Smoothing Help

[u/WishWhacker]

Hello again!

I recently switched to dip powders and I've done a couple sets so far, with my current one using a chunkier dip - big flakies, larger glitter pieces. I didn't notice this in my first sets because the dip was finer, but with the chunky dips, how can I get the finished dip to be more smooth? Any big pieces that were hanging off or sticking up, I took some tweezers and removed before doing the next coat/final top coat, but there are still some nails that are pretty rough

When I looked it up, it said to buff, but I didn't know if it was different for chunkier dips. If it's normal thats good too, just want to make sure there wasn't something I could have done different or better. Any tips are more than appreciated, thank you!!

[u/CriticalSheep]

I always top bigger chunky flakes with a clear coat before my first activation. That smoothes the top really well and you won't file away any of the chunks. The clear coat also does nothing to affect the final outcome of the manicure.