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BabyDoll11

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#1
I was very surprised when I saw that there is no existing thread in this forum about essie gel. Even Gelaze had its own thread but a gel line from such essie, a beloved brand not?
Well, so I decided to start one by my own :smile:

I have been testing essie gel since last year november. And what can I say?
- It holds up pretty well on my nails, just like opi gelcolor. Depending on what I do 1-2 weeks
- It is much harder to remove than OPI GelColor. At least 20-25 minutes are necessary that the acetone removes the polish. I almost cried trying to remove a 5 layer manicure (thin base, 3 thin coats of dance class and top coat). I let the remover wraps on for over 35 minutes and there was still so much gel on my nails... horrible
So I definitiely will test it with the OPI GelColor base coat. hopefully it can be removed better that way
- I love the colors. That is the reason why I wanted to have essie gel. Essie is my favorite brand when it comes to colours. I think they have the most beautiful ones. But unfortunately they couldn't make exact dupes of their normal colours. A little sad because as we've seen with OPI GelColor this is possible...

Here are a few swatches of my manicures.

First one is Dance Class (= Ballet Slippers), second one is On My Team (= Mod Squad), third one is Chili Pepper (= Watermelon) and the last one is Major Moments (= Bobbing For Baubles)
 

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#2
I love Essie gel!

I have about a dozen of them, and they're pretty much all I wear these days. The shine and durability can't be beat!

I just got frangipani - a great purple-ish pink. Love how it looks!
 
#5
Ooh, beautiful manis!

I'm excited to see positive experiences with Essie SOGs. I have more Essie regular NPs than any other brand & would love to have the gels for my fav real polish shades-- Bobbing for Baubles is probably my favorite blue-family polish ever :smile:... I'm a little OCD about bottles, so it makes me happy that the gel polish bottles are the same square shape are the rnp & have a big color swatch on the sticker. (In SOGs I have mostly Gelish & that little window can be a pain. I do make bigger stickers for them, but still..).
 
#6
Essie Chinchilly is one of my favourite nail polishes... I'm going to see about picking up "Puffer Up", as their gel equivalent. I wonder how close it is to the RNP.

I wish they had Cocktail Bling in gel - that's another favourite. :smile:
 
#7
Has anyone tried using Gelish base and topcoat with Essie gel colors? I use the Gelish base / topcoat with ALL my gels - LED cure - and they work fine. I find the Gelish stuff lasts longer and removes easier.

Thoughts?
 
#8
DB4me said:
Has anyone tried using Gelish base and topcoat with Essie gel colors? I use the Gelish base / topcoat with ALL my gels - LED cure - and they work fine. I find the Gelish stuff lasts longer and removes easier.

Thoughts?
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I also tend to use Gelish Foundation/TIO with all SOG brands. I only have one Essie SOG so far (Amusing Bouche), which I've used for a mani/pedi for my mom. No prob with lifting or chips for her so far (day 12)
 
#9
Well I'm in love with essie gel again. With the couture base and top coat the soak offs aber very easy.

I just ordered 6 new bottles because they released new colours.
Versions of Butler Please, Knockout Pout, Set In Stones, Turquoise & Caicos and lots of neon colors like camera, bottle service and so on!!!
 
#10
BabyDoll11 said:
Well I'm in love with essie gel again. With the couture base and top coat the soak offs aber very easy.

I just ordered 6 new bottles because they released new colours.
Versions of Butler Please, Knockout Pout, Set In Stones, Turquoise & Caicos and lots of neon colors like camera, bottle service and so on!!!
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:dothewave: Sweet Essie gel haul. I'm on a ban, but still very excited they're expanding the line. Can't wait to see how you like the new ones. Great tip about the Coture base/top!
 
#11
Some of my new colours arrived.

This is a photo of Fashion Fun House, the gel version of the rnp shade "camera". It's a mixture of a coral and a red. Unfortunately the picture is not 100% color accurate.

The colour looks very pretty, but it is a little bit too sheer for my taste. Even after 3 coats i can still see the nail white. Perhaps I will try it next time with a white polish under it.
 

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How is the application process compared to CND shellac? Sometimes that goes on lumpy, bubbles, and shrinks from tips. I try to do thin coats but sometimes still have problems. Any thoughts? Can my CND light be used with Essie gels?
 
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