Essie Gel Couture - Zip Me Up - #160

When I opened up the polish, everything started dripping all over and the consistency was very watery as though it was diluted. I have other polish by Essie gel couture and they are not normally like this. Extremely disappointed. The same goes with the other color that I ordered. Would not recommend this seller.

Très contente de cette couleur, très originale. Facilité d'application et séchage assez rapide. J'utilise la marque Essie depuis peu de temps et je suis fan ! J'ai pourtant essayé d'autres marque réputée et je n'ai jamais eu un vernis de cette qualité avec une si longue tenue.

I love the Essie gel coutures. I just find the colour ranges are so limited in the uk. Nothing new for years! This one is quite tricky to apply to look even. And it doesn’t last as long as my others from this range. Shame as it’s something slightly different from the usual pinks and reds!

The colour tone is more pale and it lasts maximum 3-4 days.

Essie Produkte sind immer sehr gut und die Lacke lassen sich sehr gut auftragen und haben schöne Pinsel. Jedoch ist das grün kein hellgrün wie auf dem Bild abgebildet, es ist einer türkis oder mint und daher für mich nicht so passend.

I have had the Essie gel Nail Polish on my toenails for 3 weeks now and have not experienced any chipping with it at all, which I am very impressed with. I have 'Zip Me Up', which is a light mint colour (pictured, with 2 coats) and is a perfect summery shade for those who like light coloured polishes. I haven't used the gel top coat with this product yet, and so was amazed at how long it has lasted based on just the base product. Obviously on fingers is does chip more easily, as you are constantly using them, but the formula of this polish is nice and thick and I have worn it for 3 to 4 days on fingernails with no real damage- it definitely compares with other good quality polishes on the market. I'll try the top coat in the future, as will buy others in this range based on the strength of this one. I love the bottles Essie uses, they have a twisted shape which makes them really easy to hold and the brush is a good width and easy to load up with the correct amount. It adheres well to my nails and I find is less messy to apply than some of the thinner polishes I own, such as Rimmel ones, where I tend to end up with more on the surrounding skin (not sure if that's just me!). Once applied it is touch dry in about 2 minutes, but takes a little longer to fully set, so I tend to put this on when I have 10 minutes spare. As I say, I'd certainly buy from Essie again- a lovely quality product and a nice range of colour options.