Sharing My Insights: Why I Skip Capping My Nails! 💅

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  • @PolishLabRat
    @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I added text to the screen during the Short I'm showing, and I guess I removed it by mistake! Sorry about that. It's OPI "Complimentary Wine", and the top coat is the OPI "Plumping" Top Coat. How weird that it got removed, oops!

  • @eightmagpies
    @eightmagpies ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I have very short nails, so capping always means painting the edge and then taking extra time to clean the polish off my finger. Thank you for giving me permission to just stop it! 😆 I don't know why I've been feeling like I have to because it's in all the advice videos.

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I mean, you should if you find it to help you, but if it's a PITA and you don't see a difference, ditch it hahaha

    • @PacificMidwest
      @PacificMidwest ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same! I cap on most of my fingers but usually not my thumbs. Those nails are especially short and it just creates more work for me 😅 basically anytime my nails happen to be super short, I don't cap them. Glad someone else does this! 😂

  • @jane_7375_
    @jane_7375_ ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I don’t cap with nail color. I only cap with fast dry top coat to help avoid shrinkage. Seems to help. 🤷‍♀️
    Love your videos! I’ve missed your TH-cam content!

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have many videos already filmed and I’m editing! November is a tough month for me due to many personal things going on, but I’m def here :)

  • @abbyswatkins
    @abbyswatkins ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I totally agree. Capping doesn’t add longevity and sometimes messes my nails up faster. But I use my hands a lot too like you!

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for sharing your perspective! 🥰

  • @LouiseFernannda
    @LouiseFernannda ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I like to cap to prevent shrinkage. When I don't, the next day I have too much free nail tip.

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah it helps with shrinkage, I need to think about shrinkage a lot more… I feel like if I pay attention to shrinkage maybe I can gain some insight in how to make it better… not sure 🤔🤣

  • @triciag3311
    @triciag3311 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have never found capping to work for me either.
    I'm in love with color. So pretty!

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      So so good! 😍

    • @vickipetersen9236
      @vickipetersen9236 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What color are you using for this video?

  • @AmyLSchulte
    @AmyLSchulte ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I don’t do it either. I usually change my polish every other or third day anyway.

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ah yeah, it doesn't matter much if you don't care about mani longevity haha

  • @ThatSoundsBoring
    @ThatSoundsBoring ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I have short short nails and any tip wear makes it look like a third of my nail is bare and I feel like if I don’t cap, it looks like I have tip wear from the get-go. I think that capping prevents almost all tip wear for me although that may just be magical thinking! But I like the look so I always do it. Thank you for your take on this, it’s interesting to hear how everyone prefers to paint their nails and how different thinks work or not work for others.

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeahhh for sure! I think u know, for super short nails, even if it makes a mess, capping might be worth it as it can make them look longer. Interesting perspective!

  • @gelnails16
    @gelnails16 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your nails are soooo pretty.

  • @cherylq7183
    @cherylq7183 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Holy moly that red is GOREOUS

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Morgan Taylor continues to give us some of the most underrated reds in existence! hahaha

    • @cherylq7183
      @cherylq7183 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PolishLabRat would love to know the color! Didn’t see it in the drop down…

    • @katelynp12
      @katelynp12 ปีที่แล้ว

      ⁠@@cherylq7183 Morgan Taylor “Reddy to Jingle”

  • @ashanein
    @ashanein ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I so appreciate you. Thanks for posting this!!! Love the idea of how to maintain a manicure with tip wear. Thank you 💜

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad it was helpful! thanks for watching!!

  • @lestranged
    @lestranged ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I never cap either! I have eczema. I get very itchy and I scratch. If I capped my nails and then scratch, it gives too much abrasion to the tip and will start to peel up and take the polish on the nail plate with it. So minor tip wear will transform into large chips. When I don't cap, the minor tip wear just stays on the tips.

  • @alanecanzone5425
    @alanecanzone5425 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    To cap or not to cap, that is the question 😂😂 I personally don’t cap because I type a lot too and find that it chips faster. Plus, I have shorty squared off nails and I make a mess when I try to cap. So…team no cap! Thanks for all your great vids! ❤

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      While I was filming and editing this video I couldn't stop myself from thinking of teenagers when they say "no cap" lmao or at least they did, that might be an outdated saying by now hahaha

  • @Enkeltulipan
    @Enkeltulipan ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you! So informative! Nobody has teached this before!

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad it was helpful! 🌸🩷

  • @purpleir
    @purpleir ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I do think it looks better capped but I rarely ever do it myself. It doesn't help with longevity in my nails either and it is difficult to do it as well as my nails are short and I end up paint the skin and then have to clean up too so I don't have the patience for it! No capping team here! 😉🌷

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha cheers! Thanks for watching ☺️🌸

  • @LightOfJoy1
    @LightOfJoy1 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I don't cap and I get even tipwear like in your video. When I used to cap, (and every time I've retried it), I get near immediate chips on the edge. Bigly.

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ve had multiple people tell me this as well, that capping gives them trouble!

  • @cynthiacarter532
    @cynthiacarter532 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When I started doing my nails as a teenager in the mid 1960's, nail articles in magazines suggested doing the very same thing of removing a tiny bit of polish at the tip before the top coat. I tried capping 50 years later and I didn't think it made much difference in preventing chipping at all, so I don't bother.

  • @MissReneeMichelle
    @MissReneeMichelle ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't cap either. It ALWAYS makes a complete mess.

  • @NativeNYerChicHK
    @NativeNYerChicHK 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    YES!! I find whenever I’ve gotten a professional manicure who capped my nails or capped them myself, my polish does NOT last as long. As soon as that cap gets damaged, then the rest of the polish it’s attached to becomes compromised, and it inevitably begins to chips more easily.

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’ve heard this happen to lots of people, yeah. So idk, I guess if it works for someone they should do it and if it doesn’t, then skip haha

  • @cami-mani
    @cami-mani 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like hearing your explanations for capping or not capping your nails. I change my manis every couple days and rarely cap the tips, since I'm not trying to extend my manis. Although capping does look nice. TFS! ☺

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching Cami! 💕😊

  • @heeymercedes
    @heeymercedes ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video. I agree with you. Lots of trial with this on my end. Certain polishes leave that ‘bump’ like you said. I wear lots of indie polishes and because there’s so many components, getting a smooth cap is hard. Plus, because of career and lifestyle I don’t get much wear anyways.
    I always cap my top coat though! I feel like that acts as my protective barrier lol

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha yeah, lifestyle matters so much when it comes to anything nail-related, it’s crazy!!

  • @sunspear4
    @sunspear4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🖥👩🏾‍💻💻You are my nail/nail polish Google. Keep those tips and information coming. Thank You😎

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      You are so welcome! 😊🎊

  • @lailah.9152
    @lailah.9152 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like to cap before painting my nails. Capping after makes the polish pool towards the lower part of my nail.

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah I think I mentioned that in the video, it makes like a bump, so whenever I cap I do it first.

  • @subrosa7mm
    @subrosa7mm ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have long nails and I don’t cap for same reasons. But i will put clear on my undersides to protect from water.

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok so that’s very interesting… I have to think about it some more because it will protect from water but it also will prevent the oil from being absorbed from under the nail… but maybe net value is a positive one. That’s interesting :) I’ll think about it more… not sure yet if I wanna cover under or not haha 🤔☺️

  • @jackalopexjackalope9870
    @jackalopexjackalope9870 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I cap, but I want to do an experiment where I cap one hand and not the other and see if there’s more wear on one side (do it two times and alternate which side is which to eliminate L or R bias) 😂. Cause I don’t get too much tip wear on good polish anyway, but capping does take extra time and polish so if it’s useless I wanna know!

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That would be a good experiment! Haha def def def considering the L/R bias because we don’t use them both the same. Also make sure u use the same polish both times and test in times of similar activity (so similar weeks in ur lifestyle). For example, don’t test one hand when u r taking a week off the gym hahaha

    • @jackalopexjackalope9870
      @jackalopexjackalope9870 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PolishLabRat so truuue! I genuinely wanna try it! 🤭🤭🤭

    • @das_ein
      @das_ein ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Show us your results!! 🤓🙏🏽

  • @das_ein
    @das_ein ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Larissa, I think we're mysteriously possibly sisters? Because EVERYTHING you said about capping is what I've thought about it too!! It was uncanny! 😂 High five 🙌🏽 (do people do that anymore?) And like others have already said, when you have really long nails, capping is so much easier than with our trim lengths. It's fun to watch them do it though. :D

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hahahhaa cheeeeeerrrsss! That’s so funny! 😝 Tysm for watching! 🥰🩷

  • @laurelloaf
    @laurelloaf ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think it can help with jelly-ish polish since that seems to shrink a bit (for me at least), but mostly I just think it looks nicer. I’ve never noticed much of a difference in terms of it helping with longevity.

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree on the “looks nicer”… definitely looks nicer!

    • @elelle726
      @elelle726 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PolishLabRat Maybe I am weird, but I like the non-capped version much more and I even like tip wear

  • @JadenYukifan28
    @JadenYukifan28 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Morgan Taylor's "Reddy to Jingle" looks like OPI's "I'm not really a Waitress," same finish as well.

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, def in that family!

    • @JadenYukifan28
      @JadenYukifan28 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PolishLabRat But, I find that the formula for "I'm not really a Waitress" by OPI is a bit thick.

    • @lulufortytwo3884
      @lulufortytwo3884 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🤣🤣I put on that OPI polish on Friday and stared right at my hands when the video started playing

  • @RR4711
    @RR4711 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have very flexible nails and anytime I tried capping they chipped huge chunks within a day or two. I’ve found the vintage (never knew before this is still common practice in some places) method of wiping the end off works best for me. Up close it doesn’t look as nice but no one really looks at nails that close normally, so the longevity is worth it.

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep, it’s still done today! But as you know, it works better for some people ✨👏🏼

  • @bees_nail_art82
    @bees_nail_art82 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I always cap but it’s so messy I think I won’t do it when my nail are so short the get tips wear the next day no matter what I do. Lovely red btw ❤

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah makes sense. And yes this red was sooo good!

  • @Ann-ec6uu
    @Ann-ec6uu ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I find my polish lasts longer if I cap, otherwise it will chip at the edges quickly before the week is up. Wish I didn't have to cap since it does add on extra painting time.
    I had no idea that in some places they take off the polished edge on purpose, thought there was only the capping or no capping approach.
    I wonder if the reason capping does or doesnt work for people is to do with the type of nails they have? I know it will dpend on the polishes used but what if it's to do with how flexible, brittle, thin or thick nails are?

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I wonder the same, like “what really influences capping?” Because it seems to not be a 100% thing either way. Some people need capping, some do fine either way, some c more chipping… it’s prob a mix of many things! Lifestyle, nail type, nail shape, etc… so that’s why I wanted to talk about it because the “law” that u always have to cap needs revision 🤣

    • @Ann-ec6uu
      @Ann-ec6uu ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PolishLabRat Very true and I love that you brought it up. It may not be important to everyone but it is interesting. Didn't even think of nail shape as being a factor

  • @jellyflowerr
    @jellyflowerr ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I stopped capping a long time ago. I notice no diffrence in wear and I also don’t like how it’ll show the color on the under side of the
    nail. Aesthetically I was never about it

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      My nails are too short to show the underside, but i have to admit, i also dont like it when my nails are long and the underside shows the cap. That's why I cap (whenever i do it for aesthetics), very very very lightly and barely touching the underside, but yeah.

  • @lookingatdaisies9901
    @lookingatdaisies9901 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I find it nicer looking not to cap with colour, and i prevent shrinkage by capping with base and top coat

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha yeah we have options! 😜

  • @shelaghseadon9650
    @shelaghseadon9650 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I never cap. Too much clean up. I don’t wear my polish long enough to notice the tip wear.

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hahaha there u go!

  • @eviltwinnails
    @eviltwinnails ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yesss I love an excuse to not cap my nails!

  • @shannonlyvers3238
    @shannonlyvers3238 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I cap just for looks. It makes no difference in wear for me because I wear gel overlays on my nails which vastly extends the mani life, far longer than I plan to wear the polish anyway.

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh yeah, makes total sense 🙌🏼☺️ but yep, they do look nicer capped haha

  • @emiliaescobar7652
    @emiliaescobar7652 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't cap at all, what a great explanation!!! , when I do my own nails, they last longer, I like going to the salon, & of course they do a much more beautiful job in painting them, then I do, but they chip easily in a few days, My nail technition is probably sick of me, but I don't care, I'm a good tipper, I now tell her to let the coats dry in between, "she's" quick to put on the next coat, I tell her no capping & I don't like them buffed every single time, I also bring my own opi base & top coat, I swear, I feel like they use cheap stuff sometimes, and now my manicure will last a few more days.

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahaha “she’s probably sick of me” 🤣

  • @corinalushi2612
    @corinalushi2612 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I totally agree! It’s just a matter of estetic, but it doesn’t have anything to do with longevity(at least in my case….)

  • @yagmurdalman
    @yagmurdalman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks!
    What's on your right hand nails? I loved the color :)

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      It was dip powder from Color Club but don’t remember, maybe it was “More Amour”

  • @_Obey_
    @_Obey_ ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Listen, I really don't understand it. In the last year I've included extra preppibg steps to make my mani last longer and it really did NOTHING for me 😂
    I get rid of cuticles, buff my nails and dehydrate them with 70% alcohol then use basecoat and never touch the cuticles with it and it still chips on the 2nd day and even peels off by the 3-4 day.
    What am I doing wrong? 😭

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      For one, maybe stop buffing. Buffing ur nails too smooth can cause nail polish not to adhere. Have u seen my video with the 10 tips?

  • @GenericAccountVLR
    @GenericAccountVLR ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Neeeed the name of the the color of that Morgan Taylor polish!

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      It's in the video, in the first second! hahahaha "Reddy to Jingle"

  • @gensgreenmagic6871
    @gensgreenmagic6871 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I don’t cap. I don’t want to have polish on the underside of my nail to remove. I’d much rather do a refresh coat in a few days

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good point! Haha

  • @ingevanherzele4990
    @ingevanherzele4990 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When my nails are shorter I don't have to cap (it caps itself, if that makes sense😂) when my nails are longer and I don't cap, it happens that my top coat causes shrinkage😬
    Thank you for the video🙏❣

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah shrinkage is annoying for sure, it depends on the type of top coat too. The quicker dry they are the more shrinkage 🥵

    • @ingevanherzele4990
      @ingevanherzele4990 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PolishLabRat yeah, I’ve noticed that Essie gel setter or speed setter causes more shrinkage than opi top coat or Essie good to go. But I also want my nails to dry fast🤭🙄

  • @lineyloveslacquer
    @lineyloveslacquer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So in the scenarios where you either don’t cap or the touch-up capping short, does that also mean you don’t cap the top coat as well? I’m going to test this out for science lol

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If I’m not capping, I don’t cap anything at all. If I’m capping (like for an old mani refresh), I cap everything :)

  • @zahraonokevbagbe2725
    @zahraonokevbagbe2725 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't cap my nails, mostly because I don't find it helpful in making manicures last and also I type a lot at my job.

  • @kricket3142
    @kricket3142 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't cap either. My mani lasts the same amount of time whether I do or don't, so I just don't.

  • @naillacquertherapy
    @naillacquertherapy ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I cap my nails because I find that my nails chip faster if I don’t.

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      I think that’s the case for a lot of people 🤗✨

  • @latinaboricua6987
    @latinaboricua6987 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cual es el esmalte blanco brilloso que usaste?

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Re refieres al top coat que use en el short? Es un top coat de OPI que se llama "Plumping". Literalmente se llama "Plumping Top Coat"

    • @latinaboricua6987
      @latinaboricua6987 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PolishLabRat Sí, ese mismo. Gracias.

  • @GenericAccountVLR
    @GenericAccountVLR ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can you let us know the name of the OPI one, too?

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is crazy because I added text to the screen, and now I don't see it, I dont know what happened to it! It's "Complimentary Wine"

  • @pamelabeth
    @pamelabeth ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Interesting how capping does not work for everyone. Personally I do it bc I think it looks better and bc I actually notice my mani lasts longer.
    Either way I enjoyed the content ❤.

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly! I always tell people "if it's working, don't change a thing", like no matter who is telling you to do it another way. I'm just sharing my insights on it, but I think a lot of people cap and it works great for them! Also, i agree it looks better :P haha

  • @hpierce21
    @hpierce21 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What is the name of the polish?

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s in the first 3 seconds of the video, I don’t remember by memory 💕

  • @vanessasmith9646
    @vanessasmith9646 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have to cap hahaha

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha I think once u get to it, the white unpainted tip would probably drive one crazy. Capped nails do look prettier 😌

    • @ThatSoundsBoring
      @ThatSoundsBoring ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PolishLabRat That’s exactly it, I can’t handle it! To me it’s the same level of nope as a flooded cuticle. On my nails that is, everyone can sit with us, cap or no cap.

  • @anniemaymcneely2013
    @anniemaymcneely2013 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I cap first

    • @PolishLabRat
      @PolishLabRat  ปีที่แล้ว

      I think that's the best way to cap 🌻