Baze za nokte

Izgled i trajanje manikira zavise od više faktora, a jedan od važnijih je bazni lak. Njegova uloga je da poveže lak sa noktom, da zaštiti nokat od pigmenata iz laka i po potrebi da neguje nokat. Baza ima najrazličitijih, što je dobro jer se ne slaže svaka sa svakim tipom ili brendom laka. Takođe ne slaže se svaka baza sa svačijim noktima te nije loše isprobati više različitih baza dok ne nađete onu ili one koje vam odgovaraju. Obratite pažnju na njihov sastav jer će vam to pomoći da kasnije prepoznate baze koje vam manje ili više odgovaraju. Sve baze sadrže rastvarače, sastojke koji drže na okupu druge sastojke a potom isparavaju ostavljajući aktivne sastojke na noktu, zatim plastifikatore, čija je uloga da daju fleksibilnost i celulozne sastojke koji služe da povežu nokat i lak. Odnos količina ovih sastojaka i drugih dodataka čini svaku bazu posebnom.

Look and longevity of a manicure depend on several factors with base coat being one of more important ones. Its role is binding polish to the nail, protecting nail plate from pigments in polish and if needed to provide additional care. There are so many different base coats, which is great as not every base coat agrees with every type or brand of nail polish. Also different people have different nails and they require different base coats. It is good choice to try several different sorts of base coats in order to find the one(s) that work well for you. You should pay attention to the ingredients list so that you can recognize which ones might be good for you later. All base coats contain solvents, which keep other ingredients in solution and deliver them to the nail, then there are plasticizers, which give flexibility and cellulose chemicals to give connection between nail and polish. Ratio of these ingredients and additional components is what makes each base coat unique.

Zoya Anchor
Morgan Taylor Stick With It

Osnovna grupa baza koje imam su elastične baze. Ne znam kako drugačije da ih opišem. One sadrže dosta plastificirajućih supstanci i savijaju se sa noktom, bez pucanja. Ako baza puca, puca i lak, a puca i nadlak. Ove fleksibilne baze povećavaju trajnost manikira. U mojoj kolekciji to su Zoya Anchor* i Morgan Taylor Stick With It*. Obe baze pružaju veoma fleksibilnu podlogu za lak, dobro vezuju lak za sebe i sprečavaju njegovo pucanje, posebno u kombinaciji sa srodnim nadlakovima. Savršeno sarađuju sa lakovima i nadlakovima istog brenda, ali i sa lakovima drugih proizvođača. Obe sadrže i sastojke za negu nokta.

The main type of base coats I have is elastic base coat. I don't know how to describe them better. They contain many plasticizers and bend with nail without cracking. If base coat cracks, nail polish will crack as well as top coat. These flexible base coats improve manicure wear time. In my collection Zoya Anchor* and Morgan Taylor Stick With It* fall under this category. Both provide really flexible base for polish, make polish adhere well and prevent it from cracking, especially if you combine them with similar top coats. They get along perfectly well with nail polishes by same brands, but they work just as well with other polishes. Both contain nail conditioning ingredients.

Zoya Get Even
Golden Rose No More Ridges & Yellow

Sledeći tip baza koje imam su ravnajuće baze. Ovo su gušće baze koje služe da popune brazde i neravnine na noktu i pruže glatku površinu preko koje će lak lepše kliziti. Ja imam Golden Rose No More Ridges & Yellow i Zoya Get Even*. Golden Rose je gušća baza koja mi se dodatno zgusnula na otprilike pola bočice, ali se veoma lepo razređuje beztoluenskim razređivačem. To je jedna od tri baze koje najradije i najčešće koristim. Pruža dobru i glatku podlogu i produžava trajanje manikira. Zoya Get Even je nešto ređa i ne pruža toliko glatku površinu, ali veoma dobro vezuje lak za sebe. Obe mi upadljivo produžavaju trajanje laka na noktima, čak i bez nadlaka.

The next sort of base coats is ridge filling base coat. These are thicker base coats whose role is evening out ridges on nails thus providing even and smooth surface polish can nicely glide over. I have two such base coats - Golden Rose No More Ridges & Yellow and Zoya Get Even*. Golden Rose is thicker and it did get quite thick halfway down the bottle, but it works well with tuluene-free nail polish thinner. It gives nice and smooth surface and prolongs nail polish wear. This is one of my three go to base coats. Zoya Get Even is somewhat thinner and doesn't give as smooth surface, but it bonds well with nail polish. Both increase manicure wear time, even without top coat.

Nfu.Oh Aqua Base
Golden Rose Hydrating Aquafix

Posebnih baza ima raznih. Postoje lepjive (koje bolje vezuju lak za sebe), odlepljive (za šljokice), vodene... Ja imam samo dve vodene, koje koristim za prizmatične lakove. Ovo su veoma specifične baze i drago mi je što ih imam iako ih ne koristim često. Njihova upotreba se preporučuje za prizmatične, mat i hrom lakove i druge lakove koji ističnu nepravilnosti nokta ili za koje je neophodna savršeno ravna površina. Ja od vodenih baza imam Nfu.Oh Aqua Base i Golden Rose Hydrating Aquafix. Obe ove baze pružaju veoma glatku podlogu za lak. Prva se, na žalost, ne može nabaviti kod nas, a druga se više ne proizvodi mada se može naći još ponegde. Dobra vest je da se lakovi koji zahtevaju ovakvu bazu skoro podjednako dobro mažu i bez ikakve baze (ako imate glatke nokte) ili preko ravnajuće baze (ako nemate glatke nokte).

There are several sorts of what I'd call special base coats. There are sticky base coats (that improve adherence of polish), peel-off base coats (for glitter), water-based... I only have two water-based base coats and I use them for prismatic polishes. These are very specific base coats and I'm happy to have them even though I don't use them very often. These base coats are recommended to be worn below prismatic, matte and mirror polishes and other polishes that show off imperfections in nail or need a perfectly smooth surface to show the effect in the best manner. I have Nfu.Oh Aqua Base and Golden Rose Hydrating Aquafix. Both provide really smooth and even surface for polish to glide on. The good news is that you don't necessarily need water-based base coats since polishes who need that sort of base will usually glide just as well over bare nails (if you don't have ridges) or over ridge filler (if you have uneven nail surface).

Trind Nail Repair
Essence Ultra Strong
Eveline 8 in 1 Total Action

Sledeći tip posebnih baza koje imam su učvršćivači. Mada bilo koja baza može sadržavati sredstva za negu ili učvršćivanje, svi učvršćivači koje ja imam su inicijalno predviđeni da se koriste kao tretmani, ali po završetku tretmana se mogu povremeno koristiti kao bazni lakovi. U mojoj kolekciji su: Eveline 8 u 1, Trind Nail Repair* i Essence Ultra Strong. Sve tri sadrže metilen glikol (formalin), mada u različitim količinama, i sve tri imaju različite preporučene načine upotrebe. Essence mi se nije pokazao kao dovoljno dobro sredsvo za jačanje noktiju, što nije slučaj sa preostala dva tretmana, ali je sasvim solidan kao baza. On sadrži i hidrirajuće supstance, što ga čini pogodnijim za upotrebu u ulozi baze. I Trind pruža veoma dobru podlogu za lak jer zagladi nokat, kao da je ravnajuća baza. Eveline 8 u 1 je pristojna, ali ne odlična baza. Mnogi lakovi nisu hteli lepo da klize preko njega, ali mnogi jesu. Sva tri tretmana mi dobro i dugo drže manikire. Imajte na umu da formalinske tretmane ne treba da koristite kao bazu ako imate suve i krte nokte i da ih ne treba koristiti često ukoliko ste završili sa preporučenim tretmanom. Vodite računa da vam ne dospeju na zanoktice jer ne želite da i njih ojačate i učvrstite. Osim formalinskih baza postoje i proteinske (npr. Trind Keratin Nail Protector ili Poshe Nail Strengthening Treatment Base Coat), koje se mogu redovno koristiti kao obične baze jer neće nokte učiniti suviše čvrstima i nedovoljno fleksibilnima.

The next sort of special base coats in my collection are nail strengtheners or fortifiers. While any base coat can contain nail conditioning and strengthening ingredients all of nail fortifiers I have are actually nail treatments, but they can be worn as base coats from time to time. I have Eveline 8 in 1, Trind Nail Repair* and Essence Ultra Strong. All three contain formalin albeit different amounts and all have different instructions for use. Essence one didn't turn out to be a good nail strengthener, but it is a good base coat. It does contain hydrating ingredients, which makes it more suitable for use as nail polish base. Trind one is great as a base as well and it acts as a ridge filler. Eveline is a decent, but not great base. Many polishes didn't glide really well over it, but many did. All three of these treatments hold polish really well. Bear in mind that formalin treatments shouldn't be used if you have brittle and dry nails and that you shouldn't use them too often after you've gone through the course of treatment. Take care not to get these on your cuticles because it fill harden them as well. There are also protein base coats, such as Trind Keratin Nail Protector or Poshe Nail Strengthening Treatment Base Coat), that you can freely use as regular base coats as they won't make your nails inflexible.

Essence Studio Nails Pro White Effect

Poslednje na mojoj listi su baze za optičko izbeljivanje noktiju. Ja imam samo jednu takvu - Essence Studio Nails Pro White Effect. Ovo je baza koja bi trebalo vizuelno da učini žute nokte beljima, ali taj efekat se ne vidi na mojim noktima. Samo mi zdravo ružičast deo nokta učini modrim, a požuteli deo ostaje žut. Ni kao baza ovaj proizvod ne valja jer puca i guli se odmah. Zato ovu bazu koristim samo kada isprobavam lakove. Dosta me podseća na Titania Kalzium-Gel i Avon Lemon Fortifier, dve najgore baze koje sam ikada koristila. No ova baza sadrži negujuće sastojke i moram reći da moji nokti reaguju pozitivno na njih. I drugi proizvođači nude baze koje vizuelno izbeljuju nokte, ali nemam iskustva sa njima.

The last sort of base coat on my list is optically whitening base coat. I only have one such base coat - Essence Studio Nails Pro White Effect. This is a base coat that should make stained, yellow nails visually whiter, but I haven't noticed such effect on my nails. It just makes my healthy pink part of nails look livid and my yellow parts still look yellow. It isn't good as base coat either because it immediately starts to chip and crack. That is why I only use this base coat for swatching. It reminds me a lot of Titania Kalzium-Gel and Avon Lemon Fortifier, two worst base coats I have ever tried. But this base coat does contain conditioning ingredients that my nails react really well to. Other manufacturers have optically whitening base coats, but I only have experience with this one.

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