Nail Polish Tips and Tricks: The Art of the Fast Dry

For most of us, the top nail polish tips and tricks we’d really kill for involve how to make nail polish dry faster. There’s nothing more aggravating than achieving the perfect manicure only to smudge one nail because you didn’t have the patience to wait before attempting to get on with your day.Then you’ve got to try to clean off the dinged polish without letting the remover touch the other nine perfect ones.

Never again! While the best way to achieve a long-lasting mani is to suck it up and sit quietly for 10 minutes without using your hands (perfect time to meditate!), there are a few nail polish tips and tricks to speed things up. First you need to toss old, goopy polish. The goopier it is, the slower it dries and the harder it is to get a smooth finish on your nails. Next there are the old-school hacks to make nail polish dry faster. Some people swear by soaking your hands in a bowl of ice water for three minutes or so.

Tips for dry nails

This does help set the polish but it won’t be completely dry underneath so there’s still some wait time involved. If you’re really hardcore, you can put your hands in the freezer for a few minutes, but it hardly seems worth the pain.  If you can operate a blow dryer without ruining your mani, using the cool setting will speed things up a bit. Pam cooking spray is another popular way to make nail polish dry faster but it’s actually not the oil that helps to dry polish, it’s the propellant in the aerosol so you can use things like hairspray too. If you want the same effect without getting greasy or sticky, air dusters are an excellent option.

Other paths

Of course, the best nail polish tips and tricks are also the easiest — just buy a product made specifically to dry nails more quickly. A topcoat speeds drying and extends the life of your manicure. Demert Nail Enamel Dryer is a spray that promises completely dry nails in five minutes. OPI Drip Dry Lacquer Drying Drops are a liquid version of the same thing. Now you’ll you can never blame your manicure for making you late again!

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