Re: Speaking of nailpolish smell.....

Posted by Kenzi on December 01, 1999 at 01:57:04:

In Reply to: Re: Speaking of nailpolish smell..... posted by Eliz. R. on December 01, 1999 at 01:51:13:

: : Has anyone tried using nailpolish as a fixative?

: Haven't tried, but I'd think it would be too brittle for anything
but
: a very small, flat area. It always felt uncomfortable on my skin
when
: I was sloppy doing my nails, and nail polish probably isn't very
good
: for a person anyway. (Does it have acetone as a solvent?) I'm not
: trashing your idea, Kenzi, just musing about the possibilities. It
: might be interesting to look into some of the base or top-coats, or
: the nylon formulas (I doubt if they have acetone) that are supposed
to
: be flexible and strengthen the nails.

My idea was made to be trashed! ;-) I was just tossing ideas out
there to see what came back, and your idea for the flexible-type
nailpolish might be worth looking into, especially if you CAN stand
the smell.

But, then again, New Skin does have oil of clove in it which does
help henna darken, so why mess with it. i haven't tried NS yet, but
I finally bought a bottle so I will find out what it's like.

Follow-ups:

• nailpolish and staining Beth 20:37:33 8/15/00 (2)
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  • Re: ingredints in nailpolish Markita Hopkins 13:53:00 1/09/01 (0)
• nailpolish, New Skin, cosmetic wax Eliz. 05:55:14 12/02/99 (3)
  • Re: nailpolish, New Skin, cosmetic wax ARCHIEANA@PANCAKE.LAND.CO. PERMIT. 18:41:25 1/01/01 (0)
  • Henna resist, irresistable....with Elmers kenzi 23:59:31 12/02/99 (1)
    • Re: Henna resist, irresistable....with Elmers Eliz. 02:23:45 12/03/99 (0)