I paint my own nails most of the time, unless I need my cuticles tidying up. However, my manicures, both DIY and professional never last long. I guess I don't stop normal life even with painted nails and it is always chipped by the end of day one (I have to admit, more normally by the end of hour one!).
When I was searching for a top coat which could help my manicure last longer, I happened upon the Orly Bonder, a "rubberized polish gripping base coat", so I thought I'd give it a go. I ordered it from Boots online along with the Polishield 3 in 1 topcoat and I have to be honest, when I opened the box, I was disappointed with the size, a tiny 5.3ml.
I've tried it twice now, once with a salon brand, OPI in Suzi Skies in the Pyrenees and once with a drugstore brand, L'oreal Resist and Shine Titanium in Meteorite Black.
IT WORKS, it really is as simple as that! My manicure lasted 4 days and believe me, I was pulling no punches with washing up, putting Christmas decorations away, shopping etc! Normally I have to remove lacquer on day 2!
Here are the pictures:
Can I just say, I was very pleased with my manicure with the L'oreal Meteorite Black- anyway, back to the review, above photo taken with my iPhone when polish had dried.
And on day four, perfect except for a chip on my thumb!
I can tell already that the Orly Bonder will be one of my favourites in 2012!
