The Foil Method - Removing Glitter Nail Polish with Ease

Hey guys!

So I know that a while ago I promised to show you how to remove glitter nail polish without the hassle and I'm finally getting around to it now. I'm actually glad I waited until now because this time I had on a VERY glittery polish that turned out to be very difficult to remove using regular methods (Across the Universe by Deborah Lippmann).

I started removing the polish regularly because I read that this polish isn't too difficult to remove but my only guess is that anyone who said that must not have had it on for as long as I did (almost a week) because it caused a HUGE hassle for me. I was using pure acetone and all it did was remove the jelly base and the colour of the hexagonal glitter which left behind a mess of silver hexagonal glitter. That's when I turned to the tried and true foil method.

In this post I'll show you step-by-step how to remove glitter polish without the mess.

To start, these are the supplies you'll need:


Pure acetone, cotton swabs, and aluminum foil

Keep reading for step-by-step instructions!


Ok, this is what I started out with:


Deborah Lippmann - Across the Universe (read the review here)

Step 1:
Cut (or tear) a sheet of tinfoil into 10 pieces (each piece must be large enough to wrap around your finger).



Step 2:
Place a fair amount of acetone on a cotton swab. Place the cotton swab on your nail and wrap a piece of tinfoil around the swab. Once all fingers are done, it should look like this:


(Some of the tinfoil is starting to lift off my fingers here but you just need to make sure that you wrap it tightly around your fingers.)

Step 3:
Wait a few minutes before removing the foil/cotton swab. The amount of time you wait can vary depending on the polish you're trying to remove, how long you've had it on, how many coats you have on, etc. For reference, I waited about 5 minutes before removing mine.

And voila! Clean nails! All of the polish has transferred to the cotton swab!





An important note about this method: Using pure acetone and letting it sit on your nails/cuticles for this long is extremely drying so I highly recommend using a cuticle moisturizer after you remove your polish. I used LUSH's Lemony Flutter Cuticle Butter but I also like Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream.

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How to - Save a Broken / Split Nail

Recently I had a bit of a nail-tastrophe when I clumsily cracked one of my nails. It wasn't a simple crack or peel at the tip of the nail either, it was a split at the corner at the very beginning of the free edge of my nail, meaning that if I were to fix it by clipping or filing, I would basically have no nail left. And then, since I'm a bit (read: A LOT) anal and can't have my nails uneven, I would have had to cut all of my nails short.
Let's just say, I was not happy.

That's when I remembered that a while ago while at Sally Beauty Supply, I decided to pick up Orly's Nail Rescue kit in case of any nail emergencies. Well thanks past Kayla because this kit completely saved my nails!


The kit comes with 3 products inside - nail glue, nail repair powder and a small buffer. The repair process is a simple 3 step process that takes next to no time.

Step 1: Brush the nail glue onto the entire nail (make sure it's completely clean first and be sure to avoid getting the glue on your cuticles).
Step 2: Dip the nail into the nail repair powder and remove the excess powder.
(Maybe it's just me but during this step my nail felt very hot although that went away rather quickly).
Step 3: Buff the surface smooth.

And that's it! So simple right?! And if you want a little extra protection, you can always repeat the steps over again.

You can now paint your nails with your favourite polish and wait for that break to grow out. It's very important though that you use an acetone-free nail polish remover in between manicures until you're ready to remove the glue/powder because acetone will eat through the glue/hardened powder. However, when you're ready to remove the powder, simply use an acetone formula polish remover and it'll soak right off.

Here's a picture of my polish-free (aside from a little nail strengthener) nails after using this kit:
Can you spot the fixed one?

The Orly Nail Rescue Kit is available at Sally Beauty Supply and it retails for about $8.00 CND.

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How to - Depot MAC Eyeshadows

As I sat down for a depotting session last night I thought it might be helpful to record what I was doing and post it here.

I started by doing a step-by-step picture taking process but I quickly realized that it wasn't very easy to take pictures with one hand while depotting with the other. So, I decided to record it instead. This is actually my first youtube video so maybe it will encourage me to start uploading more videos.

Anyways, onto the tutorial. I hope you guys find it helpful. :)

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