Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

I was unsure about whether or not to buy this top coat as I had read both positive and negative reviews of it online.  Some people said that it chipped quickly and that the polish shrank away from the edges of the nail as it dried.  Other people said that it was amazing and that it didn't chip for days.  I desperately needed a new top coat so I decided to risk it and bought a bottle from eBay.

Application

I found this polish easy to apply and it dried extremely quickly!  It was touch dry within 2 minutes of applying, had a really smooth finish and my polish didn't shrink away from the edges of my nail.

I've been wearing my current mani with this top coat for 4 days now and still no major sign of chipping!  This is after doing things which would usually chip my nails quite significantly so I'm really impressed with this top coat and will be using it from now on :)

Laquerdaisical Icicool

 Hi guys, I just want to apologise in advance for the messy edges on my nails, I was rushing and so didn't have time to tidy them up... Ok, this polish is from the amazing UK indie brand Laquerdaisical.  All of Alexia's polishes are handmade and hand mixed and so each bottle is unique! :)

 

'Icicool' is a pale blue base with small iridescent silver and blue circle glitter in various shades and larger dark blue hexagon glitter.

  

 

On my thumb and ring finger, I used 5 coats of Icicool by itself, and on my index finger, middle finger and little finger I used 1 coat of Icicool over a gradient which I did using Models Own 'Snow White' as a base and Barry M 'Blue Moon' for the gradient.

 

I adore this polish (and not just because it has an amazing name), however the base is quite thin and so would take quite a few coats for full opacity.  Personally I think this polish works better as a glitter top coat, which would look amazing over white, grey, pale blue and any other colour with a blue-ish tone to it.

 

 

Application

This polish was easy to apply - I didn't have to dig around to get some of the larger dark blue hexagon glitter - and it dried quickly and evenly. 

 

You can buy this polish from the Laquerdaisical Facebook page by sending Alexia a message through the Facebook page.  All polishes are available in 5ml and 15ml bottles :)



F.U.N Lacquer Diamond Holo Top Coat

I bought this polish as I loved the idea of a holographic top coat that could make any polish holographic!  And it does! :) It also works on its own, only requiring 3-4 coats to get a solid silver holographic finish.  You may want to apply more coats if you want the polish to be fully opaque so that you can't see the nail line.

 

Application

This polish is extremely easy to apply as it isn't too thick and it dries quickly.  The polish gives an even, holographic finish which looks amazing, even in daylight.  I quite often get distracted, and just stare at my nails as the rainbow effect is mesmerising!  This polish looks particularly amazing under a bright light where you can see its full holographic effect.  I used 4 thin coats but for full opacity I would use 5.

4 coats under natural light

 

4 coats under a bright light

 

I bought my bottle from Rainbow Connection and it is available in two sizes - £12 for 16.7ml or £7.70 for 7ml.  There is free delivery on all orders over £20!