homeschoolin'mygirls Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) My 16 yo dd got acrylic nails professionally done for her birthday, both for the cosmetic look of the nails and to help stop a nail-biting habit. And it's working! :hurray: She had them painted a very pretty dark blue. However, she forgot that her aikido dojo is having a special guest sensei this weekend. The dojo rules are no nail polish but usually they're easy going about it. She def wants to have the color off, or at least muted for the guest sensei. Can she remove the polish herself without damaging the nails? Or should she paint over her nails in a neutral color? Or other suggestions? thanks--we're newbies at this artificial nail stuff nandell Edited April 10, 2009 by homeschoolin'mygirls When--frustrated sigh--will I remember to proofread FIRST? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 They are the same as your real nails, you can use nail polish remover. But the karate thing might break some of them. Fills and fixes can add up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristineinKS Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 She needs to be sure to use non-acetone polish remover - regular polish remover would damage the acrylic. Once removing the polish, she can re-paint them in a neutral color, but she won't be able to cover the blue with a light color. My only other suggestion would be to have the nails professionally removed once her real nails have grown out underneath and put a strengthening topcoat on them (over whatever polish). Removing them at home usually mutilates the real nails unless you're *very* careful because they grow out much weaker than they would without acrylic tips. I got acrylics at around her age and had them off & on for awhile and to this day my nails don't grow properly and are weaker than they used to be (my Mom had this same problem from them) - so I wouldn't encourage her to keep them *too* long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolin'mygirls Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 for the info. She'll be happy to fix her nails tonight. So far *crossing fingers* we haven't had a problem with nail breakage and Aikido practice. She usually goes 3-4 times a week. nandell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolin'mygirls Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 I got acrylics at around her age and had them off & on for awhile and to this day my nails don't grow properly and are weaker than they used to be (my Mom had this same problem from them) - so I wouldn't encourage her to keep them *too* long! Thank you--that's good info to know. nandell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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