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"When I ran into nail guru Essie Weingarten (AKA the woman behind Essie nail polish) backstage at the Costello Tagliapietra, I immediately set out to hunt her down to pick her brain for nail tips. I mean, how could I not? And, of course, she laid a few gems on me, but this one particular tip got a big ol&amp;#x27; star next to it&amp;amp;#8212;my shorthand for &amp;quot;DO SOMETHING WITH THIS TIP!&amp;quot; What was it? I asked her exactly how long she advises to wait between coats to make sure your polish lasts&amp;amp;#8212;a very important question, obviously. And her answer was...drumroll please...2 minutes. Yup, 2 full minutes between the base coat and the color, two minutes between color coats, and then two minutes before the top coat goes on. She says that&amp;#x27;s all you need to wait in between to get a dry enough surface to get the next layer to adhere. It&amp;#x27;s interesting because I tend to go way longer in between when I do them myself, but I notice that when I go to the nail salon they hardly wait any time at all. So this two-minute deal splits the difference&amp;amp;#8212;and will save me time on my DIY jobs. Sweet. How long do you usually go between coats? Will you change your timing now that you&amp;#x27;ve heard Essie&amp;#x27;s stance on this? Got another tip that makes your nail polish last longer? Spill below! Want more backstage tips? Check out this great eyeliner idea here and these cool nail looks here! And then check out all our Fashion Week coverage here! Photos: ThinkStock "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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