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RANDOM: But what Top Coat are you ladies using to prevent chips and/or provide high shine? I'm currently not happy with mine. (Besides Seche please)

Me too!!!

But now I've to be an extra good girl and check the spending, because the bf and I booked our super aswesome vacation and I need money for that!

 I've been using SH Insta Dri for a few years now - it dries my polish really quickly.

When I was in the US a few months ago I picked up a few top coats we can't get here - Seche, Poshe, Essie Good To Go - but I haven't tried them yet.

RANDOM: But what Top Coat are you ladies using to prevent chips and/or provide high shine? I'm currently not happy with mine. (Besides Seche please)

Oh no.  I need you to be wowed! Should I be lowering my expectations before my Zoya order arrives?  I also got Purity because I like how my toes look with stark white polish and black strapy Manolo sandals.  I was eagerly awaiting Zoya's Blu because it swatched so beautifully!  I ordered Neely, so I'll let you know what's it's like before dust off the gun to pull the trigger.  I like your 'makeup' hauls...what happens when you have a cancellation.  You manage to find the best replacement items!  Great haulage!!!

    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! 

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 found this on Chic Profile :

http://www.chicprofile.com/2013/01/zoya-spring-2013-pixie-dust-collection-info-photos-swatches.html

SOURCE : CHIC PROFILE

Looks pretty ! matte and glitter, well why not it's quite amazing !

     is that sally top coat like seche. i dont care about any other things too, all i want is fast drying! 

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.

INDEED.  You have many NP options so yes, Manolos are in order.

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...

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 was extremely tempted to order The Knight and The Shield base and top coats from A-England. I changed my mind at the last minute. I want to get something that I can easily run to the store to get in a pinch. I'm not fond of the idea of waiting for essential items like that to be shipped and delivered.

I need to get something soon before I do my next mani. My current bottle of Seche is a gloopy mess. I do not want to pay extra money to get the restore thinner for it. I'm looking to try Poshe if I can find it and Butter London's base and top coats. I also heard good things about Debora Lippmann's base and top coats. I want to try the Addicted to Speed top coat. I hope I'll be able to make a trip to Ulta tomorrow.

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. 

Does anyone know of any website that ships Deborah Lippmann overseas (I'm in Australia)? All the sites I've seen don't ship internationally.

Yes, at least the OPI sand was easier to remove than your average glitter polish.

I've had those OPI drops but I did not know then that you should use them with a top coat.

I need a top coat that does not make the polish shrink. Any suggestions?

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. 

Looks very pretty, Buick

BeautyBay.com has free international shipping :)

Unfortunately they don't have the Gel Lab set that I want to try.

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! 

re: drying drops - I always thought they were a replacement for a fast drying TC and used them as such. Maybe that's where I messed up because they didn't work for me at all.

Kelly has swatches of the Nicole OPI Modern Family collex!

http://www.vampyvarnish.com/2013/01/nicole-opi-modern-family-collection-swatches-review#more-36092

The only one I like is A Like-Haley Story (I'm guessing Haley is a character in the show?). I'm not sure if I'll get it though. Saving up for DL!!!

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Originally Posted by Slimmycakes 

RANDOM: But what Top Coat are you ladies using to prevent chips and/or provide high shine? I'm currently not happy with mine. (Besides Seche please)

Poshe, The Shield (A-England) and Wicked Fast (Cult Nails) are my favourites.

I've been using my first bottle of Sally Hansen Insta Dri for the past 1.5 weeks and I'm really liking it so far. Two thumbs up for Sally!

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Originally Posted by Slimmycakes 

RANDOM: But what Top Coat are you ladies using to prevent chips and/or provide high shine? I'm currently not happy with mine. (Besides Seche please)

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.

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. 

RANDOM: But what Top Coat are you ladies using to prevent chips and/or provide high shine? I'm currently not happy with mine. (Besides Seche please)

It looks gorgeous on you!

Koh have some very interesting shades but they are super expensive. I like the little boxes you get with the polishes too.

Oh dear. Another gorgeous mani and another new polish brand. I looked up Koh and found the website to order. The polish appears to cost about $20 USD and they ship internationally.

Lovely colour! Looked up Koh. Never heard of them. But then again I was not even a remote NPA when I visited Amstedam. They seem to have some interesting colours (like greens - BTW a green March could be really nice thing to do, I'm stocking up greens!) but difficulf pages! *Puts the brand on list for later acquisitions...*

TY! Yeah they are a little pricey but I love the formula, bottle and the boxes are adorable!! When I bought them she tried to give them to me without a box I was like nonono I want my box!!

lol! They are awesome :x

You need one more in the second row 

I never tried the Ultimate Nudes range because I was worried they'd be too sheer and, erm, classy for my liking, 

She probably wanted to keep them for herself. Well, not this time!

What other colours did you get?