Okay, this is by far the most popular question I received from when I did the Living with Landyn Instagram takeover. “WHY did I say I’ll never get gel or dip again?” Well, here are all the deets…
I’m a guitar player and a busy mom. I’m also a girl who loves a fresh mani/pedi. It’s one of the small pleasures in life that makes me feel good and put together. The challenge is, I’m constantly raking my nails across metal strings, digging into a bag, changing a diaper or washing my hands.
Every time I get gel or dip, I regret it. I’m stuck with the color until I can get back to the salon to get it removed with foils. Typically, after a few weeks, the polish starts to crack anyway. Or my nails grow out so far from the bed that it’s not a good look. And my nails are absolutely destroyed if I take off gel or dip and decide not to get them done again for a while. They’re paper thin, scratched and it takes the entire time of a nail to regenerate for them to look decent and strong again. You feel me, ladies?
Enter (drum roll please) Dazzle Dry! This is a product I can NOT live without right now. My favorite part is this polish is chip free for 1-2 weeks on fingers and 3-4 weeks on toes.
This is day 5 of my mani.
“Alluring Charm” is my go-to Dazzle Dry color.
My next favorite part is it comes off with regular polish remover. Bonus: it’s clean, cruelty free, and vegan (did you know some polishes use animal by products? I didn’t until recently. What ARE we putting on and in our bodies?! Ew!).
My friend, Steph, originally told me about it and said a salon in my neighborhood offers it. I love getting my nails done professionally because they paint them way better than I can, but I’ve also bought the Dazzle Dry system and done them at home myself when I can’t get to the salon.
The system is 4 simple steps, but I will warn you: you must use the entire system and follow the directions for the polish to cure properly. When you receive your product in the mail, Dazzle Dry includes a QR code where you can watch a video to see how it’s done. It’s easy, but there are nuances. If you try it, I highly recommend watching the video first. The director training will make no bones about it: if your mani chips before 1 week, then you missed a step in the directions. I can attest, it took a little practice for me, but as I type this right now, I’m on day 4 of my at-home mani and going strong.
Okay, ladies, if you try it, please let me know what you think! My favorite color is “Alluring Charm.” It’s a milky pink, full coverage, cream polish. Get the system with your favorite color and take a picture of your Dazzle Dry mani/pedi and tag me on Instagram @laurenlucasinsta ! And what color did you get??