Revlon Just Tinted Top Coat Review

I have a top coat review for you today! I have tried out a lot of top coats in the time I've been doing my nails and the one I use the most is definitely Seche Vite. But sometimes I just want to try something new and see how it compares.
The Revlon Just Tinted Top Coat is actually one of the first top coats I ever used when I started doing my nails in about 2011. I was using it as a top coat over my acrylic nails when I did nail art on them. I remember it drying fairly fast but this was before I ever tried any of the really popular fast dry top coats.

Let me tell you before I go more into my review, that my favourite and most used top coat is Seche Vite. I'm sure most of you have heard of it. It's known for it's thick consistency and very fast dry time. It also has some cons as I'm sure you are aware, however so I'm always keen to try out something new! I just thought I should tell you which top coat I am used to, as my review will probably be comparing what I'm used to.

Revlon don't actually make this top coat anymore, as far as I am aware. I have not seen this line in stores for at least a year now. I sometimes see it in clearance bins. However, you can purchase this top coat at Fashion Addict for just $4.95 {here}.

Packaging:
The Revlon Just Tinted top coat is the regular Revlon size bottle of 14.7mL (0.5 Fl oz). This top coat comes in the regular Revlon shape bottle, but with a frosted look and white cap. I was a little confused with the frosted bottle but it isn't matte or anything.
The brush does not reach all the way to the end of the bottle, but I'm fairly sure that you will be able to get most of the product out once you start getting lower in the bottle without too much trouble. The bottle has 1 mixing ball in it.

Claims:
The only claim on the bottle is that you'll get a shiny, glossy finish.

Let's try it out!

I chose to try the top coat over a favourite colour of mine, Essie's Mint Candy Apple which is just a creme mint green colour. I used 2 coats of Mint Candy Apple, gave it about 10 minutes to dry, and then applied a coat of Revlon Just Tinted Top Coat. I would usually apply my top coat within 5 minutes of applying my colour but I wanted to give this a little more time to dry so I could give it a more accurate review. (Most top coats would take longer to dry if the polish underneath was still wet, obviously).



Dry Time: Each nail was fairly dry to the touch in about 3 minutes (as in, if you brush it against your clothing it wouldn't mess up the nail) which is pretty good for most top coats, in my opinion. Obviously if I put pressure on my nail, though, I was able to make a fingerprint mark. 10 minutes later I was still able to leave a finger print. Another 10 mins later, and I was still able to make a fingerprint. Usually by now, with my Seche Vite, my nails would be totally dry to the touch. I waited another 10 minutes and it wasn't fingerprint-able anymore. So about half an hour in total before it's fairly dry. Obviously it would still be dent-able if you hit your nail really hard or something. I would probably wait an extra half hour before going to bed just because I'm paranoid about messing up my nails. Haha.

Smear-age: I was disappointed to find that this top coat did smear. Even over just the plain creme manicure, it left some streak marks in the polish. I did have a good amount of product on the brush and didn't put a lot of pressure on the brush at all so I don't think it was anything I did that made it streak. Though as I went on, the smear/streak-age did get better as I learned how to work with the top coat.

Thickness:
Thickness is something I usually look for in a top coat. I like it to be a little thicker but not too thick, because I find it usually gives a more glossy, smooth finish. Especially when you're using glitter nail polish. I don't mind a more thin top coat for use over a plain creme or shimmer polish, however.

Shrinkage: I didn't experience any shrinkage with this top coat. YAY. That's always a plus. :)

Shine: The Just Tinted top coat definitely gives a nice shine to the nail. Not quite as shiny as something like Seche Vite, but it does give a nice shine.

Overall: The Revlon Just Tinted top coat is definitely not holy-grail status for me, but it's not bad. I'll definitely use it again. I do like to use top coats like this one over polishes that I know will shrink if I use Seche Vite on them, so I'll definitely get use out of it that way! I won't be using this top coat right before I go to bed, as it doesn't dry quite as fast as I would like. I found this top coat very comparable to the Sinful Colors Top Shine top coat (which I'm planning to possibly do a review on). The Sinful Colors is a bit more readily available and about $1 cheaper, too.

You can pick up the Revlon Just Tinted top coat on Fashion Addict {Aus only shipping for nail polish and fragrances} for $4.95.

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