any tips? my nail polish always takes so much time to dry.
2007-01-07 06:27:00 · 35 answers · asked by meli melo 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Makeup
-Buy special speed-dry polish. They look exactly the same as normal polish.
-Shake your hands
-Even blow-dry them if you REALLY want it fast
-Skip actually blowing on them yourself, the moisture in your breath could actually slow down the process
-Some kits have mini blow-dryer like things where you press your finger down and warm air dries them
2007-01-07 06:30:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nail polish actually takes a full 24 hours to dry fully and all the way, but you can speed up the process by putting your nails in cold water, don't use a blow dryer if it blows hot air, that actually makes the polish stickier. You can use a small table fan as well. A clear over coat usually helps as well. For best results paint in thin layers about 30 minutes apart. If you don't have much time, they sell quick dry spray at most beauty shops, be sure to only spray a little bit on each nail, it makes your fingers numb if you spray too much.
2007-01-07 12:06:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You want to apply it very thinly, alot of people make the mistake of trying to put the polish on too thick and it takes so so much longer to dry that way. Put a very thin coat on, wait 10 min. than apply a second coat and so on.
Also, stay away from the fast drying polishes, they dry out extremely fast and get gummy. Ever use OPI Nail Polish? It is the absolute best polish. There is a seller on eBay that sells OPI under user name Bubbler02, they sell a bunch of OPI.
Good Luck,
Stylist of 9 yrs.
2007-01-08 10:41:06 · answer #3 · answered by jaden2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let it dry a few seconds, then put your fingers under cold running water to where the palms are getting the direct running water, and the cold water is touching the nails,just not directly on the wet polish,for about a minute, then let them "air" dry-no towel. I used this for many years while I worked as a cosmetologist!
2007-01-14 12:46:51 · answer #4 · answered by s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use a blow dryer on cold and low power. Certain types of nail polish are also made specifically to dry quickly so you could look into those.
2007-01-07 06:34:30 · answer #5 · answered by steduc543 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a product by O.P.I called quick dry or something........it's simply a spray and definitely speeds up the drying time......i love it...the cold water method doesn't really work and the hair dryer thing does as long as you keep it at least a few inches away from the nails..otherwise it's move the polish..hope this helps =)
2007-01-07 06:54:10 · answer #6 · answered by Reds8992 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some salons use a spray to speed up the drying process in addition to a nail drying machine, but I have used the spray by itself.
2007-01-12 15:44:03 · answer #7 · answered by trottergirl80 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get this stuff in an aerosal can at walmart. You just spray it on your nails and it dries it. Or you can use a nail polish that has a quick dry in it.
2007-01-12 04:03:54 · answer #8 · answered by mp4e 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They make quick dry top coat which is awesome. I did nails for several years and that was what did it. Spray,blow dryers, and so on help but that top coat sealed the deal. I have some at my site you can check out or try OPI...
2007-01-15 02:56:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nail polish usually takes atleast 30 minutes to fully dry. try putting on 2 really thin coats. it generally dries faster that way
2007-01-07 06:30:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋