A top coat is the icing on the cake for a manicure or pedicure. It helps product the polish from wearing or chipping and also keeps it looking glossy and shinny.
So for this MANI MONDAY, I decided to share with you my top 3 favorite topcoats!

INM Looks Wet

INM Looks Wet

INM Looks Wet Topcoat is one of my all time favorites! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve purchased it.
It’s described as a super high shine, durable and long wearing top coat that delivers high gloss finish that so shiny, that nail still looks wet.-It’s true. I love an extra shiny, glossy topcoat and this one definitely delivers!
Not only does it retail less than $5, it applies so nice and dries fairly quick. That’s one thing I hate about some top coats, they take forever to dry! Not this one!
It’s defiantly a favorite of mine!

Essie Gel Setter

Essie Gel Setter

This is a fairly new top coat from Essie, I’m pretty sure it’s only been out a year.
It’s described on essie’s website as a “go-getter shine that works as hard as they do. essie gel•sette tops any of your favorite essie colors with all the cushy, rock-hard shine of a gel, in a foolproof formula for at home manis and pedis”.
So far, I’ve repurchased this top coat twice. It really gives the same results as a gel manicure would. I sometimes find the application a bit finicky. It doesn’t apply as well as Inm or the next top coat I’m going to talk about, but the wear is worth the extra work you may have to use to apply this top coat.

OPI Infinite Shine Top Coat

OPI Infinite Shine Top Coat

I LOVE THIS TOP COAT! This top coat is part of the Infinite Shine Collection for OPI, which is supposed to replicate a gel manicure without the UV lights. I have purchased a few Infinite Shine polishes and have used the top coat to finish the manicure and yes, it shines and wears just like a gel manicure.
But I have a little secret for you guys, you DON’T have to buy the infinite shine polishes in order to achieve the same look and wear of this top coat. You can use it on regular nail polish. I do it all the time-sorry OPI!
The application is becoming a favorite of mine. It applies very even and dries within minutes! Two thumbs up for me!

So I hope this helps you when you are on searching for a new top coat to try out! You cant go wrong with these 3!