Hi everyone! So, I finally got it! I got a "holy grail" top coat combo down. But I did end up buying a new top coat to use, cause I originally bought the one I'm currently using as a "temporary" till I bought the one I've been REALLY wanting. But I can switch it up between the two! I'll explain more of that later in this post.
First, I'll show you what I bought today! :]
I bought CND Solar Oil, Healthy Hoof cuticle cream, and what I've been waiting for.. the Qtica Extending Top Coat! My Bed Bath & Beyond didn't have the full size though :[ Poop. But better than nothing! Anyway, I've always been buying nail polish after nail polish, but recently I took a good look at my cuticles and man, there's some hang nails and some dry skin going on! Yikes.. so after doing some research, I decided to try out the Solar Oil, and Healthy Hoof's cuticle cream cause I read such good reviews on it! ESPECIALLY Healthy Hoof's.. tried it out the moment I got it, and man is it different from my Burt's Bee's. I love the consistency SO much more. Burt's Bee's always had this tendency to, eh, I dunno, make me cringe a little. Weird right? But I just.. egh! Didn't like it, but kept using it cause it was all I had. But, not anymore! GOODBYE Burt's Bee's!
It's over between you and I ;] And I've never really tried oils before, but I knew I had to have some extra care in my routine, so thought I'd give that a go to. Now, as far as the Qtica Extending Top Coat goes, I've been waiting to try this baby out. I was originally aiming for the Barielle Manicure Extender, but I couldn't find it at my Marshall's so settled for the Qtica instead. But I read they're both JUST as good. I read online that people wear this on top of their nail color, THEN put a quick try top coat like Seche Vite over it, and it's awesomesauce! But recently, I just tried out a combo of Sally Hansen Hard as Nails with Seche Vite on top.
My mani has been chip free for 3 days now. Just slight tip wear, and TINY chips on my left index finger.. but nothing even noticeable. Lovely! You must be wondering why I bothered with the Qtica one then, if the Sally Hansen works just as well. Well, I can't answer that completely.. I just get curious with other top coats :D Hopefully the Qtica works JUST as well, but I'm expecting it to work better. I'll keep you guys updated on it! Kissing those days of a chippy mani in less than 3 hours GOODBYE.
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