Yesterday I had a reader ask me how to keep your Sharpie manicure from smearing when you are putting on your top coat. It can be a little tricky. If I am really careful applying my top coat and lay it on THICK it doesn’t smear too much. But that’s not really ideal. So while I was up at 4 this morning with a crying baby I was thinking to myself, you need some sort of barrier between the Sharpie and the top coat that you can put on without smearing. Then it occurred to me… hair spray! It sprays on lightly, it goes on clear and you can easily wash it off the rest of your hands easily, AND everyone already has it!
So I tried it, and guess what?! It works!
Excuse my sloppy nails, I was in a bit of a hurry, but it shows exactly what I wanted you to see.
All you have to do is lightly spray your nails after you have put on your Sharpie. The lighter the mist, the better, so do it from several inches away. Once the hairspray is completely dry, paint on your top coat. You still want to try to keep from going over it too many times with the top coat, because it COULD still smear, but the hairspray definitely helps!
Hooray for Sharpie Manicures!
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This is genius! I found this page after googling how to keep my sharpie manicure from smearing, because my nails currently look a hot mess (and I even tried to use a really thick top coat.) I’ll give it a try next time for sure!
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Greetings! Very helpful advice within this article! It’s the little changes that make the most important changes. Many thanks for sharing!
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Any idea if spraying rubbing alcohol (main ingredient in hairspray) would work? I don’t have and won’t buy hairspray but have alcohol.
Unfortunately it doesn’t work. The idea of the hairspray is that it puts a thin polymer coat between your Sharpie manicure and your top coat. The rubbing alcohol will just evaporate quickly off your nail. If you have a spray adhesive it will do the same thing as the hairspray. Thanks for reading!
Rubbing alcohol removes sharpie from surfaces, so you definitely don’t want to use that to set your manicure
This blog rocks. I am currently pregnant with #3 and feel frumpalicious. Can def. use some of these tips!
Thanks Kendra! Congratulations on the new addition!
Thank you for the tips!!! Did you use an aerosol spray?
I did use an aerosol spray, but any kind should work. You just want to make sure it’s a fine, even mist. Thanks for reading!
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You are quite clever! Thanks for the tips!
Hi, great info! All the POR Manicurist’s out there may have a product called Let’s Go that drys glue rapidly. This may be a product that will rapidly dry the ink! Worth a shot!
Do you know if you can use sharpies on gel polishes?
Thanks
I agree hair spray definitely makes a difference! I also featured some gorgeous nail art designs using the metallic Sharpie markers, you can see them here: http://www.lush-fab-glam.com/2013/11/mani-monday-sharpie-your-way-to.html
You may try acrylic spray.
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Thank you for all of these great tips, especially all of the info on Sharpies! I never would have thought of using Sharpies for nail art, but you’ve accomplished some beautiful nail art with them.
As for using hair spray, it’s perfect! I’ve known a lot of artists who have used hair spray to protect their charcoal and pencil drawings, as well as pastels, because it is so much less expensive than artist’s fixatives (which can be outrageously expensive) and it makes sense that it would also work great to keep a Sharpie manicure from smearing.