88%
would repurchase
4.4/5
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ingredients

Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Acrylates Copolymer, Isopropyl Alcohol, Dipropylene Glycol Dibenzoate, Methoxyisopropanol, Nitrocellulose, Stearalkonium Bentonite, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Ribes Nigrum Seed Oil (Black Currant), Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea Seed Oil, Panthenol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, PPG-2 Dimethicone, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Triacetin, Aliphatic Urethane Acrylate, Bornanedione, Silica, Benzophenone-1, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Violet 2 (CI 60725).

Reviews

Reviews


3.0
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10 years ago

This does work well to keep your manicure looking fresh. But it doesnt work well the formulation of OPI, kind of makes it drag but it does leave it on. i dont have that problem with any other...

About reviewer (14 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination, Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Curly, Medium

EyesBrown



5.0
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10 years ago

best basecoat! smooths out ridges and creates a great base for manicures. works better than any high end base coat and i have tried them all! a coat of this, two...

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesGreen


4.0
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10 years ago

This is a great basecoat! It really does make your nail polish last longer and dries pretty fast.. However, the brush is not constructed that well. The first time I used it, I had to pull out some...

About reviewer (14 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBlack

EyesBlack


5.0
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10 years ago

Bought this after I heard it was being discontinued to see what the rave was about. I bought both the colorstay base coat (beigy, yellowish color) and the colorstay gel smooth base coat (slight...

About reviewer (222 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinAcne-prone, Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


4.0
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11 years ago

My favourite base coat I use at my salon every day! It smoothes the ridges, dries relatevely fast, great brush. Excellent! I use mostly CND Vinylux on hands and Dior, YSL, Chanel on feet. Revlon...

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther, Other

HairOther

EyesOther


5.0
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11 years ago

Rave review for the Colorstay Gel-Smooth base coat! This is my all time favorite base coat especially in conjunction with it's matching top coat. As a nail polish collector/hoarder lol, I've tried...

About reviewer (34 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Dark, Cool

HairBrown, Other, Other

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

This base coat is sticky to the touch once it dries. It dries fairly quickly but remains tacky. This is so the polish will adhere to it. My polish stays on better when I use this as a base coat.

About reviewer (378 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Fair, Neutral

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


5.0
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11 years ago

Rave! The Colorstay gel smooth base coat is everything everyone says. It fills in the ridges of your nails and makes your pollishes adhere better and longer. Very professional looking.

About reviewer (44 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Olive, Not Sure

HairBlack, Straight, Other

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

THIS is working so wonderfuly for me, that I am irrationaly afraid that I will JINX it with this glowing review. My nails are brittle, forever splitting, forever snagging, and nailpolish lasts...

About reviewer (182 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlond, Other, Other

EyesGreen


5.0
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11 years ago

I have the newer version called "Gel Smooth". After seeing approx. 100 people here on MUA talking about how awesome this base coat is I had to try it. I got it on sale for $4.99 cdn and that was $4...

About reviewer (64 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesHazel


5.0
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11 years ago

This is a review of Revlon ColorStay Longwear Nail Enamel 005 Base Coat. I painted my right hand's nails with this base coat, two coats of Sally Hansen's Insta-Dry color, and one coat of Revlon...

About reviewer (4 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlue


5.0
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11 years ago

This is a great base coat. Keeps my at home mani perfect for about 3 days before I start to see any type of wear on the tips and I type all day so I think that is pretty good. Also it makes...

About reviewer (6 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Fair, Cool

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesGreen


5.0
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11 years ago

love this base and the corresponding top coat! my nails looked perfect (essie's bahama mama) for an entire week. i was shocked. i usually use OPI's top and base coats, or essies's, or other salon...

About reviewer (7 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinOther, Fair-Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown


1.0
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11 years ago

I usually use Essie First Base with Out the Door top coat and get 5-6 days chip-free, though I'm looking for alternatives as I think the First Base is contributing to drying my nails out. I got...

About reviewer (73 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinSensitive, Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlack


5.0
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11 years ago

The new No.5 in town! This stuff is great. Really makes my polish stay on for days. No chips. Its the best basecoat I have tried so far. And I have tried many..Posche, Essie, Orly, Sally Hansen,...

About reviewer (174 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesHazel


5.0
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11 years ago

I'll gladly add to the exceptional reviews on this base coat! Prior to picking this up, I was using OPI Ridge Filler, which worked fine, but wasn't anything fabulous. <p> Revlons base...

About reviewer (1078 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

The raves are true. If you use this base coat, your polish will STAY ON, period. I used it a few days ago with a color from the Sally Hansen Hard as Nails collection, didn't even bother to use a...

About reviewer (13 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Fair, Warm

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen


4.0
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11 years ago

This is the hyped up base coat. Newer bottles say "gel" somewhere on the label. On it own, this doesn't thrill me. But paired with the matching top coat my polish lasts 5+ days with no chips &...

About reviewer (479 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Fair, Neutral

HairRed, Straight, Medium

EyesGreen


5.0
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11 years ago

This stuff is genuinely fabulous. It STAYS, and it doesn't seem to thicken up in the bottle. I like CND Sticky base a lot but it gets thick from use to use and then it's hard to get an even...

About reviewer (10 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairRed, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


5.0
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11 years ago

My nail polish doesn't last a week, I tried Orly's bonding, Orly's no chip top coat, and other brands I forgot the names. I searched for this base coat here in Hong Kong but I couldn't find it....

About reviewer (14 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown