essie Gel Couture, Bodice Goddess

This it! It goes on really nicely and dries quickly. Pretty color too! Lasted around 2 weeks. Highly recommend!!

not as seen, very pale, translucent and terribly streaky

I'm trying to grow out my damaged nails, and this has been the best at-home nail polish for me. I don't use a base coat, and although I apply several coats of Essie Gel Couture, I let each coat dry thoroughly before applying the next. So, I would say the drying time is a bit longer than regular nail polish. I didn't have the Gel Couture top coat, so I used a regular top coat I have at home instead. This worked well for me, and the polish lasts a long time on my nails with no chipping. Very pleased. The color Bodice Goddess is a light, sheer lilac shade. It is very pretty and gives my nails a clean, polished look.

This nail polish last a long time and the color pink is very pretty.

The color is barely noticeable and almost a clear polish with a hint of pink, but I’m using it as a base coat and put a different color on top. The regular Essie polish comes in so many more shades than the gel. I use the gel polish as a base coat, a regular Essie polish on top of that and the Gel topcoat on top of that. All dry super quick and stays on better than any other polish I have used. I give Essie polish 5 stars, but this color being so sheer, I gave it a 3. Perhaps I missed the sheer description when buying this, but do t think I did.