Just ok

It a maybe on buying I used this because i do my nails as an american manicure. And during the summer i wont to protect them but i found out opi top coat works better for me.

I liked this very much! I would never have bought it by itself, because I was having really good results with Revlon ColorStay Sealant, but I got this in a pack with two of the Cruise Collection polishes. I test-drove this topcoat with Essie's Pouf Daddy, a glossy, bright red creme, for six days (would've done it longer but I was tiring of the color!), and by the end, the color was true, the finish was beautifully glossy, and there was only the slightest wearing at the tips of my index fingers. I get similar results with Revlon CS, but I would actually prefer this over RCS because this was easier to apply. Of course, I have about a million RCS so it might be a while before I get around to repurchasing this.EDIT: Oops, I totally forgot one big drawback to this top coat. For both a Revlon and an Essie manicure, I had one finger exhibit the following problem: this top coat left a couple itty bitty bubbles that I couldn't remove by swiping over the area again with the brush. Both times I had to remove all the polish on that nail and redo it starting from base coat. That was annoying. I hadn't shaken the bottle or anything, either. Docking just one lippie for this, because I still really like the performance of this top coat. continued >>

I can't believe there aren't more raves about this topcoat. I have tried every top coat out there, I mean EVERY top coat, from drug store to high end, and this is by far the best. The ones that are the most raved about (OPI, Seche Vite, and Poshe) did nothing for me they were OK, but didn't seem to work any better than the best drug-store topcoats. This one is hard but not so hard that it cracks or chips; shiny, but not so shiny as to look really fake; and just the right consistency so you can apply more layers every couple of days without it getting thick and lumpy. A winner!

I bought one bottle of this to try it out, but I'm not really impressed. I won't throw it in the garbage, but I don't think I'll buy it again. This stuff is okay -not the worst I've ever bought, but definitely not the best. It has a somewhat thinner texture than most top coats I've tried; most of the time they seem slightly thicker than regular nail polish, but not this one. It is better than some cheaper drugstore brands I've tried. It does stay fairly glossy, but I have gotten a few chips with it, & not even when I was doing anything rough with my hands or nails, like digging in the garden or opening a can. I like a lot of Essie's nail polish, but I found this one kind of disappointing. IMO, OPI's Top Coat is still the best.