So, uh, i painted my nails (for the first time since i was a kid) last night. They look rough i love it. That’s beside the question, i waited patiently for my nails to dry. Right? Hooray me for not Oh! Squirrel!ing. For I don’t know how many hours afterward, they stank like ammonia or something. I wanted to pet my cats but my nails were too stinky. They would not allow it. So how do I make my nails stop stinking faster so I can get back to petting my cats?
edit: follow up do they make nail polish that smells like catnip
The stink is the smell of the acetone evaporating. You can speed that process by hitting them with a warm blowdryer. The heat and airflow will encourage faster evaporation of the acetone.
that won’t compromise the polish somehow, will it? like, make bubbles appear or have it be shiny rather than matte or anything? i thought about popping them under a heat gun on low or something, but i forgot about blowdryers (am bald) so thanks for the reminder
I’ve only done it a few times with my nails and i’ve only had bubbles happen once. I think if you keep the temp warm rather than hot and don’t have the polish super thick it shouldn’t be an issue.