The first complaint was that it drags your polish leaving it streaky. The tips I read for that were to let your polish dry completely before applying top coat, second was to apply a thick layer of top coat without wiping off the brush.
Various people complained that it was no better or worse than a regular topcoat. Essentially, that it did not cure to a hard shine, was dull, or did not cure in the five minutes. Tips for curing suggest natural sunlight, a 60 watt lamp bulb (julep), and a uv lamp. No one person agreed on these tips often suggesting other tips did not work.
I decided to do a trial. I had painted my nails with Veronica last night and must have gone to bed too soon, as they had fabric imprints. Oops. On my middle finger I used sunlight from my windowsill. My thumb was next, but I did not have a 60 watt incandescent bulb. I used a 13 watt coil bulb 1/2 inch away. My middle finger only got the light available in my room. It is getting a fair amount of morning sun and I have two of the above mentioned bulbs in the light fixture. I also used my regular top coat on the remaining fingers.
All three Freedom topcoat fingers cured nicely in two minutes. I was worried after reading complaints. They have a superior high shine than the topcoat and even corrected the unwanted texture. The regular topcoat minimized it some.
Update- I re-tested it at 3 pm. At this time I get less light in this room. I tested outside, ambient room light and with the lamp. The ambient room lighting had difficulty and did not cure when you had your back to the window blocking the sun. Outside and the previous 15 watt bulb worked. I believe the 15 watt florescent bulb put out the same amount of lumens as a 100 watt incandescent bulb.
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