"The thing about glitter is, if you get it on you, be prepared to have it on you forever, 'cause glitter is the herpes of craft supplies." - Demetri Martin
So true, Demetri. So true. Ever tried removing a glitter manicure? It takes forever, your cotton pad/ball/felt gets destroyed, and glitter gets everywhere. EVERYWHERE. In summary, it's nothing short of a complete pain in the ass. Some folks even shy away from wearing glitters, out of fear of the imminent torture that is removal. Never fear! The amazing (AMAZING!) girls over at MUA have a fool proof method for getting that stuff off without all the work. This isn't my method, but I've used it countless times, and I'm happy to share it with you! I present....The Foil Method!
First up: the cast of characters. You'll need pure acetone (You can use acetone polish remover, but it may not be as effective.), small felt squares/cotton pads/cotton balls, and cut up pieces of aluminum foil.
Soak your cotton pad with acetone, and press directly onto the nail. Cover as much of the nail with the cotton pad as possible. (A sincere thank you to my wonderful hubby for taking all of the rest of these photos for me, since I don't have three hands.)
Cover the cotton pad and your finger tightly with a piece of aluminum foil.
Do the same to all your fingers on one hand. (I highly recommend doing one hand at a time. That way you'll have one free hand to work with.) ROBOT HAND!!! LOL Leave the cotton pad and foil on for 10-15 minutes.
*NOTE: Everyone else in the world says this should only take 5 minutes. I have NEVER had success leaving it on for only 5 minutes. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong, but I usually do 15 minutes and it works great every time.
After letting it soak, peel back off the aluminum foil, but leave the cotton pad on your nail.
Push down on the cotton pad and slide off the nail.
VOILA! The glitter slides right off the nail and onto the cotton pad. Repeat all these steps on your other hand, and you're done! Pain-free glitter removal! (Ignore the fact that my nail is horribly stained.)
And that's it! I hope you guys give this a try, if you haven't already! It's super easy and keeps messes to a minimum. Those MUA ladies sure are geniuses!
Time to bust out your favorite glitter! :-D
I love this :). I tried to do this once and it didn't go well. I also tried to do 2 hands at once. So I have today learned, 1 hand at a time, and leave it on for 15 minutes. I think I'll have to put a glitter bomb on tonight!
ReplyDeletewow this is really great to know! i hate taking off glitter nailpolish - you're right, it is a giant pain in the ass! i will def be using this method next time!
ReplyDeleteI use the same method! works every time! :)
ReplyDelete@Jessie - Haha yeah, sloooow it down, superwoman! ;-) It works really well for those DL glitters too!
ReplyDelete@Missy - Awesome! Let me know how it goes!
@Alexa - Yay!! *high five!*
need to try this sometime!
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