Public Service Announcement: I have never done this before, this is not a professional guide and it's also not something that I would attempt again, BUT I now know I could do if I had to, so there's that.
Items used:
Acetone (£9.99)
A nail kit (£7.99) This kit kinda sucks, I only used the finger clip things and the brush
Three nail files (I used them all)
Cotton rounds (I cut mine into little squares)
A nail clipper (it’s a baby one because I couldn’t buy any adult ones in Boot’s on the day I went looking for stuff like that)
In hindsight, I probably should’ve watched a video on how to do this beforehand, but alas, I did not. I am comforted by the fact that the shellac removal was a success though and my nails are now short, ugly and look like they’ve been dipped in glue. I basically did this from memory, trying my best to follow how my shellac is usually taken off at the nail salon. I would say the whole process took about an hour, maybe a little bit more, but hey I don't even know what day it is.
To kick things off I filed the shellac down on all my fingernails till I could start to see my own nail underneath. Once I did this I soaked five little squares in acetone before clipping them to my left hand. Now the waiting part. Usually, this is so much faster in the salon but it took 20 minutes for the shellac to begin to peel for me. After this, I could easily scrape the varnish off. You're going to want to repeat this all for your other hand in case that wasn't explicitly clear.
Voila, that’s it, the shellac is gone. For a final step, I cut my nails right back so they’re super short. They’re a little sore now too and I’m sad that they look gross but overall I’m happy that the nails are d-o-n-e.
Thoughts I had while taking the shellac off:
This hurts. Why am I doing this? I miss my nail salon. I’m never getting shellac ever again. (Looks at a picture of a manicure and cries). This is not fun. I’ve filed my own nail too much and now I’m going to have a hole in the middle of my finger.
Stay tuned for more #laurenhacks as I help you navigate lockdown.
Other bits:
Shoutout to my flatmate Jules (@jbrugnerotti) for taking these photos for my blog
I’m still watching the Walking Dead and I am screaming at every episode
**The colour on my nails is O.P.I Don't Bossa Nova Me Around
Byeeee, bye, bye bye,
Lauren x
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