A gel top coat seals your color and decides how the manicure still looks three weeks later. Our Diamond Top Coat cures to a glass-like shine with no sticky layer, so there is nothing to wipe and you can apply chrome powder straight on top.
In this collection
- Diamond Top Coat: a no-wipe gel top coat with a high-gloss finish, our best-reviewed product
- Matte Top Coat: a soft, velvety matte finish for any color
- Diamond Top Coat packs: 3, 6 or 9 bottles, for salons that go through top coat fast
- Milky White Finish Kit: everything for a clean milky white set
How to use
Apply a thin coat over cured gel nail polish or builder gel, cap the free edge and cure under your UV or LED lamp. No wipe needed after curing. Every bottle holds 10 ml and is HEMA-free, TPO-free and formulated in France.
For the other half of a long-lasting manicure, pair it with our gel base coat.
Gel top coat: the layer that seals your color
A gel top coat is the last layer of a gel manicure. Cured under a UV or LED lamp, it seals the color, protects it from knocks and everyday products, and sets the finish: high gloss, glass-like or matte. Without a top coat, gel polish dulls and wears through within days.
This collection gathers 3 products: Diamond Top Coat, a no wipe top coat with a glass-like shine, Matte Top Coat and the Milky White Finish Kit. Every formula is HEMA-free and TPO-free.
What does a gel top coat do?
A gel manicure is built in three layers: the base coat bonds to the nail, the gel polish brings the color and the top coat protects it. The top coat takes the wear: it resists scratches, keeps the shine and stops the color from yellowing. It also goes over builder gel, cat eye gel polish and nail art, where it locks glitter and decorations in place.
Diamond Top Coat: a glass-like shine with no wipe
Diamond Top Coat deepens the color and gives a mirror shine that is still there on fill day, about three weeks later. It leaves no sticky layer after curing, so there is no cleanser to wipe off: the manicure is finished when the hand comes out of the lamp. It cures into a hard, glassy film that resists scratches and does not yellow, even over whites, nudes and French tips.
Matte top coat: a velvet finish over any color
Matte Top Coat turns any shade into a soft velvet finish without changing the color. It goes on like a glossy top coat, in one thin cured layer, with no streaks and no wipe, and it stays matte until fill day. Over a nude it looks powdery, over red or black it gives a velvet look. Use both top coats on the same nail for a matte and glossy French.
Top coat for nail techs: buy 3 or 6 bottles
A salon goes through top coat faster than anything else, because it finishes every service. Diamond Top Coat and Matte Top Coat come as 1, 3 or 6 bottles: the larger the pack, the lower the price per bottle, and you never run out mid-appointment. For a full routine, find base, color and top coat together in our gel nail kits.
Gel top coat questions
Can you do a gel manicure without a top coat?
No. Without a top coat the color stays exposed: it loses its shine, scratches and chips quickly. The top coat is the step that makes a gel manicure last three weeks.
What is a no wipe top coat?
A top coat that leaves no sticky layer after the lamp, so there is nothing to wipe off with a cleanser. Diamond Top Coat and Matte Top Coat are both no wipe.
Does a gel top coat need a UV or LED lamp?
Yes. Like the base and the color, a gel top coat does not air dry: it cures under a UV or LED lamp, following your lamp’s settings.
How many coats of top coat should I apply?
One thin, even coat is enough. Cap the free edge of the nail to seal the color. A thick coat runs toward the cuticles and cures less well.
Does gel top coat turn yellow?
A good top coat stays clear for the whole wear. Diamond Top Coat does not yellow, even over white. Store the bottle away from sunlight and from a lamp that is switched on, and close it tightly after use.
Can you put top coat over builder gel?
Yes, over builder gel just as over gel polish. It gives the final shine and protects the filed surface of the gel.