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Super hard long lasting

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rosiepaul · 15/01/2021 20:35

Nail varnish...

I'm going to have to soak my gels off and I'm after a hard, long lasting polish. I have quite weak bendy nails even if they are quite short.

I know nothing will be as good as gels but something that lasts longer than a couple of days.

I have CND Vinyl polishes which are ok so maybe I need an awesome top coat instead?

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rosiepaul · 16/01/2021 09:11

Hopeful bump!

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Fluffycloudland77 · 16/01/2021 10:48

Normal polish never fully cures, paint cures rather than dries, so it always chips eventually.

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rosiepaul · 16/01/2021 13:06

Oh I know it will chip eventually but hoping for recommendations for a longer lasting one from people's experience :-)

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heathergem · 16/01/2021 17:32

I quite like the Rimmel 60 second varnish, but the key is to have a base coat, 2 layers of polish and a top coat...and don't touch anything for an hour or so to really leave your nails to set.

NotMiranda · 16/01/2021 18:14

Essie Gel Couture is good. It's not actual gel, but it's definitely stronger than most polishes.

Cluckycluck · 16/01/2021 18:51

Essie tends to last best for me. Get a colour with a matching glitter then you can always just touch up the tips with glitter when it clips and it's the easier nail art ever.

SpongeBobJudgeyPants · 16/01/2021 19:19

If you can be bothered, and I usually can't, I'm told giving another coat of top coat every other day helps.

SpongeBobJudgeyPants · 17/01/2021 13:38

Any help, OP?

jackjackjacks · 17/01/2021 15:35

Essie Gel polishes with their gel top coat.

tappitytaptap · 17/01/2021 15:38

I was wondering the same thing (and also whether people have tips for soaking off uber glittery gels....)

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rosiepaul · 17/01/2021 17:57

@tappitytaptap

I was wondering the same thing (and also whether people have tips for soaking off uber glittery gels....)
Soak soak soak! I find glitter gel and polish sets like cement!
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rosiepaul · 17/01/2021 17:59

So I've rustled together from what I have an Essie base coat and varnish ( fifth Avenue) and a rimmel super gel top coat so let's see what happens

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SparkyBlue · 17/01/2021 18:05

OP after I soaked off my shellac I found they looked way better with a good buffing and filing and a clear treatment and topcoat . They were still a bit weak and coloured polish was chipping too quickly (constant sanitizer not helping) and they looked awful. So they looked healthier and neater left bare.

AliceinBunniland · 18/01/2021 08:32

Seche vite top coat

They do coloured polish too I think

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