Nail HQ Base & Gel Top Coat Review

Nail HQ

I would be lying if I said that I didn't have my nail care favourites as you saw in my recent nail kit post but that doesn't mean I'm against trying other brands. Also having such favourites means I'm able to pit them against one another to see if they will sway my allegiance.

Nail HQ are a brand that can you can find on the high street and your local Tesco and there's nothing more I love than a brand I can find in the supermarket. How easy is it to justify or forget the cost of a beauty product when it's lost the for bread and toilet roll.

Using cutting edge ingredients such as Hydrolyzed Collage and formulations which are traditionally associated with hair and skincare such as Argan Oil and Keratin they are certainly a brand worth exploring.

I was sent Nail HQ Gel Top Coat* and Base Coat* to try in my manicure regime and I was pleased with both. Base coats won't really excite me as I tend to put my pressure on top coats to perform but recently whilst testing other products I realised how much of a difference the right base can make.

Nail HQ Base Coat is specifically to assist nail polish adhering to your nails with a sticky cushioned finish. And help adhere it does. As a frequent red nail polish wearer I'm also keen to pay attention to base coats preventing staining to my natural nail and the NQ base coat creates a barrier to do this.

Everyone wants to have glossy gel like nails without the requirement of UV lamps or more importantly the effort of removing them and Nail HQ have just the thing with their Gel Top Coat. A formulation to provide the required glossy finish from optical brighteners. Sealing in your colour this top coat works well against chipping the most important factor for me and I find that unlike Seche Vite or my favourite EyeCandy Top Coat this is not a formula that thickens as time goes on, thus extending its life.

Whilst the price point of Nail HQ products at approx £5.99 is comparable to the EyeCandy Duo the difference is that you can purchase the products individually. Naturally this appeals to me as it avoids you having to buy a set when you only want one or the other product.

Have you spotted Nail HQ in your local supermarket?

*This post contains affiliate links and PR Samples

Seche Vite Topcoat - Am I fan?

Seche Vite Topcoat link

Before beauty blogging Seche Vite top coat had completely escaped me. This was no surprise as I was an acrylic nail wearer so such things were not needed. As soon as those acrylic's were removed I suddenly realised the importance of such a product in my kit especially one spoke so highly of as Seche Vite is.

Unfortunately for me I was a little underwhelmed especially after the initial euphoria of finding it for a mere $5 in Sally's, Las Vegas whilst waiting for a taxi I poked my head in for a nose round.

Personally for me I found that it didn't seem to make my nail polish last any longer than normal. And now I see it has no comparison to eyeCandy's top coat which I blogged about here. If I have anything to speak about Seche Vite highly it's that it certainly evens out any bad paint jobs which I'm prone to doing as I often rush nail painting but otherwise it was just a bit of a let down.

I've also now entered the stage where my bottle has started to thicken and become a little to messy to use up. I could buy the thinner but I'm just not that bothered enough to make the effort to make this bottle last a little longer.

So whilst Seche Vite may be winner of many awards and the holy grail of many a blogger, for me it just doesn't hit the spot. What about you?