My fingers feel as though they’ve got frostbite, an abandoned spray can lies on the table and most of my kitchen appears to be dusted in a light frosting of silver.

我的手指好像得了冻疮，一个喷雾器扔在桌上，厨房的大片区域看起来像结了一层银色的轻霜。

You would be forgiven for thinking my home had been attacked by vandals, but no. I’ve just been painting my nails. Or, more accurately, spray-painting my nails.

要是你认为我的厨房被人蓄意破坏了，也可以理解，但事实并非如此。其实我在涂指甲，更确切地说，我在用喷雾涂指甲。

Yes, we’ve had stick-on nail polish, even iron-on nail polish (well, sort of - you had to use a hairdryer to get the adhesive to stick), and now it’s spray-on.

是的，以前我们用的都是涂抹的指甲油，甚至是粘贴的指甲油(嗯，差不多吧——你得用吹风机帮助胶质粘合)，但现在是喷雾。

 

 

The theory is straightforward. Apply a base coat with a brush for the polish to stick to, spray your nails (and, inevitably, the tips of your fingers and cuticles), then wait a few minutes for the colour to dry, before applying a top coat - also with a brush - to set the polish.

原理很简单。为了便于指甲油粘附，要先用刷子在指甲上涂一层打底层，然后喷雾(当然不可避免地会喷到指尖和皮肤)，几分钟后，等颜料风干了，会再次用到刷子——涂最上面的表层，以固定指甲油。

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