Doin’ It All Wrong
I clean my brushes in acetone. (GASP!) I know. I’m ruining them. I’m only ever supposed to clean them in monomer. Well ... that’s not cutting it. Managing to work consistently without eventually getting my brushes clogged
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I clean my brushes in acetone. (GASP!) I know. I’m ruining them. I’m only ever supposed to clean them in monomer. Well ... that’s not cutting it. Managing to work consistently without eventually getting my brushes clogged







The soak-off polishes can be removed without the salon.
LA Fresh introduces a brand new acetone-free nail polish remover that is made of a 100% biodegradable pad.
Allure offers five steps for a performing a great spa pedicure at home.
Cosmopolitan’s Beauty Q&A asks: Is acetone nail polish remover really that bad?
The Woodhouse Day Spa shares the recipe for its Organic Sugar Scrub Pedicure.
With acetone prices jumping at distributors everywhere in a response to growing demand, some salons are opting to purchase acetone from hardware or lumberyard type stores instead. Pure acetone is pure acetone, right?Not exactly. To find
With the proliferation of hybrid brush-on gel polishes, brand new nail company Famous Names LLC just launched Vamoos! Removal Wraps, which it says reduce the amount of acetone used by 50%. 240 wraps are $45. Booth #712.--Sree
La Fresh Nail Polish Remover Pads are biodegradable and natural. One pad cleans and conditions all 10 nails with a fresh Tuscan blood orange scent. Formulated with a nourishing blend of vitamin E, aloe, glycerin, rosemary, and horsetail extracts, the pads are free of acetone, acetate, parabens, petrochemicals, glycols, dyes, artificial fragrances, and animal byproducts.
Glamour’s beauty expert Andrea Pomerantz Lustig recommends getting gel manicures only once in a while, as the removal process can leave nails weak after lots of filing and acetone soaking.