A Break-Up Letter to Nubar Diamont Top Coat
Dear Nubar Diamont,
This isn’t an easy letter to write. We were once so close, you and I. Remember how I searched for years to find you? I was with so many others, but none had your brilliance. No one else protected me as much as you did. No one else dried so quickly. No one else lasted as long. No one else could compare to how level you were.
But now things have gone terribly wrong. You have changed in ways I cannot understand. You are so thin now. You take forever to dry. In fact I don’t think I could even call you fast-drying anymore, which cuts me to my very core. I opened you up recently fully expecting the joy of what you once were but 10 minutes later, my nails were still sticky and wet. I was crushed.
Others have noticed this change as well. It’s not me, it’s you.
I will never forget the good times we had though, please know this. I remember the time I used you over three coats of OPI Ink and 20 minutes later I was making my bed. I remember when I dented my polish when it was still wet and I was so distraught. I rushed to apply you, and you smoothed everything over so nicely. I will cherish these memories always.
Alas I must end this relationship now because I don’t have the time to devote to you any longer. I need someone who can live up to my expectations, and you let me down. I can only hope that one day you will return to your former glorious self. The self I fell madly for and won’t ever forget.
Your former devotee,
Kelly
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Last thing I heard, they’re changing it back, woohoo! *fingers crossed*
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Hi Michele,
Yay!!! I REALLY hope they do!!
I found where I initially read it!
http://makeupalley.com/board/n.asp/bid=10/tid=331505
I’m not really liking the Diamont I’m using now either :/
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Awesome!!
That’s so sad!
I still have some of the old formula – I better use it more sparingly now!
Have you found a replacement for it yet?
Hi Amanda,
Ok so Michele (Lacquerized) says she heard it might be changed back, yay! I am still using a bottle of the old formula, I have not found anything as good as it yet. Poshe is nice, but still not quite as good.
Preech on Sista!
I’ve never used Nubar Diamont but this sounds exactly like my breakup letter to Seche Vite (if I wrote one.) I loved it until halfway through the bottle it got unbearably thick, stringy and bubbly. I’m using Sally Hansen Insta Dri topcoat and its working pretty good so far.
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Hi Serena,
Yeah actually Diamont, Sech Vite and Poshe all get thick about halfway through
LOL. What a great post. And I agree with you about Seche (which I use) It does get thick half way through. What are you suggesting now?
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Hi Styrch,
Well I am still using my last (good) bottle of Diamont. I also like Poshe, just not as much. Supposedly Nubar is changing the formula back though!
Bwahahahaha! This totally made my day.
Wow! I haven’t been keeping up on the nail world lately (I’ve been too poor) but I was considering getting a new bottle of Diamont soon. Thank God I read this! Now what do we do? All the staining has JUST grown out of my nails, what do I do for a 3 Free, shiny, quick-dry?
Hi Mariah,
If you read below you will see Nubar might be changing it back, yay! Otherwise I recommend Poshe, which is pretty decent.
That was awesome! I have never tried this before but I know that I definitely won’t until you give it your kiss of approval again. I have had to write this letter to so many of my beauty products its a shame…companies really shouldn’t rock the boat
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I must have an “old” bottle because mine is still working okay. Though now I’ve just taken to going without a topcoat and using a drying spray (especially in the evenings). Then, I topcoat the next day (like Essie Shine-E for that, though I know you’re not doing Essie now b/c of animal testing). I also like RBL’s topcoat, though I guess it’s not particularly fast-drying. At least there’s no shrinkage (which I get from Poshe). My mom swears by some Sally Hansen type she uses. Must find out what that is. Keep us posted if Nubar changes the formula back.
I actually just bought Diamont, to try because of how much you recommended it and I found the same thing. It just never dried, I wondered if I got a wonky bottle but after reading this I must’ve gotten the new formula. I can’t believe they’re still calling it a fast-drying top coat.
Very cleverly written!!
My bottle of opi top coat also got thick and gloopy halfway through:( Using seche now and I’m about a third through and it’s still pretty good..
I actually quite like Diamont even if it’s not as fast drying as Seche Vite or Poshe. Maybe they changed the formula or you just got a bad bottle? Have you contacted Nubar about it?
This is so sad.
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Hi Belle,
They did change the formula, all the new ones suck. But there is good news! Supposedly they are changing it back. I have tried contacting them over the last 6 months MANY times but they totally ignore me now for some unexplained reason.
LOL this line “It’s not me, it’s you” had me laughing so hard.
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I bought Diamont recently because I’d heard so many good things about it. Obviously the bottle I got was the new formula, I was confused by how long it took to dry. I thought maybe I had misread about it being quick drying. Nubar is not easy for me to come across where I am so I was very disappointed that I went out of my way to get Diamont only to be disappointed by it. If they change it back I’ll probably try again.
ROFL XD
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I loved your letter! Great job!
Ah, breaking up is hard to do…
Easier when ‘it’s not me, it’s you’, hehehe. Wouldn’t it be great if we could say that to actual people? Well, maybe not, not very nice. Luckily top coat doesn’t have very sensitive feelings
I so hope they change it back!!
omg really?! ok now i am really sad…i just ordered diamont yesterday for the fisrt time because of all the good reviews i’ve read…it makes me sad that i wont be able to experience the true powers of diamont…hopefully they will change it back soon!
I thought my bottle of Diamont was fake … since a lot of you loved it and mine sucked. I even wrote post with bottle pic and asked readers if it’s fake or not.
They shared with me the sad news – Nubar broke Diamont.
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Hilarious!
Hilariously written, but sad news. Good thing they’re changing it back!
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Hey – email me if you want… I got a big bottle of this about 1.5 yes ago. It is the old formula, but I hated it, so used just a little. I’ll send it to you! It is just siting here not getting used! If you want it, let me know:-)
When you find someone like this, please, share with us.
I did not know the object of your affection, but if it was everything you told, I do realize your loss.
Never could do my bed 20 min. after manicure.
In time: I’m going to try Seche Vite as soon as I find someone to bring it to me. In Brasil we don’t have this brand.
I use the overlaquer topcoat by M.A.C. and it dries super fast and leaves my nails glossy. Loved the letter by the way.
This is distressing to hear. It is my favorite top coat. I just have so many others that are older that I have to use up. I hope this will be fixed. I do have old and a new bottle. Darn.
I don’t know if you’ve read about this but this top coat came out on top in a blind test done late last year. It is unbranded and is only $.99 per bottle. You can read more about it here:
http://theedgeofsanity.org/?p=2654
I really hope they do change it back.
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Luckily I bought 2 big refill bottles of Diamont before the change. For it is my one true top coat love. I sincerely hope they change it back before I run out! (I went to bed 2 nights ago 15 minutes after top-coating a mani where every other finger was 6 coats [2 white, 4 CC Explosive!] and I had no damage at all the next morning!
I got the new formula a few months ago and was extremely disappointed, I had no idea!
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Sally Hansen mega shine dries super fast and leaves a patent glossy finish
. Best topcoat ever!
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Well, I guess I got two duds when I ordered some Diamont for the first time in June. I didn’t get what all the rave was about. The stuff was runny, flooded my cuticles and melted and dragged along polish with it and for the life of me would not dry! Glad to see it wasn’t just me and my weird prevents-polish-from-drying-ever body chemistry
i love your letter great
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This have to be the funniest top coat- dump ever
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Aw, this is too funny. I’ve had great luck with inm’s “out the door” and essie’s “good to go” top coats. They dry my nails in just a few minutes, and leave nails super shiny and smooth. Has anyone here used those?
It is so sad. It doesn’t even smell right anymore… Well, hopefully they change it back.
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omg, I thought I was going crazy – imagining things! Thanks for the post, and the sigh of relief.
what’s the skinny on seche vita? it’s my fav, but i tend to lose the bottle before i can make it to the middle to notice. the shift in consistency. i’m sad i didn’t get to try diamont in it’s heyday. it sounds like the bees knees!
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Hi Tiera Broome,
Seche Vite is ok, not all that great for me. All of the quick-dry top coats I have used get thick once you get halfway through, even Diamont.
I have not used this, but your post was so funny! I really like Essie Good to Go