is there anything you can do afterwards to make them look descent again?
2006-07-28 07:36:23 · 8 answers · asked by amz1984 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
Clip the tips (length) down as far as you need. Get some pure acetone from any store that sells regular polish remover. Take some aluminum foil cut into squares, and some cotton balls.
Wet the cotton ball with acetone, lay it on the nail and cover with the foil, as tight as possible. Repeat all 10 nails or one hand at a time. Do not peek or open the foil for at least 20 minutes, then one at a time, remove the foils and with a wood pusher - orange wood stick- scrape the acrylic off.. it should come right off.. you can repeat if some traces are left. If you peek, the acrylic will start to harden immediately, so it's best to be patient :)
When you get it all off make sure you give your self a healthy dose of some good hand cream as the acetone is very drying to the surrounding skin.
Hope this helps ~
2006-07-28 12:35:53 · answer #1 · answered by Bon Bon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy some acetone nail polish remover...soak your nails in this and the acrylic will come off...your nails will be really thin for a while...just keep them filed and put a nail hardener on them...it will take a few months for them to completely grow out....this is the downfall of getting fake nails... :-(
2006-07-28 14:45:08 · answer #2 · answered by TJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you go to a grand salon, they usually have soaks for your nails and will remove them for you as well so they look just like they did before you got acrylic nails!
2006-07-28 15:06:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have soaked mine in pure acetone (available at beauty supply stores). Soak them until they get gel like, wipe with a paper towel, repeat this until all acrylic is off. It can take a couple of hours. Lightly file them in between too. They will still be a little fragile and damaged but it is better than ripping them off!
2006-07-28 14:45:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soak them in acetone and then make sure that you put some oil on them and buff them with a buffer. And to try to make them stronger you should buy a good nail hardener to use until they grow back out.
2006-07-28 14:46:06 · answer #5 · answered by lilcountrygirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soak your fingers in acetone nailpolish remover. It will take 1-2 hours but it won't tear your nails up as bad.
2006-07-28 14:40:24 · answer #6 · answered by greenmountains84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes soak them off in acetone based nail polish remover, use a buffer to smoothe out the top and coat with clear polish
2006-07-28 14:40:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you don't have acetone handy you can also soak your fingers in olive oil or any cooking oil until it softens the glue
2006-07-28 14:44:28 · answer #8 · answered by Queen Tina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋