Overall, I’m so pleasantly surprised by the quick dry time, longevity, feel, and make-up of this product. On the other hand, Dazzle Dry claims the polish can last up to 30 days on your toes, and Beth’s test came up positive-she had no chips for an entire month (a little regrowth though, but that’s to be expected). Unfortunately, it didn’t hold up to the three-week guarantee, but I blame washing my hands an absurd amount (hello flu season), ripping open packages in a pinch at work, and nervously picking at them for their inability to endure until that third week (perhaps a bad habit to crush this year). It’s witchcraft.Įven better than the quick dry time, this polish lasted me two weeks without chipping. It clocked in at completely dry in under three minutes-and we mean “rub your nails together, run your fingers through your hair, and do the dishes” dry. After my glowing review over Slack, Beth, our beauty content manager, tried the set and set up a timer to truly test how fast it dried. I literally can’t believe I’m saying this, but it actually dries in less than five minutes, as promised. The nail color was an additional $18, so I refrained from purchasing any more until I gave it the good ole’ college try.Ī post shared by Dazzle Dry must say, I am so pleasantly surprised. Their website offers 148 different shades of nail lacquer, and I was so overwhelmed by choices that, *naturally*, I settled for a clean-looking shade of white called “White Lightning” that I saw featured on one of their IG posts. However, without the rest of the system, your mani might not last as long or be fully vegan and cruelty-free, so we swear by The System. The most important part of these steps is the base coat, which contains special polymers that make your nails dry nearly instantly without the use of UV lights like gel polish. It included the nail prep, base coat, top coat, and “revive,” which helps maintain the integrity of the top coat and nail lacquer in the bottles if they thicken or bubble over time. The earlier renditions took as long as 60 minutes to dry.A post shared by Dazzle Dry step of the system costs $12 to $20 dollars, and after reading rave reviews of the brand and their products, I decided upon The System, which is a bundle of all of the products you need for the results they promise.
While polishes seemed to evolve, they still contained materials that were hazardous, flammable and yielded undesirable results - like the yellowing of nails after prolonged regular use, lengthy drying times and chipping after a few days. Valenty discovered the dangers lurking in the majority of polishes which, she explained were introduced as a bi-product of the automotive painting industry in the 1920’s.
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This started her on a professional path that led her to involvement with the nail industry. She went on to earn her doctorate in bioorganic chemistry at Penn State University. She graduated as valedictorian of her high school class and earned a scholarship to attend Mapua University, a top IT school known as the MIT of the Philippines, where she majored in chemistry. While in high school, teachers noticed her gift for academics and research. If I can’t help them physically, I can help them spiritually,” Valenty said. “In my mind, that’s the next best way to help people. Four Steps to Flawless Step 1 - NAIL PREP Nail Prep cleans the nail plate while providing beneficial moisture, calcium, vitamin B5, & hydrolyzed protein. When her parents told her they couldn’t afford medical school, she considered becoming a nun. Dazzle Dry’s 4 Step System + Revive provides the fastest drying, longest wearing natural manicure you will ever experience. Years ago, she created a top coat that utilized UVA light to allow the polish to dry in six minutes and contained none of the hazardous materials. Valenty’s chemistry background told her that nail polish ingredients contained endocrine disruptors and allergens. The company allows her to use her science degrees and decades-long experience doing research and development for high-profile companies. How Dazzle Dry got its startĬonsideration of others is at the heart of Valenty’s Dazzle Dry, which she started in 2007. “I didn’t want to benefit from the sacrifice of others,” Valenty said of her reason to donate the sanitizer rather than sell it.
The company will continue to do this through the pandemic. It also enabled her to pay it forward by working with the Salvation Army to donate the sanitizer to those on the front lines. She responded by turning her non-essential Chandler-based company into an essential one by using her manufacturing headquarters that made nail polish to also make FDA-approved hand sanitizer.
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