Today, my 5-year-old decided that it would be a great idea to try to paint her nails in secret. As a result, I now get to learn how to remove copious amounts of dark nail polish from a wide variety of materials, including my apartment's 1/2-inch thick shag rug. FML
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Just a couple of points I wanna touch on: 1) the shag rug: haha not my choice! It came with my apartment, where the rug is one of the least awful things about it. 2) I know I should have had the nail polish out of reach, but we were planning on painting my daughters nails as soon as one of us got the chance. She's never done anything like that before so I didn't think to lock it up. We did have a chat about it though, and it hasn't been an issue since (this happened a few weeks ago) 3)Thank you for the removal tips! Hopefully I can find one that works :)
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Bumblebrea99 14
But do her nails look good?
Cyrren 22
Paint thinner.
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Mauskau 36
When I was 3 my mum left some nail varnish next to the kitchen sink from the night before. For some reason I picked it up and tried to drink it. All I know is that nail varnish doesn't taste very nice.
ohnowhy 7
Wait until it's makeup!!
finalyearsofhate 22
Make up stains are way easier to remove. Nail polish is terrible to try and get off anything, especially fabrics and carpeting.
sanecatlady 13
Nail polish and nail polish remover have got to be two of the most toxic substances in the world because of the fumes they give off.
mimiminx 23
Pretty sure there are a multitude of much more toxic fumes than nail varnish/remover. Ever heard of carbon monoxide or Chloromethane to name just a couple?
KoalaBek 23
Right I'm a clumsy person with white carpets and hairspray will remove even black nail varnish. Even when it's fully dried in. Just saturate and scrub. Use cheap hairspray though! Also gets gloss paint out of clothes!
alycion 39
Gets pen ink out of anything as well. Had my first husky steal a purple pen. She broke it almost immediately. Purple ink was everywhere, including on her. That was a fun day. Good luck op.
fivetimeslonger 24
And why is bail polish in reach of a child?
momsquared 10
Some kids are better at climbing then others. Some can open "child locks". My DD is a terror NOTHING is out of reach.
worldclassrager 41
How cute... Next time maybe some assistance would be good...hope you can get it out...
xSkittle 16
You shouldn't let your kid anywhere near nailpolish..
rdenkewicz 11
Yeah you have shag carpeting in your house? Your life does suck
RedPillSucks 33
Or she's shagging on her carpet and her two year old is about to have a sibling.
Cr8zier 2
Knowing is half the battle! G. I. Joe!
Makayla18_18 13
YDI for still having shag carpet.