Yes! A nail tech told me this is because the solvents from the lower layers are trying to evaporate with the heat from your body, but they're sealed in by the top layers so they just form bubbles instead
One tip i have....don’t apply your polish really fast or really thick. I find swiping over and over quickly will form bubbles as well as applying thick coats.
Just to clarify, everyone: if your nail polish is hot, the CONSISTENCY changes, not the formula. Sorry, had to science. Great video! I can't wait to try the fridge trick next summer
Thanks for sciencing! I know what happens with polish (most of the time) but I don't always know the words to explain it haha! That's why I love hearing from you guys.
Ha, I store my polishes "dungeon style" I call it. Dark, cool & dry. I don't display any of them. That's probably why I have polishes that are 20 yrs old (no joke) and they are still good as ever.
I worked at Walgreens in the early to late 90s while in college, and collected a lot of nail polish back then, many of which I still have! I also keep them cool, dark, and dry. You can't even tell how old some of my polishes are. I have them in drawers on my bedroom too. For now they're in Ikea Helmers, but I am switching to the Alex drawers soon.
@@MrsTLadd I need to adopt you buy one donate one policy! I have about 1000 I think, many of which never get used and they take up a lot of storage space!
How do you teach without talking. People are so funny. I shake my polish at the beginning of a service and then let it sit until I'm ready to polish. For not going to school for nails, you are very well versed on the subject, great job. This nail tech thinks you're awesome. Great tips.
It's actually scientifically proven that, yes, it takes about an hour for water to FULLY evaporate from the nail. So waiting one hour is definitely a proper nail tip ;)
Another reason for bubbling I found for me were too thick coats of nail polish. Thinner coats helped me a lot with preventing bubbles. Thanks for the tips, Kelly :)
Last week i binged all your nails 101 videos before i did my halloween nails. You totally helped and changed the way i do my nails. I've been doing them for years and years and I just accepted that my nails would always be a hot mess. But now! They look sooo good and its all because of your help. I can't thank you enough!!💜💜
Dear Kelly I love your videos, tutorials and guidance. There's no reason for anyone to get annoyed if you talk to much, you are teaching us how to have beautiful nails so you need to talk for us to understand better how to do our own manicure. I find this video very educational Thank you for your time, explanations and for your joyful attitude. 😊❤
The humidity thing explains so much! I've been so frustrated this summer with bubbles, looking up reasons why- "applying it too thickly", tried thinner coats, got bubbles! "not letting it dry" I was leaving my nails 30 minutes between coats (binge watching TV) still got bubbles! "polish is too old" bought new shades. Bubbles galore! But this summer has been incredibly humid compared to previous years and I never used to get bubbles at all. Life saver, thank you so much. I have no aircon at home so if I find myself in this situation next year I might just treat myself to getting it done professionally oops.
That was really useful. I had so many bubbles in my nail polish last summer during the heatwave, and didn't know why it was happening. Thank you, Kelli Marissa 💜💜💜
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!! I've been getting bubbles for years and could not figure out why. After watching this, I waited a good ten minutes after shaking my bottle and NO BUBBLES!
Kelli Marissa I have to do this a lot though it still goes on thick ( which I like) but thinning does help get out the bubbles from it being too thick and makes me feel better about buying a little pricier top coat because over the months I add thinner enough that I stretch a bottle for a long while
Omg, Kelli, one reason I started following you (besides your awesome personality) is because you don't talk too long when doing a tutorial. Some people do go on and on. You are so not one of them. You talk just the right amount!
Me painting my nails watching this video trying to figure out why my nails have bubbles: painting nails after shaking the bottle and in 100 degree cali weather with the fan hit me straight in the face.
I always have those darn bubbles, but, I live in an area that gets very hot, I store my polish in the bathroom and I might be a shaker. Gonna try these tips and hope for the best. Thanks!
I know this video is old but omg the one that got me was the fan! I always have the ceiling fan blasting in my small room and I never realized that could be affecting my polish. Tank you so much!!
This video helped me so much. My nails would always have air bubbles in them. I would have to sit there for hours Re-doing one nail 100 times until I was happy with it.
Your eyebrows are spot on! And great lip colour. Suits you well. You gave accurate tips for avoiding the bubbles. Also, I have noticed that when sometimes I accidentally add too much thinner to a polish and it becomes runny, I get bubbles while applying.
Love your videos! I have also found that that applying your coats too quickly and not letting each layer dry adequately before doing the next coat, can cause bubbles too. So can brushing the nail too many times. Just try to get it on there in as few swipes as possible.
Okay I just noticed my nails had bubbles yesterday and I was going to look up a video but yours came up!! I'm so thankful. I'm guilty I shake my nail polish-- that's stopping now, thank you.
Thank you so so much. As I am listening you I realise that I have done most of the things you have mentioned on my client who complained about the bubbles. Thanks again 🙏
Thanks for the advice. Love doing my nails, trying to get better not only for myself but to eventually paint my mother's nails and actually do a good job. Now I have a better idea why I keep getting air bubbles...doesn't happen every time but this gives me more of an idea why it happens.
I tried waiting for an hour after I got a shower to dry my nails completely and I put my nail polish in the fridge for at least 30 minutes and it really worked. I waited about 10 minutes after the base coat and 20 minutes after each layer. It took all my Sunday afternoon but it was ok for me since I usually leave the Sunday afternoon for self-care and it was totally worth it. It's very hot and humid where I live and I was getting massive bubbles that looked absolutely horrifying. But after I tried those things I only got very very small one or two bubbles that you need to look very closely to see them which I can live with. And by the way, before I put the nail polish in the fridge I added some nail polish thinner because it got a bit thick last time and I was afraid that it would get worse in the fridge. And I noticed when I put the nail polish thinner and immediately use it I get bubbles, so I made sure that the nail polish waited for 30 minutes before I used it.
You have absolutely changed the way I do my nails! I'm only 13 but I love doing my nails, and have similar nails to you. Before I discovered your channel, I wasn't good at doing my nails, but now I know a lot about doing nails and am a lot better at it. Thank you Kelli, for helping me😊
Thanks for all the helpful tips !!! I used to have bubbles almost everytime but since I watch your videos, I don’t so I think you still are a great teacher 😁
Oh I have a shirt just like that....exact same colors. My mom made it for me years ago. Great tips! Im so glad you mentioned the tip about vigorously dunking the brush in the bottle. I’ve accidentally done that with my topcoat a few times. It wasn’t too long after that I realized that dunking it in the bottle ‘vigorously’ was causing it to bubble. Great video!
Haha I used to do it with my mascara all the time and could never figure out why my mascara constantly dried up! Now I know not to do it with polish or makeup :P
Kelli Marissa oh no. We can’t have you do that. That’ll trigger me. Because I’ve tried to dance before, so dancing is my thing. So that would be like cultural appropriation. 🤷🏼♀️
Thank you for doing this video! I couldn't figure out why my most recent manicure bubbled really bad, I now realise it was the heater I was sitting next to, NOT my top coat!
I literally did everything... Still m getting bubbles... And I noticed I get bubbles only for lighter shades... I don't understand what I am doing wrong 😭
Tip #3 is a life saver because I always wondered how to stop it from bubbling but still shake up the color. Thank you for saving a few manis of mine in the future!!!
Kelli, one thing I learned that also helps to not get bubbles is to wait for the previous layer of base coat/polish to dry before painting on the next coat. Since the first layer is not yet dry, it releases some “fumes” that leave the “bubbles”. That has helped me 😊 Edit: just saw that Tess W also left the same tip below
Thank you! You're so right! I painted my acrylic nails in the park (slightly windy) and I shook my polish like crazy just before I painted them and the polish had been in the trunk of my car for about three days in sunny South Florida although the weather wasn't too hot during that time and then I sprayed the wet nails with nail dryer can spray with the can too close to the nails. My nails came out horrible. The color was a beautiful deep red but looked a hot mess.
Could you do a 101 video on manicures with the end of a nail polish video. I have the toughest time getting a nice manicure when my bottle gets low. Your 101 videos have made all the difference for me! I have watched every single one!
This was so helpful! I always have this problem and I usually get frustrated after I’ve spent hours on complex designs. Definitely will be thinking of these tips next time I paint them 😁
Kelli Marissa yea, I have over 200 bottles and some of them didn’t have bubbling problems but some did and I did not know why, but I noticed they were closer to my fan, so I’m rearranging them so I won’t have that problem
Thanks Kelli! Did not know this video existed. My top coat was bubbling 2-3 times, which never happened before and I was wonder what the issue was. Turns out that the fan was the culprit lmao. I never expected the fan to be the culprit since I thought it would help in drying the polish faster haha 😆 The bubbling has stopped since I stopped using the fan. It was a great help!
For myself, I've found that it has less to do with the main 3 points and more to do with roughness on my nail surface. Even if they're totally clean, any amount of nail flaking - even if it's so slight that I can barely see it - results in bubbles. It's definitely not the cuticle, and base coats only make it look worse. Buffing the surface also just makes it worse, and I only went in one direction when I used to do that. So I've switched to polishes that are *not* self leveling and seen a lot of improvement.
I've also noticed the occurrence of bubbles when I applied too thick of a coat which happens to me a lot with topcoat (especially quick dry topcoat that has thickened up a little bit too much) or when I didn't let each coat dry enough. I didn't think of the possibility of a fan/open window etc being an issue so thank you for mentioning that!
The heat and humidity thing was something I wasn't aware of. The nail salon we go to also has a nail polish line of their own and I was asking the lady who runs it about making nail polish in general, and she pointed out that our Indian coastal weather (I'm from Bombay) is terrible for nail polishes. Quite an a-ha moment that was for me.
I do two thin coats of nail polish to prevent bubbles from forming on my nails. That seems to help to prevent the bubbles. Cleaning nails before a manicure is very important. It helps to keep the nail polish from bubbling. The humidity doesn't help, either. I have tried these remedies myself to keep my nail polish from bubbling. Just saying. Thank you, Kelli!! 😊
Sooo true. Air does affect bubbling on nail polish, I learned the hard way just now lol. Was painting one hand with the AC running. Got cold and turned off the AC and did my other hand.... LOW AND BEHOLD, no bubbles. Lorrrrrt.
Two big reasons I’ve found are the polish is too thick or you’re applying it too thickly on the nail. Thin your polish if it’s not going on smoothly and thinly. KM has a video on thinning polish. Try to apply thin coats of polish. Thick coats are more likely to have air bubbles and they take longer to actually dry between coats, which can cause bubbles. And use a quick dry top coat.
I just wanted to tell you that I would never say you talk to much in your videos. I am a new subscriber and have only seen videos on your Nail Polish 101 playlist, which are pretty much just you talking, and even then I don't think you talk too much. Compared to other videos I have seen where it takes the person half the video before they finally get to the point. You don't prattle on about unrelated things. You get straight to the information that you want to tell and you keep to that topic. Besides, what good is a video that shows you all sorts of things but never, or poorly explains what it is they are showing in their video. And I happen to like the part at the end of your videos where you tell fun facts about yourself. Those tidbits of info make you relatable to your audience. So keep doing what you are doing, I am sure that if someone does not find your videos to their liking there is another channel that is perfectly suited to their taste. You subscriber count would suggest that there are a lot of people who think you are doing a superb job, and I am one that feels the same way. Have a wonderful and epic day.
Thank you so much for the encouragement, Kat! I'm really glad you're enjoying my content so far and I'm glad to hear you find it concise :) I hope you have a great day too!!
The temperature thing was a good reminder! I didn't know it could affect on the bubbling as well 😮 I guess my apartment is too warm sometimes, especially this winter the heating was on too high.... 😖
Waaaaahhhh! I do all of these things! (Was good to check them off though so thanks!) I think it's just because I live in a humid place (Queensland Australia). I now just do my polish at night and it's made a difference so I guess that's my problem solved the best that I will get it 😁
I found that it was an issue for me when I lived in a super humid area too. My way of combating it was to keep the polish in the fridge and only apply in air conditioned rooms!!
Okay I keep my home cold out of necessity. I’ve been warming my polish with my body temperature because I thought it would be too thick otherwise. Also sometimes the fam blows on them. If those changes don’t correct the bubbling then I don’t know. I have super long natural nails that I’m almost ready to gut because I’m frustrated. Thank you for the tips! I enjoy your channel!
This was super helpful. I didn't think about shaking the bottles leaving air in the polish on my nails. I got quite a few the most recent time I painted them. I am trying to keep them painted more now because I'm not working in food service anymore.
@@KelliMarissa It's a really nice change. The polish sometimes gets chipped because I'm stocking shelves and whatnot, but I don't mind that because I can paint them again later that night.
What I did to avoid bubbles 1. Stored nail polish in my refrigerator 2. My hands are completely dry one hour prior painting my nails 3. Only gave 3 strokes, one for the middle part and other two strokes for corners 4. I've waited for 30 mins before applying 2nd layer and same 3 strokes Tip: do not paint your nails at night or right before sleeping, you might smudge your nail polish which happened to me. Do it in the morning so that you'll have enough time to let it dry. Hope this helps
i see so im sorta a dunker and i blow on my nails when i top coat directly with my mouth to dry them faster this might be my problem. this was very helpfull
I noticed you can get bubbles too if you apply multiple coats without letting the previous coat dry.
Same
Yes! A nail tech told me this is because the solvents from the lower layers are trying to evaporate with the heat from your body, but they're sealed in by the top layers so they just form bubbles instead
Was going to say the same! 😃
Same!
Yes that's a good point! Gotta let those coats dry!
One tip i have....don’t apply your polish really fast or really thick. I find swiping over and over quickly will form bubbles as well as applying thick coats.
That's a great tip too Caitlin!
What about when your nail polish dries too quickly?
Wow this is interesting... Will have a look when I apply mine later
This is most likely the reason I have bubbles. Did not realize that.
Just to clarify, everyone: if your nail polish is hot, the CONSISTENCY changes, not the formula. Sorry, had to science.
Great video! I can't wait to try the fridge trick next summer
Thanks for sciencing! I know what happens with polish (most of the time) but I don't always know the words to explain it haha! That's why I love hearing from you guys.
Ha, I store my polishes "dungeon style" I call it. Dark, cool & dry. I don't display any of them. That's probably why I have polishes that are 20 yrs old (no joke) and they are still good as ever.
It's crazy how much of a difference storage makes, my polishes are in better condition now than they were years ago haha!
I worked at Walgreens in the early to late 90s while in college, and collected a lot of nail polish back then, many of which I still have! I also keep them cool, dark, and dry. You can't even tell how old some of my polishes are. I have them in drawers on my bedroom too. For now they're in Ikea Helmers, but I am switching to the Alex drawers soon.
@@MrsTLadd I need to adopt you buy one donate one policy! I have about 1000 I think, many of which never get used and they take up a lot of storage space!
@@MrsTLadd ha ha ha yes. I loved that job! It's a good thing I didn't stay there or who knows how many I'd have now!
Beth Magalski I have some I bought before I got pregnant with my now 17 year old!
How do you teach without talking. People are so funny. I shake my polish at the beginning of a service and then let it sit until I'm ready to polish. For not going to school for nails, you are very well versed on the subject, great job. This nail tech thinks you're awesome. Great tips.
I'm glad to hear from a professional that I'm doing the right things, Kris!
Good tip! Thanks xx 💅🏼
@@KelliMarissa You're not a professional? You're good!
I also find that making sure my nails haven’t been in contact with water for at least an hour before I polish makes a huge difference!!
That's a great tip too!!
It's actually scientifically proven that, yes, it takes about an hour for water to FULLY evaporate from the nail. So waiting one hour is definitely a proper nail tip ;)
Fantastic! Thanks for the tip!
MoMiDeZi welp that explains my current situation
Wow, I never thought of that! I thought a quick swipe of iso alcohol would dry my nails enough. Thanks for this tip 👍🏿
Another reason for bubbling I found for me were too thick coats of nail polish. Thinner coats helped me a lot with preventing bubbles.
Thanks for the tips, Kelly :)
Last week i binged all your nails 101 videos before i did my halloween nails. You totally helped and changed the way i do my nails. I've been doing them for years and years and I just accepted that my nails would always be a hot mess. But now! They look sooo good and its all because of your help. I can't thank you enough!!💜💜
Oh my gosh this makes me so happy! I'm SO glad my 101 videos have helped you :) :) I hope I can do even more for ya as I continue the series haha!
@@KelliMarissa omg yes! Please never stop your videos! You are a GREAT teacher💜
Dear Kelly I love your videos, tutorials and guidance.
There's no reason for anyone to get annoyed if you talk to much, you are teaching us how to have beautiful nails so you need to talk for us to understand better how to do our own manicure.
I find this video very educational
Thank you for your time, explanations and for your joyful attitude. 😊❤
I'm so happy you enjoyed this and my videos, Purita :) Your support means the world to me!
The humidity thing explains so much! I've been so frustrated this summer with bubbles, looking up reasons why- "applying it too thickly", tried thinner coats, got bubbles! "not letting it dry" I was leaving my nails 30 minutes between coats (binge watching TV) still got bubbles! "polish is too old" bought new shades. Bubbles galore! But this summer has been incredibly humid compared to previous years and I never used to get bubbles at all. Life saver, thank you so much. I have no aircon at home so if I find myself in this situation next year I might just treat myself to getting it done professionally oops.
Or keep your polish in the fridge
Omg I literally was just about to google about this issue and then your video was the first one on my feed! Perfect timing?!!
Hehe I read your mind!
You did! I'm linking your channel in a video I'm posting tomorrow talking about this lol Hope you don't mind
:-)@@KelliMarissa
That was really useful. I had so many bubbles in my nail polish last summer during the heatwave, and didn't know why it was happening. Thank you, Kelli Marissa 💜💜💜
Haha yes the heat always makes my polish bubble up!!
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!! I've been getting bubbles for years and could not figure out why. After watching this, I waited a good ten minutes after shaking my bottle and NO BUBBLES!
Oh yay that's wonderful news!! 😁 Glad I could help!
I find that very thick polishes have a lot of bubbles, especially top coats. But these tips are very helpful! Thx😊💙
In that case, you might want to try to thin them out with a little thinner!
Kelli Marissa I have to do this a lot though it still goes on thick ( which I like) but thinning does help get out the bubbles from it being too thick and makes me feel better about buying a little pricier top coat because over the months I add thinner enough that I stretch a bottle for a long while
Kelli Marissa, good idea! Can I find them any were, or only online?
Lmao, the comment about the face masks had me loling from the future. Good thing is now we all have face masks to do our nails with! Hahaha
Ikr! I was thinking the exact same thing😂😅
its the way this comment is from a year ago and the comment is still relevant and hilarious.
@@lefaek3720 oh my god WOW I can't believe this was a year ago
Omg, Kelli, one reason I started following you (besides your awesome personality) is because you don't talk too long when doing a tutorial. Some people do go on and on. You are so not one of them. You talk just the right amount!
Haha you are so sweet Tricia! I'm glad you feel that way :)
Me painting my nails watching this video trying to figure out why my nails have bubbles: painting nails after shaking the bottle and in 100 degree cali weather with the fan hit me straight in the face.
Literally meeee⬆😭 mine aren't even salvageable at this point
But the tips in this video were godsend especially the fridge one!!!
I always have those darn bubbles, but, I live in an area that gets very hot, I store my polish in the bathroom and I might be a shaker. Gonna try these tips and hope for the best. Thanks!
Oh I hope I help you fix that issue! :)
I know this video is old but omg the one that got me was the fan! I always have the ceiling fan blasting in my small room and I never realized that could be affecting my polish. Tank you so much!!
This video helped me so much. My nails would always have air bubbles in them. I would have to sit there for hours Re-doing one nail 100 times until I was happy with it.
Your eyebrows are spot on! And great lip colour. Suits you well.
You gave accurate tips for avoiding the bubbles. Also, I have noticed that when sometimes I accidentally add too much thinner to a polish and it becomes runny, I get bubbles while applying.
Oh gosh thanks so much Kamna :)
Love your videos! I have also found that that applying your coats too quickly and not letting each layer dry adequately before doing the next coat, can cause bubbles too. So can brushing the nail too many times. Just try to get it on there in as few swipes as possible.
Oh yeah great tips!!
You are such a cool RUclipsr. You are low-key chill, but amazing. Like you'd be a cool person to hang out with. Love your stuff!
Oh gosh haha thank you so much Shasta :) You are so sweet.
The mask recommendation and link for where to find them made me chuckle. This was a simpler time 😆
Okay I just noticed my nails had bubbles yesterday and I was going to look up a video but yours came up!! I'm so thankful. I'm guilty I shake my nail polish-- that's stopping now, thank you.
Haha I'm glad I could help, Lina!!
Thank you so so much. As I am listening you I realise that I have done most of the things you have mentioned on my client who complained about the bubbles. Thanks again 🙏
Thanks for the advice. Love doing my nails, trying to get better not only for myself but to eventually paint my mother's nails and actually do a good job. Now I have a better idea why I keep getting air bubbles...doesn't happen every time but this gives me more of an idea why it happens.
Happy to help!!
I tried waiting for an hour after I got a shower to dry my nails completely and I put my nail polish in the fridge for at least 30 minutes and it really worked. I waited about 10 minutes after the base coat and 20 minutes after each layer. It took all my Sunday afternoon but it was ok for me since I usually leave the Sunday afternoon for self-care and it was totally worth it. It's very hot and humid where I live and I was getting massive bubbles that looked absolutely horrifying. But after I tried those things I only got very very small one or two bubbles that you need to look very closely to see them which I can live with. And by the way, before I put the nail polish in the fridge I added some nail polish thinner because it got a bit thick last time and I was afraid that it would get worse in the fridge. And I noticed when I put the nail polish thinner and immediately use it I get bubbles, so I made sure that the nail polish waited for 30 minutes before I used it.
You have absolutely changed the way I do my nails! I'm only 13 but I love doing my nails, and have similar nails to you. Before I discovered your channel, I wasn't good at doing my nails, but now I know a lot about doing nails and am a lot better at it. Thank you Kelli, for helping me😊
Oh I'm so happy to hear this Martha :) I hope you keep exploring fun nail art and polish!!
This is one of the best series on RUclips! I love this videos, thank you for them
I'm so happy you enjoy the 101 videos :)
Thanks for all the helpful tips !!! I used to have bubbles almost everytime but since I watch your videos, I don’t so I think you still are a great teacher 😁
Now I know EXACTLY what I’m doing wrong! It’s a habit for me to shake my polish and immediately opening it to start painting. Thank you!!!
I hope you have a bit more success now that you now haha!
Kelli Marissa oh heck yes, thank you!
Oh I have a shirt just like that....exact same colors. My mom made it for me years ago. Great tips! Im so glad you mentioned the tip about vigorously dunking the brush in the bottle. I’ve accidentally done that with my topcoat a few times. It wasn’t too long after that I realized that dunking it in the bottle ‘vigorously’ was causing it to bubble. Great video!
Haha I used to do it with my mascara all the time and could never figure out why my mascara constantly dried up! Now I know not to do it with polish or makeup :P
I love to listen to you talk - anyone who doesn't should just go read an article or watch with the sound off!!💜💜💜
Weird..... someone TALKING? In a video? Kelli come on. Talking in an audio visual presentation? So unnecessary..... 🙄😉
Yeah I've decided that all future Nail Polish 101 videos will be explained via interpretive dance! It should be much better for the complainers 😂
Kelli Marissa oh no. We can’t have you do that. That’ll trigger me. Because I’ve tried to dance before, so dancing is my thing. So that would be like cultural appropriation. 🤷🏼♀️
Ah but it must be the electric slide or the macarena only! Haha
Kelli Marissa LOL 🤣
@@KelliMarissa I'm here for interpretive dance!
Thank you for doing this video! I couldn't figure out why my most recent manicure bubbled really bad, I now realise it was the heater I was sitting next to, NOT my top coat!
Glad I could help!
I literally did everything... Still m getting bubbles... And I noticed I get bubbles only for lighter shades... I don't understand what I am doing wrong 😭
Tip #3 is a life saver because I always wondered how to stop it from bubbling but still shake up the color. Thank you for saving a few manis of mine in the future!!!
I'm happy I could help :)
Kelli, one thing I learned that also helps to not get bubbles is to wait for the previous layer of base coat/polish to dry before painting on the next coat. Since the first layer is not yet dry, it releases some “fumes” that leave the “bubbles”. That has helped me 😊
Edit: just saw that Tess W also left the same tip below
Haha great tip Lizandra!
Thank you! You're so right! I painted my acrylic nails in the park (slightly windy) and I shook my polish like crazy just before I painted them and the polish had been in the trunk of my car for about three days in sunny South Florida although the weather wasn't too hot during that time and then I sprayed the wet nails with nail dryer can spray with the can too close to the nails. My nails came out horrible. The color was a beautiful deep red but looked a hot mess.
Omg! Bubbles on my nails alllll the time! Thank you K for learning me/us this fab info! Your nails are Always CUTE!!
Hehe glad I could help!
Could you do a 101 video on manicures with the end of a nail polish video. I have the toughest time getting a nice manicure when my bottle gets low. Your 101 videos have made all the difference for me! I have watched every single one!
Oh thats a good idea! I'll have to use up some of my fave colors and do a video on them haha!
You have the sweetest personality and great tips! I love your channel!
Oh gosh thank you so much!
Kelli, I'm an old lady who loves to watch your videos (you can teach an old dog new tricks!), and I love your voice...keep talking and teaching!!!
Haha thanks so much Sherry :)
Great advice Kelli! I noticed this past summer I had a lot of bubbles cos it was so humid here! Will def follow your tips!! Love your shirt!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚
Awesome info!!! Definitely glad to have seen this. I've always wondered why some days it bubbles and some days it doesn't lol so annoying! ❤
haha yeah bubbling is the worst!
This was so helpful! I always have this problem and I usually get frustrated after I’ve spent hours on complex designs. Definitely will be thinking of these tips next time I paint them 😁
Oh yay I'm glad you found it helpful :)
Kelli Marissa yea, I have over 200 bottles and some of them didn’t have bubbling problems but some did and I did not know why, but I noticed they were closer to my fan, so I’m rearranging them so I won’t have that problem
Thanks Kelli! Did not know this video existed. My top coat was bubbling 2-3 times, which never happened before and I was wonder what the issue was. Turns out that the fan was the culprit lmao. I never expected the fan to be the culprit since I thought it would help in drying the polish faster haha 😆 The bubbling has stopped since I stopped using the fan. It was a great help!
I can’t get over how much I love your hair. Thank you for all your videos!
Oh gosh thank you so much haha! I'm so glad you like my videos too :)
I always thought that me blowing air on my manicure was helping it dry. Good to know that I was actually causing it to bubble!
It's definitely a surprising culprit!
Love nail polish 101's. Shaking was my biggest problem. Thanks for the video.
Happy I could help! :)
For myself, I've found that it has less to do with the main 3 points and more to do with roughness on my nail surface. Even if they're totally clean, any amount of nail flaking - even if it's so slight that I can barely see it - results in bubbles. It's definitely not the cuticle, and base coats only make it look worse. Buffing the surface also just makes it worse, and I only went in one direction when I used to do that. So I've switched to polishes that are *not* self leveling and seen a lot of improvement.
I've also noticed the occurrence of bubbles when I applied too thick of a coat which happens to me a lot with topcoat (especially quick dry topcoat that has thickened up a little bit too much) or when I didn't let each coat dry enough.
I didn't think of the possibility of a fan/open window etc being an issue so thank you for mentioning that!
Thats a great tip too! I'm glad I could help :)
The heat and humidity thing was something I wasn't aware of. The nail salon we go to also has a nail polish line of their own and I was asking the lady who runs it about making nail polish in general, and she pointed out that our Indian coastal weather (I'm from Bombay) is terrible for nail polishes. Quite an a-ha moment that was for me.
Thank u for this. This happens to me all the time and I always blamed it on the brand of the polish, thinking it had a crappy formula.
Hopefully these tips help you!
I get it now, I blow-dried my nails with a diffuser on in a hot setting. Thank you for your helpful video.
Glad it helped! 💜
Also, if you apply a very thick coat of polish and you don't let it dry properly that will cause bubbles, even in the top coat
That's a great point!
I do two thin coats of nail polish to prevent bubbles from forming on my nails. That seems to help to prevent the bubbles. Cleaning nails before a manicure is very important. It helps to keep the nail polish from bubbling. The humidity doesn't help, either. I have tried these remedies myself to keep my nail polish from bubbling. Just saying. Thank you, Kelli!! 😊
Great tips Joan! Glad you enjoyed the video :)
This video was sooo helpful. Thanks Kelli! 😀
Yes this happens to me all the time! Thank you so much for the tips Kelli 😊💖
So glad I could help :)
@@KelliMarissa I heard that you are not supposed to put bottles of Nail Polish in the Fridge.....
I've done it, it doesn't damage them :)
@@KelliMarissa Guess that was a myth then....I have loads of Nail Polishes and most of them are so thick...I do use Polish Thinner though
This is very helpful. YOU ROCK 😃 I love the different hair colors. I have done the rainbow just like you.
Whoa this was very helpful especially the part about how to store nail Polishes I've been doing it right all this time yay!
I'm glad to hear it! :)
"Buy those masks" 🤣🤣🤣. IDK why but it really cracked me up
Happy Halloween and thanks for the video!! 🧡🎃🧡
Happy halloweeeeeennnnn!!
I love you videos so much. This helped a ton!!
You’re the best. My favorite channel I’m subscribed to by far! 😘🤗
Love your hair girl! 💜
Thank you so much!!
Sooo true. Air does affect bubbling on nail polish, I learned the hard way just now lol. Was painting one hand with the AC running. Got cold and turned off the AC and did my other hand....
LOW AND BEHOLD, no bubbles.
Lorrrrrt.
Haha oh man! It's seriously a struggle in the warmer weather.
Hi Kelli. Your hair looks AWESOME!! 👍🏻👍🏻😊
Thanks so much Angela!
Two big reasons I’ve found are the polish is too thick or you’re applying it too thickly on the nail. Thin your polish if it’s not going on smoothly and thinly. KM has a video on thinning polish. Try to apply thin coats of polish. Thick coats are more likely to have air bubbles and they take longer to actually dry between coats, which can cause bubbles. And use a quick dry top coat.
That's a great tip! I use my thinner all the time - not just on old ones, but also on finicky polishes! What a difference it makes!
Wow, thanks!! I found this very helpful. (I always shake my polish! 😮)
Ahh I'm so glad I could help! :)
I just wanted to tell you that I would never say you talk to much in your videos. I am a new subscriber and have only seen videos on your Nail Polish 101 playlist, which are pretty much just you talking, and even then I don't think you talk too much. Compared to other videos I have seen where it takes the person half the video before they finally get to the point. You don't prattle on about unrelated things. You get straight to the information that you want to tell and you keep to that topic. Besides, what good is a video that shows you all sorts of things but never, or poorly explains what it is they are showing in their video. And I happen to like the part at the end of your videos where you tell fun facts about yourself. Those tidbits of info make you relatable to your audience. So keep doing what you are doing, I am sure that if someone does not find your videos to their liking there is another channel that is perfectly suited to their taste. You subscriber count would suggest that there are a lot of people who think you are doing a superb job, and I am one that feels the same way. Have a wonderful and epic day.
Thank you so much for the encouragement, Kat! I'm really glad you're enjoying my content so far and I'm glad to hear you find it concise :) I hope you have a great day too!!
I've seen my manicurist do the "rolling" technique! Now I know why!
It seems silly but it surprisingly works haha!
The temperature thing was a good reminder! I didn't know it could affect on the bubbling as well 😮 I guess my apartment is too warm sometimes, especially this winter the heating was on too high.... 😖
Kellie telling us to wear a mask before it was cool. 😹😹😹
Yess I have this issue sometimes and it’s so annoying. Thanks for the tips!
Hopefully these help!! :)
Great tips! You’re makeup looks so pretty and I love the flannel!
And...what polish are you wearing?
Oh gosh thank you! It's Mustard the Courage from China Glaze :)
This one video + the comments solved ALL my air bubble problems 🥺
I'm so happy to hear it :)
Kelli Marissa I wish I could post pictures- my nails look FAB
Omg I adore your hair color!!
Thanks so much Lora!!
Thank you so much Kelli, this was so helpful for me!!
So glad to hear that!
Found the bit about masks very informative. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Super informative, I always learn something new from your videos. Thank you!
I'm so happy you find them helpful, Sally :)
Great job 👏🏾
Thank you for sharing!!
#5 !
I turn the fan back on in between coats and after I'm totally done.
Your hair and makeup look great as always
Oh thank you so much!
Your so pretty! Thanks for the tips!
Oh gosh thank you so much Anna!
Kelli Marissa Your welcome 🙂
Yes! Thanks for the tips! I had a day that no matter what I did it was coming out terrible! It was the fan!
I had so many days like this before I realized the AC blew directly onto my nail polish desk LOL!
Yay I love your nail polish 101 videos.
Yay I'm so happy to hear it!!
Waaaaahhhh! I do all of these things! (Was good to check them off though so thanks!) I think it's just because I live in a humid place (Queensland Australia). I now just do my polish at night and it's made a difference so I guess that's my problem solved the best that I will get it 😁
I found that it was an issue for me when I lived in a super humid area too. My way of combating it was to keep the polish in the fridge and only apply in air conditioned rooms!!
DEAR AND SWEET KELLi, this is very helpful!, Thank you for sharing!!!!!
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Okay I keep my home cold out of necessity. I’ve been warming my polish with my body temperature because I thought it would be too thick otherwise. Also sometimes the fam blows on them. If those changes don’t correct the bubbling then I don’t know. I have super long natural nails that I’m almost ready to gut because I’m frustrated. Thank you for the tips! I enjoy your channel!
As a guy trying to achieve a nude look this has been extremely helpful
Yay happy to help :)
I would like to know why top coat gets goopy or thick towards the end? If you could make a video on that it will mean a lot! ❤️
The quick dry top coats? They dry in reaction to air exposure. So as you deplete them more and more air enters the bottle and they dry out.
You can always put thinner in your top coat :)
I’ve been needing this video!!! Thanks 🙌🏻
Glad you found it helpful!!
I love your videos, thanks for sharing such a useful tips. Very interesting information. I always learn something new with you.♡
Oh thank you so much Karen :)
Great tips! Most of these things I did not know. Thank you.
I'm so happy I could help!
Omg.....I am doing all the above. No wonder I get bubbles all the time. On my way to your video on how to apply my nail polish. Than k.n s
This was super helpful. I didn't think about shaking the bottles leaving air in the polish on my nails. I got quite a few the most recent time I painted them. I am trying to keep them painted more now because I'm not working in food service anymore.
Oh that must be a nice change! I hate working jobs where I can't really keep my nails painted haha
@@KelliMarissa It's a really nice change. The polish sometimes gets chipped because I'm stocking shelves and whatnot, but I don't mind that because I can paint them again later that night.
What I did to avoid bubbles
1. Stored nail polish in my refrigerator
2. My hands are completely dry one hour prior painting my nails
3. Only gave 3 strokes, one for the middle part and other two strokes for corners
4. I've waited for 30 mins before applying 2nd layer and same 3 strokes
Tip: do not paint your nails at night or right before sleeping, you might smudge your nail polish which happened to me. Do it in the morning so that you'll have enough time to let it dry. Hope this helps
Great tips, thanks for sharing!
i see so im sorta a dunker and i blow on my nails when i top coat directly with my mouth to dry them faster this might be my problem. this was very helpfull
thank you! my room is hot and i kept repainting my nails in there and wondering why it kept bubbling up