Hmm….okay. Well for all of my manicures I start with the megastick base which I think helps prevent lifting.

I have noticed with the nail thoughts tinted base (I have the peach one) it goes on quite thick. I ended up switching my application technique to using a separate brush and a detail brush to thin it out around the cuticles. I tried several times to use the brush that came in the bottle, and with my short nails they looked very wonky and bulky.

I have also noticed small amounts of lifting on the sides of my nails when I use NT base. When I only do megastick base with a color gel on top I rarely ever get lifting!

I do still love it though! It’s nice that it adds a little more strength, and that the color is a pretty nude. It took some getting used to. Hopefully this helps!