Gel Setter Top Coat

Essie

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4.2

80 reviews
81%
would repurchase
4.3/5
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5.0
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tinkerrbelle

a year ago

A thicker very shiny top coat that looks like you *might* have gotten a luxurious gel manicure for longer (but its a regular nail polish). Makes my nails stay shinier for longer than all the other top...Read more

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Age44-55

SkinSensitive, Fair, Warm

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesBlue

4.0
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celevia

5 years ago

A great top coat that gives you crazy gel-like shine effect, takes about 5-10 minutes before you can touch your nails, 30 minutes to 1 hour for it to completely dry. My only complain is that it doesn'...Read more

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About reviewer (147 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Wavy, Coarse

EyesBlack

2.0
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colleenx

6 years ago

It is a good top coat. It's not too thin, not too thick. It gives my nails a glossy, gel-like finish. The only thing is that the nail brush is BAD. It's so thin and flimsy, I wouldn't repurchase this ...Read more

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About reviewer (24 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Tan, Not Sure

HairBlack, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown

4.0
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carolioness

7 years ago

Love this topcoat! I feel it's kind of similar to the Sally Hansen Gel topcoat - but a little less thick. So it depends what you're looking for. It does get a little bubbly sometimes but I usually man...Read more

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About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBlue

1.0
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MSFIT75

7 years ago

This stuff is terrible. I had my nail tech use it during my appt and my nails peeled within a week. I was not sure what caused it so I used this stuff by itself the following week and within a few hou...Read more

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About reviewer (738 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinVery Oily, Dark, Warm

HairBlack, Other, Other

EyesBrown

5.0
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nuts4dogs

7 years ago

I've read some of the reviews here and obviously my expectations of a nail polish are much lower then many people here. All I want is to be able to get a week out of a manicure with no chips. This Ess...Read more

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About reviewer (8 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBlond

EyesGray

5.0
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coryrieken

7 years ago

Holy Grail. Seriously. I said it's a good value, because it does what it says it will do. I have gotten two weeks of wear out of my home manicures with only slight wear at the tips. Once, I added ...Read more

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About reviewer (21 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesGreen

4.0
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Splendidem

8 years ago

This topcoat keeps my manicures in near perfect condition for 5-7 days, easily. Longer if paired with a high quality polish like another Essie, an OPI l, or surprisingly, Wet N Wild Megalast. It goes ...Read more

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About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown

5.0
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Epbepb

8 years ago

Great. Only at the end gets a little bit dry and not to easy to put it on

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About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOther, Other

HairOther

EyesOther

4.0
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Redwings11

8 years ago

I like how this formula is on the thick side and find that it applies a high gloss shine as the top coat to my self-done mani. I don't believe it last any longer than a thinner formula but I do prefe...Read more

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About reviewer (1184 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlue

4.0
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IllusionsMichael

8 years ago

This top coat is exactly what I've been looking for and is now my go-to TC. I've been using it for a couple of months, and I do my nails every week. A few answers to questions I had when I was looking...Read more

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About reviewer (126 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBrown, Curly, Other

EyesBrown

4.0
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happymom14850

8 years ago

Better than most I've tried.

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About reviewer (31 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinAcne-prone, Medium

HairOther

EyesBrown

2.0
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ArianaGrande

8 years ago

Like the other reviewers, my 3 bottles of Gel Setter became stringy, thick, gloopy, and difficult to work with around halfway through the bottle. Adding some thinner before each usage helps but in my ...Read more

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About reviewer (18 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown

4.0
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vanillatwilight357

8 years ago

This does its job as a high shine top coat. It goes on very smoothly and dries quickly as well, definitely not something for people looking for a quick dry top coat, but I find it dries much faster th...Read more

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About reviewer (8 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlack, Straight, Coarse

EyesBrown

3.0
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trillium13

8 years ago

Like quite a few other reviewers, I loved this at first. It was a nice, shiny, quick drying topcoat that really seemed to help my polishes last longer. I'm about halfway through the bottle and it's ge...Read more

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About reviewer (251 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinOily, Fair, Cool

HairRed, Straight, Medium

EyesBlue

2.0
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MyNeighBertholtoro

9 years ago

Just like the MakeupAlley page for John Frieda Go Blonder spray, the reviews here are extremely divided. There are two groups of people - the first, who think this is the best product in the world, an...Read more

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About reviewer (69 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown

3.0
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Halyal

9 years ago

I though I found my HG top coat when I tried it for the first time: it is shiny, fast (ish) drying. But when I was 1/3 down, it all started to go wrong. This polish became thick and gloopy, I started ...Read more

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About reviewer (784 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesGreen

3.0
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mikakitty

9 years ago

I like Essie. I really do, seeing as I own about 10 bottles of Essie polishes at a time despite having the same exact color in another brand. But this top coat just did not make the mark. I love t...Read more

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About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair

HairBlack

EyesBrown

5.0
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Green_Tea

9 years ago

Great shine and good chip resistance. Dries relatively quickly. Would purchase again if I don't find anything else I want to try.

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About reviewer (119 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBlack

EyesBlack

3.0
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Sunnydelite62901

9 years ago

becomes really goopy have a few months! even tried placing some polish restorer liquid in it and didn't do anything. Will stick with Maxus top coat.

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About reviewer (224 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Olive, Warm

HairBrown, Straight, Other

EyesBrown

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