4 hours..........TOUCH DRY????????????

[Miss Pink23]

I had to go to a hotel this evening to do a clients nails.
I did them while she was having her pedicure done (yes they checked with the manager lol)
She was told during the treatment that she should keep her feet out of closed toe shoes for 4 hours-and that was TOUCH DRY!!!!!!!!!

SURELY thats not right-it was ORLY polish????

 

[donna'sdelights]

4hrs seems a bit extreme. I usually as them to come in flip flops and try not to cover them for at least an hour, else I wrap the toes (after a short drying period) in cling film to stop smudges if they are wearing closed toe shoes.

 

[Zo Zo]

When I have a pedi I try to wear flip flops all day but there is a thread on here somewhere about wrapping the toes in clingfilm if closed toe shoes have to be worn.

It's tricky because if someone squashes their feet into pointy shoes or for instance, one of my clients wears steel toe caps, I think even after 4 hours there is a possibility that the polish will be affected.

I guess it would also make a difference how thickly / thinly the polish was applied.

 

[Envy]

Don't forget guys, it can take upto 12 hours for polish to cure through completely.

If the application is thick there is a chance of smudging for a very long time -
They would be 'touch dry' fairly quickly, but still more than capable of smudging through the deeper layers...

I think the tech was being overcautious - and at least this covers them if anything happens in that time... not a bad idea all in all..

 

[weezie]

Sometimes you tell people an hour and they hear half an hour so saying four hours may not be such a bad thing! :hug:

 

[essentia]

Hi Do not forget that the deeper the shade of nail polish the longer it takes to dry. The pigments prevent solvents escaping more readily and evaporating quicker. :lol:

 

[1999judy]

I'd say the tech was erring to the side of caution knowing how some clients can be a bit clumsy tbh.

 

[jenny2]

i use jessica and that can take two to three hours to dry, but once dry it lasts forever and looks amazing. But it is a pain cos not many people have two or three hours to do nothingx