Essie Gel Couture is their all-time favourite line for at-home manicures.
- Category
- Nail polish
- Type
- Long-wear lacquer
- Key specs
- Air dry, used with its top coat
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What users keep saying · from 8 reviews
Reviews
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A nurse who started doing their own nails loves the Essie Gel Couture line: it lasts two weeks with no chipping.
“I started doing my own nails and have been in love with the Essie gel couture line. I’m a nurse and it’s been lasting 2 weeks with no chipping and I’m legit amazed. Worth”
Gel Couture colours lasted so well they started ripping their nail instead of chipping, and yellow and green stained their nails, so they now use regular Essie colours under the Gel Couture top coat.
“I love the courture topcoat. The base courture colours are all great and last SUCH a long time! However I noticed they seem to last too well and started ripping my nail off. I”
Essie Gel Couture sheers, especially Inside Scoop and Sheer Fantasy, are their go-to for a natural look; one coat looks very natural and two or three build more colour.
“Essie gel couture sheers are my go to, especially inside scoop and sheer fantasy. I usually only do one coat which looks super natural, but you can do 2 or 3 to get this effect.”
Wore Essie Gel Couture all August and was very happy with how fast it dries: base, two coats and top coat are touch-dry in minutes; paler shades are sheerer and dark purple can streak at the tips.
“I basically lived in V.I.Please all August and was very happy with how fast it is. Some of the paler coats are more sheer so I used more coats and that did extend the”
Loves the Gel Couture colours but the line hasn't worked for them so far and they wonder whether to try again.
“i wonder if i just need to try again or different colors or something. i think the gel couture line has such gorgeous colors. i really want them to work for me”
Essie Gel Couture is the only polish that ever lasts on them; they usually dehydrate their nails as much as possible first.
“Has anyone tested this with Essie gel couture? I know it’s not real gel, but it’s the only thing that ever lasts for me and I usually try to dehydrate as much as possible”
Has found the Essie Gel Couture line lasts the longest for them.
“Essie Butler Please \- Manucurist Ultramarine \- Dazzle Dry Saphira I really like the gel couture line since I’ve found that lasts the longest for me but very open to suggestions! Thanks in advance”
Since getting the Essie twisty-bottle Gel Couture polishes they can feel the price difference: their manicure is at 12 days, while other polishes crack and chip much faster.
“My current one is up to 12 days now. Sally hansen pink top conditioner as base coat, 3 coats of fairy tailor from essie, and one coat of essie good to go. I did”
Wore three coats of Essie Gel Couture Sheer Fantasy and says Gel Couture are some of the best-looking regular polishes they've used.
“manucurist active smooth - 2 coats essie gel couture sheer fantasy - 3 coats essie get couture top coat - 1 coat essie gel couture have to be some of the best looking regular”
Loves the Essie Gel Couture range and owns most colours; the top coat is their favourite.
A huge fan of Essie Gel Couture: two coats plus its top coat, good adhesion, and a solid week before cracks or chips even on weak, bendy nails; a few shades are less opaque.
“I'm a huge fan of Essie Gel Couture, which is not a gel polish that requires UV curing or anything; it's regular Polish that is meant to look like the professional gel. It's specifically”