Thursday, September 24, 2009

Topcoat Trials: Sally Hansen Double Duty

Today, I am posting. I know, it's a weird thing. What? Faith post? Nooo, that doesn't happen. But, as it turns out, I realized I hadn't posted in a long time, and I'm trying to write a paper that's due tomorrow, so what better way to procrastinate than write a blog post?
Remember how I need to find a new top coat? Here is the first thing I tried, Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Base & Top Coat. I grabbed it while I was in CVS one day and needed a cheap base coat. This one was cheapest (about $4), and it happened to be a top coat as well, so I tried it out as both things.
Doubly Duty works admirable as a pillowy base coat that keeps polish from streaking. However, I've been truly spoiled with Seche Vite's lightning-quick drying time, and I found that I could not handle a normal drying top coat in any way, shape, or form. "15 minutes before I can touch it? I don't understand! Please take it away!" I'm too clumsy to have a slow-drying top coat ... I would hit my nails on something after 10 minutes, and then be very angry. "Shit! Now I've got to redo 3 nails!" I hate redoing my nails; because I'm fickle and would like to put a different color on when I smack them on something, but then I feel guilty about putting a different color on, so I just go around all unhappy for the rest of the day. Haha!

5 comments:

  1. LOL, Faith you are funny. I thought that I was the only person that thought like that. I might give this top coat a try. Thanks for taking time away from your studies to post. :-)

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  2. I'm spoiled also. I ran out of Seche and Poshe. I have so many other brands to use. None have dried as fast but there are some good ones. Miss hearing from you. How are things going? Now write that paper!

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  3. Denny - Haha, thank you, and you're welcome. :)
    Lucy - Things are going very well, thank you for asking. :) I did get my paper written ... at 3 in the morning. Boo for no sleep!

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  4. lippmann collection addicted to speed. pricey, but perfect.

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  5. anonymous - mmm, lippman sounds lovely, but I'm afraid I can't afford it on my poor college student budget. :(

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