If you love to have your nails painted, but it bothers you to have to wait a long time for them to dry, take note of the secrets of the nail experts.
1. Apply cold air
No blowing or waving your hands like a posse. When you have finished applying the polish, take the dryer, select the cold air on low power and direct it towards your nails for one minute per coat. Now you can go out without the hairspray spoiling!
2. Dip your hands in ice water
No, don't worry, the enamel won't run. You just need to put your freshly painted hands in a bowl full of cold water for a few seconds and your nails will dry as if by magic. You can also add some ice cubes to the water, if it is not very cold, but you must be careful not to touch them with your nails.
3. A brushstroke of olive oil
Many women, after painting their nails and waiting a few seconds for them to dry, apply oil with a brush. If you opt for this method, manicure experts advise to let it act for a minute, and then remove it very gently with a handkerchief.
4. Check the amount of enamel
Avoid applying one thick coat of nail polish, much less two very thick ones. It is best to apply two very thin coats of polish, even three if the product is very liquid, to achieve a perfect manicure that dries in the blink of an eye.
5. Give a layer of top coat
If after applying the nail polish, you give a last layer of this product, you will spend a few seconds, but you will save time in drying. It is a drying product with which you will also obtain other benefits: protect the nail from bumps and flaking, make the color last longer and make the nails shine. You can also find drying accelerator sprays in perfume shops, which are sprayed a few centimeters from the hand after applying the enamel.
6. Always hydrate at the end
If you need to hydrate the cuticles of your nails, you should do it after the manicure, once you have applied the colored polish. If you do it before, you may have traces on your nail, the polish will not set well and it will take much longer to dry.
And when choosing the enamel
All these tricks will be more effective if you also use quick-drying enamels, nail lacquers whose formulation is specially designed so that they solidify immediately. There are many firms that already have them, from the most exclusive to the low cost. Some even guarantee that their polishes will be intact in just a minute, because they are an all-in-one, that is, nail lacquers that are designed to be used without a base or top coat.
