I'm sure some (or many) of you have heard of the latest craze in glitter polish removal...the glue base coat. I guess the idea originated when someone noticed the ingredients on the Essence peel-off base coat were nearly identical to regular white glue. Does anyone know who the first person to figure this out was? Anyways, I read a little about the topic and felt knowledgeable enough to give it a go.
I bought a bottle of Elmer's Glue and squeezed it into an empty polish bottle. I filled it about 3/4 of the way full and then added some water so it was nearly full. After a few good rolls in my hands (shaking=bubbles) I was ready to go! I polished two thin coats of my glue base coat on. DO NOT polish a regular base coat before the glue coat. I allowed each coat to dry thoroughly before moving on. The coats dried fairly quickly; I'd say within 2-3 minutes. I tried this again a few days later and I found that the glue seemed thicker. I only did one coat that time because it was taking forever to dry (8-10 minutes). Once the glue is dry, continue with your manicure! I polished three coats of Alyssa and HK Girl as my top coat. Four days later I used an orange stick to carefully peel a corner of the polish. I started near my cuticle and just slid the orange stick down the side of my nail. Once that area had popped up, I gently peeled the rest off of my nail with my fingers. Each nail came off easily with very little residue! SO MUCH EASIER than the tin foil method! And my nail was left completely undamaged! YAY! I wouldn't necessarily use this EVERY time I polish my nails, but I will definitely use it if glitter is involved! Enjoy! :)
I have to try this. So cool
ReplyDefinitely! It's awesome!
Very interesting...I have heard this work and not work for people, but I may have to try it, especially when working with pesky matte glitter! Thanks dear!
ReplyI think the key is to keep the glue layer thin. Give it a try on your next glitter bomb mani! :)
Love it! Been meaning to try it ever since I heard about it. One quick question - where do you get your empty polish bottles? Or do you just clean out used ones? Just wondering :)
ReplyI bought a set of empty bottles online for stuff like this! :) But you can also clean an old bottle out using acetone! :)
Amazing! I've never heard of this. I must try this for those stubborn glitters.
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Thank you so much! :) Definitely give the glue base coat a try!