if it pops up and gets in your way while you polish.
4. Open up your clear polish and do a coat of clear on each nail. Then close the clear bottle up tight. (Aly usually starts with my big toes and works her way to my pinkies. You might want to do that too.)
5. Open up the red polish. Do a coat on each big toe. (When youâre finished with each color, be sure to close the bottle up tight.) Open up the orange polish. Do a coat on each pointer toe. Open up the yellow polish. Do a coat on each middle toe. Open up the purple polish. Do a coat on each ring toe. Open up the pink polish. Do a coat on each pinkie toe.
6. Fan your toes a little to dry them a tiny bit, and then repeat step five. (This is when your colors start to look very brightâand sparkly if you have sparkle polish!)
7. Fan your toes a little again, and then open your clear polish. Do a top coat of clear polish on all your toes. Be sure to close the bottle up tight. (You can go in the same order you did last time!)
8. Now your toes have to dry. You can fan them for a long time, or sit and make a bracelet or read a book or watch TV or talk to your friend. Usually it takes about twenty minutes, but it could take longer. (After twenty minutes, you should check the polish really carefully by touching your big toe super lightly with your thumb. If it still feels sticky, keep waiting so you donât have to redo any nails!)
And now you should have a beautiful pedicure! Even after the polish is dry, you probably shouldnât wear socks and sneaker-type shoes for a while. Bare feet or sandals are better so all your hard work doesnât get smooshed. (And besides, then you can show people how fancy your toes look!)
Happy polishing!
JILL SANTOPOLO is a big fan of sparkles. Sheâs also a big fan of sisters. And spas. And writing. In addition to the Sparkle Spa books, sheâs the author of the Alec Flint Mysteries. You can find her online at www.jillsantopolo.com . Or you can find her in person in New York City, where she likes getting her nails painted with Good as Gold nail polish.
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