Have you ever sat in on the day of your manicure appointment (or did your own DIY manicures) and instead of applying base coat, you just go right ahead and start polishing first? Well, if you love getting manicures as much as we do, then you HAVE to see this informative video from our nail art friend ,NailgasmTV . Discover something new, as Brass gives us essential reasons why adding base coat before polishing is vital to your manicures.

Don’t feel bad! At some point, we have all fallen victim to not applying base coat too. But if you want to continue to have longer lasting manicures, especially the ones that have detail nail art, which takes hours to execute- base coat is important to longer lasting manicures.