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Applying vibrato to a string that has already been bent means the tension will be higher than just applying vibrato to a string that has not been bent.
So the factors on your end are physical control, which requires a small amount of strength but mostly technique and coordination. And the factors on the guitar end are how much pressure is required, which is primarily dictated by the setup.
If you have a very high action or thick strings vibrato at the top of bends will be harder to perform smoothly.
If it's not the setup, could it be you're not catching the string with the meaty part of your finger and it kind of slips away? It's really hard to help you without seeing what's going on.
Is this a case where your attempted vibrato is causing you to lose fingertip pressure on the string, or is it that the side of your fingertip is contacting and dampening the string?
When I’m applying vibrato to a bent string I find myself moving from pad towards the tip, like a dancer going onto tip toes, to avoid dampening.
Look at how your finger changes orientation as you bend and apply vibrato. It’s your finger, and what works for you may be different to what works for another person
Incidentally, I was struggling with the same problem with my nails for many years and I am slowly working away at bending and vibrato now. I find that it only works if I do the bend from the wrist, not the fingers which of course is the proper technique anyway.
In fact, on a Strat with a floating bridge, by the time you’re bent up two tones you’re already most of the way across the fretboard, dragging at least two extra strings along with you.
What @Rolando is saying above is that your finger flesh might be going over the fret damping the string. You need to do it with as much control as possible and observe what you're doing. For what it's worth, I do my bent string vibrato by moving it up and down, increasing or decreasing the bend. I think side to side vibrato like a violin won't really work on a bent string as you'll lose your grip.
For me, I cupped the neck deeper into my hand, almost like I'm holding a ball, and the vibrato comes from hand, wrist and arm movement - when you get it right you'll recognise the movement instantly having seen other guitarists do it.
The palm of the hand sits below the neck, at 90 degrees to the fret board. That's the best way I can explain it. I stumbled across it playing barre chords, I think the barre chord position helps.
If you get it right the first finger, first knuckle, acts as an axis.
Good luck.
One thing I'd add is that I've had problems when frets are too low, where I can't get enough skin under the string and there's too much drag off the fretboard.
As you're OK with string bending, one exercise you could try is to bend up then release, then push up again slowly. Then increase the rate, gradually learning to control the rate and amplitude whilst trying to emulate that sound of players you like.
People have different tastes. Listen to those that create sounds that are to your taste. You can hear my vibrato on this month's RotM#42. I used a mixture of techniques including whammy bar and unbent vibrato, but the last note is a bent string with finger vibrato. If you don't like it, don't listen to my opinion and look elsewhere.
I generally play a Strat with a floating whammy bar. I find I need to use my ears to quickly acclimitise when I switch to one of my other guitars with a fixed bridge and/or different scale length and string gauge.