back in the day we used to use tape as a barrier before I guess nail polish brands realised they could bottle up liquid latex and market it as a nail barrier. I was never good at gradients but I remember people using two pieces of tape (one long piece around the tip and sides of the nail and one across the bottom) and then using acetone to remove any remaining polish around the nail
Bonus tip! For the tiny bit left over from the glue or latex >right< next to the cuticle... DON'T use acetone, esp. With dark polishes that will smear! Instead, use alcohol with a beauty q-tip. It will stop off without dissolving into the cuticles!
Thank you for your video!!! Have you considered cutting strips of that tape and just sticking them down around your nails? I tried that when I lost my liquid latex. My experience is, cons: the cutting process can be annoying. Pros: no dry time, no possibility of accidentally sticking fingers to each other or other things during dry time, 100% mess free lift off, latex free. Some people might not enjoy this hack for various reasons but it works for me!
OOOHHH that's such a great idea! Only thing I would be concerned about is how many pieces I would need to cut/place to be able to get that round shape around my cuticles. The idea of not having to hold my fingers apart like a kid's stick figure sketch is VERY appealing though! LOL
yep that "how many pieces" thing is the annoying part for sure! It doesn't take that long to do, but I can see some people preferring to wait longer for something like to dry than to fiddle with tape pieces. When I cut shaped pieces of tape I can wrap a finger in 3 pieces, but if it's no brainer straight pieces then I need more (like, 5-6 pieces). I thought this was worthwhile when I was doing messier stuff (like sponging). But for stamping, I just let the polish get on my skin and lift it off with tape after, kinda like how you do it in your video. (also, happy to learn from you that school glue works pretty well. Amazing to have options!)
hi hi hi! I just took a look at the ingredients on the lash glue and wanted to come back with some research I did! It looks like the glue contains [Ethylhexyl Acrylate Copolymer] vs the specific acrylate that causes the gel allergy looks to be the monomers (HEMA & methacrylate) because they're a smaller molecule size, more volatile, and can get into your skin. Thank you for looking out and reminding me to look more into this!! If you find other info about copolymers, send it my way!
back in the day we used to use tape as a barrier before I guess nail polish brands realised they could bottle up liquid latex and market it as a nail barrier. I was never good at gradients but I remember people using two pieces of tape (one long piece around the tip and sides of the nail and one across the bottom) and then using acetone to remove any remaining polish around the nail
OHHHHHH that makes getting the tape ready so much easier!!
Bonus tip! For the tiny bit left over from the glue or latex >right< next to the cuticle... DON'T use acetone, esp. With dark polishes that will smear! Instead, use alcohol with a beauty q-tip. It will stop off without dissolving into the cuticles!
OHHHHH that's really good to know!!!
This was a great comparison video! thanks!
My hack is to use vaseline!! Easy to remove, and you can apply it on with a normal painting brush :)
vaseline to the rescue ONCE AGAIN! 👏
The tape idea is so smart!! as someone who has a latex allergy I really appreciate this video🥰
I SEE YOU!! I also have slight sensitivity to latex so this was a little bit of a selfish experiment for me as well 😬
Yay I loved this video ❤
THANK YOU!!!! ❤️
Thank you for your video!!! Have you considered cutting strips of that tape and just sticking them down around your nails? I tried that when I lost my liquid latex. My experience is, cons: the cutting process can be annoying. Pros: no dry time, no possibility of accidentally sticking fingers to each other or other things during dry time, 100% mess free lift off, latex free. Some people might not enjoy this hack for various reasons but it works for me!
OOOHHH that's such a great idea! Only thing I would be concerned about is how many pieces I would need to cut/place to be able to get that round shape around my cuticles. The idea of not having to hold my fingers apart like a kid's stick figure sketch is VERY appealing though! LOL
@@no_nail_notesdid the school glue dry hard enough to not have your fingers sticking together, like the latex does?
yep that "how many pieces" thing is the annoying part for sure! It doesn't take that long to do, but I can see some people preferring to wait longer for something like to dry than to fiddle with tape pieces.
When I cut shaped pieces of tape I can wrap a finger in 3 pieces, but if it's no brainer straight pieces then I need more (like, 5-6 pieces). I thought this was worthwhile when I was doing messier stuff (like sponging). But for stamping, I just let the polish get on my skin and lift it off with tape after, kinda like how you do it in your video. (also, happy to learn from you that school glue works pretty well. Amazing to have options!)
@bridgetgidget72 my fingers don't stick together after the glue has fully dried!!!!!
Just fyi that most eyelash glue has acrylates- the same allergens as gel polish
hi hi hi! I just took a look at the ingredients on the lash glue and wanted to come back with some research I did! It looks like the glue contains [Ethylhexyl Acrylate Copolymer] vs the specific acrylate that causes the gel allergy looks to be the monomers (HEMA & methacrylate) because they're a smaller molecule size, more volatile, and can get into your skin. Thank you for looking out and reminding me to look more into this!! If you find other info about copolymers, send it my way!
Honestly... I feel like nail polish brands have a lot of nerve charging so much for liquid latex 🤐
RIGHT?!?! My flabs were gasted