essie Nail Care To The Rescue UV Gel Damage Repair Nail Repair Treatment - 0.46 fl oz

I used it once and noticed mold in the bottle? Before noticing the mold I really liked the color it left on my nail, very natural and clean looking. Bummer to find mold in the bottle

I’ve been using it for over a week. My nails look better and I love the colors.

I too just bought this used once. Went to use today and there is mold in it

This is super thick. It takes forever to dry even when you try to do super thin coats. And it will peel off within a day or two - or just move around on your nail. Love the color though.

It did definitely help. My nails are really damaged after having used gel for the last two years consistently. I bought this five days ago and opened it. I went to reapply today and noticed that my bottle has mold in it. I’m not sure if I got a defect or if that happens after opening it. I’m definitely too scared to use it again and to buy it again, but for the purpose that it had it did work, but it’s a shame that I only got to use it one time. I tried to add an image, but I was not able to.

I just had my gel nail polish removed and as expected my nails look terrible. Found this in the store and tried it. I followed the directions and my nails look great. I just took it off now and my nails have noticeably improved. White spots are gone. I am actually impressed with this product. Actually does what it is advertised to do. Highly recommend.

This peels of SO quickly! Like hours after application it starts peeling. Don’t bother, just grab OPI Nail Envy instead.

AMAZING! My nails looked horrible after several shellac manicures, and this polish saved the day!

Absolutely awful! I waited 40 minutes at least between each coat. Put it on clean nails. Next day peeled. Wish I kept receipt I would return. Love Essie polish, not this!

Pretty meh from Essie. I don’t have UV nail damage, but I liked the color and nourishing benefits. I waited 20 minutes between coats and application is bubbly. Also, the day after I applied, it reacted with my sunscreen and became sticky, which makes it pretty useless. Also all the positive reviews come from influenster so…. Grain of salt.

Picked this up because the hype about the product in the beginning convinced me that this would be worth trying. I love a good ridge-filling base coat, especially when it supposedly also does some nice things to my nails. Most products won't actually do what they advertise because recovering your nail health is more about what you're eating, drinking, using cuticle oil, and being gentle on your nails rather than using them as tools. Still - my nails are especially fussy and very thin and bendy, so anything that can safely help give them some strength is good in my books. This product is really good about doing that - it doesn't make your nails harder, but it keeps them strong and bendy while also adding a bit of padding to them, just as described. It can help reduce the surface appearance of splitting and dryness, which is a perk. I find that the formula, while I love its thickness, can be hard to work with when it starts to thicken from repeated use. The directions call for thin coats, which is nearly impossible to do given that this is basically a natural nail polish version of a gel rubber base. The trick I've found that helps me apply thinner coats is by pressing the brush fan down so that it fans out across my nail before I do about two to three swipes. Try to work quickly because this product does start to dry fast - it just takes awhile to dry completely. Depending on the thickness of your coat, you may have to wait longer than 10 minutes for complete dryness. Overall, I think it accomplishes what it sets out to do. I would love to see this in other tones, like more neutrals, a pink, or even a white or a black.

I love this product. Had no issues with application. The color was perfect if you’re looking for a natural look. I waited 10 mins between each coat and applied Essie gel topcoat. My nails were very shiny and neat.

I'm done doing the "gel nail polish" and just had the last of it removed two days ago. My nails are in bad shape of course. Found this Rescue UV Gel Damage Repair hoping it would help. Took forever and a day for it to dry! Did two coats which took even longer to dry. The next day, it began peeling away from my nail. Second day (today), only three of my nails has this gel damage repair polish on. Very disappointed!

I put this on before I went to bed and in the morning it was already peeling off. Didn't they test the product before selling it? I usually love Essie but this has definitely shaken my faith in the company. I feel like I got ripped off.

I'll admit I was a bit skeptical of this working, but beyond pleasantly surprised when it transformed my horribly damaged nails in just 5 days. I've had dip powder on my nails for almost 3 years straight with very short breaks in between and my nails were thin, cracked/peeling, and very fragile. This polish has nearly completely repaired the damage done in those 3 years time. Will continue to use for several more months to give my nails a much needed break.

This product did not stay on any of my nails for 5 days. How do I remove what didn't chip or peel off? Nail polish remover didn't remove any of it

Peels eight off whether worn on its own or as a base. Terrible product, doesn’t adhere to the nail week and seems to be a totally different formula from your regular nail polish. Just very underwhelming don’t buy it’s a waste.

I like the sheer color for my short nails but never stays on more than 2 days,it peels right off?

You need to prep your nails before applying otherwise it will definitely peel off. Strange because it is just regular nail polish but literally will peel like little kids peel-able polish. I decided to buff my nails and clean them with alcohol before applying (similar to gel polish) and it worked well, and and I love it as long as I do those steps first.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was not a fan of this product. It dried within a few minutes, the color was very sheer. The packing is cute. It was very easy to remove. I feel like it did absolutely nothing to help my nails grow.