What it is: A brilliant finishing touch that acts like jewelry for your nails. What it does: Add a dazzling glimmer to your tips. Suspended inside an irresistible clear top coat are glints of glitter. For a subtle jeweled effect, apply one coat to bare nails or over your favorite nail color. For a little extra sparkle, apply multiple coats. What else you need to know: Sephora by OPI brings together two extraordinary companies: Sephora, the world's authority in beauty, and OPI, the leading manufacturer of professional quality, chip-resistant nail products. Sephora by OPI nail products are always free of Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Toluene, and Formaldehyde.

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How do you remove this polish?

I love the looks of these polishes/top coats, but I have a problem removing it when I need to. It takes forever with normal remover and the glitter literally shreds the cotton pad I use. Does anyone know of a product that does not take 30 minutes to remove polish?

asked 1 year, 4 months ago

tokenfem

(Ellsworth, KS)

on Jewelry Top Coats

12 answers

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answer 1

I wear a LOT of glitter nail polish. I read this hint on a nail polish blog, and it works great!

When you're ready to remove your glittery nail polish, put on some cheap top coat. It softens up the nail polish that's already on your nails.

Then use your nail polish remover like normal. It might take just a little longer than removing plain nail polish, but not much.

I now remove the glitter polish from ALL of my nails faster than I used to remove it from just one. Try it -- it really works!!

answered 9 months ago

mrsstory

(central Oklahoma)

answer 2

Are you using the full 'Acetone' type of remover? Also, hold the cotton pad (and I mean pad not ball) on top of the nail to let it soak before swiping, then remember to use an up sweep to the end of the nail, not across the skin. Also, finish with an oil to smooth the top of the nail and let rest before any new product is applied. Hope this helps!

answered 1 year, 3 months ago

auntjo1

(Long Beach, California)

answer 3

Use your regular acetone polish remover - on a small piece of felt (about 3" x 3"). The felt has enough texture to 'grab' the glitter. Be sure it is well saturated when you apply it to the nail to remove the polish with any glitter or holographic effects.

answered 1 year, 4 months ago

makeupjunkiesc

(Fort Mill, SC)

answer 4

I believe that instead of using regular polish remover you should you use acetone polish remover instead. Hope it helps!

answered 1 year, 4 months ago

girlplace99

(Newark,NJ)

answer 5

You need to use an acetone based nail polish remover if you don't want to continue wasting hours and shredding cotton balls, sweating just to take off the glittery nail polish. Get an acetone based nail polish remover and it will swipe your nail beds clean! :)

answered 1 year, 4 months ago

shootstacey

(Los Angeles, CA)

answer 6

It is really difficult to remove - which I think is what makes it long lasting. I use 100% acetone nail polish remover. I soak a cotton ball and then leave it on the nail for 20 seconds before I start rubbing it off hard. It takes about 10 minutes to do both hands. I'd recommend you do not paint your nails right away. I use Bath & Body's Cashmere hand lotion line and put it on my hands/nails. I then repaint them the next day.

answered 1 year, 4 months ago

serene123

(Washington, DC)

answer 7

I bought the polish remover in a jar and I soak my nails for a few minutes to remove the glitter. If I have a few pieces left Ver, I'll buff my nails and it comes off. Then I buff them again to smooth them out and repaint if I want.

answered 1 year, 4 months ago

makeupobesessed

(Baltimore MD)

answer 8

Most glitter polishes are difficult to remove. Here are a few helpful tips:

1. Remove after a week. The longer it stays on, the harder it is to remove.
2. Use an acetone polish remover if you're in a rush to remove it. Please keep in mind, it can be damaging to natural nails.
3. The healthiest removal is to use a moisturizing polish remover, take your time, and plan to spend up to 30 minutes for the removal process.
4. Use thick cotton pads or cotton pads and saturate thoroughly.

answered 1 year, 4 months ago

lavenderdc

(Washington, DC)

answer 9

I had this same problem! I went to sephora and tried the 3 removers they had available to buy, NONE worked!! I had to chip off each individual sparkle!!!! I couldn't believe it!

answered 1 year, 4 months ago

liamosco

(Montreal, QC)

answer 10

Tape (or foil) remover-soaked cotton balls to each finger for a few minutes. Alternatively, you can use a rough pad (like those disposable face scrubbing ones) soaked in remover.

answered 1 year, 4 months ago

paintyourxtarget

(Bay Area, CA)

answer 11

Try foiling. Apply a good amount of nail polish remover to a cotton ball or cotton pad, place it over your nail. Press down and wrap with aluminum foil so it's snug and let it sit for about 3-5 min depending on how heavy the glitter is. When you remove the foil and cotton pad/ball I like to push down and twist as I pull it off at once. Your polish should come right off in the cotton ball, there may be some left in the corners but it's easy to remove.

answered 1 year, 4 months ago

frosso

(Norwalk, CT)

answer 12

This seems to be the answer:

Step 1: Saturate cotton with acetone or polish remover (a remover with acetone works best).
Step 2: Place the cotton on the nail and wrap each finger in aluminum foil. Press down.
Step 3: Leave on for 5 minutes.
Step 4: Pull the foil off and your glitter polish will glide off, too!

answered 1 year, 4 months ago

kimbees54

(Santa Clara, CA)

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How do I remove from acrylic nails?

It took me soooo long to remove this from my nails? Is there a trick I should know?

asked 1 year, 2 months ago

lonewolf

(Seatlle, WA)

on Jewelry Top Coats

9 answers

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answer 1

I don't have acrylic nails, but I had a really hard time removing it from my natural nails. I ended up just soaking my nails with nail polish remover and scraping the glitter off.

answered 1 month, 3 weeks ago

unmonotiti

(Mexico City)

answer 2

Whenever I remove glitter, I put acetone on a cotton ball then place it on my finger and wrap it in foil. Leave it on for about 10 minutes. Magic!

answered 1 month, 3 weeks ago

NailedIt

(Chicago, Illinois)

answer 3

I had to literally scrub this stuff off my nails. That's why when I do wear it now, I only wear it on the tips of my nails.

answered 4 months, 1 week ago

luv2luvu2

(Las Vegas NV)

answer 4

Try taking a cotton ball soaked acetone nail polish remover and put it over your nail, rub a little but don't take it off. Cover the nail with the soaked cotton ball with a piece of aluminum foil. Do this for every nail. Leave it on for about 10-15 mins. This should remove all if not most of the nail polish!

answered 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Karen77

(Charlotte, NC)

answer 5

No, not really. It was extremely difficult to remove from natural nails as well.

answered 4 months, 3 weeks ago

CatalinaK

(Oro Valley, AZ)

answer 6

Any glitter polish is extremely hard to remove even from natural nails - it sticks like glue! It is likely that you'll need acetone - not polish remover - to take it off acrylic nails. If that doesn't work, you'll probably need a new set of acrylics.

answered 5 months, 3 weeks ago

barbarakt

(St. Augustine, FL)

answer 7

I wear tons of glitter polish on my toes...I have tried ALL the methods out there to remove them...than I found Sephora Express nail polish remover...its the best...never run out of the stuff....works for me

answered 6 months ago

twist11

(USA)

answer 8

use acetone instead of regular nail polish remover, that's what i do and it is a LOT easier and faster!

answered 8 months ago

beauty4all

(Brooklyn, NY)

answer 9

I did not encounter this issue, but try soaking the nails only in acetone.

answered 8 months ago

daharlemdiva

(Harlem, NY)

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Blasted Opalescence turns white

Hi--My recently bought, first Blasted bottle used ever, is now turning white. My little finger is white shatter-looking and the thumbs are almost there. The other fingers are, apparently, considering the look. It started exactly three hours after it was applied. HUH? Thanks for the help!!

asked 1 year, 3 months ago

marjanne

(Vancouver, WA)

on Jewelry Top Coats

2 answers

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answer 1

depending on the color under it, it could whiten. if you sealed your base color with clear, then apply the blasted, then wait til dry an seal that, you might save it. try that. if it happens again, return it for a refund. if you have receipt, you can get your $ back (however you paid). if you used your VIB insider card an do not have receipt, they can look it up an give you a credit for it.

answered 7 months ago

missmadmar

(Stratford, CT)

answer 2

The only 'jewelry top coats' I have used are the sparkles, never used the crackle. Sorry cannot help, but good luck!

answered 7 months ago

kajirahill

(Los Angeles, CA)

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I would love to have a set of mini jewelry top coat

A great idea so you can try different top coats would be a set of 6 or 8 mini bottles. Perhaps for the holidays? Anyone at Sephora who we can convince? Everyone would buy for themselves or for gifts.

asked 10 months ago

Anonymous

(Boston,Mass)

on Jewelry Top Coats

2 answers

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answer 1

I love this idea!!!

answered 6 months ago

imdebra

answer 2

That's a really good idea! I would purchase that for myself and my friend for the holidays.

answered 9 months ago

rainbowlipgloss

Question

I am looking for 212 sephora nail polish

I found this polish in the downtown Seattle store and they were out and I was told I could order it online but I cannot find it. I really love this polish.

asked 1 year, 1 month ago

knittrgrl

(Missoula, MT)

on Jewelry Top Coats

2 answers

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answer 1

Just ordered this online, they have it now. If they run out the never enough shoes is similar but not as glitter heavy.

answered 4 months, 1 week ago

jamiecrane

(Crestline, CA)

answer 2

212 Sephora is one of the nail colors, not a jewelry top coat. You can find it if you look under the Sephora by OPI nail color. That's where you can find it because it's not a jewelry top coat.

answered 9 months ago

rainbowlipgloss

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