Yesterday I was swatching Chanel’s new spring nail polishes (posting them soon) when Mr. Husband calls and says we have to go for a formal dinner. And then I realise there is not a single drop of nail polish remover in the house.
So, nails covered in 4 different colours that needed to come off ASAP, it was time to risk this really strange tip I had once heard backstage at Paris Fashion Week: spritz some perfume on a cotton ball and use it to wipe away the nail polish. And know what, it took a couple of minutes of wiping but the nail polish came off completely!
Apparently, perfumes contain ethyl acetate – which is also a key ingredient in most nail polish removers. I used Giorgio Armani’s Acqua di Gioia though you can pick and choose from whatever takes your fancy 🙂 Wouldn’t recommend this as a daily regimen though. Not only is perfume more drying than most good nail polish removers but the latter also cost a lot less!
Vodka, and it is really good! 🙂
Ooooh… I did not know this. Will def be trying it soon, considering that I am always forgetting to stock up on nail polish remover. Vodka, on the other hand, I always have on hand 😉 Thanks for the tip!
Does it really? It’s so expensive though =(
I found out a couple years ago that using nail polish can actually remove nail polish as well. I didn’t believe it and I actually tried it and it worked. You just apply the other nail polish on top of your already polished nails and wipe it off. It works in a pinch, believe it or not.
I tried this yesterday… had no nail polish remover, no perfume and no vodka. Took a bit of rubbing but it got off the nail polish. Thank you for the tip 🙂
I used to do that when I was a kid…i used my dad colognes to remove nail polish & also ink marks on my hand
Wouldn’t have made your father too happy, I am assuming 😉
Interesting. In a pinch I’ve applied a thick coat of a slow-drying polish, waited a few seconds and then wipe the old polish off. Sometimes it takes a couple tries, but it works out OK.
Have a job interview tomorrow at Barnes Hospitals and bright colored fingers are drowned upon in the nursing life, but I have no polish remover. Will be trying out the perfume in a few seconds. Will keep you ladies posted!
#wish me luck
Ohh nice and thanks for sharing it. I really had no Idea about this trick so thanks again for sharing it with us