essieGel Couture 2-Step Longwear Nail Polish, Hold The Position, Peach Pink Nail Polish, 0.46 fl. oz.

I always paint my toenails, but I rarely paint my fingernails because I wash my hands so much that they tend to chip in a day or two, and it's just too high maintenance for me to keep them up. I did try gel polish once that was applied by a professional manicurist, and though I liked the results it creeped me out that the polish had to be professionally removed. I also thought my nails looked like the top layer was stripped off and had an unhealthy look afterwards. While I don't know the answers, I've also read articles raising safety questions about professional gel polish, and the UV curing process in particular.So I was really interested to try Essie gel polish as it's supposed to last up to two weeks according to Essie customer service, and there's no UV curing process. Also, Essie polish is free of formaldehyde, toulene and DBP. I wasn't sure how to even apply it, so I called customer service and was told NOT to use a base coat and instead to apply two coats of the gel polish (step 1) followed by one application of Essie's top coat for gel nails (step 2). The top coat is sold separately.  essie Gel Couture Nail Polish (Step 2), Top Coat, 0.46 fl. oz.  When it's time to remove it, you just use your regular nail polish remover.This gel polish in the "Looks To Thrill" color has a nice brush, and the polish is thick and smooth- it's surprisingly easy to apply and forgiving as to mistakes. With two coats of gel color and the top coat, this summery orange shade looks bright and glossy. I think it's a really pretty, fun color that looks like a medium coral or melon shade on me. So far, I love everything about this gel polish, though I don't know yet how long it will last, or how my nails will look when I remove it. For now, I'm giving it 4 stars, but I will update my review and star rating after I know how long it lasts and see if it strips my nails like gel polish cured at the salon.6/19/2016 Update: Day 6 and Looks To Thrill still has no chips and a beautiful high gloss shine. I've been rough on my nails with housework, constant hand washing (without gloves), using my nails to open big boxes, etc. I've never had polish last on my fingernails more than a couple days, so Essie gel couture polish seems vastly superior to me. I did just remove the polish from one thumb to see if the nail looks unhealthy like it does with salon gel polish, and I'm happy to say it looks good. This polish already surpasses my expectations, so I'm upgrading my rating to 5 stars. I love this polish so much I've placed an order for the "Dress Call" shade and can't wait to try it.6/22/16 Update: At day 8, a few nails started to chip, while others still looked quite good. This polish could easily last longer on someone who isn't as rough on their nails. I could also see nail growth, so I decided it was time to remove the polish with Bamboo Towelette 3-in-1 remover I bought on Amazon. The polish was easy to remove, and my nails still look healthy. I'm now wearing "Dress Call" that I ordered outside of the Vine process, and it did not come with the top coat. It's a beautiful light purple. I love this gel couture line- it's the first polish to last long enough on my fingernails to bother to paint them.7/25/2016 Update: I painted my toenails with Looks To Thrill on July 3, and the polish still looks shiny and fantastic over three weeks later. I'm amazed and am only removing it due to nail growth. I've received numerous compliments on this color- which I think will also be pretty for the Fall season. Love it.

Great colour. It is important to note that this is not actually a gel polish and does not cure under a UV lamp.

I am so happy I found this product! I have been using SH Miracle Gel since it came out and even though I liked it better than regular nail polish I was still incredibly frustrated with the durability of that product. Then I happened upon Essie's version with this product and have found it to be a big step up. It withstands a heck of a lot more abuse than SH, and does not peel or dull in shine like SH over the course of a week. I do apply 2 coats of the base color coat per instructions, but then I also add TWO layers of top coat, which I think is a secret to the longevity as well as getting it to dry faster (I tried that with SH as well, but it only made the gel peel off by weeks end). Once I am done with that 4th coat of polish I only wait about 10 minutes before I am off doing my normal activities. I do give each of those color coats 15 mins to dry though (they take longer) before moving on to the top coat (which dries much faster and non-tacky). I am getting a solid week and a half out of my nails using this method and even then they don't look bad. Side note: I also noticed that there is no color bleeding going on in my top coat bottle (SH was horrible about that), so as a result the polish consistency is staying the same and I am actually using the bottle until the brush can't reach the paint!!

Wend on great , no streaks nice overall quality and durability……EXCEPT I ORDERED 2 bottles and only got 1.

I love the colors. I had a bottle and ran out. So I couldn’t find it anywhere locally. So when I saw it here I grabbed itI’m a happy camper 🙌

After reading some of the reviews I was a little bit sceptical but it turns out to be great! I love the color but application is quite tricky, I applied 2 thin layers and it didn't look good so I added third one and finished with essie top coat - after that I think it looks beautiful.Thanks to top coat it lasted whole week without any problem and for me it's good enough.Give it a try, I'm happy that I did.

Excelente compra,Muy complacida con el producto y el servicio de envío. Gracias!!!

The color is gorgeous! But, the formula is awful. It took three coats to get the color opaque. It started chipping after 4 days even with a top coat.

I’ve been a regular consumer of Essie nail products for years, and so when they came out with this new product, I already had super high hopes for it. And, as always, Essie didn’t let me down.First off, the colour I got is GORGEOUS. So pretty and summery - I’ve already been getting compliments. My friend was even so impressed that she wanted to try it and was amazed at how well the colour glided on, just like it came from a salon, which brings me to my next point:This nail polish is SALON-WORTHY. Seriously. I was amazed and couldn’t stop staring at my hands as it makes you look like you just came from a nail salon :) All in all, this nail polish is amazing, the colour is beautiful, the application was seamless and Essie proved to me once again that it never disappoints!

This shade is more of a pastel peach than a light pink as pictured. It goes on very streaky and 3 coats are needed for it to be fully opaque. 2 coats dry rather quickly, but the third one takes forever. There is visible shrinkage and denting even after 24 hours! Overall one of the worst nail polishes I have ever used. Regular Essie is much better and way cheaper.

Colour is as presented, but its streaky compared to the other ones (I've also bought other essie gels). Need a couple or three coats. It is longwearing with the topcoat. It took a while to dry down.

Love this gel nail polish. what an improvement over regular nail polish. If you don't want to go for manicures or pedicures, on holidays or whatever this polish is great. I discovered it awhile ago and it's the best.

Wasn't too happy with this Essie formula. Maybe it's because of the colour, but I needed 3 or more coats and it bubbled as well. I've never had any other nail polish bubble like this one.