i want the company to make sure this info is put on official product descriptions and instructions.. grrrrIBD Intense Seal does what it says on the package (mostly). It applies like polish over filed acrylic or cured gel and then cures in the gel lamp. IBD Intense Seal is a little runnier than Brisa Gloss topcoat, but they're otherwise very similar in application and curing and you don't have to remove the inhibition layer after IBD Intense Seal. They both have that purple fluorescence that is always cool if you go anywhere with black lights. This product will NOT soak off with acetone, so you have to file the nail enhancement to remove it.
My only problem with this product is that it is brittle. You CAN'T apply it over polish on natural nails (to protect them from polish remover) because the flex of the natural nails will have it crack off. (If you must protect polish on natural nails from chemicals, I would recommend CND Shellac topcoat instead.) IBD Intense Seal will crack off of anything flexible (including too-thin gel or wraps) and after a few days I notice small chips off the sealed free edge of my acrylics. I just smooth the edge of the chip with a file and it wears fine afterwards.
Personally, I don't use Intense Seal on myself any more... I prefer IBD clear gel instead to seal my acrylics because it's not brittle and doesn't chip, but it doesn't feel totally slick like Intense Seal feels. So I still use Intense Seal sometimes on clients for convenience.
So, in summary, if you want to seal acrylic nails, this stuff applies very easily, cures in 2-3 minutes depending on your gel lamp, doesn't need leave an inhibition layer, and stays shiny for weeks. You need a gel lamp to cure it and you have to file it off to remove or fill. It won't work for anything less rigid than acrylic because it's a little brittle.
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Great Topcoat, but only to be used on acrylics and gels. Does not come off with nail polish remover. Dont use on natural nails. Other than that its a great product.I absolutely love this product. It leaves a very durable high shine finish on nails with gel overlays, gel polishes, acrylic nails, and gel nails. I imagine it would also perform exceptionally well over silk and fiberglass wraps, but I haven't used it for that yet. I have replaced my UV Top Coat with this product since it requires no clean up or buffing after curing. I do not, however, recommend using it on natural nails. I gave it a shot to test it out since I'd heard good and bad on it's performance on natural nails. It flakes off on the free edge of the nail very easily with natural nails. I haven't had that problem with my gel overlays or my mother's acrylic and gel nails. What I love best about this product is that it protects my manicure very well from acetone during polish removals and clean up. I use the soak off method to remove stubborn glitter polishes and so far this product has stood up to the abuse perfectly. It's a major game changer for a polish addict like me. The only thing I would add is that it is detrimentally important to wrap the free edge of the nail during application. It will flake off and chip every time if you forget or don't properly get the entire free edge. I also recommend curing for 4 minutes under a UV light instead of the recommended 3 minutes. It seams to seal a bit stronger with that extra minute of curing time.Just like it says on the bottle, it gives your nails a nice mirror like shine. Very good price too!
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