Helping hands: Bourjois Instant Dry Nail Drops

In a world where everything has to go fast and there's no time to lose, it's no wonder that beauty brands would start bringing their version of time-saving products into the stores. The first thing that comes to mind when I hear 'beauty' and 'fast' together is fast-drying top coats. I hate when I have to wait for my nail polish to dry - I often forget I have a fresh manicure and end up smudging the polish. This year Bourjois released the Instant Dry Nail Enamel Dryer. They are easy-to-use nail drops that help nail polish dry twice as fast.

As I mentioned a few weeks ago I am always buying new bottles of top coat. I change the colour of my nail polish a lot so base coats and top coats don't last very long here. When I read about these new nail drops I thought they might be a good alternative, and they'd help help speed up the drying process.



Ingredients: C10-12 isoparaffin, disiloxane, paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil), gossypium herbaceum (cotton) seed oil

The ingredients list is short, but it looks alright! Besides reducing the drying time of any nail polish applied underneath, the Instant Dry drops also nourish the nails and cuticles, and leave a shiny finish. The pipette the bottle comes with makes the concentrate easy to use. I would suggest using it as a last step in your manicure. The consistency is oily, which I personally don't mind because the ingredients moisturize the cuticles, but do note that it's also very runny. Things could get a bit messy if you'd want to use the drops inbetween applying layers. I like to wait about 5 minutes to let the polish dry and then I rub whatever's left of the Instant Dry drops in my cuticles. Sometimes I will use a fast-drying top coat first before dripping the concentrate on top.

As promised by Bourjois, the Instant Dry drops speed up manicures visibly. With a normal top coat it'd take up to 15 minutes for nail polish to dry completely (my ultimate test is to gently press a finger onto the nail and see if it leaves a fingerprint), but thanks to this concentrate it's reduced to 5 minutes, 10 max, though that rarely happens. This makes me very happy! The Instant Dry Nail Enamel Dryer was my first introduction to fast-drying nail drops. After I've used up this bottle - which won't be for another year or so, there is a lot of product in there! - I definitely want to try more of these. I've read positive words on a couple of fast-drying sprays too, so they've got my attention!