Emjoi Micro-Nail Buff & Shine Manicure Kit Review

I'm an at-home manicure kind of girl. I can probably count on one hand the amount of times I've actually gone to a nail salon and gotten a mani/pedi...once was before my wedding, once was before my brother's wedding, and I'm sure there were a few more times when I went with girlfriends or my sisters, but that's about it. Growing up there just wasn't money for that sort of thing and as I got older I guess I just figured, "why pay someone else to do what I can do myself?". I'm probably not the typical girl, at least around here in the 'burbs of NYC, because most people I know go to the nail salon weekly. And I'll admit, their nails always look a lot better than mine, but there's something relaxing about coming downstairs after putting the baby to bed with a bottle of nail polish, remover and emery boards and painting my nails while I watch TV. It's a ritual I've been doing since I was a teenager and the best part is, I can change my nail color as often as I want (and usually it's a few times a week). 

But the one thing I've always hated doing is buffing my nails, using that little cube with all it's different sides...it just takes forever to get my nails looking shiny and ridge-free. But as I get older (I'll be 38 next week, yikes!) my nails are developing these vertical ridges and my polish isn't going on as smoothly as it used to, so buffing is becoming sort of a necessity for me. That's where the Emjoi Micro-Nail comes in. You guys know I love my Emjoi electronic foot files, so it was only natural that I'd want to try their new electronic nail buffer. I saw it on QVC a while back and was planning to order it but it kept selling out. Then Emjoi recently asked if they could send me one to try and I was super excited. 

This little hand-held device fits easily in a drawer when not in use and has a cap on it, making it perfect for your travel bag. It takes two AA batteries and turns on easily with the flick of a button.

It comes with two different types of rollers...a gray micro-smooth roller that smooths the surface of the nail and gets rid of bumps and ridges, and a white micro-shine roller that adds a mirror-like shine to your nails that looks like you're wearing clear nail polish. The rollers pop right onto the triangular-shaped head and switch out easily.

In about two minutes, I can take my nails from being dull and full of ridges to smooth and shiny without having to go over each nail with all the sides of a buffing cube (which used to take me 10-15 minutes). The Emjoi Micro-Nail rollers spin 360 degrees at 30 times per second so it only takes touching the rollers to each nail for a second or two to get amazing results. I used the gray roller first and removed all of my nail ridges in about 30 seconds to a minute. Then I switched to the white roller and in another 30 seconds to a minute my nails looked like they had a coat of clear nail polish on them. 

Before (left) and after using the Emjoi Micro-Nail (right)

Since using the Emjoi Micro-Nail, my nails (and toenails) are ridge-free and nail polish goes on so much more smoothly. It even seems to last longer without chipping because it has such a smooth surface to adhere to. Even on those rare occasions when I give my nails a break and go without polish, it's nice to be able to give my nails a beautiful shine. Even my husband tried using this and he's a total manly man who would never even think about getting a manicure. He saw it on the counter and tried it on one nail and thought it was so cool, he kept going (he's a sucker for any type of gadget, haha). 

I plan on getting a few of these and giving them as Christmas gifts this year. It's the perfect idea for the women (or men) in your life! 

Currently, the Emjoi Micro-Nail is sold exclusively at QVC, and the kit that I have that comes with four rollers is sold out, but there is another kit that has 8 rollers for a few dollars more, and you can find that at QVC.com here for $49.95.

**Disclosure- I received this product for review from a brand or PR Agency but all opinions are my own. I was not paid to write this review (this is not a sponsored post).**