Essie No Place Like Chrome Swatches & Review

I wanted to try out my other Essie Mirror Metallics to see if I had the same issues as with the Nothing Else Metals.  I have to say that I love the colors but the application is terrible and the bubbling just stinks!  Every single nail has some form of bubbling.  No matter how I apply it...thick or thin....I just can't win!  So, these are a fail for me.  I read people had success with using these for stamping.  I'm hoping I can make use of them for that instead.  If you had success with these not bubbling what base did you find works and how did you apply them?  Thanks for looking.

 

Picture below is with flash.