How do I remove my gel nails without having to go to a nail salon? Acetone?

Everyone says that acetone works and so I have a nail polish remover that has acetone in it! but, some people say that it doesn't work. i have like, one night to get them off before I go on a date and my nails look absolutely haggard. i'm like, broke and so i can't go to the salon to get them removed. 2 broke and i was able to peel some of it off but there is still leftover gel stuff. it kind of feels like glass. anyways... what should i do? i know that they're gel nails. the lady didn't use a powder.. she used some weird liquid stuff and i had to put my nails in and out under a light thing. anyways. help?????How do I remove my gel nails without having to go to a nail salon? Acetone?
You cannot soak gel nails off. You already asked this question, and my best friend answered it for you. If you don't believe her, then do this. Try soaking your gel nails in pure acetone for a half hour, and see what happens. Nothing, thats what will happen. Gel nails cannot be soaked off. Period. Go ahead and try it. And if they do come off, then you didn't get gel nails after all. You got acrylics, but you most likely paid for gel nails, which is always higher in cost than for acrylics. Also, gel nails are NOT made from some ';weird'; liquid stuff. They look just like gel because they are gel. They are not 'liquid stuff'.


Oh, and 'everyone' that says acetone will work has no clue as to what gel nails even are. They are wrong by saying to use acetone. Like I said, try it if you want to. If you have real gel nails, acetone will no affect them in the least bit. But whatever. Some people just won't listen...


If you want to see what REAL UV gels looks like, follow this link...(notice they are NOT liquid...)


http://www.cnd.com/Home/homelink-consume鈥?/a>


Now, those are real, top of the line UV gels. If the ones that were supposedly used on your nails didn't look like this, then you do not have gel nails. Geez, just how much easier can we make it for you, LOL! You can listen to a bunch of kids, or you can listen to a nail pro with over 18 years experience in doing nails. Its totally up to you...How do I remove my gel nails without having to go to a nail salon? Acetone?
Soak your nails in an acetone nail polish remover for a few minutes at a time. Every few minutes file across the surface of the nail to remove a bit of the softened gel. Repeat until all of the gel is off. Maybe the folks who said it wouldn't work were using nail polish remover without acetone?





Also, you need to soak, not just rub with cotton. Hope this helps:-)
soak it in nail polish remover.. the gel will just melt,then u can pull them off without it feeling like anything.. dont just pop them off,that hurts,good luck :}