This method also doesn't require tons of steps - another plus. (When removing darker polish, which tended to stain my cuticles, I originally tried cleaning the edges with a cotton swab, to get rid of that “staining” bit and clean that area. Needless to say, I didn't use that method very long.)

I stumbled on this when I bought a huge package of cotton rounds at Costco. When I'd take one out of the package, a thin layer would keep sliding off one side of the pad. I set these aside, put remover on the pad…and had to really scrub to get the nail polish off. I wasn't thrilled, but figured that I'd find a way to make these work. I tried pulling the layers apart to get at the more absorbent cotton, and soaked that in remover. If I left that on my finger nail for about 15 seconds, I could easily get any polish off without having to scrape at polish-remnants. I'm able to cut one pad into quarters, separate the quarter into two pieces - each with a softer, more absorbent cotton side - and thus use one pad to remove nearly an entire manicure. If I'm wearing a glitter manicure, I need to make sure the quarter is saturated with remover, and leave it laying atop my nail for 20-30 seconds, then wipe the polish off. And if I'm wearing a really super-dark polish, or something that tries to leave behind a thin film of color…now I've got a use for even those wispy layers that come sliding off the pad.

I'm really glad that I have Zoya's flip-top remover for this: it's easy to saturate the cotton-round quarter with nail polish remover, without risk of spillage.

I've tried Sally Hansen's Quik-Off (sponge in a jar, with moisturizing remover) and while it does work, a) I don't know if I can get replacement sponges or remover; and b) it took some doing to allow it to travel without spilling. And the cotton rounds were a really good buy, but I don't use them for anything else in my makeup routine.

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