OPI Natural Nail Base Coat Reviews

Was never a big fan of using an undercoat til I found an OPI. Decided I would give it a go and see how it stacked up. Good in the sense that your nails don’t stain, but OPI polishes don’t stain anyway. Think it is overpriced for what it is.

I've mainly moved to doing gel nails on my fingers but the toes are still stuck on the good ol' regular polish (can't justify paying for pedis). This is great for a natural, no polish look when I'm sick of having bright colours. I usually go for two coats of this for a tiny bit of a pink tinge and then one coat of a glossy top coat either from OPI or essie. The wear time is surprisingly good (although that may be because my toes don't get up to much), usually I end up cutting my nails before this even gets a chance to chip.

I'm not sure how it would fare on my fingers, but from past experience regular nail varnish just about always chips within a week because I'm quite hands-on in my daily life. It is quite a pricy base coat and I feel like a bit of a waste using it on my toes but it's quite a thin formula so you don't go through it very quickly.

I brought this thinking it would prolong my nail polish. However, I didn't notice much of a difference at all, started chipping away within the first 48hours and had to be redone regardless.

It didnt stain my nails but thats not what I brought it for as I hadn't noticed nail staining anyway.

I really like this base coat as it is thin and dries very fast. Colour glides on easily over the base coat. And it doesn’t chip or smudge at all.