Keeping your nails neat and polished takes work; and it can be expensive if you go to a salon. Consumer expert Amy Davis is testing the Naked Nails electronic manicure tool. The manufacturer says it gives you shiny, glossy nails in seconds without the drying time or mess of traditional nail polish.
Davis asked KPRC Channel 2 morning producer Celina Gore to give it a try.
She's familiar with the naked nail look. It's how she prefers her nails, buffing them to a shine that makes it look like she's wearing clear polish.
"It's just a cleaner look. Not too fancy," Gore said.
Gore usually achieves the glossy look with a manual buffer and polisher. The Naked Nails electronic manicure tool takes two AA batteries so the buffer and polisher spin against your nails much faster than you could do it manually.
The Naked Nail commercial describes the product as "The new miracle tool that transforms your nails from dull and drab to shiny and beautiful in seconds,"
"Seconds" may be an overstatement, but Gore said the electronic version is much quicker than how she usually buffs and shines her nails.
It took a little less than 10 minutes for Gore to do one hand. Naked Nails comes with 2 attachments to file your nails, 2 to buff them and 2 more to polish your nails to a glossy shine. Once those are worn out, you have to buy refills. Ten new attachments will cost you $4.99. The actual tool is $14.88 at Walmart. It's money Gore said she'd spend just to save her time.
"I would buy this out of convenience," she said.
The look lasts as long as it takes for your nails to grow out. Instructions inside the box say you shouldn't use the device more than every two weeks because it can make your nails too thin when it buffs them.