What is the BEST Base & Top Coat Polish?
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Seche vite is great for drying and shine, but it doesn't to squat to make my manicure last longer. I use Nailtique forumala 2 as a basecoat. The only REAL way tomake a manicure last longer is to make sure your nail is strong. This protein treatment made my nails grow SUPER fast and SUPER strong and as a result my manincures lasted longer....so i use Nailtique as my base and seche vite as my top ( for shine and it dries in seconds..faster than any quick dry I've tried).
The combination of Sally Hansen Thicken Up! as a base coat with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat has been amazing for me thus far. I mean, I just tried it, but my manicure has lasted for about five days with very minimal wear and chipping to my nails. And I am not easy on them... playing volleyball, cleaning the shower & dishes, running around doing what college students do. Thumbs up so far!
Another vote for Seche Vite as a top coat. I would always mess up my nailpolish during sleeping (tiny scratches, as if my hair was imprinted in it), even when I painted my nails many hours before sleeping, but with SV it never happened again (even though I directly went to sleep after applying polish once)
i LOVE the top/clear coat by MAC. they have the best and it's only $9. not only that, it dries really fast, too! i have tried other top coats only to eventually go back to MAC's.
^ I love the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri... except the bottle (in my experience) gets all gloopy about halfway through the bottle. My last one is almost like rock solid! The one I have now started getting really gloopy so, I added some nail polish thinner. It helps, but not by much.
I use OPI, which seems to work well. I can go 2-3 weeks before any polish starts rubbing off from my gym shoes. Their base coat on the other hand, is awful.
