Nail Polish

[raviepoo]

I need to keep laquer on my nails to keep them from chipping, cracking, peeling and breaking. I need long (ish) nails in order to do certain things (which shall be left to the imagination) which just don't work well without nails. Every time I dive my nail polish peels right off in sheets.

Is there a nail polish out there that holds up to salt water and/or chlorine?

 

[MissAmberDiva]

Do you have fake nails or real?
My acrylic nails always held up in chlorine. ANd I had acrylic nails on one time while diving and the polish never came off.
What kind of nail polish do you use?? If it's Luv My Nails then yeah, I can definitley see that cheapo stuff coming off.
I use Sally Hansen a lot (on real nails and fake) and it seems to do well in the water. I just make sure it has a clear coat on top of it.

Amber

 

[Dee]

I've used cheap and expensive polish and they both eventually peel off when diving every day...say on a dive trip. One thing I have noticed is when I have them polished at a salon where they use the topcoat that is dried under that ultraviolet light, the polish is like car paint and stays on no matter what I do to it!

Another tip that helps is to paint the top coat under your nail tips.

 

[o2 clean]

Maybellene Express Finish with their base coat works.

 

[chepar]

I've never been able to keep any type of nail polish on longer than a day after application - it's gotten to where I just don't bother anymore. I swim a lot more than I dive, but the time in the water is just terrible for a manicure. When I do use polish though, it's OPI.

I'll have to try some of these recommendations.

 

[kelpmermaid]

I saw this thread. I don't seem to be able to do anything about the fingers, but I have noticed on toes at least that the pearlized shades tend to hold up better than the plain.

 

[MissAmberDiva]

I have had long real nails and long fake nails. And let me tell you the polish seems to last longer on fake acrylic nails. In and out of water I have been able to keep color on the fakes for up to two weeks. Something with the acrylic makes the polish stay longer. :life:

 

[Jersey]

use several coats of clear top finish, make sure the tips are well coated and do the back of nail. Use a good product, the newer the better (Orly, OPI) . Older stuff breaks down more under exposure. As for brand - we have a store called ULTA. I have problems getting that off using polish remover.

 

[raviepoo]

Where can I get ULTA?

 

[SSIdiver02]

Theres one real way to solve it....dive dry! Also, how do you wear gloves with long nails? Or do you just stay above most of the thermos?