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Tati · Chanel

speaking of nail polish....

Kitty · Hermes

I'm curious to hear responses to this, too. I usually get mani's every week, but sometimes I get chipping after only a couple of days. Drives me nuts!

member · Hermes

I always had problems w/the nail polish on my fingers chipping, until recently. I bought Orly's Rubberized Base Coat (it has a purple top) and it's amazing! My polish doesn't chip at all anymore. My manicures last 8-10 days now, which is great for me. I apply the Orly basecoat, 2 coats of nailpolish, and then I use Seche Vite's Fast Drying top coat. This combo works better than anything I've tried.

I recommended it to some friends and it works great for them too!

Kitty · Hermes

Awesome, thanks for the rec shopchicago!!!

CarrieS · Marc Jacobs

Mine usually last 4-5 days. Before painting my nails, I swipe them with polish remover and then rubbing alcohol to make sure all oil is gone. I don't use a basecoat at all either. I usually just do 2-3 coats of the polish and then Seche Vite topcoat. I always wrap my tips with it too, which I swear helps!

twinkle_star · Kenneth Cole

I've been using Chanel nailpolish lately and I think it's amazing. My last professional mani lasted all of 3 days before it chipped (I think it was OPI polish and Chi topcoat) but I've done it myself a couple of times with Chanel polish and it lasts 8-10 days. I also use Sally Hansen's No-Chip acrylic top coat and Seche Vite on top of that. Since the polish costs about the price of a professional manicure I figure that I'm actually saving money in the end???????

ETA I also use rubber gloves when I do dishes and try and keep my hands from being submerged in water for too long. I also try to be more aware at work and use staple removers, etc. I'm fairly clutzy so being careful can sometimes be a challenge!

-- Edited by twinkle_star at 22:27, 2008-10-16

AllieGurl · Marc Jacobs

Well I do my own nails at home to save money and I use opi, then the opi fast dry top coat on top. usually it last about 5 days before I re do them :)

jacL · Coach

shopchicago33 wrote:

I always had problems w/the nail polish on my fingers chipping, until recently. I bought Orly's Rubberized Base Coat (it has a purple top) and it's amazing! My polish doesn't chip at all anymore. My manicures last 8-10 days now, which is great for me. I apply the Orly basecoat, 2 coats of nailpolish, and then I use Seche Vite's Fast Drying top coat. This combo works better than anything I've tried.

I recommended it to some friends and it works great for them too!

ShopChicago33 recommended the Orly base coat to me and I love it too! Before using the Orly base, my polish would start chipping at day two, but now it lasts about seven days!

I also loosely follow a "nail routine":

Day One: One coat of Orly base, two coats of color, and one coat of Essie top coat.

Day Three: One coat of top coat.

Day Four: One coat of color

Day Six: One coat of top coat.

Every couple of weeks, I use Sally Hansen Problem Cuticle Remover and every couple of days I condition my cuticles with a Sally hansen cuticle cream.

I spend a lot of time on my nails but it is worth it to me, and I try to multi-task--while watcing tv, reading a magazine (gotta be careful not to smudge), or even on my lunch break at work while reading the paper.

Tati · Chanel

Great! thannks for all the advice. I can't wait to go out and by me some new colors and test it out!

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

Ooh this is so interesting!

I just bought the Orly base and the Seche Vite, thanks for the recs, I trust your opinions! Will let you know how the new routine works out.