I find most top coats while they look good to start, don't protect the nail polish and chipping happens fast - especially toes, with the daily shoe wearing etc. Well not with the Essie Stay Longer Ultimate Top Coat!
I've had it on my toes, over a bright red Essie polish for two weeks, and no chips in sight! It goes on so easily - so you can easily apply a thin coat, with no mess, and the polish looks pretty and glossy the whole time.
I painted my daughters nails - and she's brutal with polish - and it lasted better than any other top coat - not 2 weeks but we got close to a week before there was really obvious chipping.
Really really love the high shine too of this top coat. It's really stand out. All in all - I love this Top Coat and it will be a staple for me for fingers and toes.
The Essie Stay Longer Ultimate Top Coat works much better than I thought it would! I've used a few different top coats in the past that claim to make your manicure last longer but then the next day, they're chipped, all that time and effort gone to waste. This product does the trick, but I will say it didn't really last 7 days, it was more like 6, but that's with me being fairly rough with them and doing everything as normal. On day 6, I did start to notice little chips but nothing major and they didn't annoy me enough to take it all off. This product claims that it dries quickly and I was definitely most impressed by its ability to back up that claim - it dried in seconds! There's nothing worse than a thick top coat that ruins your manicure because you think it's dry, and it's really not. It goes on fairly thick so you don't need to use too much to get results, but the quick-dry thing is definitely a highlight. Overall, I'm really happy with the product and will use it again - it's great to be able to apply polish and know that it'll last about a week with everyday tasks.
Tips: Don't use too much, it glides on really easily and a little goes a long way. I would say to really make the most of your manicure perhaps reapply after day 4 or 5? Because it dries quick, it won't take long and you'll get much more wear out of it.