I
got my nails done with some friends a couple of weeks ago and decided to get
gel nails because I’ve never tried it before! I was happy with the outcome and
the only reason I needed to take the nails off was because my nails were
growing out which was really nice. I won’t be getting gel nails again though
because of how difficult it is to take off (not that I really get my nails
professionally done anyway). I first started just pulling it off because I was
bored but then realized that that was tearing up my nail too! I started
researching on how to get the gel nails off correctly at home. Everything I
found required foil, cotton balls, and acetone. That sounded awful for my nails
and my skin; also I didn’t have any acetone. BUT! I decided that I needed to get
this color off and I didn’t want to go get it removed professionally. So I
gathered my supplies:
- Foil
- Cotton balls
- Acetone (I just used nail
polish remover)
- My mom (to help me with the
foil)
I
was told that I should keep it on for 10 minutes but since I wasn’t using
straight acetone, I had to leave it on for 30 minutes for it to work. One House
Hunters later, I was able to scrape off the polish (with a guilty conscious of
using so much foil unnecessarily).
