You will need a quality base coat specific to your nail type, the color of your choice, and a top coat. Jessica Nail Systems have released their line to the public now, and in my opinion their treatment base coats are the very best. Jessica can be purchased through the link above, or at many local drugstores. Nailtiques (a professional product, supposedly available in salons only, but I find it in the drugstores almost all of the time now) is a great product too (albeit expensive!). NailTek is less expensive, but just as good as Nailtiques, in my opinion. The most important thing is to get a base coat specific to your nail type. If your nails are prone to peeling get a treatment for dry nails, if they are thicker than a normal nail and not very flexible, choose a treatment for brittle nails. Of course, if you have those often sought after “perfect 10,” then choose a base coat for normal nails. I always recommend you purchase another base coat for normal nails to use every other time you polish, as treatment base coats tend to overcorrect
if used all of the time. I also recommend Seche Vite topcoat for all nail types, if you are not willing to pay for that professional only product (again, you can find it at the drugstore most of the time), you can get Out The Door, which is pretty close, at your local beauty supply and a lot of drugstores.
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