Ive pretty much been exclusively watching you during quarantine. Your calm demeanor and kindness have really been helping my anxiety, and I really love your vlogs as an escape, and I have never been vlog person before you. I have seen a lot of comments similar to mine regarding helping people through this time, so keep doing what you’re doing; it’s not going unnoticed 🖤
As a mature viewer I appreciate all of your videos. You are concise, to the point, always list items and very accurate in your descriptions. It helps us the consumer to make wise decisions about products and their cost. During this quarantine I have been doing a lot of skin care and using up products as well. I have been on a “no buy” since 9-2018 and have saved so much money. I definitely did not realize how much stuff was in my linen closet. I place the cost of each product when I finish it in my travel fund. I was able to go on 2 all paid in cash 💰 trips before the quarantine. Really worth doing. Keep up the magnificent work ethic. It is so wonderful to see someone so productive. 😎❤️💄Kathy
If you pop off the rubber top of the Nars concealer, you can easily get 10 more uses of the concealer. The rubber stopper in the concealer makes it impossible to get product off the top, sides and bottom of the tube. Once you take the rubber stopper off with a tweezer, there is so much more concealer inside
Great tip! I feel like there’s more on the walls of the tube than you have access to with the stopper on. Been doing this for years and bought less than half the concealer than I would otherwise!
Hayley Alena it’s the rubber stopper on the top of the bottle where the opening is. It stops excess product from coming out of the bottle. Google “how to remove rubber stopper on cosmetics” and you’ll be good to go!
Nail tech here. Take a coarse grit file and file off as much as you can. As close to filing half of the dip and acrylic off is great. (Shellac or gel polish you can just buff off the shininess) Pure Acetone with foil is the fastest and most effective way to take off product without damaging the nails. You can obviously fille it off but you risk damaging the nail bed. If you go to Chop Shops for you nails (what we call most walk-in nail salons) they usually use a hard gel topcoat. That's the hardest layer to get through. Good luck!
To get glue on nails off quicker: file down the shine on the top of nails first with very coarse file, this step is crucial. Then soak in bowl of acetone. Then when nails are gooey you can use a cuticle stick to scrape off remaining residue. Keep soaking
Omg! I know that’s the best way for sure.. but for whatever reason, when I have to soak my nails off even at the salon.. there’s something about the feeling of them melting that makes me cringe! I could almost feel it when I read your comment!
Yes! I just soak cotton pads in actone, put one half of one on my nail and wrap each finger in aluminum foil. And scraping down the gel works best with a little spoon (with rather sharp edges). But as you said: filing down is crucial!
In a bowl put warm water then put acetone in a plastic baggie with a paper towel put your hand in the baggie and then put the bag in the water. You only have to soak for 3 to 4 minutes in the warm water.
I’ve said this before but, I respect you so much for uploading so consistently. All these other youtubers are gone all the time like omg I saw a butterfly 🦋 no video for months lol 😂
I’ve watched a lot of different creators “empties” videos. However, I *love* yours most. You are the most detailed & go over more than just skincare & makeup. We have a lot of the same taste when it comes to laundry & household cleaners as well. Plus I’m a fair skinned girl with jet black hair as well 😉
I just wanna say I’ve been watching you for years and I’ve watched you grow and evolve as a woman and as a TH-camr- you are one of the most focused and devoted people I’ve ever seen. All the adversities you’ve overcome, pain you’ve pushed through, you are such an inspiration to people all over the world! Love your branding, your videos, and you as a person! Love all the way from The Bronx ❤️💋
I loved watching the video Jen Luvs Reviews did about you! You deserve so much credit! Like I always say! You are probably THE MOST consistent and hardworking person (I know you don’t like the word “influencer”) in the beauty community! You are amazing!
Hey Taylor....as a licensed Cosmetologist in California, the SAFEST way to remove any artificial nails is the slow way of soaking them off in acetone. No scrapping, no pulling, no biting, etc. Any force or scraping applied to your natural nail will damage your nails and possibly your nail bed (under the part of your nail you can see), permanently. Also, any time you file the surface of your nail, you are thinning them out, which means that damaged area will grow out when that section of your nail grows out. If there are times you don’t have artificial nails on, which includes gel nails, use a nail building base coat to help strengthen your natural nails. Biotin and Keratin vitamins help with hair and nails, but you must take them every single day....no missing days. You should notice a difference in about 30 days. Good luck❣️🥰
Unless a product makes me break out or I have a reaction to it, I’ll use it up. Even if it doesn’t do anything lol. I just don’t want to waste anything.. 🤷🏻♀️
Laughed so much at the waterless razor. I took that exact razor with me to Mexico on my honeymoon and I felt like I was using it wrong or something because it was horrible!! I was like wtf... I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought it was trash. 🗑
I use a file to take off the top layer then warm up some water in a bowl. Add cottonballs and acetone to the water. If you can cover your hand and the bowl with a towel. Move your nails over the cottonballs to 'scratch' off the gel/dip polish. Works in 10-15 min.
These are my fav type of video. I think they are the most informative video there is. Even if someone doesn’t like it they usually say why they didn’t like it and it could be the reason you would like it. Best video yet! Hope you’re doing well hun!
I have recently started doing my own dip nails and I have the best fastest way to remove it is getting a zip lock bag with pure acetone and a little coconut oil mix in so it doesn’t dry your skin out so much. You place your hand in the ziplock lock and then with your hand in the zip lock in a hot bowl of water. Soak for 5 min use a nail file and cuticle pusher. It makes maybe two soaks to remove everything. And it is not painful. Hope this helps!
I 100% agree. I have been doing my own dip nails for almost 3 years now, and I always put acetone in a ziplock bag that I place inside a bowl of hot water. Just make sure the water does not get inside the bag or it creates a sticky mess. Even with a glitter dip the longest it ever takes is 20 minutes!
Oh and in addition the entire time they are soaking, I rub them switching hands. This eliminates the need to use any file or scraping method to remove them for me which I believe helps create less damage to the natural nail. I also buy the gallon container of acetone from Sally Beauty!
@@tiffanykennedybeauty what brand dip system and powders do you use? I've been having bad luck with them chipping really quickly. I haven't been impressed with the brands I've tried so far. Thank you!!
Did you get this from the beauty vault? She's great. I saw this on her channel and I had been meaning to try it myself. Cool to see this method works on others!
To get the gels off easy, use a peel off base coat from “Holo Taco” it’ll stay on until you want to take it off. Pretty amazing stuff. Love u and your videos😍☺️😁
Hey Tay! When your removing dip nails make sure before the acetone and foil that you use a coarse grit file to rough up the nails as much as possible and also wrap a hot towel around the nails after you’ve wrapped them in the acetone and foil! I think it definitely helps make the removal process much quicker!
NAIL TRICK!! my salon puts cotton round and acetone in a little plastic bag and puts that bag in a bowl of pretty warm water... apparently the warm water will help the acetone work faster. They make me soak for 5-10mins and then I scrub them with the cotton round. Its worked really really well. Takes dip powder off like a dream. No buffing or harsh failing on the nails
You can buy a whole gallon of pure acetone from Sally’s for $15! Tips for removing gel, file the top coat off with a 100/180 grit file. Also you can put heat(hot washcloth) over your fingers after wrapping them in foil. You can file some of the color off too. I struggle getting the gel base coat completely off. For glue on nails, buy one of those tubs with acetone that you stick your finger in and twist around. Removes tips easily. Also, don’t throw away that Lysol wipe container. You can make your own using 70% isopropyl alcohol, water, and dish soap with paper towels.
I adored Jen Luvs Reviews TH-cam History on you. I learned so much about your early days and how stinkin' cute were you!! You were the first person I subscribed to on YT a few years ago, I knew nothing about YT, beauty channels and gurus and found you googling a foundation I wanted a review on. I have never missed a video of yours since. Love you!! XOXO
Taylor, I have to tell you the trick you previously showed a couple weeks ago using the LM blur powder and the little velvety blue dry sponge...holy crap GAME CHANGER! I’m 50yo with dry, crepey undereyes and fine lines, and this routine is exactly what I have needed! I owe you!
Get an E-File off of Amazon, it's really easy to use, I even watched videos from Nail Career Education, of how to use them and how to take stuff off of your nails. Best thing ever!
Heat on your nails! When I get my nails done at the salon even if I’m not getting a manicure they will soak my nails in the foil and acetone in a baggy and then put my nails in the heating pad sleeve things. I think the heat helps break it down easier. Also go to your local hardware store and get a big thing of acetone near the paints and it will last you forever! I just refill my old nail polish remover jar! :)
I agree with this! I usually get acrylics but I have been doing glue ons during quarantine. Acrylics take me about 1.5 hours to get off and glue ons take about 30 minutes with this method. I also start by filing the shiny layer off the tops of my glue on nails and then take them out of the acetone every 5-10 minutes to wipe off the sticky layer/file off the sticky layer.
Yes use heat! If no heating pad, I microwave/heat one bowl of water and then have one hand in a zip lock of acetone and hold that in the hot water. Heat helps break down the gel or acrylic faster
There is a miracle gel off that you paint on and it melts the gel so you can then just scrap it off. My Gel Magic Gel Remover is one of the best ones I know of. Xo
For gels/shellac I file the top coat off then soak a bit of cotton ball in acetone and wrap in foil. After all my nails on one hand are wrapped up, I wrap my whole hand in a damp hot towel! The heat helps, usually 10 minutes or so does the trick before pushing the gel off with a wooden cuticle stick! I wash my hands and moisturize after! Good luck!
Tips on taking your nails off!! File them down as much as your comfortable with (the more you file the easier they’ll soak off). Also put your acetone into some plastic baggies and put the bags in HOT water, close them up and let them sit in the water for like 3-5 mins then put your nails in, leave them in the water for the process. Once I started doing that it made my nails come off so much faster!!
I love Empties videos. It does seem like you just did one. I’ve been going through skin care like crazy lately. I haven’t really worn makeup much since quarantine but I’ve definitely been going hard with my skin care so I guess it makes sense that I’m going through it so quickly. Love you Taylor 🌯🌯🌯🌯 🌯🌯🌯🌯🌯🌯🌯🌯🌯🌯🌯BAERRITO FAM IS THE BEST FAM 🌯🌯🌯🌯🌯🌯🌯🌯🌯🌯🌯
File the shine off, get a bowl of water as warm/hot as you can stand. Fill the bottom of two sandwich bags with acetone and throw in a chunk of cotton (ball or round). Put your hands in the bags and put the bags in the water. Fiddle with the chunk of cotton while your hands are submerged. Lifts dip powder in minutes! The heat from the water heightens the effectiveness of the acetone. Literally just did it while watching this video. I hope this works better for you 💜
Amazon has great nail clips that you can use with foil or a cotton ball and it takes it off in like 15-20 minutes. My dip powder slid right off no filing, digging, or pulling it was fantastic!
The best way I know of taking nails off is always filing the majority of it down, but not too close to your actual nail bed, when you remove the top layer with a file, the pure acetone melts it fairly quick, keep removing layers as it melts. Hope this helps 💖🌞
Whenever I do gel nails (myself), I use a kit and light etc., and I always use a gel strengthener as a base, but even before that, I use nail oil in the center of my nails, like the tiniest amount possible, after the alcohol wipe, just with a q-tip, and practically wipe it off... it prevents the gel from fully adhering on the center, and I use the little gel prepper stuff only around the edges. Then when I file the shine off and soak it to remove, it only has to come off around the edges, and it doesn't do any damage to the center of my nails.
If you are trying to get dip off and plan to just do another color, my best tip would be to do a clear “base” layer (just any clear colored dip powder) then dip new color on top of that. When removing, just file down the color until you hit the clear layer, re prep and re dip in clear to “fill” and then dip with new color! So much faster than soaking them completely off and keeps the integrity of the nail so much stronger!!
My favorite empties videos are the ones where someone shows us their empties over a year! I know it’s not practical for everyone to save their empties for that long, but I remember watching Ingrid Nilsen do one years back and ever since then I search youtube for similar videos every year! It’s so satisfying and really “proves” someone likes something when they’ve got four empty bottles after a year or so. I still love your empties and hearing your thoughts, just thought I’d share my two cents since you asked what kind of empties videos we like. 😂
Tips to get gel/dip off of nails: 1. You must buff off the top coat the way they do at that nail salon. This breaks the seal it had on the coats of polish so it can break down quicker. 2. Do the cotton balls soaked in acetone and wrapped in foil. If you soak your whole finger it ruins you skin. 3. Wrap the hand in a plastic bag. I then wrap a towel around the bag for added heat. It’s the heat that comes from the acetone that breaks down the layers of acrylic. I keep mine on for about 20 mins a hand, doing one at a time. When I pull off the plastic bag I test the first nail I did and see if all the polish can be removed. If there is a bit left over and it is malleable then you can buff it off with a file. PS I’ve had dip powder for 3+ yrs now, 5 years of gel and or gel overlay before that. I would always remove my own if I wanted my nails to “breathe”.
I like seeing people's empties! First, because it means that they did not waste products for fun. Second, it gives me an insight on certain products and how they perform. I agree with you on the Nars Creamy Radiant Concealer, it is an amazing concealer (I have not found a dupe for it yet). It really has a creamy texture (that a lot of other concealers only claim to have) that is easy to blend and a good coverage. Same for Neutrogena Towelettes, I have seen that they made a fragrance-free version, which is nice. I love to bring them with me when I am not at home, they remove makeup in no time. If you're looking for a good moisturizing cream for after the shower/after shaving, Cerave Moisturizing Cream (tub), Lubriderm Advanced Therapy and Lubriderm Daily Moisture Fragrance Free are the best. I have sensitive, dry skin and these creams are divine.
You would love the Hada Labo Hyaluronic Milky Lotion!! Very simple and straightforward ingredients and 3 different weights of hyaluronic acid. Love as my moisturizer before makeup
For your nails, put the acetone in a plastic baggie with a paper towel. Put your hand in the baggie in the paper towel and then either put the baggie in a bowl of really warm water or use a blow dryer, should take them off in a few minutes! This works for gel, acrylic, glue, dip...
For your nails try using 2 bowls. A larger bowl with hot water and then a smaller bowl set inside with your acetone. Use a towel and cover your hand while soaking to trap in the heat from the water. I do this with my dip powders and it dissolves fully in 20 mins
For dip nails I use the baggie method. File down the top coat or shine you have put warm water in a bowl. Use a ziplock baggie with a lil bit of acetone in and a paper towel or a lil thin scrubbie brush up to you. Place your hand in the ziplock and put it in the bowl and cover with a towel and u sit there rub you nails on the towel . Check every 12 to 15 mins but I'm usually done in 20ish
I love that you have so many products that I have not tried before. I now have a few that I want to check out! Thank you Taylor. I love your videos and it's making this "stay home" a lot more fun.
Love your empties videos and how you always include stuff that you didn't love, but just had to power thru and finish. I literally just finished watching Estee's empties vid, and she kept talking about how she loved every product, which somehow makes me feel like I'm doing it wrong (how can she literally have zero duds in her empties??).
Removing gels, if once you have soaked cotton rounds in acetone and foil wrapped them you pop your nails under a hot water bottle. The heat breaks the gel down faster . Great video
For your nails, I recommend getting a cheap nail drill off of amazon. Use it to file off as much of the dip as possible while leaving a thin layer to soak off. This way you won’t overfile your nails! Then soak the rest off with 100% acetone. Probably about 10-15 minutes, then use a cuticle pusher to gently push off the soft product! This is how I do it and it works wonders for me! Hope this helps ❤️
The fastest method I've found for removal of acrylic nails is the "double boiler" soak. You use 2 plastic bowls. Put really warm water in one bowl, stack the other bowl on top with acetone in it and soak. The bottom water bowl heats the top acetone bowl safely. Also, wiggling your fingers and rubbing the nails on the sides and bottom helps speed it up. Hope that made sense
I get a small hand towel wet and put it in a glass bowl in the microwave for like a minute until it is steaming hot. Then take a gallon size Ziploc bag and put in several cotton balls and pour a decent amount of pure acetone, set the bag (with one hand inside)on top of the hot towel and wrap the towel around. Be careful. It can be super hot. sit and use the cotton balls inside to rub acetone on dip nails until it is removed. Can take about 15 min per hand. this is what my nail salon does too. I think the heat makes a difference. You can use the same acetone for both hands. Just new cotton balls and reheat the towel. Do NOT put acetone in the microwave!
I bought this thing at Sephora a few months ago and it’s a game changer for keeping sheet masks on. It’s a silicone mask with ear loops that you put on over the sheet mask. Keeps the sheet mask on your skin and gives you freedom to walk around. I think it was less than $10.
for nails buff off top layer. put hot water in a big bowl. put a papertowel in a ziploc bag with acetone and stick your hands in the bag. then place the ziploc bag in the bowl (that has the hot water). rub your nails with the paper towel and it usually comes off within 10 minutes
Girl, I can't thank you enough for the old spice lavender recommendation. I recently had a baby and have never had an issue with normal deodorants, or even no deodorants not being an issue. After baby, secret clinical ain't even cutting it. But i ran right out and bought the Old spice and it is EVERYTHING. Thank you, for all your recommendations. I never have to worry if you're on recommending because your were incentivized to do so. Having an audience that trust you says so much about your integrity ❤
You gotta file down the polish/enhancement as much as you can first, with a rough grit nail file. Then after you do the cotton and foils and acetone, put gloves on your hands or wrap in plastic wrap (to prevent acetone from leaking everywhere) and put them under a heating pad. Heat helps the acetone work quicker!
If you file the shiny surface of your nails with a coarse file, prior to putting on the acetone soaked 1\4 cotton balls & wrapped with thin & small squares of very cheap foil. Then heat up with heated nail dryer, or blow dryer on low, it can come off in as little as 5 minutes. If it takes longer refile the surface esp if you have put repeated layers &\ or glitter polish. I have not had to scrape it off of clients nails since discovering this method years ago.
Just throwing this out there...the bath and body works soap container you like you can buy the same scented soap and just pour it in the container you like best. I’ve done that before because sometimes their bottles are really nice 👍🏻
Snails gloves. Or file down the clear coat as much as you can. Take a quarter of a paper towel place in a ziploc pour 100percent acetone into bag. Add a tsp of oil. Heat a bowl of water or uncooked rice. Place bag into warm bowl place hand into bowl. Every couple of mins run nails on paper towel. Should take 5-10 mins max.
I've found that warm acetone works way faster! Take a small bowl, put some hot water in it, and then put acetone in a ziplock with a paper towel to cover your nails in the bag. the bag will just sit in the water while you soak your nails with the acetone and it works really well!
Yaaasss!!! I live for this type info. So very useful and money saving. Other channels tell you they'll give you the 411 on products, but never do. I can say that cuz I keep watching and watching and watching.....
I’m a DIY gel nail enthusiast 100% recommend the OPI Health BASE Coat!!!! The top coat too but omg the base comes off almost a week in. The downside is obvi you peel really early but also no damage and you get to do new color.
For nail remover get a bowl of boiling water then place another bowl with the acetone on top like a double boiler style if you know cooking it really helped me with my dip nail
I've been using an at home gel lamp and polish for well over a year. The eBoot Nail Cap Clips from Amazon have been super helpful! The pad that come with them are trash but just using 100% acetone and halved cotton balls work out great.
Hi Taylor!!! First off, I love you!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Second, I have been using Revel dip powders for around 2 years now. My soak off method works pretty great and it takes about 12-15 minutes!! I take 2 ziploc baggies(1 for each hand) and put some cotton balls at the bottom of each baggie and then cover the bottom with pure acetone. You want to make sure you not only cover the cotton, but make sure about an inch of the bottom is full of acetone. Then I get a bowl of hot water ( the hotter the better). I stick my hands in the baggies and place them in the hot water. I also rub my nails across the cotton balls while I am soaking them to help speed the process. Don’t overfill the bowl of water, just use enough to cover your fingers while in the baggies! I hope this isn’t too confusing but I promise it’s awesome!!!
I work at a nail salon and the fastest way to get dip off is by soaking nails using acetone in a bowl (ceramic) and rubbing your nails on the bottom of the bowl and using your thumb, sounds weird but the heat from the friction speeds up it melting off. Always file the nail down first to remove shine/top coat!
Yess nails are tough! But file down as much as possible and soak and just keep repeating until you get to your nail bed. Be careful once to your nail bed. It can damage and hurt the nail bed.
I saw a tiktok. Paper towels wet with acetone in a large Ziploc bag put your fingers in paper towel and place in a bowl of hot water ( not scalding) it popped her polish right off. They also sell a gel polish remover steamer on Amazon..I bought it but haven't done my nails in a while...soooo...good luck 😊
For gel nail removal I file with a super coarse file on the whole nail. Then acetone soaked cotton ball on nail wrapped in foil. Then I put them in the uv for 10 minutes. I use a metal spatula thing to scrape off the gel. If it doesn’t come off easy I will put the foils back on and go back under the uv for a few more minutes.
To remove your gel polish, acrylic, dip nails...Buy the acetone in the metal can in the paint section of wal mart. It's stronger than beauty grade acetone. You have to file the shine off first. If the nails are thicker I file a little more to thin them out. 5 cotton balls, break in half. Cut foil squares big enough to cover your fingers. Soak cotton balls in acetone(make sure they're wet enough, place on nail and cover with foul square. I watch a movie or something to make time go faster. If your cold, it works slower.
With regards to getting nails off, make sure you're filing the "shine" off. Then soak one hand at a time and before it dries once you've taken your nails out, start scrapping or filing it off.
I do dip on my nails at home and buffing and filing them down a whole bunch helps! After that, I soak a bit of cotton in 100% acetone for 25 minutes and they all pretty much come off. Sometimes certain nails are more stubborn but it helps.
Nail tech here 🙋 If it's gel or dips, breaking the seal with a coarse file helps. If you have someone else to wrap them for you, wrap in foil, put a towel over your hands and lay a hot rice bag or heat pack over them. Don't look for 15 minutes. If you don't have a helper or can't get them wrapped yourself, you can use a small glass or ceramic dish (not metal or plastic!) with an inch or so of acetone in it, sitting on top of the heat pack or in a larger dish of hot hot water, with a towel laid over top. Push off with an orangewood stick and wipe with a clean acetone soaked pad to get any left overs. Make sure you apply oil and handcream after any time using acetone, after you've reapplied your nails, obviously. Good luck :)
30 minutes minimum for soaking gel or powder off - acrylic is even longer. Kiss has a remover kit that had holes for each finger and thumb, with little bristles to scrub against. The only other thing is to set your bowl or container of acetone down inside a larger bowl of really hot water. Somehow, it loosens it faster.
This is.my first empties of yours! I didn't know you did them. I love them. Like you said, these are the most important videos. Especially for someone that gets a whole bunch of pr to finish a whole product off, that really says something💜
Yes, the Beauty Secrets acetone is 100% acetone; it’s the brand I always buy. Try filing the surface of your nails and clip the ends before doing the foil method. This way the acetone can get in straight to the glue and start breaking it down. I also got this handy dandy nail removal tool from Marmalade Nails that I love to use to pop off loose nails.
I do dip all the time. The FASTEST way to get them off is to put a papertowl covered in acetone into a plastic bag and put your hand in it. With your hand in a the bag, put it in a bowl of really hot water. Gently scrubbing your nails against the paper towel and you soak. Literally takes less than 10mins for each hand!
That Lysol scent - Brand New Day - is freakin' awesome. That scent is to die for! I have the spray and used up the toilet cleaner. I, too, have been looking for the wipes.... dang, everything should be made in that scent!!
I've learned if you file off the top coat and then go in with pure acetone with foils, dip nail polish comes off so easy (therefore not harming/weakening the nail)!
A foolproof way to remove dip powder or acrylic- buff top to get shine away, then soak nails in a plastic baggy with pure acetone and a paper towel or cotton pads soaking in the bag to occasionally wipe your nails against while soaking. Fill a bowl with hot water and put the baggies/ your hands in the hot water and I swear it takes like 10 minutes tops to get off!
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I love the “talking trash” in the thumbnail... def a good name for this series 😁
Ive pretty much been exclusively watching you during quarantine. Your calm demeanor and kindness have really been helping my anxiety, and I really love your vlogs as an escape, and I have never been vlog person before you. I have seen a lot of comments similar to mine regarding helping people through this time, so keep doing what you’re doing; it’s not going unnoticed 🖤
As a mature viewer I appreciate all of your videos. You are concise, to the point, always list items and very accurate in your descriptions. It helps us the consumer to make wise decisions about products and their cost.
During this quarantine I have been doing a lot of skin care and using up products as well. I have been on a “no buy” since 9-2018 and have saved so much money. I definitely did not realize how much stuff was in my linen closet. I place the cost of each product when I finish it in my travel fund. I was able to go on 2 all paid in cash 💰 trips before the quarantine. Really worth doing.
Keep up the magnificent work ethic. It is so wonderful to see someone so productive.
😎❤️💄Kathy
If you pop off the rubber top of the Nars concealer, you can easily get 10 more uses of the concealer. The rubber stopper in the concealer makes it impossible to get product off the top, sides and bottom of the tube. Once you take the rubber stopper off with a tweezer, there is so much more concealer inside
Great tip! I feel like there’s more on the walls of the tube than you have access to with the stopper on. Been doing this for years and bought less than half the concealer than I would otherwise!
Yes!!! I do this all the time! Also cut in half hair product bottles to get the last 5-10 uses out of them
Wait what’s the rubber top??
Hayley Alena it’s the rubber stopper on the top of the bottle where the opening is. It stops excess product from coming out of the bottle. Google “how to remove rubber stopper on cosmetics” and you’ll be good to go!
Nail tech here. Take a coarse grit file and file off as much as you can. As close to filing half of the dip and acrylic off is great. (Shellac or gel polish you can just buff off the shininess) Pure Acetone with foil is the fastest and most effective way to take off product without damaging the nails. You can obviously fille it off but you risk damaging the nail bed. If you go to Chop Shops for you nails (what we call most walk-in nail salons) they usually use a hard gel topcoat. That's the hardest layer to get through. Good luck!
I wish it were possible to do empties videos every day. They’re absolutely my favorite 😂
To get glue on nails off quicker: file down the shine on the top of nails first with very coarse file, this step is crucial. Then soak in bowl of acetone. Then when nails are gooey you can use a cuticle stick to scrape off remaining residue. Keep soaking
Omg! I know that’s the best way for sure.. but for whatever reason, when I have to soak my nails off even at the salon.. there’s something about the feeling of them melting that makes me cringe! I could almost feel it when I read your comment!
Yes! I just soak cotton pads in actone, put one half of one on my nail and wrap each finger in aluminum foil.
And scraping down the gel works best with a little spoon (with rather sharp edges).
But as you said: filing down is crucial!
I second this!!
Slide disposable flosser between the nail and polish layer and they will pop off. Any residue left can be filed down.
In a bowl put warm water then put acetone in a plastic baggie with a paper towel put your hand in the baggie and then put the bag in the water. You only have to soak for 3 to 4 minutes in the warm water.
“What even is time right now anyways” so true
Why doesnt everyone open up the packaging to use up everything? I always have 4 or 5 more uses when I open them up.. so much waste
I’ve said this before but, I respect you so much for uploading so consistently. All these other youtubers are gone all the time like omg I saw a butterfly 🦋 no video for months lol 😂
I’ve watched a lot of different creators “empties” videos. However, I *love* yours most. You are the most detailed & go over more than just skincare & makeup. We have a lot of the same taste when it comes to laundry & household cleaners as well. Plus I’m a fair skinned girl with jet black hair as well 😉
I just wanna say I’ve been watching you for years and I’ve watched you grow and evolve as a woman and as a TH-camr- you are one of the most focused and devoted people I’ve ever seen. All the adversities you’ve overcome, pain you’ve pushed through, you are such an inspiration to people all over the world! Love your branding, your videos, and you as a person!
Love all the way from The Bronx ❤️💋
I loved watching the video Jen Luvs Reviews did about you! You deserve so much credit! Like I always say! You are probably THE MOST consistent and hardworking person (I know you don’t like the word “influencer”) in the beauty community! You are amazing!
Hey Taylor....as a licensed Cosmetologist in California, the SAFEST way to remove any artificial nails is the slow way of soaking them off in acetone. No scrapping, no pulling, no biting, etc. Any force or scraping applied to your natural nail will damage your nails and possibly your nail bed (under the part of your nail you can see), permanently. Also, any time you file the surface of your nail, you are thinning them out, which means that damaged area will grow out when that section of your nail grows out. If there are times you don’t have artificial nails on, which includes gel nails, use a nail building base coat to help strengthen your natural nails. Biotin and Keratin vitamins help with hair and nails, but you must take them every single day....no missing days. You should notice a difference in about 30 days. Good luck❣️🥰
I am loving your filming background. It’s very cozy modern home feel.
Unless a product makes me break out or I have a reaction to it, I’ll use it up. Even if it doesn’t do anything lol. I just don’t want to waste anything.. 🤷🏻♀️
Laughed so much at the waterless razor. I took that exact razor with me to Mexico on my honeymoon and I felt like I was using it wrong or something because it was horrible!! I was like wtf... I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought it was trash. 🗑
I was reading your comment right when she started talking about it 😂
I got a pack of those at TJ Maxx, and realized they were only like $2 bc they stunk!! Lol
I use a file to take off the top layer then warm up some water in a bowl. Add cottonballs and acetone to the water. If you can cover your hand and the bowl with a towel. Move your nails over the cottonballs to 'scratch' off the gel/dip polish. Works in 10-15 min.
These are my fav type of video. I think they are the most informative video there is. Even if someone doesn’t like it they usually say why they didn’t like it and it could be the reason you would like it. Best video yet! Hope you’re doing well hun!
After such a longggg day this is just what I needed. Always love these because you’ve had time to really form an option. Thank you💛🌯
Using the floss trick for nails has been a game changer for me!! It hasn’t damaged my nails at all and it’s super easy and painless.
I have recently started doing my own dip nails and I have the best fastest way to remove it is getting a zip lock bag with pure acetone and a little coconut oil mix in so it doesn’t dry your skin out so much. You place your hand in the ziplock lock and then with your hand in the zip lock in a hot bowl of water. Soak for 5 min use a nail file and cuticle pusher. It makes maybe two soaks to remove everything. And it is not painful. Hope this helps!
Yes! Warming the acetone helps it work faster. Love this tip!
I 100% agree. I have been doing my own dip nails for almost 3 years now, and I always put acetone in a ziplock bag that I place inside a bowl of hot water. Just make sure the water does not get inside the bag or it creates a sticky mess. Even with a glitter dip the longest it ever takes is 20 minutes!
Oh and in addition the entire time they are soaking, I rub them switching hands. This eliminates the need to use any file or scraping method to remove them for me which I believe helps create less damage to the natural nail. I also buy the gallon container of acetone from Sally Beauty!
@@tiffanykennedybeauty what brand dip system and powders do you use? I've been having bad luck with them chipping really quickly. I haven't been impressed with the brands I've tried so far. Thank you!!
Did you get this from the beauty vault? She's great. I saw this on her channel and I had been meaning to try it myself. Cool to see this method works on others!
Loved the video that Jen luvs reviews did about you. Really showed how awesome you are as a person and why people love you. Keep being you!
To get the gels off easy, use a peel off base coat from “Holo Taco” it’ll stay on until you want to take it off. Pretty amazing stuff. Love u and your videos😍☺️😁
Anyone else think empties videos are so satisfying??
Hey Tay! When your removing dip nails make sure before the acetone and foil that you use a coarse grit file to rough up the nails as much as possible and also wrap a hot towel around the nails after you’ve wrapped them in the acetone and foil! I think it definitely helps make the removal process much quicker!
NAIL TRICK!! my salon puts cotton round and acetone in a little plastic bag and puts that bag in a bowl of pretty warm water... apparently the warm water will help the acetone work faster. They make me soak for 5-10mins and then I scrub them with the cotton round. Its worked really really well. Takes dip powder off like a dream. No buffing or harsh failing on the nails
You can buy a whole gallon of pure acetone from Sally’s for $15! Tips for removing gel, file the top coat off with a 100/180 grit file. Also you can put heat(hot washcloth) over your fingers after wrapping them in foil. You can file some of the color off too. I struggle getting the gel base coat completely off. For glue on nails, buy one of those tubs with acetone that you stick your finger in and twist around. Removes tips easily. Also, don’t throw away that Lysol wipe container. You can make your own using 70% isopropyl alcohol, water, and dish soap with paper towels.
I adored Jen Luvs Reviews TH-cam History on you. I learned so much about your early days and how stinkin' cute were you!! You were the first person I subscribed to on YT a few years ago, I knew nothing about YT, beauty channels and gurus and found you googling a foundation I wanted a review on. I have never missed a video of yours since. Love you!! XOXO
This is my story, too!!
Same here!
Taylor, I have to tell you the trick you previously showed a couple weeks ago using the LM blur powder and the little velvety blue dry sponge...holy crap GAME CHANGER! I’m 50yo with dry, crepey undereyes and fine lines, and this routine is exactly what I have needed! I owe you!
I love when you share 'youtubers worries', like technical issues/personnal life with this job/choices you had to make..
Get an E-File off of Amazon, it's really easy to use, I even watched videos from Nail Career Education, of how to use them and how to take stuff off of your nails. Best thing ever!
Heat on your nails! When I get my nails done at the salon even if I’m not getting a manicure they will soak my nails in the foil and acetone in a baggy and then put my nails in the heating pad sleeve things. I think the heat helps break it down easier. Also go to your local hardware store and get a big thing of acetone near the paints and it will last you forever! I just refill my old nail polish remover jar! :)
I agree with this! I usually get acrylics but I have been doing glue ons during quarantine. Acrylics take me about 1.5 hours to get off and glue ons take about 30 minutes with this method. I also start by filing the shiny layer off the tops of my glue on nails and then take them out of the acetone every 5-10 minutes to wipe off the sticky layer/file off the sticky layer.
Yes I was going to say use foils over a cotton ball soaked in acetone
Yes use heat! If no heating pad, I microwave/heat one bowl of water and then have one hand in a zip lock of acetone and hold that in the hot water. Heat helps break down the gel or acrylic faster
There is a miracle gel off that you paint on and it melts the gel so you can then just scrap it off. My Gel Magic Gel Remover is one of the best ones I know of. Xo
For gels/shellac I file the top coat off then soak a bit of cotton ball in acetone and wrap in foil. After all my nails on one hand are wrapped up, I wrap my whole hand in a damp hot towel! The heat helps, usually 10 minutes or so does the trick before pushing the gel off with a wooden cuticle stick! I wash my hands and moisturize after! Good luck!
Tips on taking your nails off!! File them down as much as your comfortable with (the more you file the easier they’ll soak off). Also put your acetone into some plastic baggies and put the bags in HOT water, close them up and let them sit in the water for like 3-5 mins then put your nails in, leave them in the water for the process. Once I started doing that it made my nails come off so much faster!!
I love Empties videos. It does seem like you just did one. I’ve been going through skin care like crazy lately. I haven’t really worn makeup much since quarantine but I’ve definitely been going hard with my skin care so I guess it makes sense that I’m going through it so quickly. Love you Taylor 🌯🌯🌯🌯
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I truly love empties videos and so many people stopped doing them. But we get to see what worked/didn't work and why.
File the shine off, get a bowl of water as warm/hot as you can stand. Fill the bottom of two sandwich bags with acetone and throw in a chunk of cotton (ball or round). Put your hands in the bags and put the bags in the water. Fiddle with the chunk of cotton while your hands are submerged. Lifts dip powder in minutes! The heat from the water heightens the effectiveness of the acetone. Literally just did it while watching this video. I hope this works better for you 💜
Amazon has great nail clips that you can use with foil or a cotton ball and it takes it off in like 15-20 minutes. My dip powder slid right off no filing, digging, or pulling it was fantastic!
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The best way I know of taking nails off is always filing the majority of it down, but not too close to your actual nail bed, when you remove the top layer with a file, the pure acetone melts it fairly quick, keep removing layers as it melts. Hope this helps 💖🌞
Whenever I do gel nails (myself), I use a kit and light etc., and I always use a gel strengthener as a base, but even before that, I use nail oil in the center of my nails, like the tiniest amount possible, after the alcohol wipe, just with a q-tip, and practically wipe it off... it prevents the gel from fully adhering on the center, and I use the little gel prepper stuff only around the edges. Then when I file the shine off and soak it to remove, it only has to come off around the edges, and it doesn't do any damage to the center of my nails.
If you are trying to get dip off and plan to just do another color, my best tip would be to do a clear “base” layer (just any clear colored dip powder) then dip new color on top of that. When removing, just file down the color until you hit the clear layer, re prep and re dip in clear to “fill” and then dip with new color! So much faster than soaking them completely off and keeps the integrity of the nail so much stronger!!
My favorite empties videos are the ones where someone shows us their empties over a year! I know it’s not practical for everyone to save their empties for that long, but I remember watching Ingrid Nilsen do one years back and ever since then I search youtube for similar videos every year! It’s so satisfying and really “proves” someone likes something when they’ve got four empty bottles after a year or so.
I still love your empties and hearing your thoughts, just thought I’d share my two cents since you asked what kind of empties videos we like. 😂
Tips to get gel/dip off of nails:
1. You must buff off the top coat the way they do at that nail salon. This breaks the seal it had on the coats of polish so it can break down quicker.
2. Do the cotton balls soaked in acetone and wrapped in foil. If you soak your whole finger it ruins you skin.
3. Wrap the hand in a plastic bag. I then wrap a towel around the bag for added heat. It’s the heat that comes from the acetone that breaks down the layers of acrylic.
I keep mine on for about 20 mins a hand, doing one at a time. When I pull off the plastic bag I test the first nail I did and see if all the polish can be removed. If there is a bit left over and it is malleable then you can buff it off with a file.
PS I’ve had dip powder for 3+ yrs now, 5 years of gel and or gel overlay before that. I would always remove my own if I wanted my nails to “breathe”.
Love that you mention other things not just beauty products. If it’s good it’s good 👍
I like seeing people's empties! First, because it means that they did not waste products for fun. Second, it gives me an insight on certain products and how they perform. I agree with you on the Nars Creamy Radiant Concealer, it is an amazing concealer (I have not found a dupe for it yet). It really has a creamy texture (that a lot of other concealers only claim to have) that is easy to blend and a good coverage. Same for Neutrogena Towelettes, I have seen that they made a fragrance-free version, which is nice. I love to bring them with me when I am not at home, they remove makeup in no time. If you're looking for a good moisturizing cream for after the shower/after shaving, Cerave Moisturizing Cream (tub), Lubriderm Advanced Therapy and Lubriderm Daily Moisture Fragrance Free are the best. I have sensitive, dry skin and these creams are divine.
You would love the Hada Labo Hyaluronic Milky Lotion!! Very simple and straightforward ingredients and 3 different weights of hyaluronic acid. Love as my moisturizer before makeup
For your nails, put the acetone in a plastic baggie with a paper towel. Put your hand in the baggie in the paper towel and then either put the baggie in a bowl of really warm water or use a blow dryer, should take them off in a few minutes! This works for gel, acrylic, glue, dip...
For your nails try using 2 bowls. A larger bowl with hot water and then a smaller bowl set inside with your acetone. Use a towel and cover your hand while soaking to trap in the heat from the water. I do this with my dip powders and it dissolves fully in 20 mins
For dip nails I use the baggie method. File down the top coat or shine you have put warm water in a bowl. Use a ziplock baggie with a lil bit of acetone in and a paper towel or a lil thin scrubbie brush up to you. Place your hand in the ziplock and put it in the bowl and cover with a towel and u sit there rub you nails on the towel . Check every 12 to 15 mins but I'm usually done in 20ish
I love that you have so many products that I have not tried before. I now have a few that I want to check out! Thank you Taylor. I love your videos and it's making this "stay home" a lot more fun.
Love your empties videos and how you always include stuff that you didn't love, but just had to power thru and finish. I literally just finished watching Estee's empties vid, and she kept talking about how she loved every product, which somehow makes me feel like I'm doing it wrong (how can she literally have zero duds in her empties??).
Removing gels, if once you have soaked cotton rounds in acetone and foil wrapped them you pop your nails under a hot water bottle. The heat breaks the gel down faster . Great video
For your nails, I recommend getting a cheap nail drill off of amazon. Use it to file off as much of the dip as possible while leaving a thin layer to soak off. This way you won’t overfile your nails! Then soak the rest off with 100% acetone. Probably about 10-15 minutes, then use a cuticle pusher to gently push off the soft product! This is how I do it and it works wonders for me! Hope this helps ❤️
The fastest method I've found for removal of acrylic nails is the "double boiler" soak. You use 2 plastic bowls. Put really warm water in one bowl, stack the other bowl on top with acetone in it and soak. The bottom water bowl heats the top acetone bowl safely. Also, wiggling your fingers and rubbing the nails on the sides and bottom helps speed it up. Hope that made sense
I get a small hand towel wet and put it in a glass bowl in the microwave for like a minute until it is steaming hot. Then take a gallon size Ziploc bag and put in several cotton balls and pour a decent amount of pure acetone, set the bag (with one hand inside)on top of the hot towel and wrap the towel around. Be careful. It can be super hot. sit and use the cotton balls inside to rub acetone on dip nails until it is removed. Can take about 15 min per hand. this is what my nail salon does too. I think the heat makes a difference. You can use the same acetone for both hands. Just new cotton balls and reheat the towel. Do NOT put acetone in the microwave!
I bought this thing at Sephora a few months ago and it’s a game changer for keeping sheet masks on. It’s a silicone mask with ear loops that you put on over the sheet mask. Keeps the sheet mask on your skin and gives you freedom to walk around. I think it was less than $10.
What brand?
for nails buff off top layer. put hot water in a big bowl. put a papertowel in a ziploc bag with acetone and stick your hands in the bag. then place the ziploc bag in the bowl (that has the hot water). rub your nails with the paper towel and it usually comes off within 10 minutes
Girl, I can't thank you enough for the old spice lavender recommendation. I recently had a baby and have never had an issue with normal deodorants, or even no deodorants not being an issue. After baby, secret clinical ain't even cutting it. But i ran right out and bought the Old spice and it is EVERYTHING. Thank you, for all your recommendations. I never have to worry if you're on recommending because your were incentivized to do so. Having an audience that trust you says so much about your integrity ❤
I use a floss pick to pry my press ons or dip nails off. So easy and pretty painless, not to mention super quick!
You gotta file down the polish/enhancement as much as you can first, with a rough grit nail file. Then after you do the cotton and foils and acetone, put gloves on your hands or wrap in plastic wrap (to prevent acetone from leaking everywhere) and put them under a heating pad. Heat helps the acetone work quicker!
Thanks. It’s good to know what works and what doesn’t.
If you file the shiny surface of your nails with a coarse file, prior to putting on the acetone soaked 1\4 cotton balls & wrapped with thin & small squares of very cheap foil. Then heat up with heated nail dryer, or blow dryer on low, it can come off in as little as 5 minutes. If it takes longer refile the surface esp if you have put repeated layers &\ or glitter polish. I have not had to scrape it off of clients nails since discovering this method years ago.
Just throwing this out there...the bath and body works soap container you like you can buy the same scented soap and just pour it in the container you like best. I’ve done that before because sometimes their bottles are really nice 👍🏻
Snails gloves. Or file down the clear coat as much as you can. Take a quarter of a paper towel place in a ziploc pour 100percent acetone into bag. Add a tsp of oil. Heat a bowl of water or uncooked rice. Place bag into warm bowl place hand into bowl. Every couple of mins run nails on paper towel. Should take 5-10 mins max.
I've found that warm acetone works way faster! Take a small bowl, put some hot water in it, and then put acetone in a ziplock with a paper towel to cover your nails in the bag. the bag will just sit in the water while you soak your nails with the acetone and it works really well!
Yaaasss!!! I live for this type info. So very useful and money saving. Other channels tell you they'll give you the 411 on products, but never do. I can say that cuz I keep watching and watching and watching.....
I’m a DIY gel nail enthusiast 100% recommend the OPI Health BASE Coat!!!! The top coat too but omg the base comes off almost a week in. The downside is obvi you peel really early but also no damage and you get to do new color.
For nail remover get a bowl of boiling water then place another bowl with the acetone on top like a double boiler style if you know cooking it really helped me with my dip nail
Could you maybe do a best and worst tinted moisturizer video? And/or review some new ones. Tarte has a new one and Laura Mercier reformulated theirs.
I have no idea how you use up so many products. You go, girl. I use products daily and never seem to run out. Been on the same cleanser for 6 months 😅
Haven't seen you in years... I'm the missing one. Love these videos- you're right you hear/see from start to finish.
I've been using an at home gel lamp and polish for well over a year. The eBoot Nail Cap Clips from Amazon have been super helpful! The pad that come with them are trash but just using 100% acetone and halved cotton balls work out great.
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Hi Taylor!!! First off, I love you!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Second, I have been using Revel dip powders for around 2 years now. My soak off method works pretty great and it takes about 12-15 minutes!! I take 2 ziploc baggies(1 for each hand) and put some cotton balls at the bottom of each baggie and then cover the bottom with pure acetone. You want to make sure you not only cover the cotton, but make sure about an inch of the bottom is full of acetone. Then I get a bowl of hot water ( the hotter the better). I stick my hands in the baggies and place them in the hot water. I also rub my nails across the cotton balls while I am soaking them to help speed the process. Don’t overfill the bowl of water, just use enough to cover your fingers while in the baggies! I hope this isn’t too confusing but I promise it’s awesome!!!
These are the best types of videos! Like you say, it actually let's us know what is worth it and what's not🙌🏼
OMG! The fresh soy cleanser is my ABSOLUTE favorite!! Goes to show you how everyone's skin reacts different to stuff...
You have to file the top coat/shine off. TH-cam the Baggie method for dip removal! Works in 5-10 minutes.
I work at a nail salon and the fastest way to get dip off is by soaking nails using acetone in a bowl (ceramic) and rubbing your nails on the bottom of the bowl and using your thumb, sounds weird but the heat from the friction speeds up it melting off. Always file the nail down first to remove shine/top coat!
Yess nails are tough! But file down as much as possible and soak and just keep repeating until you get to your nail bed. Be careful once to your nail bed. It can damage and hurt the nail bed.
I love your filming backdrop, and the effort you put into this video; great job Taylor.
Yes! Love old spice for deodorant! Always use it and works way longer than other brands!
I saw a tiktok. Paper towels wet with acetone in a large Ziploc bag put your fingers in paper towel and place in a bowl of hot water ( not scalding) it popped her polish right off. They also sell a gel polish remover steamer on Amazon..I bought it but haven't done my nails in a while...soooo...good luck 😊
I love your Old Spice campaign idea! I've been using Timber for YEARS and my boyfriend and I use it currently.
For gel nail removal I file with a super coarse file on the whole nail. Then acetone soaked cotton ball on nail wrapped in foil. Then I put them in the uv for 10 minutes. I use a metal spatula thing to scrape off the gel. If it doesn’t come off easy I will put the foils back on and go back under the uv for a few more minutes.
To remove your gel polish, acrylic, dip nails...Buy the acetone in the metal can in the paint section of wal mart. It's stronger than beauty grade acetone. You have to file the shine off first. If the nails are thicker I file a little more to thin them out. 5 cotton balls, break in half. Cut foil squares big enough to cover your fingers. Soak cotton balls in acetone(make sure they're wet enough, place on nail and cover with foul square. I watch a movie or something to make time go faster. If your cold, it works slower.
With regards to getting nails off, make sure you're filing the "shine" off. Then soak one hand at a time and before it dries once you've taken your nails out, start scrapping or filing it off.
I do dip on my nails at home and buffing and filing them down a whole bunch helps! After that, I soak a bit of cotton in 100% acetone for 25 minutes and they all pretty much come off. Sometimes certain nails are more stubborn but it helps.
Your honesty is so refreshing!!
Nail tech here 🙋 If it's gel or dips, breaking the seal with a coarse file helps. If you have someone else to wrap them for you, wrap in foil, put a towel over your hands and lay a hot rice bag or heat pack over them. Don't look for 15 minutes. If you don't have a helper or can't get them wrapped yourself, you can use a small glass or ceramic dish (not metal or plastic!) with an inch or so of acetone in it, sitting on top of the heat pack or in a larger dish of hot hot water, with a towel laid over top. Push off with an orangewood stick and wipe with a clean acetone soaked pad to get any left overs. Make sure you apply oil and handcream after any time using acetone, after you've reapplied your nails, obviously. Good luck :)
30 minutes minimum for soaking gel or powder off - acrylic is even longer.
Kiss has a remover kit that had holes for each finger and thumb, with little bristles to scrub against. The only other thing is to set your bowl or container of acetone down inside a larger bowl of really hot water. Somehow, it loosens it faster.
This is.my first empties of yours! I didn't know you did them. I love them. Like you said, these are the most important videos. Especially for someone that gets a whole bunch of pr to finish a whole product off, that really says something💜
Yes, the Beauty Secrets acetone is 100% acetone; it’s the brand I always buy. Try filing the surface of your nails and clip the ends before doing the foil method. This way the acetone can get in straight to the glue and start breaking it down. I also got this handy dandy nail removal tool from Marmalade Nails that I love to use to pop off loose nails.
I do dip all the time. The FASTEST way to get them off is to put a papertowl covered in acetone into a plastic bag and put your hand in it. With your hand in a the bag, put it in a bowl of really hot water. Gently scrubbing your nails against the paper towel and you soak. Literally takes less than 10mins for each hand!
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That Lysol scent - Brand New Day - is freakin' awesome. That scent is to die for! I have the spray and used up the toilet cleaner. I, too, have been looking for the wipes.... dang, everything should be made in that scent!!
I've learned if you file off the top coat and then go in with pure acetone with foils, dip nail polish comes off so easy (therefore not harming/weakening the nail)!
A foolproof way to remove dip powder or acrylic- buff top to get shine away, then soak nails in a plastic baggy with pure acetone and a paper towel or cotton pads soaking in the bag to occasionally wipe your nails against while soaking. Fill a bowl with hot water and put the baggies/ your hands in the hot water and I swear it takes like 10 minutes tops to get off!
Yes! It hella works! I wish I knew about it years ago!
Never seen one of these before! Now I’m going down a rabbit holeeeeeeee... these are gold!