Natural Nail Base Coat
£13.28
£16.60
bestseller
OPI Natural Nail Base Coat prevents staining of nails and promotes a long-lasting finish.
What it is: Clear nail base coat for natural nails before applying nail polish What it does: Creates a protective base layer that helps nail polish adhere longer Get your nails looking their best and take your natural nails to salon-level with this Natural Base Coat. This expert formula is perfect for everyday wear, providing the ultimate base for any OPI nail polish and promoting a long-lasting, chip-resistant manicure with up to 7 days of wear – ideal for busy UK schedules. Creating a protective layer on nails, this high-performance base coat acts as a nail strengthener or natural nail polish for clear nails, helping to prevent stains from bold shades and gripping nail polish for a longer-lasting, chip-resistant manicure. The perfect foundation for any nail look, OPI Natural Nail Base Coat is a manicure essential.
OPI’s Natural Nail Base Coat helps to bond with your coloured polish to prolong wear and offer protection from chipping and create shiny nails. You can also apply base coats to natural nails as a nail strengthener or to prevent staining from darker nail colours.
Apply one coat of nail base coat to natural nails prior to painting nails.
Ethyl Acetate, Alcohol Denat./SD Alcohol 40-B, Butyl Acetate, Heptane, Nitrocellulose, Tosylamide/Epoxy Resin, Isopropyl Alcohol, Trimethyl Pentanyl Diisobutyrate, Polyvinyl Butyral, Camphor, Benzophenone-1, Dimethicone, CI 17200 (Red 33), CI 60725 (Violet 2).
What it is: Clear nail base coat for natural nails before applying nail polish What it does: Creates a protective base layer that helps nail polish adhere longer Get your nails looking their best and take your natural nails to salon-level with this Natural Base Coat. This expert formula is perfect for everyday wear, providing the ultimate base for any OPI nail polish and promoting a long-lasting, chip-resistant manicure with up to 7 days of wear – ideal for busy UK schedules. Creating a protective layer on nails, this high-performance base coat acts as a nail strengthener or natural nail polish for clear nails, helping to prevent stains from bold shades and gripping nail polish for a longer-lasting, chip-resistant manicure. The perfect foundation for any nail look, OPI Natural Nail Base Coat is a manicure essential.
OPI’s Natural Nail Base Coat helps to bond with your coloured polish to prolong wear and offer protection from chipping and create shiny nails. You can also apply base coats to natural nails as a nail strengthener or to prevent staining from darker nail colours.
Apply one coat of nail base coat to natural nails prior to painting nails.
Ethyl Acetate, Alcohol Denat./SD Alcohol 40-B, Butyl Acetate, Heptane, Nitrocellulose, Tosylamide/Epoxy Resin, Isopropyl Alcohol, Trimethyl Pentanyl Diisobutyrate, Polyvinyl Butyral, Camphor, Benzophenone-1, Dimethicone, CI 17200 (Red 33), CI 60725 (Violet 2).
Base Coat Nail Polish FAQs
Start with properly prepped nails and apply one thin, even layer. This gives your color something solid to stick to and helps prevent chipping, because nobody's out here trying to chip a fresh mani on day one.
True nail primer creates a cross-linking adhesion and is typically part of professional systems like acrylics, where the product actually bonds to the nail for extra sticking power. Base coat works differently: it preps and protects rather than bonding at that level.
Base coat builds the foundation for your color. Top coat seals it in and gives you that final finish. High-shine or
matte
, your call.
Ideally, yes. They work as a team to keep your shade true to color and help it last.
OPI Top Coat
or
Infinite Shine Gel-like Top Coat
are both solid places to start.
Let it dry completely first. A thin, even layer usually doesn't take long, but it varies depending on your system. Some may require curing, so check the product page for exact timing.
Reach for a strengthening formula, like
Nail Envy® Nail Strengthener
,
Start to Finish 3-in-1 Treatment
, or
Natural Nail Strengthener
.
No. Gel polish needs a gel-specific base coat that gets cured after application. Don't mix and match here.
Yes. It creates a protective layer between your natural nail and your color, keeping discoloration at bay.