Did you know you can use PVA glue as a base coat before applying your regular nail polish? No? Well you do now! I tried this out as one of my New Thing A Day challenges back in 2015 and I was really impressed with the results!
So why would you want to coat your nails in a layer of glue before you paint on your polish? The answer is simple: to enable you to remove your nail polish without the need of any sort of nail polish remover. The PVA glue dries to form a thin layer between your nail and your nail polish, which means when you want to remove your polish you can simply peel it off!
For this experiment, you will need a bottle of PVA glue (I had some Hobbycraft tacky glue which is the same thing as far as I can tell), a paintbrush with which to apply the glue, and a nail polish of your choice.
I began by painting on a thin layer of the PVA glue, and then let it dry. It dried really quickly and became clear but left my nails oddly matte.
Next I applied a coat of nail polish and let that dry.
Once the nail polish had completely dried I picked at an edge of my nail and much to my surprise I was able to pull off the nail polish in pretty much one piece, leaving behind very little evidence of the nail polish, really only where I had painted with no glue underneath (I painted my nails very quickly and a little carelessly).
I did not have the glue on my nails for more than 15 minutes in total but my nails felt absolutely fine and I could see no damage at all.
So, if you know in advance you only want to wear nail polish for a short time and want to be able to remove it quickly and without the use of acetone or any other form of nail polish remover, then here’s something to try. It certainly worked for me!