Seche Base Coat and Top Coat

Hey guys, today I'm going to do a review on Seche "Crystal Clear Base Coat", and "Dry Fast Top Coat". I have only ever seen these sold at Sally Beauty Supply, where they retail for about $12.00, I believe. On the website it says $6.99, but I swear when I bought it I paid somewhere around $12.00....maybe I should start to buy nail polish online! Anyways, I'm going to do the base coat first. Here it is:

I don't really know why it's called "crystal clear", because it's not! It's a bit milky, with a pearly tint. You can't tell at all when there is a colour on top though! Even the sheerest colour I own. It goes on pretty thick for a base coat, which is good in my opinion. I haven't taken off my nail polish yet, but I have a sparkly colour on and I have a feeling that since this base coat is thicker it will make for an easier removal of the glitter! I will update you on that tomorrow when I change my polish. Here is my plain nails versus my nails with the base coat on:

So these are my plain nails. Don't mind my dry fingers :(

This is my nails with the base coat on. As you can see, it's not totally transparent like most base coats I've seen. It also has a slight shimmer to it. It's also kind of streaky, which you can't see through the colour. I found the streakiness had no effect on the application of the colour coat. Here it is with no flash:

You can see the streaks as well as the milky tint here. But like I said, it had no effect on the colour application. I actually see the thickness as a plus, as I said above. I will not know until tomorrow when I try to remove my glitter if my hunch is correct, so I will let you know! I have also put it on my toes, with a darker colour so I can test whether it prevents staining. I will give you the verdict on this as well in the future. Overall, a great base coat in my opinion. It's great in application, and I believe will be effective in saving my nails. Next I will do the top coat. Here it is:

This is the dry fast top coat. And boy, does it dry fast! It is completely dry to the touch and chip-free within 2-3 minutes! Amazing. This top coat goes on a bit thicker than most as well as the base coat. It is awesome though, because it makes your nails super super shiny! I have bought this top coat before it had been sent to me, and I used it right up until the end. It does go stringy really quickly, but nothing a thinner can't fix. I think this is also due to the fact that I used it daily. This has to be the best top coat i have ever used, and is worth every penny. You just need to be sure to have thinner handy, because if it gets too thick, it isn't easy to get back to its original consistency. I would totally recommend this top coat. I just received this one today, but since I have bought it in the past, I can say that it lasts forever without chipping. I have never left my nail polish on for longer than a week, but I can say that even after a week this top coat still had not chipped, and I felt bad taking it off because my manicure was still in perfect condition! As I said above, I would recommend this top coat. It is worth the money, and will do exactly what a top coat is expected to do.

Note: The products featured in this post were sent to me for review.