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Removing glittery nail polish
The new Hunger Games line of polishes from China Glaze (Capitol Colours) is full of glitter--some more than others. I swear it chips if you look at it sideways, but when I go to remove it I feel like I use half a bottle of polish remover and a ton of cotton balls. Any suggestions on the most effective way to remove polish with a lot of glitter in it?
Re: Removing glittery nail polish
Soak a cotton ball in remover (I like a nice straight acetone) and then wrap it around your nail with aluminum foil. Let it set for 5-10 minutes and remove. Most if not all the polish will come off, you may have to swipe each nail to get the leftovers.
this. do one hand at a time.
I just removed Electrify (the red and gold glitter) over Riveting (the shimmery orange) yesterday. both of these polishes were Hunger Games polishes. the manicure also had a coat of Gelous (a very thick gel topcoat) on top, so I had a lot to get through to completely remove it. I soaked a cotton ball in straight acetone and held it to each nail for about 5 minutes each. one swipe mostly removed the polish. each cotton ball lasted through 2 nails. yes, it is tedious. I read a book while removing my polish.
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yep, this is what i do. works like a charm! i usually pull my cotton balls in half, so i only use 5 at the time.
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I got a sample of Deborah Lippman's Stripper to Go in my Birchbox one month. It works really well! It's a little pricey compared to buying a bottle of nail polish remover, but I was amazed at how easily it removed glitter polish.
http://www.birchbox.com/shop/bath-body/deborah-lippman-stripper-to-go
Nutra Nail No Mess Express Gel Perfect Remover is my favorite remover right now. Its pricey but it is great at removing really thick polish quickly.
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This is the exact color I meant!
Thanks for the advice, ladies. Oh, and on a different note, any tricks to make it stay on longer than 24 hours?
I posted this in another thread, but I was able to keep this manicure on through 2 consecutive nursing shifts (I wash my hands at least 50 times a shift, so my manicures usually chip after one shift) and it would have made it through a third had I actually worked yesterday.
I used:
China Glaze Strong Adhesion base coat
Riveting and Electrify
Gelous top coat (it is a thick gel-like top coat meant for long lasting manicures)
Poshe quick-dry top coat (because Gelous takes FOREVER to dry)
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Where do you find this? I live in BFE, so online is good for me, too.
Sally Beauty Supply
http://www.sallybeauty.com/nail-gel/SBS-507020,default,pd.html?cm_vc=SEARCH
I got the idea from alllacqueredup.com, a nail polish blogger.
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