essie Gel Couture, Bodice Goddess

not as seen, very pale, translucent and terribly streaky

I was excited when I received my order because the colour looked so pretty in the bottle. However when i applied this nail polish it was incredibly sheer, to the point where it’s really no colour at all. The nail polish goes on smoothly and i really like the brush as well as the shape of the bottle, but I like a nail colour with a bit more pigment to it.

This review is really for the Bodice Goddess color: Not any of the other colors for which Amazon won't allow me to review independently. Nice product, misleading picture. Product received intact and on time. The polish was also sheer. The problem, for me, was that the color did not match what I received, nor was it the color that was actually painted on my nails. It is much more "lilac", or more purple than I wanted, expected and liked after application. So, I am donating it to a friend.

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.

Gel couture does what it says. Pretty light pink. Not enough color choices in.my opinion.