D.I.Y. Nail Polish Remover Jar

You might have seen this DIY in a lot of places. I had seen it long back but never took the time to make it. But when I finally did, I enjoyed it so much that I had to share it here.

We are going to make a DIY nail polish remover jar. A lot of these are available over the counter from Bourjois, ColorBar, and Sephora. But its fun to do it yourself!

Things you will need:

1. An empty jar - plastic with a wide mouth screw cap

2. Sponge (take one which doesn't dissolve with acetone or your polish remover)

3. Any nail polish remover

D.I.Y. Nail Polish Remover Jar - Things Required

To make sure your sponge will work, take a small piece and dip it in your polish remover. Then leave it for some time preferably in a closed container. Wet it a couple of times to make sure that you have tested it enough. The first time I made mine, the sponge actually started dissolving with the polish remover after a few hours and so I had to do it all over again!

D.I.Y. Nail Polish Remover Jar

The process is extremely easy. Take a sponge piece that is the same height as your jar. I used an old face scrub jar. The sponge was also a leftover from some packaging that I had opened. 

Now roll the sponge as shown in the picture below. You need the sponge to sit snuggly inside the jar and have a tight centre opening where you can place your finger. Tightly rolling a piece of sponge works well.

D.I.Y. Nail Polish Remover Jar

Now place this sponge inside the jar. You might need to adjust the sponge a couple of times until you get a snug fit. You don't want the sponge to be wiggling inside the jar or opening up inside.

D.I.Y. Nail Polish Remover Jar

Once it fits nicely, pour your nail polish remover into the jar. Fill up half the jar and then close the lid tightly.

D.I.Y. Nail Polish Remover Jar

Now whenever you wish to remove your nail polish. All you need to do is place your finger in the centre of the jar and just turn it around. The sponge that is wet with the polish remover helps remove all the polish very easily.

D.I.Y. Nail Polish Remover Jar - How To Use

For glitter polish you need to let your finger rest inside the jar a bit longer before you start to move it around.

This is a great way to not have to deal with cotton pads and a polish bottle separately. I find it very convenient to use and hope you will too!

I know my pictures came out weird this time, I had to take these indoors and at night and realised quite late that my backdrop did not help at all.

Hope you enjoyed this and would try it out.

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