topic Re: Top coat alternatives for CND Vynilux? in Beauty

Top coat alternatives for CND Vynilux?

rac71 — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 04:47:25 GMT

Anyone have success using a different brand's topcoat with this polish? I really do t want to have to buy a new topcoat for every brand in my collection. Thanks.

Re: Top coat alternatives for CND Vynilux?

fancy pantsy — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 10:40:13 GMT

i use out the door quick dry top coat all the time over vinylux. and sometimes (particularly when i wear a dark polish) a day or so later i will add a coat of gelous (which is a gel top coat).

i would bet that you could use many different tc's and get away with it! go ahead and give one a try. good luck! and i HTH

Re: Top coat alternatives for CND Vynilux?

I am still oxox — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:28:26 GMT

I find their top coat works really well, its $7.00 or so on Amazon, not a huge investment

Re: Top coat alternatives for CND Vynilux?

ChynnaBlue — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 14:12:43 GMT

You can, but the whole point of the Vinylux top coat is that it gets stronger with exposure to light and lasts longer than regular polish. If you bought a Vinulux color because of it's long wear promise, you're losing that benefit by not using the Vinylux top coat. I think you'd better off using the Vinylux top coat over regular polish, which you can also do.

Re: Top coat alternatives for CND Vynilux?

muttmom — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 14:35:19 GMT

You can use any top coat but I use the Vinylux top coat on almost all my polishes with good luck. I pay about $6 a bottle, actually cheaper than most name brand top coats.

Re: Top coat alternatives for CND Vynilux?

fancy pantsy — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 14:58:35 GMT

what i was trying to say in my earlier post was that i do understand that the vinylux TC is a part of this polish system that while used together with the polish ... that this is what is supposed to give the long-last quality.

however, i discovered by mistake that i can achieve the same long-last quality with a different TC. i had polished with the vinylux and reached for and applied my out the door TC without thinking... and then figured i had just ruined a nice mani. but low and behold, the mani lasted one and a half weeks!

the other thing, though,. is that what works for one may not work for some one else. has something to do with body chemistry. for example, some folks can use essie polish with no problems. lots of folks cannot and say it chips within a day. i cannot use seche vite TC, a great product that most folks RAVE about.

it's all trial and error, hit and miss...

Re: Top coat alternatives for CND Vynilux?

I am still oxox — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:06:30 GMT

The Vinyalux does not need the lights to cure, it has all the benefits but none of the risks

@ChynnaBlue wrote:
You can, but the whole point of the Vinylux top coat is that it gets stronger with exposure to light and lasts longer than regular polish. If you bought a Vinulux color because of it's long wear promise, you're losing that benefit by not using the Vinylux top coat. I think you'd better off using the Vinylux top coat over regular polish, which you can also do.

Re: Top coat alternatives for CND Vynilux?

rac71 — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 16:27:35 GMT

Thanks. I have the Revlon gel TC and I picked up Sally Hansen's 3D Gel turn-every polish into a gel manicure TC a couple weeks ago. I have learned that the Sally stuff can't be applied until the polish is 24hours dry after making shmutz of a polish job last week. Trying it again today on nails painted yesterday. Just bugs me that each 2-step line has to have its own special TC.

Re: Top coat alternatives for CND Vynilux?

ChynnaBlue — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 16:27:58 GMT

@I am still oxox wrote:
The Vinyalux does not need the lights to cure, it has all the benefits but none of the risks

It doesn't need an LED light to cure, but it is using UV light from your environment to get stronger over time. That's the science behind it. Whenever you go outside or stand natural light, it's getting stronger.

Re: Top coat alternatives for CND Vynilux?

lulu2 — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:31:57 GMT

When using Vinylux I've never used anything but the coordinating top coat. I'm sure you can use others. I use the Vinylux top coat with pretty much all my polishes. It is quick drying and long lasting. I seldom get chips, mostly I grow tired of the color and have a polish change.

Re: Top coat alternatives for CND Vynilux?

Shelbelle — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 19:38:57 GMT

Neither the VL polish or top coat worked well for me, chipped the same as all the others. I get much better results with Sally Hansen Miracle Growth polishes. As for top coats, the best ever are either Poshe or SH Mega Shine Extended Wear in the mirror bottle.