You'll need small squares of felt, cotton pads or an unrolled cotton ball cut in small squares, foil cut into strips to fit your fingertips or the pre-made foil/cotton wraps and a bottle of pure acetone remover. I like to decant into a pump, it's less risky of spilling!
I've made a photo tutorial so there are some visuals for this article, please comment if you have questions!
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If you have cuticle oil/lotion/balm etc, now's the time to slather that on.
Soak the lil pads in acetone and apply to nail.
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Cover/wrap with foil and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes (time depends on what you're removing). Check one nail to see if it's ready to remove. If not, I check about every minute or so after that and sometimes I add more acetone if it seems like it's drying out. You'll know its ready because the polish and all the glitter will slide off like butter.
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Apply a little pressure against the nail while sliding the foil and felt/cotton off and tada! Most if not all the glitter should be gone. There might be a few pieces left on the nail but they're super easy to remove at this point with a new cotton pad/acetone.
For another awesome way to make removing polish easier, read about Yellow Stopper!
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