OMG that's terrible!!I had a bottle of nail polish in my coat pocket, and I forgot about it.
One day my mom is sniffing around saying she smells nail polish, and what do ya know. Winter coat ruined,
We just rescued a cat a few months ago and he likes to dig in the trash. My biggest fear is him going through and eating one of my used cotton balls.Couple of weeks ago I was taking of the nail polish, and unwisely placed used cotton balls soaked with polish remover one window sill, which happens to be one cats' favorite vantage points. Cats never come anywhere near me while I'm doing my nails or right after. I figure they hate the smell of fresh polish. No sooner that I finished repainting my nails, I realized that one of the cats came to claim his spot and is laying directly on top of the used cotton balls. My first reaction was to grab the cat and wash off whatever the polish remover his fir picked up... but I couldn't do that without getting at least some of my nail polish on him... So I just stood the looking at the cat and slightly whimpering... Luckily my husband was home, he washed the cat.
Sergei has an obsession with chewing on my tape gun... I don't get it!!!My adorable, yet idiotic dog has already been caught chewing a cotton square soaked in nail polish remover. He didn't swallow any, and I observed him for the next few hours and he was fine (he may have lost some of the few brain cells he has left, but....). He will eat ANYTHING. Case in point, I clipped some matted fur off him tonight, and set it aside while I combed my fingers through, checking for other mats. I turned back to throw the clippings away, and.... GONE. Dummy had eaten his own fur! It's a good thing he's so cute. :laughno:
I hear you. I get pretty paranoid about cats and potentially dangerous substances (like cleaning supplier and such). But truth is, cats have very keen sense of smell and usually dangerous stuff does not smell appealing to them,We just rescued a cat a few months ago and he likes to dig in the trash. My biggest fear is him going through and eating one of my used cotton balls.
Aaw, that sounds a bit fatalistic. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I think it takes everyone many tries to eventually get coordinated enough that we're sometimes happy with our application and might actually not need to do any clean-up. Bear in mind 1) many polishes look a mess on their first coat and you might need up to four thin coats of polish to get something to look smooth and even; 2) sometimes the last (second or third) coat of polish will instead be better applied a bit thicker than the first/second coat(s) to achieve an even look, because polishes vary, and you might need to experiment on one nail first to find what works; 3) thinner is a key tool in your stash, as many polishes start out too thick to apply evenly (and thinner is different from acetone/remover, which can eventually break down your polish); 4) waiting for polish to dry between coats will help to prevent making a mess of the previous coat with the brush while trying to apply the next coat; 5) a quick-dry top coat is a jewel in the application process - a thick coat of it will make even glossy beauty out of an uneven polish application, and the fast drying top coats usually protect the mani fairly well from dents and smudging due to gentle use of the hands sooner than without; also, for you, that top coat enables you to wash art supplies off your hands and even use acetone on your nails without removing your under-layers of polish; 6) many of us are not as coordinated as it seems - we use a little brush with acetone on it to clean up the little messes at the cuticle edge, or on the fingers /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> (I wipe the brush on a tissue) 7) glitter toppers and nail art are great covers for a less-than-ideal application. 8) Polished nails (especially when you invest your time and effort into doing them) are a great deterrent for nail-biting.Anytime I try to put nail polish on it's a disaster. :laughing:
But seriously though, I am so polish challenged. I can never get it to apply evenly in the first place, and I'm also a habitual nail biter so that doesn't help. Plus, I'm an art student so it doesn't have a hope of staying on through my studio classes.
I don't think I'm cosmically destined to ever have cute nails. -sigh-
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