Base Coats & Top Coats

When ever you paint your nails you should always use a base coat to protect your nails and a top coat to seal the polish. plus with the right top coat you'll have a super shiny surface when you are done:)

These are some of my favorite base coats.

These are my favorite top coats.

On the left from left to right is OPI's Natural Nail Base Coat. Then OPI's Nail Envy Nail Strengthener. Third is Seche Clear Crystal Clear Base Coat. Fourth is Essie's All in One Base. Last is Orly's Bonder Rubberized Basecoat. 

OPI's Nail Envy is a better choice if you have brittle or weak nails because it has a strengthening formula.

Orly's Bonder is an interesting base. Due to its formula, it dries with a sticky rubber feel to it. It claims to cling onto the color and nail better. 

On the right from left to right is OPI's Top Coat. Second is Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat. Last is Orly's Won't Chip Protective Polymer Shield.

In my opinion I love Seche Vite because it dries relatively fast and it is a very shiny top coat.

This last polish in the black bottle is Seche's Ultra-V UV Activated Top Coat. With this top coat you have to have a UV nail lamp to cure the top coat, it also has a distinct stink to it but in the end it is super shiny.