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Do you have any of those rubber cooking mits? Sometimes I can use those to grip the tops of bottles that won't open.
No, but you've given me a great reason to go buy some! I actually just tried a metal jar opener and it worked... scratched the heck out of the bottle top, though! Oh well. That was ridic!
I can't believe how tightly they put the tops on some stuff!
That's a sign that the nail polish needs to be replaced. You can try putting the cap under hot water and then see if it opens.
I was going to suggest an adjustable wrench...
@Ember78: Oh no, it's a brand new bottle! :( I hope I didn't get a million year old one!
@ spaniel - even if you just purchased it, it doesn't mean it was part of the store's current stock. There are alot of places, especially drug stores, that don't rotate their stock so so the bottles are hard to open because the polish has been sitting forever.
tap it sort-of hard around/on the outside of the cap. just don't do it hard enought to break the bottle. :p
Next time, you can try just wrapping a rubber band around the top. THis works for stuck jar lids too!
I've had success with submerging a whole bottle in polish remover (then just use a funnel to put the remover back in the bottle). Only for a few minutes.
But since this is a new bottle, I'd just use some warm water, dry it completely then use some rubber grips to pull it open. No luck? Ask the FI. If he can't do it. Bring it back to the store and say look, I can't get this open. I just bought it. Hopefully they can give you a new one.
I always use those little rubber jar opener things. Annoying that it was stuck as a brand new bottle! I always wipe the outside of the jar with a cotton ball with nail polish remover once I start using it. That prevents nail polish from getting in there and drying out.
I second submerging it in nail polish remover! It works for me every time! But maybe I need to invest in the little rubber jar opener thingies.
This won't help for new bottles, but I just yesterday read a tip in Real Simple for keeping polish from sealing shut - use a qtip to wipe a tiny bit of vaseline around the neck of the polish bottle before capping it - the vaseline will keep it from sealing/drying shut/stuck :)
Run it under really hot water for a few minutes, and it should come off with ease.
@Lillindy: I did! With the sharp jar opener (before I got the tips about warm water, which I'll remember in the future!). I made a total mess of the bottle, but at least my nails are pretty now. ;)
LOL, glad you got them painted! What color are your pretty nails now?
OPI's "Time-less Is More." I'm test driving it for the big day. ;)
That's the one! I found it actually looks better with only one coat, so that's a big plus!
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for opening an unopenable bottle of nail polish?
I swear I've been at this bottle for at least five minutes, and all I have to show for it are a bunch of shredded paper towels!