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essie Nail Care, 8-Free Vegan, No Chips Ahead Top Coat, chip-resistant nail polish, 0.46 fl oz

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Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)


Color: Clear


Features

  • Chip-Resistant Top Coat: A clear nail polish top coat provides a protective finish to seal in color and provide a brilliantly glossy, chip resistant manicure.
  • Protective Formula: Infused with acrylic resin, this top coat helps protect against peeling and tip wear. The result is a salon-quality manicure with a smooth and glossy finish.
  • The Perfect Manicure: Apply 1 coat of any of our essie base coats on nails, follow with 2 coats of essie original nail color, and finish with any 1 of our essie top coats. Use with essie apricot cuticle oil.
  • The Art of the Manicure, Perfected: Try our high performance essie top coats, base coats and treatments for every detail of your manicure, the perfect complement to any essie nail polish color.
  • America's Nail Expert: essie is a leader in nail luxury, committed to high quality standards. Our nail polish has a vegan formula with no animal derived ingredients and no animal testing. essie nail polishes and nail care products make life colorful.

Description

the art of the manicure perfected, from America's nail salon expert: high performance essie top coats, base coats and treatments, for every detail of your manicure, the perfect compliment to any essie nail polish color. bring the salon experience home with essie No Chips Ahead, our protective top coat formula that seals in color for a smooth and glossy finish that helps protect against peeling and tip wear. the result: a brilliantly glossy, chip-resistant manicure.

Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 3.47 x 1.85 x 3.47 inches; 0.46 ounces


Item model number ‏ : ‎ 7


Department ‏ : ‎ Female


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Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Essie


Best Sellers Rank: #1,545 in Beauty & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Beauty & Personal Care) #6 in Nail Strengtheners


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Customer Reviews: 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (1,417)


Item Weight: 0.46 Ounces


Liquid Volume: 0.46 Fluid Ounces


Number of Items: 1


Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)


Brand Name: essie


Manufacturer: Essie


UPC: 884486278760 095008006147


Manufacturer Part Number: 598


Model Number: 7


Included Components: Top Coat


Item Form: Liquid


Specialty: Vegan Friendly


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  • 6 days without chips!!
Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1) Color: Clear
This is the best top coat I have ever used! I don’t wear gloves when I wash dishes or do much to protect my polish but I have been trying to get a top coat that prevents chipping. This surpassed my expectations and protected my polish for 5-6 days without reapplying! I’m sure if I did what’s recommended and reapplied the top coat every 2-3 days I could get more than a week without chips! The rounded brush makes it easy to apply and the formula is very shiny once dried. It also is fully dried (not sticky) within 10 minutes if the previous coats are almost dry when you apply. Overall I love this and am now a permanent customer of Essie! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2025 by J*******

  • Best top coat for long lasting wear
Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1) Color: Clear
Manicure is 5 days old, on day 3 of being in the pool all day and it's just starting to show wear. Best top coat out there. Takes forever to dry after application which is probably why it is so effective.
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2022 by EWindler

  • Staying power is impressive.
Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1) Color: Clear
This nail polish is amazing in some ways and meh in others. It truly is incredibly chip resistant. The staying power is honestly so impressive. I like that the formula is thinner, makes it easier to spread on the nail. Where it falls a little short is on the finish, it scratches very easily making it a bit dull, it doesn't keep a high gloss shine. I also found it took a bit more to dry then with my other fast dry top coats. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2018 by Robert Schaefer

  • Essie is the Boss!
Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1) Color: Clear
The Essie brand is amazing. I would definitely recommend getting this no-chip ahead top coat. I am a girl who usually prefers to wear regular polish ; but the biggest drawback, is that my polish would easily. I came across this product and gave it a try; never regretted it. I can wear my polish for more than a week if I don't go into the garden 😁. Get it! You won't regret it! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2025 by pauline lafayette

  • Does not prevent chips; would not recommend
Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1) Color: Clear
This is my second time applying. The first time, they chipped within a day… I wanted to give it another chance though since I was assembling furniture the day they chipped. But the pictures are 3 days after application. I also applied the Essie Ridge Filler base coat so I’m not sure which one is responsible for this. But my nails are certainly chipping and there’s crack or crease lines all throughout the top half of the nail. Would not recommend this product as a solution for chipping. Also, even if it did prevent chips, it goes on weird. After it dries (which takes forever btw), it almost feels like it soaks into the nail polish instead of sitting on top of it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024 by Margeaux Nichols

  • prevents chips and last quite a while!
Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1) Color: Clear
It does work as it says, but it kind of takes longer to dry than other top coats. It does what is intended, though, and does help to prevent chips wayy better than others I've used. It lasts about 3-7 days before starting to chip, but of course, that really just depends on your application process. My issue is that I have a gel allergy, and for some reason, this top coat seemed to irritate my skin as well, making it quite itchy and uncomfortable. I don't have this with other Essie polishes so it may just be an ingredient in this polish itself. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2025 by Auti

  • Amazing product!
Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1) Color: Clear
Hands down the best top coat I’ve ever used! I rarely paint my nails because after doing the dishes or taking a shower they will normally chip. I used the top coat a few days ago and my manicure is still looking fresh and chip-free! It’s smaller than I would hope for especially for the price, but worth it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2023 by Justin Rundhaug

  • Fantastic
Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1) Color: Clear
So my cheap nail polish collection is not the most durable. This stuff makes my garbage polishes last 3x longer. PLUS I have really dry, flaky, peely nails. And this stuff really helps seal in my nails so they're less breaky. I bought one and then bought a second one to keep at work. And then bought another one to send to a friend. Like.... Buy this. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2024 by Osteele

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