How To Fix Nail Polish

This will temporarily thin the formula.

How to fix nail polish. If there are some clumps of nail polish that will not come off use a paper towel to remove them. Be sure not to overdo it as adding too much nail polish remover can ruin your nail polish and make it unusable. Cut a cotton ball in half apply a generous amount of nail polish remover and place it on your nail. Apply this to any smudged nails that need fixing or adjusting.

Then take a square of tin foil and wrap around the nail to seal in the cotton ball. Swirl your brush in the acetone until the clumps of polish loosen and fall off. Leave the bottle in the water for about 3 minutes. You can use a paper towel to pull off the more persistent pieces but dont use a cotton pad or youll be stuck.

Then gently roll the bottle back and forth between your palms to shake the polish in it. Any remaining clumps of nail polish should break off from the brush and begin to loosen. Blend the mixture well and add two drops to the thickened nail polish. Use this product in the same way that youd use a clear polish letting the formula begin to work through the smudges on your nail.

Brush a layer of specialized smudge repair polish onto the affected nail. This method also helps loosen the cap of a hard to open nail polish bottle. The second step is to add small amount of acetone based nail polish remover into the nail polish and then shake the nail polish slightly to mix it around. Shake the bottle well and let it sit for ten minutes to allow the polish to thin properly.

Apply 1 coat of smudge repair polish to your smudged nail. Place the brush in the acetone and swish it around. Immerse your bottle of dry nail polish in a bowl filled with hot water. Take a small amount of acetone from the beauty supply store and add an equal part of orange oil to the solvent.

While it may seem like a quick fix adding nail polish will eventually break down the formula and ruin the polish. Keep swishing until the brush is clean. If you dont have access to lacquer thinner and need a quick fix try hot water. You only need to add 2 or 3 drops of acetone to the bottle close it well shake with force and ascertain whether or not this trick for fixing nail polish has produced good results.