Comment on How do i get my nails to stop stinking faster
Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
The stink is the smell of the acetone evaporating. You can speed that process by hitting them with a warm blowdryer. The heat and airflow will encourage faster evaporation of the acetone.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 days ago
that won’t compromise the polish somehow, will it? like, make bubbles appear or have it be shiny rather than matte or anything? i thought about popping them under a heat gun on low or something, but i forgot about blowdryers (am bald) so thanks for the reminder
Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
I’ve only done it a few times with my nails and i’ve only had bubbles happen once. I think if you keep the temp warm rather than hot and don’t have the polish super thick it shouldn’t be an issue.
xorollo@leminal.space 3 days ago
Believe it or not-- ice bath will set them faster. Also, recommend thinner costs and let each dry before the next.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Like, five seconds or a minute? Thanks so much
xorollo@leminal.space 2 days ago
Give it a minute or two, wave around to shake the drops off and then lightly feel to make sure it’s not tacky. Im pretty impatient, so sometimes I don’t wait long enough.
I learned a lot from this set of instructions and the tips at the end. Especially capping/sealing and base coats. They’re talking about nail wraps – which I love – but I have use the same techniques with just normal color as well and had a lot more success.
lilyandfox.com/…/how-to-apply-lily-fox-nail-wraps
I see some people mentioned gel. I have never successfully used gel, I’m just aware there are extra steps and a light or something to cure, but if you find that the polish is taking longer than 5 minutes per coat to be dry enough to pet the kitties, then you might have a gel polish. Those really require the light to cure (if I’m understanding correctly).