BEST TOPCOAT (Comparison Part 1)

Hello fellow nail junkies! I know that sometimes what is even more important than the color on our nails is the topcoat that protects it! One of my most popular posts was my top coat comparison between Seche Vite and Out the Door topcoat so I figured this would be appreciated and helpful to you guys! I have gathered a rather large collection of quick dry top coats over my short time blogging, I have a few more than the ones pictured but those aren't very good at all. Ok too much talking let me start off :)

also note, I know dentable isn't a real word but you guys get what I'm saying


 I ended up using only 6 topcoats because when I went to open my Out the Door this happened! :0

 dried out and broken brush! Has this happened to anybody? I've had it for like a year but I've had topcoats last me way longer!!!!

In this post I will show you the first part of my two part comparison.

DRY TIME AND SHINE.
If you don't want to read all of this I found that  Revlon and Seche Vite were the shiniest however Seche always seems to affect the nail color a little bit by either making it lighter or darker, it depends. And no it isn't because my bottle is old, even with brand new bottles of it. The fastest drying time was suprisingly OPI RapiDry Topcoat although my Revlon Quick Dry Topcoat was dry in 1 minute and didn't dent in 2 minutes which all the others tend to dent even after they are dry to the touch.


I will tell you what I have on each nail although I don't think you can tell the difference anyways.
left hand:
pinky- Zoya armor
ring- Essie Good to Go! (claims to be dry in seconds)
middle- Poshe (claims to dry in 1 minute flat)
index- Revlon Quick Dry Topcoat (Claims to dry in 30 seconds)
thumb- OPI RapiDry Top Coat

right hand:
thumb: Seche Vite


[pictured I am wearing OPI's Dim Sum Plum from the Hong Kong collection - 1 COAT!]

 RESULTS.

Without any polish under these topcoats they were all dry to the touch in 1 minute.
With 1 coat of OPI's Dim Sum Plum under:
ZOYA ARMOR: in 1 minute it was still dentable and wasn't very shiny
ESSIE GOOD TO GO: 2 minutes fully dry and was perfect. Shine was pretty good and was hardly dentable
POSHE: 1 minute to fully dry good shine, still a little dentable
REVLON QUICK DRY TOPCOAT: after 30 seconds it is dry to a LIGHT touch. Super shiny and after 2 minutes it is perfect and hard as a rock.
OPI RAPIDRY TOP COAT: 50 seconds to be dry to the touch although still able to be dented
SECHE VITE: 1 minute to dry, still dents. I love the shine of Seche Vite but I really get frustrated when it thickens and make bubbles, also it always alters the color of my polish


Another post with another part of this comparison will be coming soon! I hope you enjoy this 3 part series comparison. Give me your opinion in the comments below

I'm Back! One NOTD, and some Giveaways!

I apologize for my lack of posts but I took a week vacation! Man, it was beautiful and I really enjoyed it. I'm also sorry... because... well I was a terrible blogger and forgot to take any pictures of my NOTD but I can fill you in on what I wore on my nails and provide links to other bloggers swatches: Essie- Mint Candy Apple, OPI- What's with the Cattitude, and one day I did just wear Essie's Fill the Gap! which I love to occasionally use on it's own.

Today'

s NOTD is my failed attempt at the Blackberry Manicure. A better take on this manicure can be found on this link. Sorry the picture is so bad, I actually took it with my Blackberry.

I used Essie's Punchy Pink on the thumb and Essie's Bermuda Shorts on the rest of my nails. I did like 4 or 5 coats of Deborah Lippmann's Happy Birthday( yes this is my first Deborah Lippmann polish! and I love it!) because I don't have Mad as a Hatter from OPI :(. Which by the way if any of you have OPI's Mad as a Hatter or Absolutely Alice and would be willing to swap please shoot me an email at positivelypolished@hotmail.com.

Also there are a bunch of new give aways lately and they have some great prizes so go check 'em out!

Lacquerized Kiko Giveaway

Katrina's 400+ Followers Giveaway

The Lacquer Files Chanel Blue Satin Giveaway (ahhh Chanel!)

Elle Hearts Blogs Giveaway

I have entered all of them and I really really hope I win one!

That's all for today but I will soon be blogging again! Hope your summers are amazing!

Top Coat Comparison: Seche Vite VS Out The Door

TOP COAT COMPARISON:

SECHE VITE +

OUT THE DOOR

• SMEAR RESISTANCE: Seche Vite dries to a "smear resistant" level faster than Out the Door..... however I have found that although you can sort of touch or brush your nails after putting on Seche Vite rather than when you have put Out the Door - the nail polish is still malleable and able to dent easily.
• And is it just me or does Seche Vite cause TERRIBLE shrinkage.... I mean there have been times for me where the polish shrinks and at one point I can just peel it off... yeah... I mean.. I deal with it because I love it so much.. but that really gets me upset sometimes. And today I was doing a pedicure and there were a few bubbles... has it gone bad?!
• FULL DRYING TIME: As I said before Seche tends to be "smear/touch resistant" quicker but all in all if you wait the extra time for Out the Door which is like a minute or two extra, you will find that they won't dent as easily because of the thinner formula.
• SMELL: I MUCH prefer the Out the Door smell to the Seche Vite smell. Why? .. Well the OTD oder isn't as strong and it is a more pleasant smell (my opinion only). OTD smells like glue or putty. SV smells like a shoe cleaner but a very strong smell.
• SHINE: By far Seche Vite Beats OTD in shine by a mile (if you want an identical if not better shine try using Sally Hansen Mega Shine)
• PRICE: OTD is $5.49 at Sally Beauty Supply and SV is $7.99 at Sally's too. BUT if you are purchasing a lot at Sally's and you don't already know about the Beauty Club Card I advise you to get one. It saves you a whole lot of money if you make lots of purchases there. With the card SV comes out to $6.49 and OTD comes out to $4.99.

I LOVE both top coats and for some reason I always mix them up and just use different simply because I just pick one up and slap it on my nails. But I love the Seche Vite shine and drying speed but I like that Out the Door is thin... so I am a fan of both. But I am just putting this out there for people to see. I have bought any and all products from this post with my own money and own will I went out to get them because I had heard good things about both top coats.

I have talked about the Northern Lights Hologram Top Coat (click here for previous post) before and how much I like it but I just wanted to put this in here quickly because it is such a great option to add some shine to your manicure or change it up after a few days. It comes in Silver and Gold and I love my Silver one so much I am considering getting the big one. I am currently wearing OPI DS Coronation and I expected it to be more holo but none the less I was very pleased.... but a few days later I realized I could just put a layer or two of the Northern Lights top coat and I cannot even begin to tell you how amazing this mani looks. I am in love and this will for sure be using this color combo for many future mani's.

here is another picture of the top coat (silver and gold) I got online just so you can see it again:

These are just a few of my favorites, I will post about some other ones soon but in the mean time please comment below with the name of your favorite top coat, your thoughts on this post or my blog in general. UPDATE: I just put a poll on the right side bar for top coat, if you put other then please comment on this post what your favorite top coat is.

Thanks for reading, follow and comment! If anything at all feel free to email me at positivelypolished@hotmail.com :)