Basic Training Nail Polish Base Coat
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Price: $7.50
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Every polish wearer needs a good base coat. Basic Training is a base coat that acts like double-sided sticky tape. It helps to create a long-lasting bond between the nail and polish. It also helps prevent staining.
Type: Base Coat
Glitter Load: NA
Glitter Size: NA
Recommended Coats: 1 Coat before polish
Notes: I find base coats to be a very personal preference. This is not a strengthening base coat, nor is it an aqua-type base. It is just your standard base coat.
The color for the last batch green, some of the previous blue, but it is the same formula.
Type: Base Coat
Glitter Load: NA
Glitter Size: NA
Recommended Coats: 1 Coat before polish
Notes: I find base coats to be a very personal preference. This is not a strengthening base coat, nor is it an aqua-type base. It is just your standard base coat.
The color for the last batch green, some of the previous blue, but it is the same formula.
Additional Information
This listing is for a standard full-sized 15ml /.5oz bottle.
Ingredients: Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Adipic Acid / Neopentyl Glycol / Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer, Benzophenone-3,Trimethylpentanediyl Dibenzoate, Polyvinyl Butyral, D&C Violet #2, D&C Yellow #11, FD&C Blue #1
Ingredients: Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Adipic Acid / Neopentyl Glycol / Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer, Benzophenone-3,Trimethylpentanediyl Dibenzoate, Polyvinyl Butyral, D&C Violet #2, D&C Yellow #11, FD&C Blue #1
Product Reviews
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Reviewed by HTucker
06/09/2024 - 05:59:28 PM
06/09/2024 - 05:59:28 PM
Favorite base coat
I have tried base coats in every price bracket and this one is easily the best. It's affordable, dries quickly but not unworkably fast, provides good adhesion for color, excellent stain prevention (I do two coats if it's a polish that I know will stain) and I love that I can just get the big refill bottle. My manicures last, on average, two weeks (though I have a bunch of polish and usually want to change up the color after just one). I've recently bought the top coat as well and am looking forward to trying it out.
I have tried base coats in every price bracket and this one is easily the best. It's affordable, dries quickly but not unworkably fast, provides good adhesion for color, excellent stain prevention (I do two coats if it's a polish that I know will stain) and I love that I can just get the big refill bottle. My manicures last, on average, two weeks (though I have a bunch of polish and usually want to change up the color after just one). I've recently bought the top coat as well and am looking forward to trying it out.
Reviewed by pointysparkles
03/19/2022 - 10:22:51 PM
03/19/2022 - 10:22:51 PM
A+ would recommend
This is shaping up to be one of my favorite base coats. I get zero chips and minimal tip wear for at least a week, at which point I usually change my nail polish. ;b
This is shaping up to be one of my favorite base coats. I get zero chips and minimal tip wear for at least a week, at which point I usually change my nail polish. ;b
Reviewed by Janta
12/14/2020 - 07:16:59 PM
12/14/2020 - 07:16:59 PM
Fantastic base coat!
This base coat is *phenomenal*. I'm a crafter and cook, and between those things & the increased need for hand washing, my manicures always end up chipped and peeling after a couple of days. I've had my current nail polish on for 3 days now, and I have 3 chips, all around the size of the head of a pin. None of them are peeling or showing further chipping. Basic Training outperforms every other base coat I've ever tried.
This base coat is *phenomenal*. I'm a crafter and cook, and between those things & the increased need for hand washing, my manicures always end up chipped and peeling after a couple of days. I've had my current nail polish on for 3 days now, and I have 3 chips, all around the size of the head of a pin. None of them are peeling or showing further chipping. Basic Training outperforms every other base coat I've ever tried.
Reviewed by tigerlilly117
01/23/2020 - 03:14:03 PM
01/23/2020 - 03:14:03 PM
Woot!
This is seriously one of my absolute must haves anytime I do my nails! My old base coat was discontinued with the indy brand went out of business :-( I've been searching for awhile, and just kinda quit having gorgeous colors on my nails all the time. Now that I've tried this, I will not be without it! Holds well with all the polishes I've tried, no wonkiness after a week, and who can go wrong with KB Shimmer?! One of the best finds in ages!
This is seriously one of my absolute must haves anytime I do my nails! My old base coat was discontinued with the indy brand went out of business :-( I've been searching for awhile, and just kinda quit having gorgeous colors on my nails all the time. Now that I've tried this, I will not be without it! Holds well with all the polishes I've tried, no wonkiness after a week, and who can go wrong with KB Shimmer?! One of the best finds in ages!
Reviewed by jessesgirl302
10/13/2018 - 12:27:37 PM
10/13/2018 - 12:27:37 PM
The Best!
I can't be without this base coat. After the first time I tried it I literally threw away all of my other bases and always have a refill bottle ready! I've now added Fillin Groovy to my collection and these two are all I want or need!
I can't be without this base coat. After the first time I tried it I literally threw away all of my other bases and always have a refill bottle ready! I've now added Fillin Groovy to my collection and these two are all I want or need!
Reviewed by berndofferings
09/08/2018 - 02:56:46 AM
09/08/2018 - 02:56:46 AM
Love it!
My new go-to base coat, love it!
My new go-to base coat, love it!
Reviewed by ciarayo11
08/23/2016 - 02:49:22 AM
08/23/2016 - 02:49:22 AM
Holds onto polish and protects from staining
This base coat is amazing, I have used it for a few manicures so far and it seems to hold onto the polish very well. However what REALLY sold me on this was the fact that I wore it underneath a polish that stains my nails like crazy, just to test it in that aspect. It protected my nails from getting stained by that polish very well, I had super minimal staining that was easy to get rid of using a mani bomb. I am sure with two coats of this underneath that polish I wouldn't have experienced any staining at all. My old orly base coat did not protect from staining this well, which is something that I was dissatisfied with. Glad I picked up the basic training base coat!
This base coat is amazing, I have used it for a few manicures so far and it seems to hold onto the polish very well. However what REALLY sold me on this was the fact that I wore it underneath a polish that stains my nails like crazy, just to test it in that aspect. It protected my nails from getting stained by that polish very well, I had super minimal staining that was easy to get rid of using a mani bomb. I am sure with two coats of this underneath that polish I wouldn't have experienced any staining at all. My old orly base coat did not protect from staining this well, which is something that I was dissatisfied with. Glad I picked up the basic training base coat!
Reviewed by RetroFlowers84
07/07/2016 - 04:41:20 PM
07/07/2016 - 04:41:20 PM
My favorite base coat!
I have several base coats. This one is my favorite. It's a bit sticky. That helps with polish adhesion.
I have several base coats. This one is my favorite. It's a bit sticky. That helps with polish adhesion.
Reviewed by iluvstartrek
06/10/2016 - 01:17:29 AM
06/10/2016 - 01:17:29 AM
Love it!
I just got this base coat and it works well. Polish goes on smoothly. I haven't had a staining, but avoid polishes that have a review that says they stain. I use it with Clearly On Top and they work very well together. Manicure last about a week on me with no chips.
I just got this base coat and it works well. Polish goes on smoothly. I haven't had a staining, but avoid polishes that have a review that says they stain. I use it with Clearly On Top and they work very well together. Manicure last about a week on me with no chips.
Reviewed by iluvstartrek
06/10/2016 - 01:17:28 AM
06/10/2016 - 01:17:28 AM
Love it!
I just got this base coat and it works well. Polish goes on smoothly. I haven't had a staining, but avoid polishes that have a review that says they stain. I use it with Clearly On Top and they work very well together. Manicure last about a week on me with no chips.
I just got this base coat and it works well. Polish goes on smoothly. I haven't had a staining, but avoid polishes that have a review that says they stain. I use it with Clearly On Top and they work very well together. Manicure last about a week on me with no chips.
Reviewed by michaela_g
05/25/2016 - 08:08:57 PM
05/25/2016 - 08:08:57 PM
Great
I use this base coat for every mani and I always will! It creates a nice strong hold, and I of course need it because it is KBShimmer! You can never go wrong with any of KBShimmers products. This is just another great example!
I use this base coat for every mani and I always will! It creates a nice strong hold, and I of course need it because it is KBShimmer! You can never go wrong with any of KBShimmers products. This is just another great example!
