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

  • klemptor@startrek.website
    17·
    1 day ago

    It’s acetone, not ammonia. The acetone needs to evaporate in order for your nail polish to set.

    Your best option will be gel polish. It cures under a UV light and is completely dry and odorless once it’s cured. Depending on how quickly your nails grow, gel polish can last a decent couple/few weeks. Downside is that it’s a pain in the ass to remove and can damage your nails if they’re fragile.

    You could also try press-ons. I haven’t tried them since the mid-nineties so I can’t personally speak to the quality or longevity, but they’ve had a resurgence in popularity lately which makes me think they’ve gotten much better.

    If you stick to regular nail polish, you could try a few things:

    • Work in thin coats - thick polish takes too long to dry.
    • Quick-dry polish and/or quick-dry topcoat. A lot of people like the Seche Vite topcoat because it dries to the touch in like 5 minutes, and sets pretty well after about 2 hours. Be warned though that it often causes shrinkage, so be sure you wrap your tips and leave less of a gap around the cuticle to help reduce this.
    • Use a hairdryer on warm to make your polish dry more quickly.
    • Once your nails have dried to the touch, gently wash your hands (pat them dry rather than rub them with a towel).
    • Pet your cats from behind so they don’t get a whiff of your nails.

    Vaya con dios

    • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      20 hours ago

      I use UV curing wood finish for my woodworking projects now and it’s amazing. Nothing evaporates so there’s no smell and no respiratory health risk. Every bit of the liquid turns to solid, so you don’t have to use very much. And it’s done and set in 5 minutes instead of hours.

      • BeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldOP
        2·
        17 hours ago

        I mean I fill my manky toenail with cheap ass cyanoacrylate when it aches. Like, are you talking just giving your nails a lacquer or something?