Finally got my Julep polishes today

[dexteroni]

I'm glad you got them! I like that one. I still can't believe I missed this sale! Post a pic of your whole haul so I can live vicariously through you.

[y4m]

Mine came today and I got that color too! Debating between that one and a purple for the next 2 weeks of toes.

[y4m]

I'm doing it...with a matte topcoat!

[KaraOrNot]

I love that color!

Eta: All of your colors are pretty! Now I am kicking myself that I didn't buy any.

[y4m]

I'm torn between the matte topcoat and the sparkly blue one I'm now thinking of as the mermaid one.

[y4m]

You and I got two of the same sets RNV--I also have the purple ones.

[y4m]

I went sparkly blue!

[y4m]

I never paint my fingers. Effort:impact ratio doesn't work out.

[y4m]

K--do you use a top/bottom coat? I just use OPI and it gets through 2-3 weeks usually--workouts and heels.

[y4m]

No top/bottom coat would chip in 2 days for me. Of course I use a patented slap-polish-in-the-general-vicinity-of-my-toes-and-wash-in-the-shower application method.

[y4m]

Wash off the stuff that misses your nails. I paint the night before,wildly,then let it dry and all the skin stuff will come off.

[Kore]

Yay! I'm so annoyed with myself for not getting that color. It's gorgeous!

This top coat has been magical for me:

www.drugstore.com/sally-hansen-mega-shine/qxp253963

I am seriously the queen of chipped polish after 1-2 days. I get really good wear out of Seche Vite, but it shrinks like crrrazy on me. This stuff magically doesn't shrink, dries really fast, and I got a full week out of my polish before I got bored & changed it. I painted my nails Monday, and they still look fresh. Completely unheard of!

YMMV, of course. I have really good luck with Sally Hansen polishes, where OPI chips in less than 24 hours on me. This is def helping my resolution to keep my nails painted

[KaraOrNot]

Jan 10, 2013 16:23:18 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

This might be a dumb question, but are you supposed to top coat before the color even dries?

This is what I do.

[Kore]

Yes! With the "quick dry" top coats, at least. My routine is to paint 1st layer on all nails, then paint 2nd coat on all nails (no dry time in between beyond the amount of time it took me to paint the other 9 fingers), then immediately follow with the top coat. It penetrates the layers, or something, and dries everything solid.

Before top coats, I'd paint a thin first layer, wait an hour, paint a thin 2nd layer, wait 2 hours, and go to bed. I'd still wake up with sheet marks on my nails. They'd never fully dry. Grr! This is no longer an issue. Changed my life!

[KaraOrNot]

Jan 10, 2013 16:26:53 GMT -5 Kore said:

Changed my life!

YES! I never painted my nails because it smugged, not matter what. Quick dry top coat is amazing!