Nail Savers You Need To Know

Yes I just sit and wait, then end up doing something small and smudge one

I usually just do the cold water trick but always up for faster methods... especially when everytime I paint my nails lately one of the kids pull a stunt... like nail poish on the carpet :/ hmmmm

Gels gels gels! Its my me time and I do not have to wait for it to dry, no matter how much I prep myself for painitng my nails as soon as I am done, natural calls and I have to go to the bathroom or the phone rings or something that requires hands beckons. So much easier with gels and my nails are now so strong and healthy!

Self confessed nail polish addict (puts hand up), I find when doing my nails, I have to make the time, usually when the daily jobs are done, and when the kidlets are in bed. I like the idea of a drying spray, as nails will take longer to dry in the summer than what they do in winter. I have tried many brands, and bought a bottle of O.P.I's Mod About You, but I was really underwhelmed with it, chips started happening the next day!! I like Revlon's Gel Envy, I have a bottle in Beginner's Luck that is nearly finished, so I am on the hunt for the next neutral shade in the range. And toes, do not forget about the toes people, I always alternate two complimentary colours on the toes, even in winter when no one sees them, my mantra is 'Never go Naked' (meaning one must always at least have colour on the toeseys). And yes, top coats are a must, they give nails that polished look (no pun intended). A good hand cream is a must, whats the point of having lovely nails on rough hands? Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour hand cream gets my vote. Just keep in mind all nail polishes/lacquers/gels are not created equally, but it is trial and error when it comes to finding a brand you love.

I rarely wear nail polish, I just can be bothered with the touch ups and then flaking off etc and having to re do it, I'm pretty lazy haha

I have had so many fails with nails that now I actually plan to do them. There is nothing else to do except my nails. My tablet is close and so is my phone, thats all I need. Currently I am using a few Revlon gels and I find they dry quite quickly.

I've tried the freezer trick and ice cod water method. It works well but I find it leaves addy hard layer on the surface of the polish but the polish deep underneath can still be wet.

I can so relate - just today I painted my nails, for the first time ever I felt organised - I thought about all the things that I could POSSIBLY want to do in the next hour that might damage my nails and did that first. I was so proud. Then I got an itch, forgot I'd painted my nails and... there's the dent. *sigh*

OPI RapiDry Top Coat is excellent (Hadn't gotten to the top coat before I got itchy)

I use drying drops. I've tried ice water and the hair dryer but not cooking spray! I always manage to smudge my nails when I'm doing them so now I usually just get gels done to save me the frustration!

I just sit & wait... Yet always still mess at least one up

My nails are always done when I have 3 jobs on the go so I really appreciate this artice-Cooking oil is going into my trolley too .

Buy nail wraps. My nails always take forever to dry. I have heard cold water also helps dry them quicker but I don't find it makes much difference for me.

I have Sally's Hansen Insta-Dry Drops which helps to set it quickly which is oil based, so there may be some hope for the cooking spray idea. Unfortunately it doesn't make it smudge or imprint proof. So far the best solution I have come across is paint them before going to bed early on in the evening and watch a movie while they dry and then wait awhile before turning in and the next morning fix those little imprints from the sheets with Orly's Smudge Fixer. That little nigh miracle in a bottle, fixes small imprints and makes your mani look new and dries really fast and hard so you don't have a long wait.

I tried the ice water one!! It worked amazingly well, but the polish was still soft underneath (it was an LA gel colors one). I went to bed that night and my nails were covered with sheet marks hahahaha. Still worked fairly well thought and I'll do it again!

I love having my nails done. Its like my beauty treat. I've run out of Nail polish remover. I was naughty once used methylated spirits :0 It worked lol I have tried using a hair dryer once on a low setting. I hate when you just paint them and you need to go toilet :0