Essie Gel Couture Nail Polish Review

This gel polish is a nice consistency not to thick or thin, it applied really nice and the applicator really shaped to my nail to help get good even application. It does have a very strong nail polish fragrance, which was a little over whelming but only smelt while the bottle was open and once it was dried it was gone. This gives great coverage and i only needed 2 coats to get a nice even colour. It lasted so well on my nails i'm a mother and always have my hands in water or cleaning and i got a good 7 days with this, which i would never get out of nail regular nail polish. Its a good full bottle and i will get 13.5ml and i will get a lot for coats out of this bottle and at $18.99 (while a little pricey) i actually think is a really good price for the amount of wear i can get out of it. Its in a sleek glass bottle with a twist though it very minimal and very pleasing to look at, it the type of bottle i will have displayed not hidden in a box or draw. I really like this product and it apples well i did find it dried really quickly and you cant really go over it and make again until it dried otherwise it doesn't apply quite as smooth. Second time i found it easier and it came off easily with no damage to my natural nails. I would recommend this to anyone as an alternative to the salon polish and gel its a quarter of the price and i was happy with the results.

This is a great formula. The brush is flat with a domed tip which makes application quick and easy. The formula is thick and opaque and doesn’t rub off on the ends which I have found with some other gel nail polishes. The formula is long lasting but I wouldn’t say it lasts 12 days. For me it began to chip at about day 7. the polish still looks nice and majority has stayed on, other than some chipping on then end of my index and middle fingers

I love the Essie Gel Couture range! The brush is nice and wide, and the formula is very smooth so it glides over your nails quickly and easily. I like how the bottle has a fun twisted design too. I find the formula to be a little on the sheer side so you definitely need to apply two coats to avoid any streakiness.

This polish does last longer than most others I've tried, usually my nails chip after about a day, but when I used this polish with its matching top coat I didn't get any chipping until day 3 and even then it was barely noticeable and only on the very tips of my nails. I do wish it lasted even longer but this is still a decent wear time and is easy to do touch-ups. I'll definitely be trying more shades from the range.

I loved my colour choice and several of my work buddies commented on the summery look! I applied two coats, which both went on very easily. I love the roundedness of the brush..it looked like a real pro-job as the top part of the nail bed (up by the cuticle) was covered perfectly (and didn't need any touchups to the shape).

A bit nervous applying the colour directly to bare nails (without a basecoat) but after removing the colour from one nail this morning, the colour hadn't stained my nailbed.

Also I am tending more toward vegan products so I don't know if long term the polish would cause any dryness or damage to my nails.

On the whole, very very happy with the colour and the durability.

Thank you Beauty Review for this very cool trial team product!

The bottle is a twisted version of the standard Essie bottles - a really nice touch for brand recognition but a different product.

I chose the shade Walk the Hemline, because who am I to turn down a Johnny Cash pun. And also a stunning deep mocha nude shade!

Super easy to apply, clean and quick. 2 coats went on smoothly.

Normal nail polish chips within a few days, but this lasted closer to 10 before starting to look ratty.

Highly recommend!

I have always been a huge fan of Essie's nail polishes and this range did not disappoint!

First of all, its so hard to pick a colour, so many beautiful shades, and iv always been a fan of their natural/nude colour range. The colour I have is in the shade 'Buttoned and Buffed' and it is a beautiful dark nude colour. I loved the shade, quite natural but also you could tell my nails were polished :)

The formula was so easy to apply, it applied smoothly and evenly. The polish gave a nice shine to my nails. It applied relatively thickly and because I was going to apply a top coat, I decided to go with only the one coat as one coat gave enough colour and coverage. The polish also dried pretty quickly too which was awesome!

The brush is standard, but wow the nail polish bottle for these are so beautiful! Its a twisted glass bottle and it looks beautiful on my makeup shelf!

Will definitely be purchasing more.

I am currently trialling this Essie Gel Couture nail polish in the shade Model Citizen which is a bright pink colour. It's a darker, bright, shade of pink not a pale, baby pink colour. I have light, tanned skintone and it makes my fingernails look pretty with my skintone. The nail polish bottle is quite cool, it sort of twists in shape, the glass which looks neat. You can see the pink polish inside. The lid is white and twists off easy. I applied this nail Gel polish in an easy, 2-step system. Step 1: Apply two coats of Essie gel couture colour. It went on smooth and the coverage was good on each of my nails. I waited a few minutes in between each layer before I applied the next coat. I didn't have to wait that long for the coats of nail colour to dry. Step 2: Apply Essie gel couture top coat to seal in your colour manicure. This is clear and again went on super easy and dried quite quickly. Afterwards, I was happy with my nail colour manicure. I used to bite my nails which I've managed to grow recently so this Gel nail colour has made my nails look much better. I've also noticed my nails are not so brittle since trialling these products. I'm a Mum of two so I'm always doing dishes with hot water and I have hot baths most nights so my nail polish usually wears off and chips but not this one. It seems to be lastimg longer than other cheap brands I've tried. I had a look online at Farmers at this Essie range, there's about 19 other beautiful, sophisticated Gel Couture nail colours in the range aswell as the Top Coat, all priced at $18.99. Pricewise, these are a little pricey for me but I think they are good quality and they are long-lasting after trying this Essie Gel Couture. I will be using regularly until it runs out to make my nails look pretty.

The colour range is amazing. I’ve had comments on my colour! 2 coats provide a perfect finish. So long lasting compared to lots of other brands.

The colour I am reviewing is ‘spiked with style’. A deep rich red colour. I absolutely adore it and it goes with everything!

The formula is beautiful. It paints on super smooth with great opacity, you could almost get away with one coat but a second really brings out the deep colour. I was surprised at how quickly it dried! This was a huge plus for me as it made the painting job nice and quick and I didn’t have to worry about ruining it over the drying period.

The bottle is really pretty with a geometric twisted shape and the fan shaped brush is great.

The trial I did was with the top coat and I haven’t had time to try the polish alone yet so I can’t speak to how it lasts alone. I will try it out and come back to update! Overall I love this polish and will absolutely be buying more shades!

I chose the shade Pre-Show Jitters which is described on their website as an 'alabaster white'. I love the colour, it is an off white with a subtle pink undertone that still looks great against my olive skin with yellow undertones. On my nails it just looks white, without being as bright as a true white and in the bottle it almost looks like a pastel pink.

This shade took 4 thin coats to become fully opaque (I did thinner coats so they would dry quicker) and the polish has a slightly thicker consistency than the normal Essie polish. I found this consistency easier to apply. I had to work quickly, as it started to become tacky after if I tried to go over it twice to even it out. Once I got used to this, I painted my nails in two to three strokes and left them alone to self level which worked well for me.

The polish took about five minutes to become touch dry, ready for either another layer of colour or top coat.

The edges were more difficult to clean up than the regular Essie polish, it really did not want to be removed, which shows how long lasting it is but it was still a bit of a hassle. I used a brush with an acetone free remover initially but switched to a polish corrector pen (with the same remover in it), to be able to apply more pressure to the edges of the polish. This worked much better.

Without a top coat, it did not have much shine and it took several hours before it was resistant to dents and knocks, so I would definitely use a top coat with it. It lasted for over a week without chips used with the matching top coat.

Overall, I really enjoyed wearing this polish and I would recommend it to anyone who wanted a longer lasting colour with a more gel like appearance than the regular Essie or OPI line.