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03-05-2010, 11:02 AM
|  | Denim God | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utah
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| | | Trouble getting nail polish off
I bought some of those really rich, dark colors from Zoya. I spent the money and bought the basecoat & topcoat too.
The color I used is Ibiza. Its really dark blue. It chipped in an hour then it didn't come off all the way. It's been 2 weeks now and there is still remnants of the polish in my nail beds. I used everything even the cuticle tool with no luck.
Is there some super power polish remover that I don't know about?
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03-05-2010, 11:17 AM
| | Denim Addict | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Berkeley
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| | I think acetone-based removers are stronger than non-acetone. You can't use acetone if you use fake nails though (I think).
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03-05-2010, 11:28 AM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utah
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| | Oh man, I got a C in chemistry 
I used straight acetone remover & then tried non-acetone too. I have natural nails.
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03-05-2010, 11:53 AM
|  | Denim Addict | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SLC, UT
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| | Quote:
Originally Posted by onelove  Oh man, I got a C in chemistry
I used straight acetone remover & then tried non-acetone too. I have natural nails. | I think it's best to do it the other way around since pure acetone is much stronger than non-acetone.
Pure acetone is very drying for your nails, it's very good at removing oils and whatnots
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03-05-2010, 12:53 PM
|  | Denim Obsessed | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ohio
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| | | the acetone polish remover at sallys is great. try removing with squares of felt.
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03-05-2010, 04:42 PM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utah
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| | | Hmmm felt. I'll definitely try it. I just painted over it today but it looks so horrible when I have no polish on.
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03-05-2010, 05:34 PM
|  | Denim God | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto
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| | Have you tried buffing your nails with a buffing block?  |
03-05-2010, 05:58 PM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utah
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| | | ^yes. It's only at the very bottom od the nail around the skin. I tried scraping it with one of those metal tools too!
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03-05-2010, 06:11 PM
|  | Jean Junkie | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Jersey
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| | i always find that scraping it while wet (like in the shower or washing hands) really helps to get off stubbron nail polish...
i use one of those nail brush things & then just pick with my nails too... GOOD LUCK!  |
03-05-2010, 08:04 PM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto
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| | | I would soak it in the nail polish remover for a minute or two. Then add some oil and rub in. |
03-11-2010, 11:49 AM
| | Denim Addict | | Join Date: Feb 2007
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| | If there is a nail supply store nearby, you could get professional strength acetone or even non-acetone (not as effective, recommended for natural nails) nail polish remover. I find that even the non-acetone pro version works better than drugstore acetone. Hope that helps
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03-11-2010, 02:40 PM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utah
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| | | Yeah, the stupid stuff is still there.
I don't like this brand Zoya. It seriously chips within an hour of application. I use top & basecoats too.
Sucks.
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03-11-2010, 05:13 PM
|  | Denim God | | Join Date: Jun 2006
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| | | Erica, I find Zoya polish has the best staying power when applied with only a base coat. It seriously lasts a full week on me that way. |
03-11-2010, 06:47 PM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utah
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| | | ^Really? Well, I'll try it without using the topcoat. It gets so thick & think that's a big reason they peel fast.
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03-12-2010, 09:19 PM
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03-16-2010, 03:03 PM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utah
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| | | Jess was correct. One coat of polish & one coat of topcoat works perfect!
I think it was just to thick before but their directions do say 2 coats of polish + topcoat + basecoat. There's just to much going on there!
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03-19-2010, 02:40 AM
|  | Denim God | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hollywood
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| | | Zoya chips quickly for me too, but I started wearing Sally Hansen Salon topcoat over it (that stuff lasts forever) and the staying power is great. I also only use removers with acetone, the non-acetone stuff is too weak.
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03-23-2010, 02:12 PM
|  | Denim Goddess | | Join Date: May 2006
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| | | Sephora's OPI nail polish remover works better than any other one I've tried. I had problems removing Zoya too, mine didn't chip but since it went on so thick, it did smudge.
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03-23-2010, 02:39 PM
|  | Denim God | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tiny Village, Washington
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| | The first few times I used my zoya, it stayed for a week +, and the last few times I've chipped it w/in a day  Don't know why, its not as if I had my hands in dishwater, or soaking in anything  I've never had it stick on though, it comes off with my nail polish remover pretty easily.
I need a good, long lasting, black polish. I'd like to do my nails once a week, at most.
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