Dazzle Dry Gives Me The Longest-Lasting Manicure Ever

I love having my nails painted, but I have never been a “nails” person. I’ve never had a fake set. I’ve had maybe five manicures in my entire life (and one of those was for my wedding), and I have zero clue what dip powder is. I’ve always been a polish girl — maybe a top coat if I’m feeling fancy — and then I go on my merry way. But now, at the risk of sounding like a commercial, I am a busy mom with three kids, and nail polish stopped being a fun thing for me. For one, it always chipped immediately. For another, every jar of it I have in my bathroom seems to be hanging on for dear life and looks less like nail polish and more like ancient Nickelodeon slime someone found under the bleachers at Universal Studios Orlando.

And then I found Dazzle Dry. (Or did Dazzle Dry find me?) Literally, I will never use any other nail polish system.

When I say “system,” please know: I am a simple creature. My skincare routine is like two things. (One of them is washing and the other is moisturizer.) I do not get excited about a Sephora sale and I could not even name 90% of the trending beauty products out right now. I once “discovered” a makeup primer and when I raved about it to someone, they informed me it has been a beauty staple since like 2007.

I promise you, the Dazzle Dry polish kit is so easy to use. It only takes me about 10 minutes from start to finish, and then I have a manicure that is hard and shiny and lasts at least two weeks. And I’m a mom of three kids that’s usually elbow-deep in the garden or cinnamon roll dough or mop water every day.

Stats

  • Price: $100
  • What’s included: The Build Your System Kit is something you only need to buy once, not every time you want a new color. It’s a four-step system that includes a bottle of nail prep, a base coat, a polish, a top coat, and then a bottle of Revive, which is to help restore the right consistency in older nail polishes.
  • Who it’s for: Literally everyone who wants pretty nails.

The Ingredients

I won’t pretend to be a scientist, but I do know this: Dazzle Dry does not have a whole lot of yucky stuff in it. The brand was founded by Dr. Vivian Valenty, a bio-organic chemist of 35 years. Like, she knows her stuff. She wanted to create a nail care system that was cruelty-free, non-toxic, and actually worked — and she absolutely did it.

The brand doesn’t claim to be organic or natural, but it is formulated without several of the ingredients found in nail polishes that make people think twice about using them. Dazzle Dry is free from formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, toluene, DBP, camphor, nitrocellulose, and TPHP. It’s also hypoallergenic, and while the brand recommends asking your doctor before use, if you’ve experienced reactions to other gel polishes, there’s a good chance you’ll be fine with Dazzle Dry. Unlike many other similar types of polish, Dazzle Dry does not include plasticizers or other ingredients found in traditional, gel, or hybrid polishes that can cause issues.

The Packaging

This is pretty standard nail polish packaging, but I will share that the nail prep bottle — step one of the Dazzle Dry process — is one of those fancy bottles where you press a cotton pad to the top and the perfect amount of liquid comes out on your pad and I am always so satisfied when I use it. The base coat and top coats look similar, but here’s the other fun thing about Dazzle Dry packaging — each bottle is labeled with a number so you never have to get confused about which step you’re on with a particular item.

How I Use Dazzle Dry

OK, step .05 — put on a fun show. (That’s not a Dazzle Dry rule, just my own.) Specifically, choose a sitcom episode or something so you can really see just how fast this whole process is for a perfect 14-day-long manicure.

The Dazzle Dry nail system kit will come with a great little instruction card, and I follow it exactly — it truly is so simple. First, you remove any old polish from your nails, and then use the nail prep bottle to “prep” your nails — this is meant to remove any impurities or oils from the surface of your nails so the polish sticks better. I’ve never skipped this step and I’ve never had my manicure ruined, so, y’know. I feel it’s important.

And then just follow along — base coat (two coats, allow to dry until matte), followed by your lacquer choice (two coats, also allow to dry matte), and then one coat of the top coat. It dries so fast. I can not even tell you how many manicures I’ve ruined, but literally, by the time I get impatient enough to check on my nails after using Dazzle Dry, it’s already rock hard.

I do work really hard to not get any of the base coat or lacquer near my cuticles so there’s not an increased chance of the polish peeling or lifting. But other than that, I am a complete nail amateur and even I feel impressed with what I’ve done.

Pros & Cons

Pros:

  • You only have to buy the system once, and then you can just buy parts of the kit as needed.
  • There are tons of colorways and the brand is always releasing new ones for different seasons.
  • It literally lasts forever. I’ve never experienced a chipped polish before I was ready to take it all off and put a new color on.
  • It’s vegan and cruelty-free.
  • No UV or LED lamp needed.
  • The brand partners with organizations to promote sustainability and social activism and change.
  • If you have little impatient kids, even just the lacquer without the other prep holds on beautifully.
  • The Revive is amazing and so easy to use, saving you from tossing any nail polishes that would otherwise be too thick or gunky to use.

Cons:

  • I will literally start picking the polish off of my nails (don’t do that!) out of color boredom before it even starts chipping. Seriously.
  • They have the typical nail polish smell that’s a bit stronger than other polishes, but it dissipates as it dries.

Final Verdict

I know, you’ve probably got tons of nail polishes and nail care kits in your drawers — toss them all out. This kit may sound overwhelming, but Dazzle Dry is truly as simple as it gets. I’m not a complicated beauty kind of gal, and I will swear by this all day, every day. It’s the one thing I can do every 10 days or so that really makes me feel put together and it lasts.

The TL;DR

This seriously replaced all of other nail polishes for me.



source https://www.scarymommy.com/lifestyle/dazzle-dry-gives-me-the-longest-lasting-manicure-ever

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