Dry Nails

How to Check to See If Nail Polish Is Dry

When you're having a bad day, painting your nails in your favorite color can be a quick and easy "pick-me-up." Your "pick-me-up" can turn into a downer, however, if you smudge your nails before they dry and have to start all...

Can Drying Gel Polish With an LED Light Be Harmful?

If you're hitting the salon for the latest nail treatment, you'll probably be slipping your digits under a light lamp to cure a set of gels. LED lamps are a specific type of UV lamp designed to cure LED-activated gels in a fraction of the time of...

The Best UV Nail Dryer

More than just a little bright-blue light you use at the nail salon to help dry your fabulous manicure, UV nail dryers use different wavelengths of light that emit heat. The heat -- not the light -- helps dry your nails, according to...

The Best Way to Dry Nails

Getting the perfect at-home manicure can be messy and time-consuming. Certain polishes can take ages to dry, leaving your nails susceptible to nicks and smudges even hours after application. If you're tired of blowing on your hands and finding...

How to Dry Nails With a Hairdryer

Oh no! You're thisclose to being finished with your mani (no time for a pedi!) when you hear your honey honking furiously out front. You know that just a tug of a sleeve, a flick of a light switch or a quick grab into the bag will totally wreck...