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4.5
I've used Seche Vite for maybe 18 years now, since I was 13. It is a very fast-drying top coat and it is worth the money. It does smell strong, but don't be wary as it will go away once dry. At first the formula will be thin, but this top coat does thicken in the bottle with time, and by the time you get to the bottom, it might be super thick, but polish thinner will help fix it. It will still be fantastic to use, with the exception of small string-like tendrils that will cling to the brush (only when it's super thick and on its last legs in the bottle; by that point you should refill or buy a new one lol, or use polish thinner). Seche Vite is self-leveling (in my experience) and a little ball of polish will go a long way. The brush usually does not smear my polish during application unless I'm being hasty and careless. The top coat is thick, glossy, self-leveling, and shiny. It dries insanely fast; within 10 minutes a three-layer polish will be dry. Within one or two minutes, you can still smudge your polish but it will be those wrinkly smudges below the surface where you can gently nudge it back into place, and occasionally another layer of Seche Vite will self-level the smudge away (not always, depends on the polish or design). Overall, there's nothing very horrible about Seche Vite besides its strong smell, and that's only temporary. I keep coming back to it again and again for a reliable fast-drying top coat and I will continue to do so until they stop producing it.
