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essie Nail Care, 8-Free Vegan, Strong Start Base Coat, strengthening nail polish, 0.46 fl oz

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Color: Strong Start Base Coat


Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)


Features

  • Strengthening Base Coat: A clear strengthening nail polish base coat that strengthens, reinforces and hardens nails. Provides the perfect base for your manicure.
  • Strength Boosting Formula: This strengthening base coat is infused with biotin and creates the ideal base for your manicure thanks to stronger nails more resistant to peeling, chipping and breakage.
  • 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 Strong Start, our strength boosting formula, infused with biotin, helps reinforce for less weak and brittle feeling nails. the result: a beautiful manicure due to strong nails more resistant to peeling, chipping & breakage.

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


Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2


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Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Essie


Best Sellers Rank: #2,045 in Beauty & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Beauty & Personal Care) #8 in Nail Strengtheners


#8 in Nail Strengtheners:


Customer Reviews: 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,658)


Item Weight: 13.06 g


Liquid Volume: 13.5 ml


Number of Items: 1


Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)


Brand Name: essie


Manufacturer: Essie


UPC: 095008031422


Included Components: Base coat


Model Number: 2


Manufacturer Part Number: 598


Item Form: Polish


Specialty: Nail Hardner


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If you place your order now, the estimated arrival date for this product is: Saturday, Aug 29

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Top Amazon Reviews


  • Excellent Base Coat!
Color: Strong Start Base Coat Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
I love Essie base coat, polish, and top coat so much that I take my own to the salon when I get a manicure. These products are such beautiful quality that I never want to use any other products on my nails. Most nail products contain many harmful ingredients such as formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. These harmful ingredients are absorbed into our bloodstream. Essie does not contain these harmful ingredients, so they are much safer to use. I'm very happy with how long my manicure lasts. Essie products make my nails stronger and healthier than any other product. And this product is vegan. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2025 by Bufster3

  • Essie Strong Start - Best Base Coat Ever
Color: Strong Start Base Coat Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
I absolutely love Essie Strong Start and everything about it! It's easily my holy grail base coat. My manicures easily last 1 week with zero chipping, and my natural nails are noticeably stronger! I love that it does NOT contain the common ingredient Polyvinyl Butyral (PVB) like many other base coats, as PVB causes my nails to peel and break. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2026 by Erica

  • Excellent product!!
Color: Strong Start Base Coat Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
Excellent profit! My nails grows faster !!
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2026 by Favem

  • Great base coat for maintaining nail health
Color: Strong Start Base Coat Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
My nails were in awful shape after using gel polish for years. After doing a lot of research, I used several products for the past month, and thankfully, the peeling has stopped. I did additional research and Essie Nail Care, Base Coat is part of the next step in maintaining nail health. This base coat dried quickly and allowed me to apply polish easily afterwards. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2026 by Joyce G

  • Good product
Color: Strong Start Base Coat Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
This base coat is strong, helps my nails and protects them from staining when using red.
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2026 by Moni

  • Nail care
Color: Strong Start Base Coat Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
Nice product
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2026 by D. Briggs

  • Very good base coat for thin, splitting nails
Color: Strong Start Base Coat Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
This is a very clear, shiny, polish base. I do not see any evidence of yellowing and it has stayed on my nails for several days. It seems to have decreased the amount of splitting and breaking my nails are suffering from. The polish base goes on smoothly and easily. It is light and adds a thin coat of protectant to my nails. I am pleased with this purchase and I believe the value for the cost is worth it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2025 by Lissa

  • Toughens nails
Color: Strong Start Base Coat Size: 0.46 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
I was surprised at how this base coat made my nails stronger. The difference was noticeable even when filing them.
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2026 by Dorothy J.

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