I like nail polish. I really do. I always have some colour on and when it starts to chip or grow out I get sad.
A few months ago I decided to buy some top coat in the hopes that it would stop chipping. I went to Daiso (a cheap store that sells Japanese products) and bought a no name brand for $2.80.
It didn’t do what I wanted and when I painted it on it seemed to take some of the colour I painted on with it. That’s why the liquid is now a little pink. It also made my nail polish too thick which meant that the slightest bump took the paint off
So I put it down to being a bad brand.
Last week I decided to try my top coat and base coat adventures again. This time I purchased Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Base and Top coat.
I followed the instructions on the bottle and painted a base coat. I waited a few minutes for it to dry and then painted on my favourite red Orly nail polish. I let that dry completely. Then I painted on a top coat.
Oh dear. The Sally Hansen did what the Daiso varnish did. It started to take a little bit of the paint below with it. It took forever for my nails to dry and they again started to chip.
What am I doing wrong? Do you use base and top coat?
Seche Vite top coat. You will never look back
Someone else has told me that too so I’ll give that a try next time. Thanks Nadia
I have found the brand of base and top coat that I use makes ALL the difference in my manicures. For me, the BioSculpture base coat is the best, but I know a LOT of people swear by either CND sticky or Orly Bonder (neither work particularly well for me). Seche Vite is pretty much the best top coat I have ever used, but if you get it, I recommend getting the Seche Restore as well – It helps you make the most of the Seche Vite when it inevitably starts to thicken in the bottle.
Thanks for that! Another recommendation for that brand! I’ll have to try it