If the surface of your nail is uneven it will also cause your polish to chip. My nails have these vertical ridges, which if not smoothed out cause polish to chip very quickly. The natural growth pattern of my nails + engaging in activities like gardening, hand washing dishes and clothes means I generally get about half a day of fully polished nails before the polish starts to chip.

Here's an example of the ridges to which I refer in the paragraph above:

[–] leggysnakegirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

They also make ridge filling base coats which can reduce the ridged look on the polish. I haven't tried them though so I dunno how well they work.

[–] lilplague7@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

hand washing dishes

I recommend getting dishwashing gloves. It might be uncomfortable at first but they are great for protecting your hands from the hot soapy water ❤️

[–] Gerryflap@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Oh if half a day is the bad case, then I think my nails are doing pretty well. Usually it takes like 3-5 days for the hardest hit nails to start chipping off. My nails seem quite smooth. Or it's just that the nail polish I'm using is goated