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

  • Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    44·
    2 days ago

    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.

    • BeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldOP
      11·
      2 days ago

      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

      • Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        12·
        2 days ago

        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.

      • xorollo@leminal.space
        6·
        2 days ago

        Believe it or not-- ice bath will set them faster. Also, recommend thinner costs and let each dry before the next.

          • xorollo@leminal.space
            2·
            1 day ago

            Give it a minute or two, wave around to shake the drops off and then lightly feel to make sure it’s not tacky. Im pretty impatient, so sometimes I don’t wait long enough.

            I learned a lot from this set of instructions and the tips at the end. Especially capping/sealing and base coats. They’re talking about nail wraps – which I love – but I have use the same techniques with just normal color as well and had a lot more success.

            https://lilyandfox.com/pages/how-to-apply-lily-fox-nail-wraps

            I see some people mentioned gel. I have never successfully used gel, I’m just aware there are extra steps and a light or something to cure, but if you find that the polish is taking longer than 5 minutes per coat to be dry enough to pet the kitties, then you might have a gel polish. Those really require the light to cure (if I’m understanding correctly).