Follow these steps to maximize the wear of Zoya Nail Polish on natural nails:
Always start with a clean nail. Having residue or excess oils on your nail plate can significantly reduce nail polish wear. Use Zoya Remove to remove old nail polish, clean the nail plate and condition the nail.
Always use a base coat.. Base coat's protect the nail from staining as well a providing a flexible high adhesion surface for nail polish. Zoya Anchor is best for regular nails, while Zoya GetEven is ideal if you have ridges.
Use a top coat! Top coats protect your nail color from external chips and dents and give it a high gloss finish. Try Zoya Armor which uses same polyurethane technology that protects the space shuttle.
Seal The Deal! Using a polish drying accelerator drops like Zoya HurryUp will cut your drying time in half, as well as seal your base coat, nail polish and top coat together for a stronger more flexible
1/30/2011
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Ordered this as part of the Facebook giveaway. Achieved full opacity after two coats. I love the color because it`s a smooth,lustrous black matte without looking dull thanks to the tiny bits of silver micro glitter dust sprinkled throughout the bottle. I see Dovima as a chic way to wear black, instead of a scary gothic way. In comparison to the other matte polishes I`ve tried, Dovima is quite long-lasting! I applied Zoya`s anchor base 2 coats of Dovima and I only started to notice a little bit of tip-pull on my nails today, the FOURTH day after application. The rest of my nails still look smooth and there are no hints of scratches or dents. I think next time I`ll try applying THREE very thin coats to maximize wear-ability, which shouldn`t be a problem because this formula dries extremely quickly. Another hint I heard about was to apply a horizontal swipe of the polish at the nail tips too. I shall try that next time to see if it works. Currently I am very happy with the application, color, and formula of Dovima.