Top Coat Questions

Mar 28, 2014

Maryellen O.

I've used Seche Vite for years but am getting tired of throwing out 1/3 of the bottle because it gets to thick. Thinning with acetone isn't great.

What other top coats can you recommend that dry quickly, last without chipping and has a high shine?

Sally Hansen's BigShiny Top Coat isn't bad, but I find it stays tacky for awhile.

Thanks for the advice.
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Mar 28, 2014

Bryanna L.

I use NYC. It dries quickly, and doesn't chip on acrylics. haven't tried on my regular nails.

Mar 28, 2014

Lara C.

I like revlons top coat. I've had the same prob with seche vite. I find that revlons stays on nicely, dries fast and doesn't really chip.

Mar 28, 2014

Tara G.

I have been thinking the same thing. I have been using Sally Hansen mega shine and it gets so thick which I feel ok about thinning with acetone, but I still feel like I get shrinkage at the tips. The one thing I have discovered that helps to stop shrinkage from causing chips is to wait atleast 15 or 20 minutes between coats. That feels like you are doing your nails all day. So I only manage a decent manicure maybe once a month. Where there is a will, there is a way I guess.

Mar 28, 2014

Lisa B.

There is a thinner for seche vite, you can also buy nail polish thinner.

Mar 28, 2014

Megan S.

Out the door is the best! it works just like seche vite but never gets thick! I've had my big bottle for over a year and it's not goopy (:

Mar 28, 2014

Tina K.

I'm trying Julep's Freedom Polymer Topcoat for the first time tonight. First impression is that it's not quite as shiny as Seche Vite; but when it dries, it's dried all the way through.

Mar 28, 2014

Kenna W.

I love my out the door as well, like seche vite without the shrinking. :)

Mar 28, 2014

Maryellen O.

Who makes Out the Door and where can I buy it? I'll give it a try. What is shrinkage? Is that when the tips seem to lose their color just a day after the manicure? I just though it was wearing off.

Mar 28, 2014

Mandy A.

Seche Vite does make a thinner but I agree after only using 1/3 of bottle it is useless without it. The best I have found is Glisten & Glow HK Girl Fast drying top coat. It is great - similar thickness to Seche and also does not smudge nail art. It dries really fast and I have not seen any signs of shrinkage. This does not go thick after using only 1/3. I am really impressed. It is not available in shops,has to be purchased online. Hope this helps.

Mar 29, 2014

Bonnie R.

I'm loving Cult Nails Wicked Fast at the moment. Dries super fast, it's super shiny, and I've been getting at least 5 days out of polish on natural nails.

Mar 31, 2014

Kenna W.

INM out the door, I buy mine at Sallys beauty supply.

http://www.sallybeauty.com/Nail-Top-Coat/INM2,default,pd.html

Seche Vite can have this problem where after you put it on it literally will shrink up and pull back from the edges causing a sharp edge along your cuticles and tips loosing colors quicker, it's really annoying! Plus who wants to have to throw away a bottle when it's only half empty because it's hardened! boo.