Gel Couture Color, Haute to Trot Nail Polish
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Web ID: 2883005Please bring back the baby pink of my dreams!
I’ve worn this color for many years. It was my absolute favorite—the most beautiful color of baby pink. I got tons of compliments anytime I wore it. Last year the color was changed to a very vibrant Chiclet type of pink, borderline neon with pale white skin. If you love this color previously, never buy it again. If you haven’t tried it, I don’t recommend it unless it’s summer and you’re looking for something screaming pink and have a deep tan or darker complexion.
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Response from essie.com
Hi Seattlegal. Thanks for reaching out about Haute To Trot. We are sorry to hear you did not get the results you had expected. We recommend trying gossamer-garments. You'll be floating on air in this dreamy, light pink sheer longwear nail polish with cherry tones. Hope you give it a try!
Gorgeous color that pops!
Salon quality color, always get compliments when I wear it. Only downside is it takes 3 coats for best results. 2 coats and the vibrancy fades and goes dull pretty fast. For a saturated, gel polish look, it’s great. I will now try more from this line from Essie.
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Great color
I really like the durability of the gel couture line. I have several colors. This bubble gum shade of pink is just fun for a cute summer color.
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Perfect Formula & Beautiful Colors
I currently have two colors from this line, Haute To Trot and Jewels And Jacquard Only, and I wish I had tried the Gel Couture line sooner. This formula is not too thin and not too thick, perfect middle ground.
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Dont Buy
I had high expectations for this nail polish. The bottle is stunning and the color is gorgeous but the nail polish is trash. This is by far the WORST nail polish ive ever used. When it dries down it always ways has air bubbles and never a great coating. I thought that this was just due to my poor technique but I had a friend tried and she said the same thing. I do not recommend.
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Response from essie.com
Hi there Tbish96! We want to understand what happened just as much as you do...The gel couture shade "haute to trot" is applied with no base coat and in 2 coats should dry to a perfect lavender rose cream. Give the color a few minutes to set and seal with the gel couture top coat for a long wear manicure. If you would like to speak to us directly about your recent purchase, give us a call @ 866-313-7845
Beautiful nail polish
This nail polish is so pretty. Looks great and lasts a while. Perfect go to color. Would recommend to others. I purchased the Gel Couture polish as part of a contest!
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Never using another kind ever again
I'm a nail polish connoisseur. I have hundreds of nail polishes. I've tried pretty much every brand on the market, and after the first time using Essie Gel Couture, I never use any of my old polishes anymore. I have thin nails that bend and break and split easily, and I normally only get 1 day of chip-free wear when using my next best polish. Interestingly, Essie regular polish has one of the worst track records in my book. But with Essie Gel Couture, I get at least 5-6 days of beautiful wear. It's sad to let all my old favorites go to waste, but I'll never go back. I also occasionally use LED gel polish at home, but that is labor-intensive and time-consuming. Essie Gel Couture comes off easily with nail polish remover and it actually dries more quickly than standard nail polish - I can even paint my nails shortly before bedtime and my polish doesn't get squashed like standard polish would. My only complaint is that the vivid colors stain my nails (even darker pinks do), but honestly it's well worth the sacrifice. Cheers!
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Good, not great
I am a big fan of Essie polish, and when I saw this 'gel' version I was thrilled! I was pleased with the ease of application--the same smooth consistency and quality brushes you would find with standard Essie brand polishes. The color is nice and is almost exactly as pictured, which is not always the case especially with pink shades for whatever reason. I followed the recommendation of the bottle and painted on two coats of color followed by the Essie gel countour top coat. Here is the reason for my 3 star rating. First of all, this product took an extremely long time to dry. No big deal if you have time to wait, but for someone like myself with little ones at home who needs to use my hands almost constantly, this was difficult. Secondly, I had chips within a few days. My hope had been that this 'gel' line would create a longer lasting nail color, but I've had far better luck with other top coats. My thought is, I will keep these Essie Gel Contour polishes (I bought a few colors), but use a more reliable top coat to seal in color.