Miracle Gel™ Top Coat Reviews

I use this over the sally hansen miracle gel colour nail polishes and it lasts on my nails for about 10 days without chipping. On my toes I can get a good 3 weeks of wear, without all the damage and brittleness caused by actual gel nails.

The brush is a nice thick one and with 2 strokes my whole nail is covered. It dries fast and after that i don't have to worry about making dents in my nail polish like normal nail polish.

You can very easily remove it with normal acetone and no soaking is needed.

Best find for my nails. I always use this when I go on holidays.

I use this product with the Miracle Gel base coats. It works very well and gives a salon look to your nails. The top coat is quite thick and goes on like a gel, adding a thick layer to the top of your nails. I find it makes your nails look a lot nicer than a regular nail polish would. This product also makes your manicure last longer than a regular top coat would.

One annoying thing about this product is it takes a lot longer to dry than other nail polishes. So unfortunately this product isn't great if you think to put it on right before going out! The smell is also very strong. I find myself holding my breath while applying the nail polish! This product is also harder to get off than regular nail polishes.

I was so excited when gel nail products started coming out that did not need UV light as it meant I could do a salon job in the comfort of my own home. I have used this top coat with numerous Sally Hansen nail polishes and other brands and it works perfectly on them all. The consistency is quite thick so make sure you don't put too heavy a coat on or you will wreak your whole manicure. It ca also take a while to dry so I always make sure I have at least 2 hours up my sleeve to not touch anything before using!

Miracle Gel comes in an sleek black and white bottle. The look is very attractive, however - it is impossible to know how much is left in the bottle. This product does not have an over powering smell which is a bonus.

The brush is nice and wide and makes application easy. I have had several bottles of this top coat and in one bottle unfortunately half of the bristles fell out of the brush.

Miracle Gel top coat can be used over any brand of nail polish and will definitely extend the life of your polish on the nail. It leaves a nice think layer of 'Gel' and my nails feel strong during wear.

With this top coat my polish stays in place for around 5 days. Although this falls well short of the 14 days it is advertised to last, i am extremely hard on my hands and my polish usually chips same day as application.

Like other members have found out, Miracle Gel Top Coat works with other nail polishes, however it's best with the matching Miracle Gel polishes. Funny as I emailed Sally Hansen regarding this and they told me it's only to be used with the Miracle Gel nail polishes, I guess that's down to a money making thing as they carry a range of top coats.

This is the best top coat on the market that I've tried so far (without using a light). Leaves nails super shiny, glossy, and volumising. By using this top coat, it makes your nails stronger as it also acts as a protective layer. Comes in a stylish black bottle; the only downside to this is you can't see how much you've used up and have to guess. If you love doing your own nails you need this top coat in your life! It's also really affordable usually on sale at Chemist Warehouse for about $8 but even the full price is pretty good. The matching nail polishes come in a great range of colours too.

I absolutely love this top coat I prefer it over all other top coats including seche vite it can be a bit thicker that's because its a gel polish it dries quick and application is smooth the brush design is perfect to coat the nails in one swipe I use this over any nail polish and it peforms better than most top coats it is designed to be used with the miracle gel nail polish colours but I use it over any brand of polish and get the same results will definatlly be purchasing again

Im Terrible with biting my nails but when i have nail polish on it stops me. I find putting on the gel top coat on any nail polish colour keeps my nails thicker and stronger feeling and also reduces cracking.

I do find though, that a day or two after the application i can see what looks like the colour cracking (fine little grey lines in the colour) the nail polish itself isn't cracked and you cant feel a bump of any sort. it just looks a little bumped or disrupted.

I discovered that you don't NEED this top coat to make the Miracle Gel colours set. I've used Miracle Gel Terra-Coppa without this top coat & it dried in about the same time it takes regular nail polish to dry. This top coat does significantly increase shine for the Miracle Gel colours, it also increases their longevity.

I've used this top coat over regular nail polish too. When my nails are done & dry, the feel is different to regular nail polish. Not in a good or a bad way, just different. It's hard to describe, but it doesn't affect function in any way, so how it feels doesn't really matter. Like any top coat, this increases the longevity of any nail polish you wear it with.

RECOMMEND? Yes. Even though I've said it's not strictly necessary to use this with Miracle Gel colours, its just so shiny! I buy top coat to add shine & to increase the longevity of my nail colour & this top coat does both of these things with regular nail polish & with the Miracle Gel colours.

Made in USA. PAO 24M (Open jar symbol shows Period After Opening that product should last, shown in months.)

INGREDIENTS:*
Butyl Acetate, Ethyl Acetate, Acrylates Copolymer, Nitrocellulose, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol/Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer, Isopropyl Alcohol, Etocrylene, Ethyl Trimethylbenzoyl Phenylphosphate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/IPDI/PPG-15 Glyceryl Ether Copolymer, MEK, Trimethylpentanediyl Benzoate.
May Contain +/- D&C Violet No.2 (CI 60725).
*Ingredients list typed out by ME, it's tiny writing, may contain errors. According to their website, all Sally Hansen nail polishes are 3 Free (Free from Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) or Formaldehyde) .

I tried this with a couple of the colours from the matching gel range to see if there was a difference (game of chromes and fish teal braid which were very different as one was chrome like).

I did find that it wore well under pressure (i.e. I go swimming, chlorine does tend to destroy nail polish, and washing up all the time). It didn't last past 6 days for me but I do expose my hands to the elements. I also found this took way too long to dry as I thought they were and smudge a couple of nails.

The finish however is very shiney and great once it is dry