Comments on: Nail blogger secrets for pretty nails 3: Clean-up is your sneaky BFF

By: Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:44:56 +0000

Will a Kolinsky nail art brush (#10) work for cleaning up around the nail?

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Sat, 11 Jul 2015 14:56:55 +0000

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By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 05:53:47 +0000

In reply to Christine Chipman.

I usually pour about 3 cm of acetone into the lid of my bottle – it’s pretty narrow so it doesn’t evaporate as quickly 🙂 Then I pour the excess back in! I have a separate mini bottle for clean-up so it doesn’t matter that it gets a bit dirty.

By: Christine Chipman

Christine Chipman — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 11:38:31 +0000

Thank you so much for this advice. It is amazing, and has solved my biggest problem with my nail art, I hope (I’ll give it a try as soon as I can). There is one thing I’ve wondered about though, and that is how you keep the acetone from evaporating from the dappen dish or the bottle lid while you are cleaning your mani? Even nail polish remover with acetone in it evaporates so quickly that I would be forever filling it up again. I’m now going to go and check out all your other hints and tips.

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Sun, 18 Jan 2015 05:40:20 +0000

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Sun, 18 Jan 2015 05:37:14 +0000

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Nail blogger secrets for pretty nails 2: Prep that base - Lab Muffin — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 06:50:04 +0000

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By: Rochelle N

Rochelle N — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 14:12:03 +0000

Great post! When I was first getting into nails and gradually realized that the big-name bloggers had "perfect" nails because they did clean-up it made the dream of having nails like them so much more reachable! It took awhile for me to perfect the acetone & brush clean-up method, though. The first time I tried it it didn't go well so I gave up, leaving off trying for a few months! Then I tried again, got it right and have never looked back! Sometimes it just takes a few tries...

I am glad that I never wanted to go for the blobby cotton bud option, at least. Cotton balls/pads and swabs should really only be used for cleaning up your skin for especially messy projects like water marbling. =)

By: LabMuffin

LabMuffin — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 00:34:10 +0000

In reply to Asheep.

It should be fine, as long as you don’t frequently have open fires and leave the bottle open for long periods! If you’re worried, you can buy smaller quantities at some hardware stores – the smallest I’ve seen is 500 mL, which is quite reasonable.

By: Asheep

Asheep — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:15:50 +0000

In reply to Asheep. That makes a lot of sense, we're always going back and forth, everyone has a different chemical too.
Is it still safe if I live in a tiny apartment?
We don't have windows in the bathroom either.
P.s. thank you for all your posts. The entire website is a gold mine of knowledge.