Say goodbye to chipped and dinted nail polish with this 'life-changing' hack.
Amidst the cost-of-living crisis, many of us are tightening the purse strings and pulling back on our usual beauty treatments to save a little money. If you can't afford a £50 set of acrylics every month, the humble nail polish is there to save you.
However, cheap nail polishes are infamous for only lasting a few hours before they start peeling off, lose their shine, and start looking dingey. A beauty pro has a completely free solution she 'couldn't live without' - but not everyone is convinced it works...
Known as 8kateee online, Kate has amassed a staggering 200,000 followers thanks to her fashion and makeup tricks. Her latest 'ice' trick to 'lock in your nail polish' has recently gone viral, and it's easy to see why.
"Some of you don't know the ice track when doing your nails and I actually have no idea how you're getting normal polish to look halfway decent," she said. "But, it's my favourite girl hack of all time - so let me show you."
The content creator applies two layers of OPI nail varnish and allows the second coat to ''slightly' dry before dipping them into a glass filled with ice water for 'as long as you can'. Around 20 seconds should do the job.
"The whole point of this if you've ever painted your nails - you probably know if they're not [properly] dry when you go to bed or sit down with a blanket or something, you're going to get little divots in the polish," Kate added. "It drives me up all the wall."
The TikToker proceeds to poke her thumbnail to see if it causes a mark - adding: "It's not leaving any indent... Now my nails are locked in for perfection for at least a week." You can pick up a bottle of OPI nail polish from a slew of retailers and beauty stores including Boots for £11.92.
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Thousands of viewers rushed to the comments section to applaud the hack - with many saying they swear by it. "Dries like magic and lasts forever," one person raved. Another agreed, commenting: "Yes, oh my god. My mum showed me this trick 45 years ago." While a third added: "This is actually life-changing information."
However, others slammed the hack arguing it simply doesn't work - or insisted you don't need to use ice, just water. "I used to try this after reading it in a magazine and it literally never worked for me," one person wrote. Another added: "Nail tech here - ice isn't necessary - the water will do it."
Have you tried the ice hack? Let us know if it worked for you in the comments section below