designs with opposite hand

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Registered: 01-16-2008
Painting nail designs with opposite hand
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Sun, 11-29-2009 - 5:43pm
Do you paint your own nail designs on your fingernails? If you do, unless you are ambidextrous, you probably find some difficulty using your non-dominant hand to paint the other half of the designs.



Certain nail art products can make your hands steadier. Practicing and taking your time really help you get the hang of it. If you could use a few tips to make nail painting easier when you are right-handed or left-handed and trying to paint with your opposite hand, consider these tips.



Don't give up, even if painting nail designs doesn't come naturally. You will definitely get better over time! :)

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 11-30-2009 - 9:14am

I don't do nail designs but perhaps someone reading this does. Thanks for those tips.


 



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Registered: 03-31-2012
Sat, 03-31-2012 - 9:42pm

I paint my own left hand, but instead of using the nail polish brush, I use a dotting and line toolset for nail detailing. It is much easier to control your designs since they are not brushes, and they don't have bristles that will spread at the wrong moment, ruining your design.