US Patent No. 8,999,308 B2; Coty Germany has patented a base and a top coat in which the anhydrous base coat composition consists of a water absorbent compound which is a cosmetically acceptable salt of acrylic or polyacrylic acid, a CO2 releasing compound which is an inorganic or organic carbonate, or bicarbonate, a solvent for the water absorbent compound and the CO2 releasing compound, a wax, auxiliary substances which do not encompass surfactants and optionally, a second water absorbent comp...