SecheVive Instant Gel Effect Top Coat, Clear Nail Varnish for Glossy Finish, Fast-Drying Gel Polish Top Coat & Durable Nail Polish Topper for Long-Lasting Shine, No UV/LED Lamp Needed, 14 ml

Went on smoothly and evenly, dries quickly with a glassy finish. This is now my forever favourite and will continue using seche products.

Best top coat - really shiny and hardwearing

Love this top coat! It's very fast-drying (great if you're impatient!), easy to apply and leaves a lovely shine on your manicure. There is some shrinkage after a few days, hence the 4 stars.

This is, hands down, my favourite top coat.Positives:- super glossy- has that same 'plumping' effect as a gel topcoat, which makes anything sparkly look INCREDIBLE- lasts for ages. My nails reject polish-- it literally peels off in one piece (without using a peely base!) after a couple days no matter what base I use. But if I make sure to seal around the edges and tip with this, it lasts for at least a week. And doing the same thing on people with less oily nail beds, it's lasted up to 18 days with one or two minor (accident-inflicted) chips. Which is WILD (I am also using orly's bonder base as well on myself and my friends so it's not JUST that I'm sealing with topcoat, but it plays a big part!).- it's cheap! Compared to most brands' own quick-dry topcoat (I own them from a bunch of different brands including holo Taco & moon at) it's literally half the price. And while Holo Taco's is my second favourite, seche vite is still the best.- it dries hard SUPER FAST. I have very little patience and am very forgetful, so not having to wait too long before I can use my hands without ruining my nails is very important.Negatives:- it dries hard SUPER FAST. it will start to dry on the brush immediately. If you aren't fast enough it can be a bit goopy and difficult to spread over the whole nail, so it takes a bit of getting used to. Other quick-dry topcoats take a bit longer, and so give you slightly more working time- you WILL need to buy a nail polish thinner, seche do have their own and it works great (on all polishes, not just this one). This is because as soon as you open the bottle it is exposed to air, which starts the chemical reaction which causes it to harden. As you use more of the polish, there will be more air in the bottle, and it will start to get thick and goopy. Luckily just a couple drops of polish thinner (and some shaking) will restore it! And a bottle of nail polish thinner will last you YEARS.- the opaque bottle. I know brands do this to try and mimick the look of gel polishes but a) it's confusing to consumers, and b) you can't see how much polish is left in the bottle.Overall I absolutely adore this topcoat and highly recommend it IF you're fairly quick at putting a top coat on!

Excellent top coat.

I really like the seche vite base cost and their standard top coat is amazing so I thought id try the gel effect one but I was disappointed. It doesn’t apply very well and is a bit thick and gloopy. I didn’t find it lasted very well either. I’ll be sticking to the standard one in future.

Brilliant quality, leaves a lovely shine and finish, makes your polish last longer

I’m pretty hopeless at painting my own nails and usually smudge them before they are fully dry which always seemed to take ages. However since discovering this product that is no longer the case! People are now commenting on how great my nails look and asking where I get them done. I’m not entirely sure all of them believe me when I say I did them myself. It makes your nails look like you’ve had gels done in a salon and seems to ‘smooth’ out my amateur attempts of painting, it then dries completely within minutes and to top it off the polish lasts for days, to the point where I change the colour before any sign of chipping or wear. Finally it is easy to remove, no different from a normal top coat. Absolutely love it!