How to FIX Old Thick Gloopy Top Coat (and Base Coat!) | KELLI MARISSA
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Hey guys! Today I am sharing another video for my Nail Polish 101 series - how to fix your old thick gloopy top coat and make it usable again! You can apply this technique with thick base coat or nail polish as well :) I've got two different methods - one works best for old thick top coat (or base or polish), and the other is a great way to save SLIGHTLY thick products! Have you tried either method?
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When buying nail polish thinner, look at the ingredients! Make sure that the main ingredient is ethyl acetate or butyl acetate.
The first one I bought was methyl acetate and I ruined three (very expensive) polishes before I realized. Methyl acetate will thin your polishes, but since it‘s not an ingredient in nail polishes, it changes the formula. The polishes will dry differently.
Ethyl acetate is actually used as a solvent in nail polishes so adding it will only thin the polish and not change its chemical composition.
Great tip Lilly!!
Good to know! I bought OPI thinner and didn't even check. Ran over and checked my bottle and I'm in the clear 😅😅 *whew*
Exactly! I wouldn't use a thinner with heptane but my large collection consists of mostly indies. I probably wouldn't care so much if it was mainstream.
@@ktbear21 I love the opi thinner! It's great for my indies.
I went to check mine and I realize the ingredients aren't even stated😂 it's Mavala though and it seems to be working fine, although I've really had to DROWN my polishes in thinner!
Edit: Just checked online it's both butyl and ethyl so it's all good!
I literally bought a whole new bottle of Glossy Taco because my old bottle was so stringy and awful and I guess now I can revive that bottle too!
Yes, I'm pretty sure (like 99% sure) I saw they said you could add alcohol to it but not only did it make the glitter polish thicker after a few days, the color came off the glitter and it became a gray mess! It got way too thick after a short amount of time, same with top coat. Good but not happy. Probably won't buy again for a while to expensive 20$ for one polish that doesn't last a year... No thank you)
@@Amanda-kw1vi if you can find a time Kelli or Simply ever said that you could add alcohol, I'd be keen to know because I've never heard of that. Nail polish glitters need to be solvent stable for nail polish so if non-solvent stable glitters are used (or non-nail polish ingredients are added), then the glitters can degrade with the glitters bleeding or taco-ing. If you added alcohol and the glitters degraded, then sounds like alcohol wasn't a part of the suspension base of the nail polish.
Yeessss!!! This question has been plaguing me forever! I didn't know if polish thinner would work for base or top coat! You rock!
Yayyy happy to help!
@@KelliMarissa Either Airbending or Waterbending
@@KelliMarissa I was given ORLY nail Polish Thinner and I love it. It works just as well as the Beauty Secrets brand
So, for those of the ppl who read this, who are biting their nails:
There is nothing wrong with you. It is an issue, but you can fix it if you want to. You can have long nails, it IS possible! I believe in you! Now u need to believe in yourself!! Go you!!!
10/10 recommend Susie's series with Grant. He was a chronic nail biter and she helped him break the habit by giving him acrylics!
My trick was figuring out why i bit...ragged and rough! Carrying nail clippers and file fixed my biting habbit
As soon as I started painting my nails, I stopped biting them! Didn't want to ruin my hard work 😂 I am now working on not picking my cuticles...
When you posted this video, I was literally about to leave the house to go to Sally’s to get nail polish thinner, so I could thin out my top coat, because even after combining my two bottles, it’s still a gloopy mess! Haha what a coincidence! I use Out the Door, and that stuff gets THICK. Just bought some Cuccio though, so I’ve been using that recently 😄👍 Thanks for all of your tips and tricks!!
Sally's has the right ingredient... that's why it's hard to find right now!!
Hi Kelli, I love the variety of your videos and the fact that I can look forward to three videos per week, even if there are no new nail polish collections to review that particular week. There are definitely dry spells between releases, but I always know that you'll have something for me to watch that's fun, creative, positive, and informative. Thank you!!
I'm so happy to hear it! :) It's always exciting at the beginning of the season with new releases but I love sharing so much more haha so I'm glad you enjoy the other content too 😜❤️
So smart to combine two half-full bottles so you can always get enough polish on the brush!!! 💜
I really love your nail polish 101! 😍 I always learn something new 🥰
Yay that makes me so happy to hear!!
I always have a problem reaching the bottom of my nail polishes and they get thick and gloopy. I've been subscribed since the nail polish 101 video and hooked since then since I love your personality and the fact that you show swatches on short nails. 💜
Omg I always thought I was a monster for combining my half-empty top coat bottles, so happy to know that’s actually a legit thing to do. Thank you for the tips! 😊
I will definitely have to try combining my top coat bottles! I've thrown a few away because they got too low and/or gloopy. Also, I'm so glad I found your channel because I probably would have never know about the thinner. I've saved half a dozen bottles that I've had for years and love the colors so much I just didn't want to throw them away. 😄
Now I know why I like your DIY videos. You are very resourceful, Kelli. Thanks for sharing all your prescriptive knowledge (I know, I should be doing my homework on prescriptive and propositional knowledge but here I am watching your videos and thinking of those pesky terms).
This absolutely does work, and the Sally Beauty thinner is amazing! I also love Seche Vite’s thinner. It costs a little bit more, but I love that it uses a dropper.
Acetone used to work years ago. I used it when I was a teenager and it did work. So that's where people get it. But since Nail Polish have a different formula now it definitely mess it up
That's what I figured, because I always hear it from my mom and grandma haha! And I always tell them, don't do it anymore!!
@@KelliMarissa hahahahahaha that's funny! And sad that I am on the same boat as mom and grandma, lol. Some people used to store them in refrigerators as well. Thank you for your videos, they are great
It's still working for me now. I believe I added 2 much this time
@@lucybrookes6529 Good to know!!!
Yeah, I had a polish that I'd had for over 15 years that I used acetone to loosen up just fine.
I'd bought the same nail polish thinner from Sally Beauty Supply (along with a set of dotting tools and other things) for an old, thickened bottle of Street Wear polish to rescue/restore it. Good to know that the same bottle can be used for base and top coats too!
I love your advice! You're one of my go to, how to people from the start of my nail polish addiction! Haha, I tell people it's my hobby, because it really is! Love all of your content! Thank you so much for all your help with my "Hobby" !❣👍💅
i’ve been using nail polish thinner for awhile, but i’m always nervous about using too much to revitalize my bottles. for some reason watching you combine the two bottles had me thinking “maybe i should compare this too-thick polish to a new polish and go from there.” i finally got this old bottle of nail envy for sensitive nails working. ❤️ awesome video.
Thank you so much! I had heard to add acetone to gloopy polishes, but never did it because it kinda didn't make sense to me, but I didn't really know why. I love your idea on saving the bottle once you've used 1/2 of it & combining a fresh half. It has always seemed like such a huge waste. I've tossed a ton of half empty bottles because I get sick of fighting with them due to the gloop & inability to get a sufficient amount out of the bottle. Thank you for the info! I love this series.
Thank you! This was super helpful, and I will probably be using both methods, eventually. Plus, this video reminded me that I may want to check over my polishes for cleaning! 😁
Great tips. I'm guilty of putting nail polish remover in my polish (years ago before I knew better). The actual thinner works so much better. I've also tried to get into the habit of cleaning the necks of my nail polish bottles each time I use them - of course BEFORE I start my mani LOL.
Your original video of using the nail polish thinner literally saved me!!! Best product ever, highly recommend buying if you want to save your polish. Also, someone from the Holo Taco team suggested I could use it in my basecoat and topcoat, and it worked super well! Seriously y'all, spend a few bucks on it, it's SO worth it. 💕💅🏻
I was looking for a video to watch lol thanks for coming through at the right time Kelli! 🤩
I was reading your mind 😂😂😂
I do the same things!! That’s so cool lol, some of them I figured out on my own and haven’t heard of anyone else doing before. After seeing your original polish restoring video, I got that same thinner on sale and it was so cheap, but I have used it multiple times for almost every one of my 100+ polishes and every top coat I’ve gotten since and still looks untouched ❤️ this also reminded me I need to thin out my top coat a little bit lol
I love how thorough your videos are, too ❤️
If I could choose, I would definitely be a fire bender!!!!! But that’s just because I’m obsessed with fire, water bending is still so cool to me and is one of my favorites to watch them actually do in the show
I didn't get notified for this vid last week, so glad it popped up. I've been wondering if I could put my thinner in my top coat, thank you so much! 🙌
Thank you so much Kelli... My top coat goes thick and gloopy overtime and I end up throwing that... Now I have a solution... Sending much love ❤❤❤❤
Cleaning the neck of the bottle of your mascara extends the life and prevents it from drying out, too! (Use makeup remover rather than acetone though). And I love the half bottle trick! Definitely will be doing that. x
Hey Kelli! This video is super helpful. I'm definitely gonna combine my bottles of top coat from now on.
Thank you. I just realised my glossy taco was thicker and I do indeed have dried product and needs cleaning off. So helpful I will get the thinner this week. Now I just need to figure out how to stop slicing my nails at the sides! I definitely have stronger nails since trying to keep them coated.
I love the trick of combining top coat bottles! Been doing for quite some time now and it works like a charm!
Love the video as usual, Kelli!
Ohhh I loved your idea of using half bottle and then mixing them together I’m going to try that next time
It's such a great way to use up a full bottle, because otherwise I sometimes struggle with getting polish out of the last bit of it!
Yeah true I always end up throwing the bottle in the trash with the last bit
Deyanira Morales Nail_Art I would do that but I’m a hoarder so I...KEEP THE BOTTLES WKWKWKSKSMS AHAHAHAHA
I wasn't sure if thinner was going to ruin my base and top coats, so thanks for the tips! This will help me to extend the life of the Poshe super fast drying top coat, it tends to be gloopy after 6 months of use.
If I combine this video with your advice to avoid shrinking, I'll get the perfect manicure 😄
Omg! I need this and I've not seen any videos about it! Only for the colored polishes. I recently bought an indie nail polish but the top and base coats were too thick and gloopy even if they're new. I'll try this trick! You're awesome Kelli!
Ooh yay I'm glad I could help 😁
This was super helpful because I love my TC and I want to get the most out of it.
oh yes i love the idea of waterbending. i’ve dreamed about it a lot haha. it just speaks to me
I am struggling with this right now, what a coincidence you posted this video when I needed it.
Fabulous!! I didn't know if I could use thinner for base and top coat, good to know!!
I had this issue the other day, and I know you always said to never add nail polish remover or acetone to nail polishes..I actually did 😆
Thanks for these new tips 😆
Never heard of the thinner before!
And I'll check the Amazon live too! 😁
While I can't say I need this advice yet, it's good to have! I've only really recently introduced base and top coat into my life so I don't have any old base or top coat yet!
I was literally looking for this answer the other day, thank you so much!
Thanks so much for sharing this video with us!! So, so useful!!I love watching your videos so much, you make my day!! Lots of love and kisses from Greece ❤️😍😘💅🇬🇷
This couldn't have dropped at a more perfect time!!!! I bought a name grandchild coat a few months ago that is so gross, my manicures are being ruined! I can't thank you enough!!!!!
I do the half and half too! Have since I started painting my nails. Very slowly I’ve been able to update my old essies with the new brushes they now have with this method.
Omg I just ordered the cuccio base and top coat because I hear you talk a lot about them and I can’t wait to try them 😁 hopefully polish lasts longer with them
I also do both of these. In fact when I have a couple (or a few) bottom of the bottle polishes I think would look good together, I mix them into one to get a "new" polish. Oh, and I also purchase stainless steel bb's to add to help mixing. Cheaper than polish mixing balls and work just as well.
Thanks for making this video, Kelli! I watched this one as well as HOW TO RESTORE OLD NAIL POLISH. Thanks to you I went out to Sally Beauty this afternoon to pick up a bottle of nail polish thinner! Could you do a video going into more about how to not knick up painted nails so fast. Everytime I do my nails I accidently ruin the paint job.
I think I’d be a water bender too - but they’re all so cool it’s hard to decide! Thanks for your videos Kelli they’re always a joy ✨
I just looked this up because I'm having this problem. I didn't think about combining the nail polish bottles, that would really help because my paintbrush can't reach the polish at the bottom of the bottle. Thank you for your tips :-) Also, I have nail polish thinner but I wasn't sure if this was the right thing to do. I also like your technique for rolling the bottle so it doesn't get bubbles! Thank you
Such great advise!!! I need my top coat clear polish pristine to keep my toys' and figures' joints tight for those dynamic display positions
Thank you!!!!!
Love your videos 😍 I will definitely be using your tips for my polishes, thank you so much 😊💕 I want to be a water bender for sure 🥰
Yep, I use that same brand of thinner, and I've had it forever. Works well.
This is such a fantastic video and I want to thank you for showing it to us! There was one thing I noticed that has given me a problem in the past. When you cleaned your bottle threads, you did it with a cotton ball. While this gets the job done, I noticed on your bottle the same thing that I get if I use a cotton ball for this purpose. Fluff. Cotton strands. They stick to the bottle neck and then get attached to the cap when you put on the cap. This has been a problem for me because those little threads can get pulled inside of the product and make their way to the brush. I've had a cotton ball leave so much fluff that I had it in the polish every time I used it. And we all know what a nuisance it is to have to get a piece of fluff out of a top coat especially. To avoid this problem I don't use cotton balls. I use those makeup rounds they sell for removing eye makeup. Those don't shed nearly as many fluff threads. If they do leave a couple it's easy to pull them off before you put the cap back on the bottle. You can avoid fluff altogether if you use a makeup sponge to clean off the bottle threads. They are cheap and it's easy to set one aside in a ziploc with your manicure kit. Both makeup rounds and sponges are better than cotton balls. If you go back and look at the video you'll see how many fluff threads are stuck to the bottle after using the cotton ball to clean it. I'm not trying to upstage you; I just wanted to share my method for getting a cleaner cleanup of the threads. Everything else in this video is perfect. Thank you for taking the time to teach us!
Using a makeup sponge is a good idea. Cotton won't leave bits on the bottle if it is completely soaked in polish remover.
I purchased Nail Polish Thinner on Kelli's advice... smart!!
I tried this hint, and it does work---Thank you Kelli!
I'm so glad to hear it!!
Would you recommend combining different brands together? Thanks for this informative video.💜
i’m so glad you do the livestreams 11am eastern time so for me it’s at a time i can watch (in the afternoon) 😂😂
YESSS THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I've been asking the internet this and it won't answer!!! I agree that acetone does not work. I had my ONLY holo glitter polish and I absolutely adored it, so of course I wanted to save it. I was so happy when I first tried it and it worked, but soon saw that the polish became weirdly lumpy and barely holo at all.
I would love to be a waterbender but I feel like my personality would 100% be an airbender.
I’m going to pretend to be a water bender when I combine two bottles of topcoat later 🌊💅🏻😻 some life changing tips right here.
LOL okay now I want to change my answer to nail polish bender 😂
Kelli Marissa I would finally be able to paint my nails without flooding my cuticles 😂
@@mobuckey Okay, I want in on this nail polish bending too. Nail polish has to have some water in it, right? Between that & blood bending, we'd be unstoppable!😂
Amazing
😂 I have that same bottle of thinner and like you, mine's lasted YEARS! Nowhere close to being empty.
I actually have tried the acetone in nail polish, but lucky for me, it was with an old bottle of polish I was planning on getting rid of anyway since it was so old that it wasn't even 3-free. 👀 Tried it for science and yeah, good thing I didn't do it on a good bottle, because it would have completely ruined it.
Also, Avatar: the last Airbender is fantastic! Watched it for the first time within the last month of or. Never watched it for some reason when it originally came out, but glad I finally got to see it! 😀 If I could be a bender, definitely fire. Fire fascinates me in general. Water is a close second.
I watched this and immediately had to go find the live stream you'd done on Amazon. Watching you do the gradient that I saw on Instagram... LOVE THIS! Only sad thing is I'll always be working at 11am :(
Yay!!! Needed this!!!
Yesss hope it helps!!
Also I like to clean the neck of the bottle after I’m done using it with a napkin. And there’s this method I found on Instagram a while back that you could cut up stripes of cotton or napkins and then put it in between the neck of the bottle and the lid and then twist back-and-forth with acetone on it and you don’t have to use a Q-tip but these are just things I do ❤️ Thanks for the tips ❤️ I actually used to have a nail polish thinner that had acetone in it apparently someone told me once and then up to recently I got the Sally beauty one... I still have my older one just as a back up. I rarely use either though. ❤️
I've got a top coat right now that I added acetone to before I knew this. Still works perfectly.
This video is really well explained, loveee it ! And this reminds me i need to take care of my top coat too right now 😂
I don’t know why I never thought about trying to revive older bottles that’ve glooped up!! THANK YOU! I unfortunately looked this up right after I put a drop off acetone into an old fav..💔
But all the rest are gonna be saved if possible!! Thank you thank you thank you!!🤘🤘
And I think I’d wanna be a Fire Bender but… I guess it would depend on what world I was in, like my in the avatar world or am I in our current reality type world? If it was our current reality, I think I would choose fire but if it was in the avatar world then probably water.❤️🔥🤷♂️
This was very helpful! Thank you.
❤️💖 Great techniques! I use all of them and they work!
How did you know I needed this! MAGIC!
i’ve needed this! my sally hansen ones ALWAYS get gloopy the top coats and my defy and inspire base coat was getting bad... i was ready to throw them all out and replace them !! thank you
Ooh yeah it's a great way to restore those!
This is so helpful! Also it’s definitely between water or air for me!
I had a big problem with my Holo Taco top coat and they recommended thinner. I was just surprised at how fast that particular polish evaporated. I'll be picking some up from my local beauty store as drug stores don't have thinner.
I would definitely be a water bender. I relate HEAVILY on that aspect lol! I think I would be pretty good at it too :D (guess we will never know!!)
Same issue with my Holo Taco topcoat. I've only used it about 4 times. Hopefully this can salvage it.
@@jenniferserena1416 I had to toss 2 bottles... It just doesn't make sense to spend that much if I have to doctor it up every couple times I used it. I'll probably look for another top coat in the long run though.
Yeah, I'm at 2/3 thinner, 1/3 top coat. It's still gloopy and not usable. I do not get the love.
Same. It started get gloopy for me after one manicure. Not impressed.
Never tried the holo taco topcoat, but they have been hit or miss on the other products. I love Essie good to go. It dries super fast and is sold in stores all over.
Great informational video! I would also like to see a video about how to dispose of half finished or finished nail polish bottles.
Hallelujah I can save my topcoat! Thank you Kelly!!
I do the second method a lot and love it!!
This was SO helpful! Thank you🙌🏼🥳 Also, has this ever happened to you? Can neon nail polish get darker and dull overtime?
I use Seche Restore when stuff gets too gloppy. I've had one bottle the size of nail polish since 2010.. and it's still mostly full. :) also if the bottles get too hard to twist open, wrap a thicker rubber band around the lid. It helps give you a better grip to twist the lid off.
Ooh yeah I have Seche Restore for my seche vite too! It's good stuff!
Seche Restore is my go-to, as well. It lasts forever and Seche Vite is the only topcoat I use.
Love that u also said "regular remover" as well.
I have pure acetone but not use often on my nails. Got into a huge Facebook argument bcoz everyone was arguing pure acetone is the best and only thing to use for everything 🤦♀️🤦♀️
Great presentation. You are an artist. Love your hair.
Thank you so much!
Thank you for the tips. I find this happens a lot with the Seche Vite top coats.
Such a helpful and informative video😄
Great tips! Your 101 videos have been so relatable to me lately, very helpful.
Did you ever find out about that beauty contest? I don't remember hearing anything.
I followed you when I watched the last Amazon live but I never got a notification this time and missed your video. 😔
They actually did post the results on the sally beauty website, but I'm not allowed to say it yet haha! And ugh that's frustrating, I think it's just because the livestreaming program is so new they're probably still working out the bugs but I'll be sure to post the links on all my social medias so hopefully you can see it haha!
Thank you for all the tips, tricks, nail art and rewiews. Can you make a video about "problem nails" and if it is possible to fix it? My nails split all the time, and my friens nails are supersoft. And what is the difference between nail hardener and nail strenghtener? I have both as base coats but I am unsure when to use them. Thank you.
You are the top coat/base coat/nail polish savior! I kept wondering WHY my Seche Vite quick dry top coat kept getting gloopy so fast. I figured I wasn't putting the top back on tightly enough. I must get some nail polish thinner right away, or, pour my old bottle into my new bottle. Thank you!!
Seche Vite actually has their own thinner called Seche Restore you might want to look into! It contains toluene so you can't use it in 3-free polishes but I believe I'll fix SV better than this brand I'm using!
@@KelliMarissa oh wow! Thank you for telling me this! 😘
Yes very helpful!!
Thank you Kelli ☺️
I love your tutorials. You are awesome!
Thinner is SO WORTH IT! Love it. :)
Thanks Kelli I was wondering about this
Yes! Needed this. Love the cuccio (on your recommendation), but mine has gotten super gloopy.
Yeah mine gloops up too! But thinner fixes it and it feels like a brand new bottle haha!
I've also seen your first restore video, I have not had luck at all with nail thinner. I tried it on some holo taco linear polish because that nail polish brand is so thick fresh out the box but after a couple of uses, appropriate care/storage of the polish it is THE WORST! I followed instructions and it made the polish slightly thicker and dulled it completely!
It seems that people across the board have issues with adding thinner to Holo Taco specifically, I'm not sure why that is but they must have a different formulation than regular polishes!
I get frustrated when the last bit of topcoat can’t be reached by the brush. I usually save this and tip it into a new bottle with a bit of thinner as I hate wasting topcoat. I also am pretty militant about wiping the bottle neck of all my polishes as this can so easily stop the bottle closing (especially with glitters) and dry up the polish. How many times have I nearly cried when someone says they had to throw a lovely polish away because “it went bad and dried up” thinner is an absolute lifesaver. Fab video! Love from Scotland 🏴 💕💕
I use the second method a lot, except I mix brands because usually I have about 3 top coats open, so I just combine them when they are running low :)
Just found your channel and love it! I did nail art years ago and I just recently pulled out all 200 bottles of polish/top coat/base coat that I have. They're all still in good shape ( I tested them all) and Im wondering if base coat/top coat goes bad after 5 or 6 years? Not sure if I should toss it and buy new stuff. Any advice on that? Maybe you cover this in a video that I haven't seen. Thanks!
I already do those things, but yet watched the whole video anyway. The one time I had the acetone in polish work for me was when I was trying to clean out a bottle of old polish that was almost empty and completely dry. It actually brought it back enough to get a few more manicures out of it.
I do the same exact thing with my tops coats when they get halfway. So much easier.
I love this trick so much, i use the seche vite polish thinner to thin out all my polish, but i am going to buy the other one from Sally's. I also try to keep my polish in a cool dry and dark place to keep it from getting so thick and gloopy.Also can you make an updated cuticle care video? I am curious about how to care for my cuticles without hurting myself.
thank you for doing the Amazon love streams! that's AWESOME!
I love ATLA & LOK! I'd totally want to be a water bender. I have a sea turtle tattoo! like, no brainer there.
Your gloopy top coat application still looks better than mine 😂 Thanks for this!
Lol I was actually thinking it looks better with the nice lights than it did in real life 😂😂😂
Water bending...YES! I've watched a lot of Avatar with my sons and always thought it would be amazing to be a water bender because you're also a healer. I'm obsessed with water also. Just looking at bodies of water (even my neighbor's pool) is so calming. Great for anxiety.
Man! I did not know!😲 All those base coats ruined😫
Thanks for the tips I might jus get addicted to this channel.
I actually clean the threads of my polish bottle after each mani and the base and top coat every other mani or so because I'm a freak :P I do love the idea of mixing two half bottles of base or top, if I ever stop trying new ones I will definitely have to try that out!
It's funny I come across this video now because I've done both of these methods for a long time. Great minds think alike.