I got this in the last beauty vault from BR. I needed it to accompany the three colours I got. It promises to give the gel polish a coating and keep them strong and lasting for up to three weeks. This all sounds like music to my nail polish loving ears!
The design of the bottle is quite unique in that it's completely black. Normally the bottle is clear but not this one. I love the brush that come with the Gel Top Coat. It's very wide and thick. It means that I get the perfect coverage in just two swipes of the brush! It means that it saves me so much time.
The polish is clear as I would expect and quite thick. It isn't thin and dripping off the brush like alot of polishes can be like. I find it annoying however that the nail has to be pretty much completely dry to apply without it taking off the colour. It takes ten plus minutes to dry completely! That is far too time consuming to wait for if you ask me. It should be touch dry and then it would be good to go but nope!
The lasting power is something that still now makes me happy! It lasts for up to three weeks! It's all true and I get sick of the colour before it fades or chips. It means my polish lasts without me having to do touch ups in between.
The part that explains my three stars score was because after removing it my nails are very brittle and flake! My nails are so thin that they break with just a slight knock! My nails are in the worst condition they have been in ever. I assume it's taking the goodness out of them or just is so super strong that my nails peel with the polish. Either way my nails are horrible and this is all due to the Sally Hensen Miracle Gel Top Coat! No thanks.
I brought this nail polish as part of a set when these range first came out and I also got a coloured polish aswell.
This nail polish is a clear top coat, and comes in a black plastic bottle, with a plastic lid which twists off to show the nail polish brush attached (like most nail polish designs).
I have to admit I really like the brush on the nail polish. Its white in colour and It's quite wide and thick so two strokes and the whole nail is covered. Plus because the brush is thick it can hold a lot of polish so you don't get streaky dry marks.
The formula of these polish seems nice aswell, it's a nice consistency and is a clear transparent top coat. Once the nail polish dry, it does set like gel nail polish and wears like gel nailpolish so it wears for a good 3-4 days before it starts chipping. So far so good right?
Well unfortunately that's where all the good things stop because I hate this top coat with a passion.
I feel like the ingredients in this too coat are overly strong because when I actually put it on my nails, it strips the polish and leaves bald patches on my nails. It's not so bad when your nails are only one colour, but when I am making more details nail looks, these nail polish destroys it by Blurring lines, smudging colour and leave gaps with no polish at all.
When i do light thin coats, Sometimes my nails works out! But 95% of the time this ruins my nail looks an it's so frustrating so I will be throwing this out or passing it along to my sister.