There’s almost nothing more annoying in the beauty world than the following scenario: You spent the past 20 minutes perfectly manicuring your nails and toes. Base coat, two coats of color, top coat, dry. Just when you think your nails have fully dried, you go about your business, only to smudge your freshly painted nails on the first thing you touch. ::insert aggravated grunting, scoffing and the occasional profanity here::
Thanks to Essie’s Quick-E drying drops, you can say a perfect-nail goodbye to not-dry-enough nails. Even with our fast drying top coat, we have to wait about 10 or 15 minutes to feel remotely secure enough to handle anything. One or two drops of Essie’s oily drops to top off our at-home manicure (a minute after you put on your top coat) is all you need to get you going in just a few minutes. Place the oil drop at the line of your cuticle and let the oil drip all the way down your nail. Though the product mentions you’re good to go in seconds, we’d wait about 2-3 minutes before moving forward.
It’ll definitely be one of those products that you just can’t live without! $14.95, ulta.com
Sephora by OPI Nail Colour in Read My Palm
Orly Nail Lacquer in Green with Envy
butter LONDON 3 Free Nail Lacquer in British Racing Green
We’d been quite interested in CND Shellac for quite
some time. The prospect of chip-free nails for days and days on end
(or, most accurately, WEEKS), intrigued us from the second we heard
about the service. Luckily, at a beauty event a
few weeks ago, we were given the opportunity to try out the service!
