Essence Nail Art Express Dry Drops – Review
Hi everyone,
I am someone who always seems to paint their nails at the absolute wrong time…every time! Just after painting my nails, I’ll either have to pick up the phone, go and do something important or go to the bathroom. I obviously have bad timing, so when I saw the Nail Art Express Dry Drops on the Essence stand last week, I thought i’d give it a try. I had high hopes for this product as I am a fan of Essence products overall, from their nail polishes to their cosmetics.
The first and only issue I had with this product was the instructions. It didn’t explicitly tell me when to apply the drops onto my nails – whether it be straight away, after 30 seconds and so forth as a few other similar products do. Other than that, I absolutely love this product as it does what it says – it dries my nails ‘within seconds’ as promised!
The product itself comes in a 8ml bottle with a pipette/dropper which easily allows it to be applied onto your nails. There is only a very slight, if any scent to the product and it is no where near what a nail polish smells like which is great for those who don’t like the smell of nail polish.
The instructions state to apply 1-2 express dry drops onto freshly painted nails though I did apply between 1 and 3 drops depending on the size of my nails and as I am growing them longer than usual. After painting a whole hand with a second coat of nail polish (from thumb to pinky), I then applied the drops from my thumb onwards. The product slides easily over the nail and coats it evenly. The drops did spread off the nails and onto my cuticles but there was no negative effect to it as this product disappears into the nails and skin, there is no film that develops from this product.
The drops themselves are of a watery consistency and once applied to the nails, they do leave a bit of a shine and an oily feeling to the nails though this oily feeling is not comparable to say, dipping your hands in olive oil as these drops are less greasy and of a thinner consistency. The oil comes from the Vitamin E and Almond Oil it contains to nourish cuticles. After applying these drops, my nails were dry to touch within about 15 seconds and there was no fingerprint left when I touched them. However, I did let them dry further for around a minute or so. After that, I washed my hands with hand wash to get rid of the oily residue. The oiliness is easily washed off and my nail polish was not damaged in any way through washing my hands.
Once again, this Essence product has performed extremely well. The Essence Nail Art Express Dry Drops are well worth the investment. At $3.50, this product will ensure your nails are dry within 2 minutes. It gives a shine to your nails while also nourishing your cuticles. Its easily application and high quality makes this a definite staple in my nail routine from now on.
You can purchase the Essence Nail Art Express Dry Drops at Priceline or Target.
Will you go and pick up a bottle of this product or do you already own a similar product? Leave a comment below!
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I seem to have bad timing when painting my nails as well 😛 Did you apply the drops before or after the topcoat? Or no topcoat at all? Btw I’ve nominated you for the Leibster Awards on my blog, so try out the questions! 🙂
x Court
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I applied the drops to my nails after applying the colour and left it like that for a day because I was so excited to use the drops I totally forgot about even using a topcoat! So I applied the topcoat the next day.
Thank you so much! I sure will! 🙂 x
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The one thing I hate about doing my nails is waiting for them to dry. I’ll definitely have to grab one of these, considering that they’re so cheap! 😀 xo
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Me too! I’m impatient when it comes to drying nails. They’re definitely worth the buy! 🙂 x
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That sounds awesome, I might have to give it a try 😀
I usually use Fresh Paint drying drops, but they’re not sold at my local Five Below, so I have to drive an hour away to buy them 😦
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They really are! Gosh, thats a long way to travel for something like that. Give these a try, hopefully you can get them easier!
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Thank you so much for doing this review! This product sounds amazing, I’m definitely going yo get my hands on it ASAP!
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No worries! Come back and let me know if you like it just as I do! 🙂
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I bought these because I hate smearing my stamping designs with a traditional top coat. I hope that these give me better results. Thanks for the review!
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Let me know you if love them as much as I do and if they do stop smearing of your stamped nail designs! No worries 🙂
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Every time I applied the Essence dry drops on my nails, there was oil on my fingers (a lot, all over them). How do you fix that? Great product not counting the oil on fingers.
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I like to buy the product I live in Vancouver B.C Please help
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