Base coat

The first coat of plaster finish, typically composed of lime, cement, and sand; the first layer of any coating applied in a liquid or plastic state, such as paint.

base coat

1. All plaster applied before the finish coat; may be a single coat or a scratch coat and a brown coat.

2. The first coat applied to a surface, as paint; a prime coat.

3. An initial coat applied to a wood surface before staining or otherwise finishing it.

References in periodicals archive ?

A lot of people skip right to putting color on their nails, but a quality base coat is so important," says G.

Diy digits: G shares everything you need for the perfect at-home mani

Always use a base coat because it gives your coloured polish something to adhere to, which means it will last longer without chipping.

success fingertips SUCCESS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS; There's no need to head to a salon this summer - we've been testing the four glossiest nail polishes on the market; FAKE A SALON MANI AT HOME; Give yourself glossy, plumped talons with these DIY tips

To apply to glitzy coating, first, paint the nails with a base coat of clear polish.

Women abuzz over new glamour nail polish

The base coat contains just the pigment and binding resins--the clear coat is just the gloss.

Fix rust spots

8,999,308 B2; Coty Germany has patented a base and a top coat in which the anhydrous base coat composition consists of a water absorbent compound which is a cosmetically acceptable salt of acrylic or polyacrylic acid, a CO2 releasing compound which is an inorganic or organic carbonate, or bicarbonate, a solvent for the water absorbent compound and the CO2 releasing compound, a wax, auxiliary substances which do not encompass surfactants and optionally, a second water absorbent compound selected from the group consisting of cellulose gum, polysaccharides, natural gums, clays, aluminum silicate, bentonite, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, acrylic acid and polyacrylic acid.

Volumizing effect for hair

Sally Hansen is introducing two nail essentials to simplify and improve the home manicure regimen: Big Peel Off Base Coat and Big Kwik Dry Top Coat.

Coty adds to fragrance, Rimmel London, Sally Hansen lines

03 Apply base coat twice to prevent the sun from leaving nails with a yelA[degrees] low tint.

SUMMER READY NAILS

Our testers whiten their tips: Revlon Nail Brightener Base Coat, PS7.

tested tried &

You can skip the base coat if you're using a light, sheer polish like this as it won't stain your nails.

NAIL ART CRACKED; With designs so easy you can do them with your non-writing hand, why paint eggs at Easter when you can decorate your nails instead?

The new product, which is targeted at the residential market, is a water-based pearlescent interior finish, consisting of a coloured base coat and a special selected pearlescent powder to create the effect desired.

Sigma Paints launches decorative finish

1 For brittle nails: Jessica Recovery Base Coat, EUR14, www.

BEAUTY SCHOOL; 4 O NAIL 4 OF THE BEST NAIL PRODUCTS

The Aerobase base coat and Aviox clear coat UVR system has been qualified successfully at Airbus, according to specification AIMS 04.