Olive & June Quick Dry Nail Polish Review

We all know and love Olive & June for their nail polish and press-on nails (but if you don’t, make sure to check out the honest reviews for the manicure system and press-ons). They recently came out with a new line of Quick Dry Nail Polish and based on the quality of their existing products I knew I had to try it. Check out the below for my honest review of Olive & June Quick Dry Nail Polish. Spoiler: Obsessed!

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About Olive & June

Olive and June is a California-based, Woman-owned company (owned by Sarah Gibson Tuttle). Sarah opened a wildly successful brick & mortar nail salon in 2013 and launched the now-famous line of (long-lasting) nail polishes in 2019.

This luxury nail polish brand is vegan and cruelty-free and is 15-free formulated, which basically means it’s made without all the toxic things that so many nail polishes contain. The other key claim is that it is a gel-like finish but doesn’t require UV and comes off with a basic nail polish remover.

What is Available in the Olive & June Quick Dry Nail Polish Line

Olive & June launch their Quick Dry Nail Polish line in 2022 with 19 shades and a Quick Dry Top Coat. As of publication, they haven’t added any additional colors, but I’m hopeful they will. The colors are all glossy and range from opaque white to an inky black with a range of the rainbow in between.

I’m a big fan of the Olive & June mani system, which includes everything you need to get a salon-like manicure at home in one convenient kit, and what’s awesome now is that you can select long-lasting, quick dry, or a combination of both in the kit. If you decide not to get the system I highly, highly suggest you get The Poppy, which pops onto the top of the nail polish and gives you more control when painting. It’s a game changer when painting my dominant hand.

What I Bought

I bought two colors of Olive & June Quick Dry Polish, Smooch with is a bold red and Cateye which is an inky black. I also bought the Quick Dry Top Coat because if I’ve learned anything from Olive & June long-lasting polish is that the top coat makes all the difference.

The cost at the time of publishing is $7.50 per bottle or you can purchase the mani set. I’m a member (which means free shipping, discounts, and exclusive product) which brings the price per bottle down to $6.75.

How to Apply

It wouldn’t be Olive & June without The Poppy so of course it fits on the Quick Dry bottles to help with control of the brush.

Because the Quick Dry formula is thinner than Long-Lasting any imperfection on your nails (like ridges) could be visible. For this reason, I started out (after filing, buffing, swiping my nail with polish remvoer to make sure there was no residual oil) using the Ridge Filler. Then I proceeded to paint two coats of color and finished with the Top Coat. It’s important to paint thin layers to let each one dry fully. Since the Ridge Filler isn’t Quick Dry I let that dry for about 5 minutes, and then each color only about two minutes before going on to the next step.

Removal is super easy just using regular nail polish remover with a cotton pad, or skip the cotton pad and just use the Polish Remover Pot!

The Results

The polish genuinely is Quick Dry and will dry to the touch in about a minute! I wouldn’t go to sleep or right away as you might have some bedsheet lines, or drag something sharp across them, but to the touch it’s good to go. Without the Top Coat the polish isn’t matte, but it’s not a super high gloss finish. The Top Coat is key.

Now, the Quick Dry polish doesn’t last as long as the regular line, which is now called Long Lasting, which kind of says it all (meaning the Quick Dry is…short lasting?) Olive & June claims Quick Dry nail polish will last about five days, but I think it depends on how hard you are on your nails. I’m on a keyboard all day so for me it will last about three, but it’s enough to take me through the weekend and that’s amazing!

Where to Buy

Olive & June started as a DTC company and I still prefer buying directly from their website, as they have the best variety. Since I have the membership shipping is always free, but if you aren’t they also have free shipping with a minumimum purchase.

Along with Press-Ons and Long Lasting polish, Quick Dry polish is also available at Target. While Olive & June recently launched at Wal-Mart, they aren’t currently offering the Quick Dry line

Final Verdict of Olive & June Quick Dry Nail Polish

Olive & June Quick Dry Polish has been a complete gamechanger when I am getting ready and realize my nails don’t look up to par. Give me 5 minutes and I will have a salon looking manicure!

The only negative is Olive & June has sold out of colors pretty quickly, and I’d like them to add more variety.

Could the manicure last longer? Of course! But the tradeoff of only lasting a couple of days is definitely worth the Quick Dry option. The amount of time I spend painting my nails with Quick Dry is directly proportianate to how long it lasts. Quick Dry has become part of my regular rotation of nail polish. I’m OBSESSED!

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If you loved this Olive & June Quick Dry Nail Polishreview, check out these other nail posts:

Olive & June Press On Nail Manicure Kit

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Olive & June Long Lasting Nail Polish Manicure System Review

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