Essie Gel Couture Top Coat Review

Let me start by saying that I love wearing nail polish and painting my own nails. I’ve tried multiple brands of polish and top coats including gel type polishes so I was super keen to try this Essie one to see how it compares. I’ve only used it for one week but so far I love it. Continue reading below to find out why.

I have used this top coat on top of the Essie gel polish colour I have. This polish has lasted really well. I have worn this polish for a week now and only one nail has started to chip (index finger on one hand). I’ve washed dishes my hand without gloves and I’m constantly typing at work too. There has been no tip wear or chipping or peeling around my cuticle area either.

This top coat is super shiny and adds a high shine to your nails making them look like they’re professionally done. This shine has lasted the whole time as well and has not dulled at all.

The consistency is slightly thicker than a regular top coat. But I’ve found all gel top coats to be on the thicker side. This polish went on smoothly and did not leave any streaks or bubbles.

The brush is really nice to use. The size enables you to apply the polish on your nail with three strokes. I also like to cap my nails when using a top coat. The brush is quite dense which allows you to fan the brush out across your nail when you are applying the polish. The dense brush also means it holds the right amount of polish to deposit on to your nail.

The bottle is a standard glass bottle with a twisted rectangular shape. It’s easy to hold and use. I like that this bottle is also white instead of being clear glass. This means that the polish is not exposed to too much light.

Overall I really like this polish and would definitely recommend this to everyone else.

Just like any other good standard top coat. Makes the colour look super glossy and can be reapplied every few days. It was really easy to apply and dried relatively quickly

First off I LOVED the brush. The tip is slightly rounded helping you get close to the cuticle without going onto it. It spreads well enough to cover nail easily and fast.

One coat of this top coat works amazing. It seals in the colour and gives it a nice sheen.

I left one nail on each hand to free to see if the top coat really helped seal it all in and help prevent chipping and it really did. The nails without started chipping within a few days the others lasted a week and a half. and i am really rough and work in pretty hands on work all day.

I think this is my new go to top coat for all my nail polish!

This top coat is fantastic its a medium consistency its so easy to use and the brush seemed to just curve to my nail shape and which means less brush strokes each application. It does have a strong chemical scent but only lasted as long as the bottle were open and the top coat was drying, then gone. As its a top coat you really only need one coat on each nail. It really does last longer than a regular nail polish, i got around 7 days and with only needing one coat this will last quite a long time. I think that $18.99 is a reasonable price to pay when you can use this with multiple colours from the Essie Couture range. Its in a white Glass bottle that twists up vertically and looks very shiny and sleek. Overall this i a great top coat it dries quickly and leaves your nails so shiny and smooth. Its a good consistency that goes on smoothly and evens out any bumps or knocks that might of happened while painting that you have tired to fix. I found that it lasted well and came off with ease with a acetone nail polish remover and no damage to my natural nails at all. I love this and would recommend this to anyone that loves nail polish but hates that it chips so easily with regular life activities!

I used the Essie Gel Couture Top Coat and Gel Couture polish in buffed and beige together and the effect was very good. I applied two coats of the polish with a little time to set in between followed by one coat of top coat. From start to finish it took about 15 minutes, with another 15 or so to let them dry completely. It was very long lasting, but I wouldn't say 12 days, for me it was more like 7 before I needed to touch up the tips. the overall effect is very nice and smooth, looking very professional with very little time or effort.

I love the speed of drying and the high gloss finish this top coat offers. Did it last 12 days? No, not even close. Would I use it again? Yes, I would. I like the shaped application brush and found the Essie Gel Couture easy to apply & it will go over any type of varnish.

I really liked this top coat! When used with the colour nail polish it made it last longer and made the colour more shiny. I also used it by itself and it made my nails look shiny, feel stronger and healthier. However the only downside is that i felt it didnt last as long as a traditional salon gel manicure but overall i was impressed with this product compared to the normal non gel at home nail polishes.

I was fortunate to be on this trial team. I also trialled the polish. The top coat went on like a dream and it certainly stood the test of 10 days of wear. I was expecting it to look more shiny/gel like on application.

I love the shape of the bottle. Its been sitting on a shelf in my lounge and friends have asked "whats in the cool-looking bottle?". It would look equally fab on a nice stark white or glass bathroom shelf! Loving this product and I will definitley be using it in the future.

I'm so happy with this top coat by Essie! It's not too thick or thin to apply, it's easy to apply, dries quickly and has a great shiny finish. The top coat is completely clear/colourless, not lightly yellowish tinted like some top coats can be. I have a habit of reapplying top coat every few days to extend the wear of my polish, but with this top coat I managed to stretch that out to 5 days before I felt like I needed to reapply. Overall I'm very happy with this topcoat and am excited to try it with other polishes.