What is the BEST Base & Top Coat Polish?

[xpurseloverx]

i also heard out the door was a good top coat that is also at sallys
ps essie top coat no good it made my nail polish peel

 

[ilvoelv]

Seche Vite hands down.

 

[pmburk]

I use OPI Natural Nail basecoat. For topcoat - Seche Vite all the way. It is by far the best topcoat on the market. Apply it over wet polish, it goes on smooth, dries super fast and super shiny, and no shrinkage.

 

[bagshopr]

Sally Hansen, the one that is a base and a top coat in one product.

I have used OPI and Seche Vite, as well as other salon brands. Nothing beats the Sally Hansen's performance or price.

 

[luvhautecouture]

How come every bottle of seche I've had has been goopy, thick and impossible to manage? DO you ladies have tips? I want to know why you are all raving about it!

 

[luxe K]

I don't have a favorite base coat, but I love Seche Vite for my top coat. I use OPI and some random Jessica base coat, and both seem equal.

 

[sara999]

I use Rock Hard base coat & Rock Top Coat. Picked them up at Sally's Beauty Supply & I've never had a problem.

i just bought these! i can't wait for them to arrive

How come every bottle of seche I've had has been goopy, thick and impossible to manage? DO you ladies have tips? I want to know why you are all raving about it!

i have had the same problem. i don't use seche...for me it's a disaster and causes shrinkage

 

[Mette]

I hear lots of good things about Seche Vite. I like the Dior top coat and base coat.

 

[beljwl]

I just bought Seche Vite, gonna try it in a few minutes. Hope it is not thick and goopy

 

[shakti29]

I have been using Essie Good To Go top coat and REALLY like it! Dries fast like Seche Vite but no shrinkage! I highly recommend it!

I alternate Stickey base coat with OPI Chip Skip (depends on how much time I have).

 

[devoted7]

I switch off and on with zoya anchor and armor, nailtek, essie's base coat for sensitive nails, and Good to Go Top Coat. They're simply amazing!

 

[Milsy]

I just tried out nailtek foundation 2, orly bonder, 2 coats of opi and seche vite and I had very small chips in less than 24hrs.
I applied the tc while the polish was still wet, not too thick, so not sure why this happened. Very disappointed
I've had better results without using tc or bc.

 

[babevivtan]

Oh how come the Seche ratings are so low? But i do have Seche and I use it and u know what? It turns all thick after i am 1/5 down the bottle and that is when i need to add solvent. Anyone else has this issue? I know Seche is NOT Big 3 Free but I am too addicted to its fast dry speed to give it up. Wld love to try any other top coats but it must dry FAST.

http://theedgeofsanity.org/?p=3062

They did a test panel of people blind who gave their impressions of it. Some surprising results there!

 

[babevivtan]

I have been using Essie Good To Go top coat and REALLY like it! Dries fast like Seche Vite but no shrinkage! I highly recommend it!

I alternate Stickey base coat with OPI Chip Skip (depends on how much time I have).

Essie Good To Go top coat? Thanks, will keep that in mind!

 

[Vogue7]

i use essie for both base & top!! its pretty good!!!