Manicuring has changed...I guess

All of the nail pages/YouTubers I follow have been capping the free end of the nail.  This is a new concept for me.  When I was in beauty school we learned to "feather edge," which meant taking the orange wood stick wrapped in cotton over the free edge to remove any polish that as there.  That was supposed to help prevent chipping.  Now, all the nail people say that capping the free edge helps prevent chipping.

So I'm doing an experiment.  Because most of my nails are pretty short, I knew it would be hard for me to get the free edge without getting a ton of polish on my skin.  So I took some nail forms and did one hand at a time.  It was annoying and messy, but I'm interested to see if it keeps my polish from chipping longer than my usual way.

These pictures were taken on day 2 of the manicure after I washed my hands all day at work and gave Violet a bath.  I have one little chip or wear mark on my left thumb.

We'll see what happens.