spmichgirl,
This review is for the miracle gel nail color in Wine Stock used with the Miracle Gel top coat. Regular Gel nail polish has been around awhile in nail salons and, in homes more recently, and requires the use of a uv lamp to "cure" or harden the polish dry. This nail polish is unique in that it boasts the features of gel nail polish without the need of a special uv lamp to cure the polish. Finishing your nail polish with the Miracle Gel top coat sets the polish instead of putting your hand under a special light. Sally Hansen advertises up to 14 days of color and shine and easy removal with this product. I found application to be difficult with this product. The brush is wide which could mean a quicker application for some but I found to hard to apply and not get polish on my finger on the sides of my nail. I could not get adequate coverage with only two coats of the color as the instructions say to do. I had to apply three coats of the wine stock color and even then coverage was not completely even. The nail area closest to the cuticle was just slightly lighter than the middle and top part of the nail which bothered me a just a tiny bit. So three coats of color plus the top coat is four coats total and that equals a lot of drying time. The finish with three coats of wine stock and the top coat was very pretty and had a nice shine to it. I had small chipping on the top edge of the nail the next day after application. Removal was very easy for me, just like removing regular polish. I wouldnt recommend this product so far but I have only tried the Wine Stock color. I always get chips at the tops of my nail and still had it happen the next day with this polish. The finish was shiny and felt hard like gel polish, but plain old fast dry top coats also give me a similar finish with less application time. See more