Essence The Gel Nail Polish Review

I love this stuff, with most shades I can get away with one coat, it doesn't take forever to dry and lasts pretty well! Can't beat the price and they have a nice range of colours

Beautiful colour, and ultra nice finish, my only problem is that it takes long to dry, and that it doesn’t last very long. Not really chip resistant.

These come in a range of colours to suit anyone's taste. They come in a cute bottle and last fairly well. I buy these for my daughters and they love them. Who wants to spend big money when kids are using these in arts and crafts and creating different designs on their nails.

Essence has some gem products for sure and this is one of them. I have a few shades and they have all performed the same. They have quite a thick consistency, even the clear with glitter shade, but they go on smoothly and the brush is a good shape. They seem to dry a bit quicker than my other brand polishes and in combination with the top coat they last me about a week before chipping which I think is great for a $3.90 polish! They look nice and shiny when dry. With Christmas coming up fast, these would make ideal stocking stuffers for someone that likes nail polish.

I've been wanting to try the Essence nail polishes for a while now, so bought a couple and had high hopes for them.

Sadly, I was disappointed and gutted because I love their other products in the range.

I'll start with the positives though - beautiful colours that look gorgeous on when you first apply them. Lots of product for a small price tag. Easy to apply and you only need a couple of applications. Doesn't smell chemically which is great because I hate that and the formula (gel) is nice and thick.

Negative - Not long after applying two coats and letting them dry 100%, it had already started to chip off even though the formula is quite a thick one. Its like as soon as you apply it, the formula becomes thin and brittle enabling it to chip easy.

I will continue to use these as their colours are just gorgeous, but I would have to apply a base coat and a top coat in between perhaps to prevent from chipping?

Essens is so afordable and easy to get hold of. So this is a nice cutex to apply on your nails but it really isint long lasting.

My chiped away so fast and im busy with water most of my day so that didnt word well with it al all.

So it a good cutex to put on my tonails ot lasted longer and this is a great summer color aswell

Essence the gel nail polish.

I ventured further into the marvellous range of Essence products and purchased one of their gorgeous shades of gel nail polish. My shade of choice was Ultra Violet. A beautiful rich ‘Cadbury’ purple, with a shimmer fleck.

Often I’m hesitant with polishes that sparkle as I find them to be too gritty. Regardless of top coat layers, I still seem to catch it on everything. This specific shade is a fine shimmer, not at all gritty.

The gel nail polish is a good consistency, spreads on evenly with the brush. The brush, and bottle, are quite small so I found it took two dips to get full nail coverage. Two layers was plenty to have a lovely even colour. I used the two accompanying gel nail polish items – the base coat and the top coat. So I applied these as directed.

Half way through my day I noticed my first chip. By the time I was home that evening I had multiple little chips on the tips of my nails. I hadn’t done anything excessive to warrant damage to my nails or polish, so I was really disappointed. I’m a student in the health sector, so no long water emersion or harsh chemicals on my hands.

I love the shade, but I’m quite disappointed with the quality. In this instance, you really do get what you pay for. Essence gel nail polish will set you back a tiny $3.60 a bottle. Its accompanying top and base coat can be purchased for $5.65 each. I purchased mine from Farmers, instore as the Essence range isn’t available for purchase online.

Still loving my Essence holo highlighter stick though! xxx

Picked this up at Farmers for a couple of bucks. Stoked on the price and colour range that was available in store. I chose a gorgeous baby pink with glitter, it's a lovely colour. Easy to apply, I liked the application brush, perfect fit for my nails. End result is lovely and finished. I had put a base coat down but forgot to put a top coat on. Chipped on the first day, 3ish days later and it looks a bit worse for wear. It is a cheap polish but in saying that it is cheap I don't expect superior duration. I think I would still purchase from the range again, just need to remember to put a top/protective coat on top.

Again, I wouldn't call this "Gel" nail polish. However, it does stay on long than normal nail polish. I choose this over OPI to be honest. I am in a job where I am constantly working with my hands and I find this product great for the value of money and it is long lasting!