Hello everyone!
Don't you hate it when you go to apply a nail
polish, and it has gotten so thick that you are unable to apply it? Instead of throwing the nail polish away, you
can use nail polish thinner. I couldn’t find nail polish thinner in stores
or online (the sellers didn’t ship internationally), so I found an alternative: surgical spirit aka rubbing alcohol.
Method:
1. Remove the cap from the nail polish,
and add 3 or 4 drops of nail polish thinner/rubbing alcohol to the nail
polish bottle.
2. Screw the cap back on the nail polish
bottle.
3. Roll
the bottle gently between the palms of your hands to blend the thinning agent with the polish.
Do not shake!
4. Re-open the nail polish and test it. If it flows loosely from the brush it's ready to use. If it's still too thick, repeat steps 1, 2 and
3, then re-test the polish on your nail.
Tips:
- Store nail polish standing upright in a cool and dry place to keep the pigment from settling.
- If the polish still isn't thin enough to use after adding 10 drops of thinner/alcohol, throw it out.
- Do not use nail polish remover as a thinner. Polish remover will ruin the nail polish.
This is not just a short term
fix. I thinned out my nail polishes with
rubbing alcohol about a month ago and they are still as good as new!
Do you thin out your nail polishes? Leave a comment and let me know.
XOXO
Euphrasie85
Picture from here.
Cool! I've never heard of a nial polish thinning liquid. Elle Fowler (allthatglitters21) said the you can do the same with nail polish remover in one of her quite recent videos, but I I doubted it would work because after all it is nail polish REMOVER. Thx, great blog
ReplyDelete@Anonymous Thanks, I'm glad you like my blog! Yes, acetone nail polish remover can be used for a quick fix but it will dull the colour over time.
ReplyDeleteI wish I saw this sooner! I "thinned" some of mine out with acetone grrr
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What happens if you shake the polish after adding the rubbing alcohol?
ReplyDeleteLol, and I thought I was the only one who didn’t read ALL the directions..😂, as soon I saw the word “rubbing alcohol “. I was like “ooo...haven’t tried that yet..!” and off I went to go find some ..not to realize till I got done trying it out (shaking the heck out of the bottle ..go figure 🤷🏼♀️😂)and coming back to then read “DONT SHAKE “ the bottle ..🤦🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
Delete@Gracy M. R.You should never shake your nail polish. Shaking it will create air bubbles.
ReplyDeleteIt works! Thanks for the tip.
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ReplyDeleteYeah, I made the mistake of putting polish remover in my silver polish, a week later, it had turned black
ReplyDeleteI was not really sure if it was going to work but it did know if i have to thine out my nail polish i will definitely use rubbing alcohol. thank you so much
ReplyDeleteI'm going to go ahead and try alcohol, rubbing kind,lol
ReplyDelete☆IT WORKS!!☆IT WORKS!!☆ Thank you so much for your tip, it saved me from having goopy, never-drying, hot pink nail polish on my toes! LOL♡
ReplyDeleteOther than rubbing alcohol (71%) can saline help thin it out also?
ReplyDeleteI clearly didn't fully read the the instructions. Haha.... it says thinner/rubbing alcohol... my bad... I used pure saline drops that I use for my baby. It worked great!
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