I've heard stories of polishes that refuse to dry for whatever reason (mixing old and new polishes and top/base coats, too many coats, etc.), but I've never had that problem.
Until yesterday.
Until I decided to paint my nails a few hours before going to a concert without showering or getting ready beforehand.
I had selected a nice coral for the show (Arcade Fire, woo!), but since I was running late, I decided to borrow one of my mom's polishes, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Racey Rouge, thinking ohh yay, quick-drying polish. Not so much. My first mistake was putting a quick-dry topcoat on the color; I don't think that combination meshed well for whatever reason. Then, because I couldn't leave it alone, I grabbed Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure to layer on top...with two coats. This was my second mistake. My third mistake? Using quick-drying topcoat again.
At this point, I had seven layers of polish on. Seven layers that refused to dry. When I've gone layering happy in the past, I just use one of those aerosol sprays that dry your nails, but I didn't have it with me.
I sat around for THREE hours with wet/still dentable nails. The only thing I could do was take a blow dryer to them, which I don't normally do because it causes bubbling but at this point, I had wet nails, half an hour to shower and get ready, and Arcade Fire waiting. I was desperate. It worked somewhat; it got them dry enough to let me shower. My nails finally dried sometime during the opening act.
All the drying drama aside, my nails looked fab. They looked like little embers (hmm, wonder why I chose this mani for Arcade Fire). And I was quite proud of my polishing skills without any clean-up: I did a nearly perfect gap on my own without the help of acetone and a paintbrush. Actually, my gap-leaving skills have improved a lot over the past few months.
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