Help can t get my false nails off

pink_princess

Any tips gratefully appreciated :cool:

cherryblossoms

Have you tried soaking them in nail polish remover? It takes a while to work but does disolve the false nail.

faithcecilia

What sort are they?

pink_princess

Been sat doing that with one hand for nearly an hour and all its done is remove the polish .:( Don t have time to get them removed at the salon

pink_princess

faithcecilia wrote: »

What sort are they?

Acrylic full sets ,I can t be going out with them like this I need them off

faithcecilia

pink_princess wrote: »

Acrylic full sets ,I can t be going out with them like this I need them off

Okay, long process I'm afraid if you do it yourself. The way I find best is use a big nail file to buff off the bulk of the arylic but be careful not to go right through to your own nail. Then soak in pure acetone (ask at pharmacy) for a good 10-25mins, wipe with cotton wool pad also soaked in acetone and repeat until it disolves. Then use a fine buffer block to smooth them but again be very gentle. Then lots of hand and nail cream to rehydrate your hands and nails from the acetone.

Good luck, it can take ages but will work if you persevere.

pink_princess

Thanks ,I was hoping for a magic quick fix .I ll give that a try

Amanita_2

If they are coming loose by themselves you can try and pry bits off. It isn't good for the underlying nail at all but I've done it in emergencies. This does depend on the acrylic though, some is much tougher than the Creative ones I used to have before switching to gel.

Otherwise as faithcecelia says file off as much as possible and soak the rest off in pure acetone. If you try and use ordinary varnish remover you will be there for hours.

Othewise if they just look grown out and unsightly, fiiling down the ridge where the artificial nail meets the real nail and repainting can give an acceptable cosmetic result until you have time to do a proper job.

Foreverglitters

Tried and tested the method above, takes ages but worth it x

LoopyLinz

Ohhhhh please be very careful not to go too far down and buff your natural nail.

Also it will need to be pure acetone you use, once you lift the nail ou of the acetone it will start to 're-harden' almost immediately so work on one finger at a time and where possible wipe the nail with cotton wool whilst it is still in the acetone. Obviously dont do this if you have any little cuts or nicks onyour fingers..........believe me it will hurt!!!

sausagesandwich19

you can buy acrylic nail remover in boots and superdrug for abut 3 pounds it takes them off in about 20 mins