Nadlakovi

Poput baza i nadlakovi imaju više uloga, ali glavne tri su produžavanje trajnosti manikira, davanje sjaja laku i ubrzavanje sušenja. Poput baza, svi nadlakovi sadrže rastvarače, plastifikatore i celulozne supstance. Odnos ovih sastojaka se manje ili više razlikuje od baza i zato imamo i 2 u 1 baze/nadlakove, ali je i razlog zašto neke nadlakove nikako ne treba pomešati sa bazom. Problem sa sastojcima koji čine nadlak je da je lako postići da nadlak ispunjava dve od tri osnovne uloge, ali teško je da ispunjava sve tri. Ako izuzmemo nadlakove koji lakovima daju poseban efekat (matirajući, svetleći, prizmatični, magnetni, teksturni...) najlakše mi je da nadlakove grubo podelim na brzosušeće i nebrzosušeće.

Like base coats, top coats have several roles, but main three are increasing your manicure wear time, high gloss and quick drying. Like base coats, all top coats contain solvents, plasticizers and cellulose chemicals. The ratio of these ingredients is more or less different from base coats which is why some top coats should never be used as base coats, but also why we have 2 in 1 base/top coats. The issue with all these ingredients is that it is easy to get the ratio that would fill two of three main roles of top coat, but it is very difficult to get it to fill all three. If we don't take special effects top coats (matte, glow in the dark, prismatic, magnetic, texture...) into consideration it is easiest to me to split top coats into two groups - fast-drying and not fast-drying.

Brzosušeći nadlakovi pre svega treba da ubrzaju sušenje laka ispod. Oni se zapravo sami brzo suše, dajući čvrstu površinu koja sprečava da se lak ispod ošteti. Mnogi počinju brzo da se zgušnjavaju (što je brže sušenje, to brže počinje i zgušnjavanje) i tada većina njih povlači lak sa vrhova noktiju, a neki ga povlače po svim dimenzijama - i dužini i širini. Ovo je problem koji se obično lako da rešiti razređivanjem. Brzosušeći nadlakovi koje sam rado koristila i koje i dalje koristim su Essence Top Sealer (koja god da je verzija aktuelna) i Cult Nails Wicked Fast. Veoma su slični po brzini sušenja i visokom sjaju koji daju laku. Wicked Fast je 3-free, a Top Sealer je 5-free. Mavala Mavadry* je takođe brzosušeći nadlak, ali se ne slaže sa mojim lakovima (on se bolje slaže sa HE lakovima). I Morgan Taylor Need For Speed* je brzosušeći nadlak, ali njega sam koristila samo uz Morgan Taylor lakove, koji se suše dovoljno brzo da im taj tip nadlaka nije potreban. Ranije sam koristila i Seche Vite, koji je odlično obavljao svoju ulogu i uz to davao veoma visok sjaj ali nisam mogla da podnesem njegov toluenski miris. Potrošila sam jednu bočicu i ne planiram da ga ponovo kupim. Golden Rose Quick Dry je sasvim pristojan nadlak, suši nešto sporije i ne zgušnjava se, ali četkica mu je suviše gruba (ili je on suviše redak za četkicu) da u laku ostavlja tragove. Popularni brzosušeći nadakovi koje još nisam isprobala su Essie Good To Go, Poshé Top Coat i Aura Jelly.

Quick-drying top coats should improve drying time of nail polish. They actually solidify quickly, making a firm barrier that protects wet polish underneath from smudging. Many of them thicken really quickly (the faster their drying time, the quicker the thickening) and then they can pull the polish away from free edge, with some of them shrinking polish on all sides. This issue is usually quite easily solved with some thinner. Fast-drying top coats I have used and that I keep using are Essence Top Sealer (whichever version is available) and Cult Nails Wicked Fast. They are similar in terms of drying time and gloss. Wicked Fast is 3-free and Top Sealer is 5-free product. Mavala Mavadry* is also a quick-drying top coat, but it doesn't get along with my polishes (it works best on HE polishes). Morgan Taylor Need For Speed* is another fast-drying top coat, but I have only used it with Morgan Taylor polishes, which dry quite fast on their own and don't really need such a top coat. I used to use Seche Vite, which did its job perfectly, but I couldn't stand the smell of toluene. I have used up one bottle and don't intend to buy another. Golden Rose Quick Dry is quite decent top coat. It dries somewhat slower than aforementioned ones, but it is either too thin for its brush or the brush is too firm so that it leaves marks in polish. Popular quick-drying top coats I am yet to try are Essie Good To Go, Poshé Top Coat and Aura Jelly.

Nadlakove koji nisu brzosušeći ne kupujem jer mi je brzina sušenja prioritet kod nadlaka. Zato od ovog tipa imam samo Zoya Armor*, Mavala Colorfix* i Rimmel Pro Super Wear. Armor je poput Anchor baze veoma elastičan i odličan je da se doda na lak posle dan-dva nošenja kako bi vratio sjaj laku. Takođe je zgodan za peglanje sitnijih nepravilnosti u laku i ravnanje površine. Nije dovoljno gust da bi dao gelirani izgled i stoga nije idealan za ravnanje šljokica. Colorfix je želatinaste strukture i suši se brže od Armor. On daje geliran izgled noktima i bolji je za peglanje šljokica od drugih nadlakova koje imam. Manje je fleksibilan od Armor, ali je i dalje veoma elastičan. Rimmel Pro Super Wear daje odličan sjaj laku i koliko sam mogla da primetim produžava mu trajanje, a ne čini da nokti izgledaju debelo.

I don't buy regular dry top coats because to me fast drying time is the most important treat of top coat. That is why out of other top coats I only have Zoya Armor*, Mavala Colorfix* and Rimmel Pro Super Wear. Like Anchor base coat, Armor is very flexible and it is great top coat to be added over polish after a couple of days of wear to renew shine. It is also good for fixing small imperfections in nail polish and also for evening out the surface. It is not very thick, doesn't give gel-look and isn't good for sealing glitter in. Colorfix is quite gelatinous in texture and it dries faster than Armor. It does give gel-look and of all top coats I have it is best to be used over glitter. It is less flexible than Armor, but still quite elastic. Rimmel Pro Super Wear gives great gloss and from what I have noticed it does increase wear time without making your nails looking thick.

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