Peel-off Basecoat Test and Holiday Nail Art

Hello lovelies!

So I had been reading everything I could on peel-off basecoats for glitter and glitter polish. I got to the point of being so sick of dealing with glitter removal; acetone soaks just dry out my cuticles like crazy.
I ended up landing on an idea appeared to work well leaving no damage whatsoever to the nail bed. White glue! For my recipe I used three parts washable white glue, such as Elmer's, and one part water, since I prefer a thinner consistency for base coats. I started by cleaning out an old Seche Vite bottle and letting it dry overnight. Then I filled the bottle 2/3 - 3/4 of the way with the glue and filled the rest with water. I shook it to mix and let it sit overnight so it wouldn't bubble.

I cut a shipping label sticker (left) to fit the bottom of the bottle to cover the SV sticker, then I found a cute sticker my sister got from PETA to doll up the bottle (right).

I wanted a Tigger sticker, but the one I had was too big and I didn't have the heart to cut it to fit ):


I then decided to test my new basecoat with the most glittery indie I own - My Ten Friends "Elsewhen."

I layered three coats of this gorgeous, glitter-laden, mermaid-esque polish over two coats of my basecoat with one coat of Seche Vite. I wore this all day to school and had no problems with unwanted peeling or chipping.
To take it off, all I had to do was push the polish at the cuticle towards the tip gently with an orange stick. Then I loosened the polish around the edges and gently pulled off the polish in single sheets.

As you can see, they came off in one piece. Also, they did no damage to my nailbeds whatsoever!! It was just like peeling craft glue off of skin or a nail.

Anyway, after finding that this basecoat works miracles and saves me time - polish removal - and skin moisture (yay!). Knowing this, I got excited and wanted to use one of my OPI Liquid Sand polishes for nail art, since I was feeling in a festive mood.

I used OPI Solitaire (3 coats) and an red mini of which I do not know the name. I did this art over a base of two coats of my glitter base and one coat of OPI nail envy over that.

Ta-Daaah! I put snowflakes over my red base with a dotting tool and Solitaire, and stripes over my white base with the red and a striping brush. I really really like these! They are getting me excited for the Colorado snow and putting up my Christmas tree. <3

Anyhow, that's all I have for you tonight. I'd definitely recommend this peel-off base recipe to anyone!!

**found the idea to use PVA glue as a basecoat here**

Have a great night!
<3
Kaseysaurusrexx