I Found A Nail Polish That Doesn't Chip And I'm Obsessed With It

The best nail polish, hands down.

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While I love *having* painted nails, I find the process a little annoying for several reasons:

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1) You have to sit still and not touch anything.

2) They take forever to dry.

3) Even when you think they're dry, they probably aren't.

4) They're chipped within, like, a day.

5) After seemingly no time at all, the polish gets clumpy and is difficult to apply.

But I hate chipped nails and bare nails, so... I guess I have to suck it up.

But when my mom got me a few bottles of Essie Gel Couture polish for my birthday, I fell in love. I decided to do a little ~experiment~ to see how long it would take for the polish to chip...

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(This color is adorably called Gala-Vanting, and it's my absolute favorite.)

...and my nails didn't chip *at all* until EIGHT(!!) days after I'd painted them.

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Even after that, it wasn't until the 10th day that my manicure really capped out.

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As if eight days of beautiful nails weren't enough, I've found that it also dries so much faster than other polishes I've tried.

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AKA I can go back to eating chips in like five minutes.

And the application is so smooth that my nails always look like I just walked out of the salon.

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This may be because of the polish's swirl-stem brush. (I'm not quite sure of the science here, but whatever it is, I love it.)

Though it probably doesn't last as long as a gel manicure, I'd much rather just use the line's fancy top coat than spend 10 minutes waiting for my nails to bake under a radiation lamp.

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All you have to do is apply two coats of the color followed by the top coat — the most important part! — and you're golden. (And you can read more about why those UV lamps probably aren't great for you here.)

Colors pictured, from left: Twill Seeker, Style in Excess, Style Stunner, and Looks to Thrill.

Plus, my nails feel sturdy as hell and the color doesn't fade!

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Get Essie Gel Couture polish from Amazon for $11.50 each, or a color–top coat combo for $18.50. Enjoy, queens.

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