Good base coats are like good undergarments – they provide a foundation to make what you wear on top look better.

For about 4 years, I’ve been using either the Nail Tek Foundation III or Nail Tek Foundation II ridge-filling base coat nearly every time I’ve painted my nails.

Not only does it smooth out your nail and prep it for polish, but it prevents your nails from getting stained.

Plus I’ve noticed that using this stuff has made my average manicure mileage at least 7 days with any brand of polish.

Since I mentioned the Nail Tek Foundation II base coat so many times in my nail-swatch posts, I decided to put the spotlight on it.

To my surprise I learned something about it that made me want to hunt down another base coat. Know what it is? Find out! Continue reading →