Long wear nail polish
First Claim
1. A nail polish film comprising two or more layers wherein each layer comprises a film-forming polymer, wherein the film exhibits a Tip Wear Index of less than about 0.90.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to kits and films formed from the kits which are useful as cosmetic or therapeutic agents, as well as methods of their use. The films and kits herein are particularly useful as polishes for mammalian nails. More particularly, the present invention relates to kits and films which, when applied to mammalian nails exhibit long wear, particularly at the tip of the nail. When applied to mammalian nails, the present kits and films exhibit Tip Wear Indices, Total Wear Indices, and/or Jagged Indices of less than about 0.90. The present invention further relates to methods of coating mammalian nails with kits and films which exhibit Tip Wear Indices, Total Wear Indices, and/or Jagged Indices of less than about 0.90.
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- 1. A nail polish film comprising two or more layers wherein each layer comprises a film-forming polymer, wherein the film exhibits a Tip Wear Index of less than about 0.90.
- 8. A kit suitable for use as a nail polish for mammalian nails, the kit comprising two or more different compositions wherein each composition comprises a film-forming polymer and a carrier, wherein the compositions when applied to the nail form a film exhibiting a Tip Wear Index of less than about 0.80.
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21. A method of coating mammalian nails with a nail polish film, the film comprising two or more different layers, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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(i) applying a basecoat composition contiguously to the nail, wherein the basecoat composition comprises a film-forming polymer and a liquid diluent; (ii) removing sufficient liquid diluent from the basecoat composition to form a substantially dry basecoat; (iii) applying a topcoat composition to the nail, wherein the topcoat composition comprises a film-forming polymer and a liquid diluent; and (iv) removing sufficient liquid diluent from the topcoat composition to form a substantially dry topcoat; wherein the film exhibits a Tip Wear Index of less than about 0.80.
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- 22. A nail polish film comprising two or more different layers wherein each layer comprises a film-forming polymer, wherein the film exhibits a Jagged Index of less than about 0.85.
- 28. A kit suitable for use as a nail polish for mammalian nails, the kit comprising two or more different compositions wherein each composition comprises a film-forming polymer and a carrier, wherein the compositions when applied to the nail form a film exhibiting a Jagged Index of less than about 0.85.
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40. A method of coating mammalian nails with a nail polish film, the film comprising two or more different layers, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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(i) applying a basecoat composition contiguously to the nail, wherein the basecoat composition comprises a film-forming polymer and a liquid diluent; (ii) removing sufficient liquid diluent from the basecoat composition to form a substantially dry basecoat; (iii) applying a topcoat composition to the nail, wherein the topcoat composition comprises a film-forming polymer and a liquid diluent; and (iv) removing sufficient liquid diluent from the topcoat composition to form a substantially dry topcoat; wherein the film exhibits a Jagged Index of less than about 2.85.
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41. A nail polish film comprising two or more different layers wherein each layer comprises a film-forming polymer, wherein the film exhibits a Total Wear Index of less than about 0.80.
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42. A kit suitable for use as a nail polish for mammalian nails, the kit comprising two or more different compositions wherein each composition comprises a film-forming polymer and a carrier, wherein the compositions when applied to the nail form a film exhibiting a Total Wear Index of less than about 0.80.
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