Holo topcoat challenge featuring Nfu-oh 61

It has come up countless times, which topcoat is best for not dulling your holo? You can't use SV it will dull it. Do use Sally Hansen Hard As Nails, it's the best option. They are right! To a point.

1) Control, no topcoat
2) OPI DS topcoat
3) CND Super Shiny
4) Control, no topcoat
5) Sally Hansen Hard As Nails
6) Seche Vite
7) Control, no topcoat

I took far too many pictures. This is not even all of them!

So there you have it! Personally I prefer the OPI DS topcoat, followed closely by CND Super Shiny.

Holo week begins! Nfu-oh 61

I think I am blowing my load all at once here. Nfu-oh 61 is certainly the most amazing holo in my possession as far as the 'flame' goes. When I say holo flame I mean that arc of rainbow that can be seen in a linear holo polish. It looks like a rainbow flame! That is the flame. Nfu-oh 61 packs a lot of flame!

This is 2 coats with 1 coat of OPI DS topcoat.

This polish is not forgiving. It is difficult to apply. It highlights all of the ridges in my nails and it gets wicked cuticle drag. I do not have the aqua base, but I experimented with the base coats I did have. Lots of people recommend using a matte topcoat as a base underneath a holo. I will tell you now that CND Sticky worked the best for me. Only on the first coat though, at the second coat it was patchy like fack. My suggestion = 1 coat Sticky + 1 coat Nfu-oh 61 + 1 coat Sticky + 1 coat Nfu-oh 61 + OPI DS topcoat. Next time I apply it, I will be doing just that. On the topic of topcoats, which are a hot topic on the boards in regards to whether or not they can dull your holo, my next post is going to investigate this phenomenon.

I apologize for the state of my cuticles in those pictures. It was literally the last of apx 25+ polishes I had swatched this weekend.