I recently received this in a GWP, I already love the Sally Hansen gel top coat so I couldn't wait to try this.
I painted my nails then instead of using top coat I used this. The brush is quite slim and standard not like the flat Sally Hansen brushes I am used too. It goes on smoothly and easy to apply and dries super duper fast. Mega shine? Hmm I wasn't sold. Yes they do look shiny but the gel top coat also makes them look shiny. Preventing cracks and chips? Well I still got a few. So what's a gal to do? Compare the two!
So the next time I applied nail polish I put the gel top coat on one hand and mega shine in the other. I've actually got more chipping on the mega shine side and the shininess is the same on both hands I can tell the difference.
I would only use this again if I was really pressed for time and wanted my nails dried quick smart otherwise I will stick to the top coat.
I got this for I think $5 at one of those makeup sales as an impulse buy. This promises high shine and as a lover of glossy polishes I couldn't resist.
The consistency is a bit on the thin side, but this meant it was very easy to apply and dried out super fast. Like this is probably one of the fastest drying topcoats I've used. Because it' quite thin, it also meant I could do a couple coats of it instead of one thick gloppy coat. As for mega shine though I was a little disappointed. Sure it was glossy, but not as glossy as some of the other top coats I've tried (the Sally hansen colour therapy one for example).
In terms of keeping my manicure perfect this did an absolutely apalling job. It started peeling off on the second day, and by day three I got sick of it and just removed the whole thing. Tried it again with this as a base coat and topcoat and nope nope nope. The next day I managed to peel the whole thing off, like those peel off basecoats! So I guess the plus side is if you want to try a nail design for a day (e.g. glam it up for an event) you can use this as basecoat and topcoat, which would let you just peel the whole thing off the next day.
Doesn't really do what it promises but I did find an unexpected use out of it, so I won't give it 1 star. Don't buy this if you're wanting a decent topcoat that protects your mani though.