Very weird base coat [SEP] I have a lot of gel polishes - they're the only nail polishes I use on my fingers, because everything else chips like crazy on my thin fingernails.  This set is interesting.  It has a base coat, a red color, and then some various topcoats.<br /><br />My issue is with the base coat.  It beads up on your nail.  I cleaned my nails as usual and made sure there wasn't any oil or dirt on the nail area.  I swiped a single thin coat of base coat on, and it immediately pulled into beads and channels, away from the edges of the nail.  It looks very funny with the polish over it - lumpy.  I'm not sure if I got a bad batch, or what.  I went ahead with the process, did the dryer, and the mid- and top-coats, and yeah, just uneven looking nails.<br /><br />The top coats are fun.  I don't much like the one with black flecks in it, as they are a bit muddy and it just makes the nail look dirty.  They're not showstopping, but they're not too bad.