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What nail polish top coat do you use.

BOBS
BOBS Posts: 2,871 Forumite
in Health & beauty MoneySaving
No matter what ail polish i buy it never lasts more than half a day. Always put on two coats.
Can anyone recommend a clear top coat that would make it last a bit longer.
I am a fulltime Mum and childminder so they probably do take a bit of abuse.
Thanks :)
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  • moromir
    moromir Posts: 1,854 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Seche vite without a doubt. I've tried others and they're thin and take ages to set in comparison.
  • miss_independent
    miss_independent Posts: 1,191 Forumite
    Yep, two coats of Seche Vite and I'm good. I get it from Ebay or Sally's.
  • LondonDreamer
    LondonDreamer Posts: 725 Forumite
    Thirding Seche Vite. Got the original bottle from Boots (when they had 3 for 2 across all nail care) and now I get the large refill bottles from eBay to top it up as needed.
  • axxxl
    axxxl Posts: 14 Forumite
    Never tried the Seche Vite top coat but bought Barry M's 3-in-1 recently and it's done the job brilliantly so far.
  • Jei70
    Jei70 Posts: 281 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I use Sally Hansen Insta-Dri and I like it more than the Seche Vite. It was not worth the money, in my opinion. Though I had bought it at full price!
    Cogito, ergo sum.
  • Ida_Notion
    Ida_Notion Posts: 314 Forumite
    axxxl wrote: »
    Never tried the Seche Vite top coat but bought Barry M's 3-in-1 recently and it's done the job brilliantly so far.


    Another vote for Seche Vite here. I might give Barry M's 3-in-1 a go myself next time though - I've never bought a bad polish from them.
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  • Josslette
    Josslette Posts: 554 Forumite
    Seche Vite :)
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  • BOBS
    BOBS Posts: 2,871 Forumite
    Wow - thank you for so many comments. My nails were drying (second coat) as I posted this morning at 9.12am and now looking at them the tips are all worn off already. Going to get the seche vite - seems to be most popular choice.
    Thanks again everyone :)
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  • Tygermoth
    Tygermoth Posts: 1,413 Forumite
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    Setche vite too. :D
    Please note I have a cognitive disability - as such my wording can be a bit off, muddled, misspelt or in some cases i can miss out some words totally...
  • Melonade
    Melonade Posts: 747 Forumite
    I like seche vite but it always shrinks back from the tips of my nails :mad: My OH is a car painter and checked the ingredients for me. It's got a fast acting drying something or other so he said it would be best to leave it a while after painting my nails to apply the top coat.

    Got bored with the idea and tried the BarryM 3 in 1. Apart from the fact I've been picking the polish off it actually lasted a lot longer than seche vite even after doing dishes and gardening :T
    Even if you stumble, you're still moving forward.
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