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Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti Chip Top Coat Review

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti Chip Top Coat Review
Overall rating from 25 reviews so far:
4.7/5
Would use it again?
4.8/5
Did it do what it said it would?
4.4/5
Would recommend it to a friend?
4.6/5
Dries ANY Nail Color in 30 Seconds!
  • Helps resist chipping
  • Double UV filters shield manicures from fading and discoloring

Keeps manicures beautiful up to 10 days! Exclusive Acrylic Polymer Complex helps get you out of the door in a flash! High-gloss superior shine.  

 

Website www.sallyhansen.com

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Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti Chip Top Coat Review

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti Chip Top Coat Review

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Overall rating:
4.7/5
12th August, 2014
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Sally Hansen Insta-Dry

This is my favorite top coat, it really enhances your polish especially if you love a great shine. I don't use it if I want a matte finish though. The brush is just fantastic, wish all other polishes had the same brush, so easy to use, just the right length and great hold on handle. Now the consistency is a little thicker so you have to be careful not to apply to thick as this is when it can peel or chip quicker. I have had a bottle where it got glumpy gloopy near the end, and I paint every 3/4 days so was it the air making this happen. I find if I use it within 6 months I don't get this problem. Lets go back to the amazing shine wowza love the glossy look. Now does it dry in 30 seconds, not quiet. I am one of those people even if it says drys in seconds I am ultra careful for a couple hours lol but this is my favorite speed dry, I can start doing normal things after about 30 minutes, I normally paint at night so then I can relax and let them dry. Nearly forgot to add that I like to use glitter polishes and this is great with them, doesn't end up on the brush and then transferd into bottle, have had that happen with other top coats. So overall my favourite top coat.

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Overall rating:
5.0/5
31st July, 2014
0 members found this review useful
The Best Top Coat Ever!

This is the best top coat I have ever used. Not only does it almost instantly dry your nails but makes your finish really shiny and chip resistant. Usually keeps my nails nice and tidy for a week - as long as I'm not doing anything too hard wearing.

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Overall rating:
5.0/5
22nd July, 2014
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Acrylic magic in a bottle

How amazing is this product!! I have used so many top coats and always felt let down when my nails chipped after a day or too. I do a lot of typing so my nail polish does get a good work out. This top coat has to be the best I have ever used, I love how quickly it dries and how it goes rock hard - It has acrylic in it and boy does it make a difference to the life of your manicure! I currently have it on my nails and we are up to day 7 with no chipping at all! It has lasted through work, housework, gardening and loads of playing with my toddler. This would easily be my all time no1 product!

Tips: Once I have applied x2 coats to the top of my nails and let it dry I also put a light coat directly on the tips of my nails (run it flat along the tip) to help protect them from chipping

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Overall rating:
3.0/5
20th July, 2014
0 members found this review useful
Sally Hansen normally so wonderful

I love Sally Hansen products for nails, they are normally fantastic. This product wasn't up to their normal standard. I found that it peeled off the nail after only a few days. Yes it did dry quick, but it really didn't get a chance to chip as it peeled so quickly.

Tips: Hmm, what I didn't try was the product with Sally Hansen nail varnish - that might work better.

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Overall rating:
5.0/5
14th July, 2014
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Really happy with this product.

I recently got this product along with a few other items of Sally Hansen and I must say I am quite impressed. I was a bit weary about using it as I am a big OPI fan and was not too sure about whether this would compare but it does work,

It comes in a red glass like bottle and it has a unique shape to it but it is very easy to hold. It does has quite a strong scent so I suggest using it in a very well ventilated room to avoid getting headaches or anything like that.

I am one of these girls that does my nails and then within the hour I have completely ruined them from hitting them and smudging the product but this has made life that little bit easier and I finally enjoy painting my nails again, I don't think it is only 30seconds though so that may have people misinformed, 30seconds it may be dry by a light touch but all the layers have not set so I personally found to still be careful but not like when using a normal top coat. It is around $20 depending on where you go, online can be a bit cheaper but pharmacys and other places quite often have specials so you can pick it up cheaper again.

Overall I am happy with this product and will happily recommend to my friends and family to buy and use aswell.

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Overall rating:
3.0/5
24th June, 2014
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Jacque
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Okay at first

I purchased this at postie-plus quite a few months ago. I was initially impressed with the results it provided, but I grew to dislike the product.

Product: the insta-dry comes in a red glass feeling bottle, the polish is clear and quite runny. It also has a strong chemical - nail polish smell.

Initially- At first this overcoat made nails dry faster and easier ( so I didn't have to spend ages waiting for them to dry) however I often noticed it was really only the top layer that was dry not the middle, so if something pressed hard onto it, it would indent and smudge. The polish definitely added shine to my nail polish but I'm not 100% convinced that it made my nails chip free! As I noticed they would still peel and chip off as before.

Continued use-

After continuing to use this polish to seal and dry my nails the formula became quite gluggy and would actually move the nailpolish that I was trying to use it over. It created such a mess of my nails and didn't work at all! Due to the constant problems the polish started to cause I stopped using it and today I noticed it had completely dried up.

I would have been more impressed if the product didn't dry up and become gluggy!

Tips: Don't use when it becomes gluggy, it will ruin your nails!

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Overall rating:
4.7/5
24th June, 2014
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DID YOU DO THAT YOURSELF RESULT!

I'm the type of girl who loves the finish of my nails after getting them professionally done but hate going to the mall and waiting in cues to actually do it. I found this top coat in Posties for around $8 and thought i'd try it out. Now I am in love and cant do my nails without it. I've actually gotten asked a few times where I had gotten my nails done. People are often surprised to hear that I had done them myself at home! Pros - 1. amazing finish, my nails have the gel / shelac kind of finish to them. - 2. cheap find in posties. they often have sales. - 3. gives a more lasting finish to your normal under coat of nail polish. - 4. very easy to use brush. - 5. dries relatively quickly. Cons - 1. seems to dry out fast in the bottle and get gloppy fast? (or is that just me?)

I've repurchased this product three times now and will continue to do so! LOVE IT.

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Overall rating:
5.0/5
20th June, 2014
2 members found this review useful
GREAT FOR IMPATIENT PEOPLE LIKE ME

I am a mother of a toddler and i just dont have the time to sit around to wait for my nails to dry, too many things to do so i was wanting a product to hurry up the process for me. I purchased this product and fell in love instantly all you need is a couple coats after you apply your nail polish and it was dry instantly it gave shine to my nail and also the color looked more pigmented than before. I will be repurchasing this item.

Tips: Give it a minute or so before applying the top coat and you only need a small amount for each nail. P.s keep it away from your friends/colleagues mines all finished :(

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100_percent_ash
25th June, 2014

That is the exact reason I don't do my nails often anymore. No matter how fast asleep or occupied my toddler is the minute I get that second coat on all nails I am suddenly needed hehe. This sounds great

Kellyleanne
25th June, 2014

This sounds great! Keen to try this.

Overall rating:
5.0/5
12th June, 2014
0 members found this review useful
Fantastic!

I am constantly rushed when applying nail polish and I found this product to be a complete gem! I slick it on 2 min after i have applied two coats of polish, wait s minute or so and can be assured that I am not going to smoosh up my nails on the way out the door or putting my son into his carseat. The only downside is that when I get down to the last eighth of the bottle the product had gone globby and stringy making it impossible to use. So there is a small amount of waste of product. But I wouldn't be without it!

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Overall rating:
4.0/5
5th June, 2014
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love !

this product is very good especially when in a rush and want your nails to dry faster or you just want a nice lasting top coat . the only problem i found with it is that when you did get a chip in your nail polish it all on that nail started to chip off with it . but it does defanity leave the nail polish on for longer

Tips: only use a thin coat

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