FFS I wish I'd known......

[MistyMinge]

How fucking hard it is to remove gel nail polish. I stupidly thought it would lift /peel off. Losing the will to live. Tried the foil wrap thingy but barely bloody shifting. My nails look terrible. Never again.

Yes this is the draw back 😩 mine pare particularly trashed after being glittered I’ve gels 7 weeks ago.

You need acetone to remove the gel polish before you foil wrap them did you roughly file the top coat away.

Did you lightly file the top coat off first? Then soaked cotton wool in acetone with foil over the top and leave for 10 minutes? I find it easily comes off after doing that.

File the top layer to allow the acetone to penetrate, soak in 100% acetone on cotton wool wrapped with foil. In 15 minutes it'll just crumble off.

You can't just use polish remover with the foil wraps, it has to be acetone. Ask at the chemist - it's cheap and strong .

I have to confess to not filing the top coat off as I can't find a bastarding file anywhere, but I did use acetone remover dipped in cotton wool.

I find it easier to just put some acetone in a small bowl and hold my fingers in it while watching tv or something.