I probably shouldn't be responding to your question because I had to check to see which top coat I'm currently using......Sally Hansen Strengthening Top Coat. I'm more concerned with quick drying than chipping because I change my polish pretty frequently. That said, I think the chipping of my polishes is proportional to what I do with my hands. I recently ordered A England's base & top coats, and I'll be more cognizant of how my polishes wear.
Good goal for a great reason...you'll have the best looking nails on your trip!!!
For quick drying, I'm hooked on Nicole by OPI Drying Drops. I learned of this amazing product right here on this thread....life changing I tell you...just life changing!!!
I need a new top coat myself. I have Seche Vite, but I'm tired of dealing with it. I got a Beauty Secrets top coat from Sally's months ago. I don't like it. It takes too long to dry and I always get sheet marks every time I use it. Even after using the OPI drying drops with it.
I think Purity could work like that. I didn't think to use it as a base for neons. I also want all of the Butter London nudes. I think I'm going to jump on board the yellow train too.thanks. do you think that purity is ok to layer neons?? i decided to get that one instead of the essie one, i hope its ok. i like the zoya nude sand one too!!!! and the blue one more than the mint, i have a feeling im just going to get the 3
i went back to the zoya site and somehow i have some colors in my cart that i didnt see before!!! i hate it, i said soooo many times i was done and nope i dont think so!
Does it dry quicker than SH Insta Dry? Nicole by OPI is not widely available here (nor is OPI) - I've just seen a few polishes in random shops. And I've never seen their Drying Drops. Are they better than the regular OPI Drying Drops? I know they're available here.For quick drying, I'm hooked on Nicole by OPI Drying Drops. I learned of this amazing product right here on this thread....life changing I tell you...just life changing!!!
Yeah i have a 99 cents one from NY colors but its bad. i wanted a really good one for my new julep neons that i got for january. so i got purity. i really like BL tea with the queen, my mom loves it too. so im sure that im getting those 3 nudes. ohhh i cant wait for pippa for a sunny mani. hahah i luv him->You're going to be happy. I was in the midst of swatch heavy google searches for A-England polishes when my Zoyas arrived. I think my Zoyas got overshadowed by my excitement for the A-E polishes. I do like my Zoyas. I'm happy to have them in my collection and I'm adding other colors to my cart. Purity is the first white polish I've ever owned in my life. I think I just need to get used to it. Thanks for the tip on how to wear it. So I guess I need to get a pair of Manolos to go with my white polish.
I think Purity could work like that. I didn't think to use it as a base for neons. I also want all of the Butter London nudes. I think I'm going to jump on board the yellow train too.
I still see Stay Puft! All of our polish hauling could make him angry...
is that sally top coat like seche. i dont care about any other things too, all i want is fast drying!
The swatches had me salivating...and then I thought of what it would be like removing that polish from my nails.
I have no experience with "Seche". I just grab a drugstore brand for base and topcoat. I previously used Sally Hansen drying coat but dumped that after trying the OPI Drying drops. You still need a top coat with the drying drops. You apply them a minute after your topcoat and your nails are completely dried five minutes later. It has worked for me every time. I did order the A England base & top coat...The Knight and the Shield, just to try them. I'm not wedded to any particular brand of base/top coat but I can't imagine now living without the OPI Drying Drops.
I think Purity could work like that. I didn't think to use it as a base for neons. I also want all of the Butter London nudes. I think I'm going to jump on board the yellow train too.
I still see Stay Puft! All of our polish hauling could make him angry...
Do you wait the obligatory one minute before applying the drying drops? I polish my nails just before sleep and since using the OPI drying drops I have NEVER had marks of any kind. I just don't put much faith in the base and top coat in terms of prolonging the life of my manicure.
I only have the opi sand kind but these look similar. it wasnt that bad to remove, I've had worse with glitter polish.The swatches had me salivating...and then I thought of what it would be like removing that polish from my nails.
I've had those OPI drops but I did not know then that you should use them with a top coat.I have no experience with "Seche". I just grab a drugstore brand for base and topcoat. I previously used Sally Hansen drying coat but dumped that after trying the OPI Drying drops. You still need a top coat with the drying drops. You apply them a minute after your topcoat and your nails are completely dried five minutes later. It has worked for me every time. I did order the A England base & top coat...The Knight and the Shield, just to try them. I'm not wedded to any particular brand of base/top coat but I can't imagine now living without the OPI Drying Drops.
BeautyBay.com has free international shippingDoes anyone know of any website that ships Deborah Lippmann overseas (I'm in Australia)? All the sites I've seen don't ship internationally.
I don't experience much shrinking with The Shield. I haven't noticed any with Instra-Dri either. I guess it's also to do with the polish - some will shrink no matter what TC you out on them. Ungrateful cows!
Nubar's Boyfriend Jeans - part of their cheeky little release where they duped the entire Chanel Jeans collection. Bad Nubar! This one's super close to Blue Boy, but I think has a touch more grey to it. Nothing a normal person would notice though
On the ring finger I have one coat of Nubar 2010. The flakes are pretty small and the camera couldn't really capture them (I know, I know. Bad workman blames his tools). My cuticles are still not in super shape but Lemony Flutter's helped a lot.
Thankee!Looks very pretty, Buick
