great for nail art [SEP] i purchased this top coat looking for something to use in between manicures to keep my tips wrapped and polish looking fresh i have been happy with most essence polishes in the past and decided to give this a trycompared to the brushes in other essence polishes i am not a fan of this one the tip of the brush is flat not rounded like in their polishes and it does not fan out as nicely also the formula is thick and it does not dry quickly so that is something to get used to but it is super shiny and the shine lasts for days which i love i have never had an issue with essence polishes chipping and this stuff keeps my manicures looking great until i am ready to redo my nails usually every or so days where this stuff really excels is over any kind of nail art decals rhinestones striping tape loose glitter etc it seals it down perfectly and seamlessly helped in part by its thick formula and the price in stores is hard to beat will continue to buy