Iāve been pretty disappointed by most priming base coats Iāve tried. Iāve found they often donāt really smooth over ridges, and the VNL blurring ones seem to require multiple coats to level out and leave me with a good canvas.
Where I live, Nail Kind is a relatively inexpensive drugstore brand. I picked up a bottle of their ridge-filling primer and tested it out as a base for a multichrome maniā¦ and wow. Iām so impressed. While it doesnāt do very much to blur the VNL, it makes my free edges look so bright and evenly coloured. Itās the first thing Iāve tried that actually gives me that āyour nails but betterā look. š¤Æ And the ridge-filling is the best Iāve seen. Two thin coats gave me a flawless base for the multichrome (they can be pretty unforgiving).
Iām only four days in, but no chipping or misbehaving so far. If it lasts all weekā¦ I think I may have found my go-to base coat š
by majafjalla
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Pictured in post:
– two thin coats of Nail Kindās Ridge Filler Primer (base coat photos)
– Mooncatās Vaporize (thumb and index) and Dragon Scales (middle finger) in last photo, plus Essie gel couture top coat
I have loads of Nail Kind stuff. They are great quality, affordable and vegan (which is essential for me).
I always use one of their strengtheners or the 5in1 as basecoat. The only one I don’t like is the top coat which never seems to dry for me.