Skip all the extra unnecessary steps in drying your nails.

Did you know most “fast drying” nail polishes can crack and split because of the formaldehyde and alcohol?  Well neither did I, until I was staying with my sister over the past summer and took advantage of her subscriptions for cosmopolitan magazine, and read an interesting article on a salon owner who has had an awesome experience with….ICE?  Yes that’s right ice, as in ice cubes.

My first thought was burrr.  But then I sat and thought, if I am going to be a salon owner myself one day, I had better put my own twist on it.  So of course, I tried it out.  I  grabbed a bowl, put some ice and cold water in it and started painting.  The verdict:  Lets just say great idea but it was WAY too cold.  Have your feet ever had a “headache” from stepping in cold water?  That is how my fingers felt.  I had to start thinking right away, “what can I do?”

So I took off the nail polish and started over.  This time I ran the cold water, filled up a really cute glass dish, and that is it.  I turned on my Pandora radio.  I painted my nails, set them inside the dish, and waited at least one really good song.  I took them out of the water, let the water dry instead of towel drying,  as I was a little skeptic of myself,  and did not want to smear my 2nd paint job.  “I HAD NAILED IT” is what I told myself after I touched my nail to my lip and it was DRY as a bone!!  So next time you are gong out and you need a quick fix.  Try my nail tip.  I would LOVE to hear your feedback.