Orly "Top 2 Bottom" is a base and top coat. Followed by Revlon nail dry.
Orly "Glosser" is also great as a top coat.
Orly "Glosser" is also great as a top coat.
What is the BEST Base & Top Coat Polish?
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Hey ladies! I have a few questions. Ok I use a lot of OPI and China Glaze polishes. But my top coat is by Essie. What is a good top coat? Seems like Essie makes the OPI chip off quickly. And last question. If you guys use OPI polish do you use OPI top coats? Or whatever brand you use do you use the same brands top coat? HELP!!! I need a good one that will let the color stay on longer.
Would love to discuss the best base and top coats, but in a more in depth way. Not just that you like them, but why you like them? Their pros and cons? (if you want, just copy/paste what I wrote below and fill in your choices?)
Base Coat:
1.NUBAR Foundation Base Coat
2. CND Essentials Stickey Anchoring Base Coat
Pros - They both work equally as well, and are both extra sticky to really grab your polish. There is never any peeling of polish if you use either of these.
Cons- A bit hard to find in stores, so they must be ordered which can get pricey with shipping
Top Coat:
1. Prolana "Quick & Slick" (The Ultimate Top Coat)
Pros- it glides on so smooth and has never messed up my color - it really seals the color in and my manis do not chip with it
Cons- it doesn't dry that fast, and it's not so shiny
2. Seche Vite
Pros- we all know this is the shiniest prettiest top coat out there! So that is definitely the pro. And it dries SO fast, so it's the best top coat if you're in a rush.
Cons- nail polish shrinking, and the formula gets so sticky and impossible to apply once you're about half-way through
Base Coat:
1.NUBAR Foundation Base Coat
2. CND Essentials Stickey Anchoring Base Coat
Pros - They both work equally as well, and are both extra sticky to really grab your polish. There is never any peeling of polish if you use either of these.
Cons- A bit hard to find in stores, so they must be ordered which can get pricey with shipping
Top Coat:
1. Prolana "Quick & Slick" (The Ultimate Top Coat)
Pros- it glides on so smooth and has never messed up my color - it really seals the color in and my manis do not chip with it
Cons- it doesn't dry that fast, and it's not so shiny
2. Seche Vite
Pros- we all know this is the shiniest prettiest top coat out there! So that is definitely the pro. And it dries SO fast, so it's the best top coat if you're in a rush.
Cons- nail polish shrinking, and the formula gets so sticky and impossible to apply once you're about half-way through
Nail Tek....best shiny base/top coat ever! Doesn't dry as fast though as most top coats.
Beauty Secret....not bad at all and dries fast. What I usually use.
China Glaze.....does not dry as fast as Beauty Secrets unless they changed their formula lately.
OPI....dried too fast for me. I had a mini so maybe I have to try again.
Nubar.....have a bottle but haven't tried yet. Heard it works wonders if it's the right formulation one. They changed their formula then changed it back. The in-between was less than desirable to many.
Deborah Lippmann....have this but haven't tried yet. Just got it recently.
Beauty Secret....not bad at all and dries fast. What I usually use.
China Glaze.....does not dry as fast as Beauty Secrets unless they changed their formula lately.
OPI....dried too fast for me. I had a mini so maybe I have to try again.
Nubar.....have a bottle but haven't tried yet. Heard it works wonders if it's the right formulation one. They changed their formula then changed it back. The in-between was less than desirable to many.
Deborah Lippmann....have this but haven't tried yet. Just got it recently.