No Chips Ahead

Name: Essie No Chips Ahead
Brand: Essie
Rating: 2.4 (92 reviews)

Essie

2.4

92 reviews

34%

would repurchase

3.5/5

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4.0

from

LadyBug231

3 years ago

I do think this is a good or decent product, I don't have a lot of experience with top coats so that might be the reason lol. It doesn't bubble up or ruin my nails. It also dries down in around...

About reviewer (246 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinVery Dry, Fair, Cool

HairBlond, Curly, Other

EyesBlue

2.0

from

celevia

5 years ago

As far as anti-chipping, this seems to do a decent job, my nails lasted for the whole week with only some tip wear. That’s about the only good thing about this top coat. It is very slow drying, at...

About reviewer (147 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Wavy, Coarse

EyesBlack

1.0

from

SmashAllThings

8 years ago

Just not worth the money. Doesnt prevent nailpolish from chipping off at all. For me its not that tacky as everyone said, but its overall just very shitty. Wished I had read these reviews before...

About reviewer (22 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesGreen

1.0

from

ReenOma

9 years ago

Terrible, terrible top coat. It will literally take hours to dry. I waited about an hour and lightly pressed onto the nail to see if it was dry and it smudged. It gave a little bit of shine but who...

About reviewer (41 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Medium, Not Sure

HairBlond, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown

3.0

from

ultravee

9 years ago

The good thing about this is that it actually works. This extends the life of my polish to at least three days without chipping, no matter what I'm doing with my hands. I could be washing my hair,...

About reviewer (54 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther, Fair, Neutral

HairBlond, Straight, Other

EyesGreen

1.0

from

CanadaGirlToo

9 years ago

This is a terrible topcoat. It makes the polish underneath bubble and look terrible. I have no idea if it actually keeps the chips away, as every time I have used it, I have had to redo my nails.

About reviewer (114 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Fair, Warm

HairBrown, Curly, Fine

EyesGreen

5.0

from

biz23zy

9 years ago

So this will be a sort of contradicting positive review but here it goes. This top coat makes whatever polish you use take forever to dry. I often wake up with sheet/hair marks after I use it. Why...

About reviewer (10 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Fair, Not Sure

HairBlond, Curly, Fine

EyesBlue

1.0

from

lolix3

10 years ago

Honestly, I really love the Essie brand as a whole, but this product is just terrible. I normally use the fast drying top coat, but they were sold out. So I bought this one to try out. Big...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBlack, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown

1.0

from

supersneet

10 years ago

Wow, a big disappointment! I Well...painted my nils last night. The texture of this is very tacky. After a full hour, I touched them to see if they were dry. No..and it resulted in the polish...

About reviewer (12 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown

1.0

from

Nina_82

10 years ago

Worst. Topcoat. Ever. I thought it was just me, but I should have read the reviews before I bought this! I liked Essie's Good to Go, so when I ran out of that I thought I'd try this one. It's...

About reviewer (186 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairOther, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown

1.0

from

Cestsibon

10 years ago

Essie, what are you thinking? Did you even test this product? This is far and away the worst top coat I've ever tried. Despite letting it dry for an hour, the polish ended up being dented and...

About reviewer (25 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBlond

EyesGreen

1.0

from

Lochinvar

10 years ago

Do NOT buy this product. If you did buy it and are having problems with your nail polish not drying, its not you, its this product. Take it back and demand a refund. I've tried writing to...

About reviewer (263 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBlue

1.0

from

EozS

10 years ago

Sheet marks after 2 hours of drying time, really? I bought this without checking reviews because a coworker said she loves it. I, unfortunately, do not. The bottle is fine, the consistency and...

About reviewer (55 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrown, Straight, Medium

EyesHazel

1.0

from

drzoidbergrox

10 years ago

I just got this in a beauty box yesterday and since I had been meaning to do my nails, I did them last night... DISASTER. Firstly, I want to say that I waited at least two hours to let my nails dry...

About reviewer (8 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Fair, Neutral

HairBlond, Wavy, Coarse

EyesGreen

1.0

from

lozzie88

10 years ago

I wish I read the reviews before I bought this! I needed a new too coat since I was nearly out of my beloved Seche Vite, but wanted to try something different since Seche hasn't got the nicest...

About reviewer (100 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOily, Fair, Not Sure

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue

1.0

from

Tere86

10 years ago

Worst top coat ever. Does not leave nails glossy and takes forever to dry. I used the top coat 3.5 hrs before going to bed and had smudge marks all over my nails the next morning. Please don't...

About reviewer (13 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown

2.0

from

radicalrachel

10 years ago

This isn't the worst top coat I've ever used, but it is definitely up there. It never seems to fully dry, and even if I do my nails hours before I go to bed, I still end up with messed up nails....

About reviewer (2 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairRed, Wavy, Medium

EyesGreen

1.0

from

beachtrees

10 years ago

The worst top coat I have ever used. I almost never buy a beauty product unless I've read the reviews and since I bought this on a whim I didn't have time to read any reviews but I wish I had!...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOily, Medium Brown, Not Sure

HairBlack, Curly, Medium

EyesBrown

1.0

from

ninable

10 years ago

Gah! Why didn't I read the reviews on here first instead of trusting some beauty website that listed this as good. It's TERRIBLE. I've used it only twice and am considering throwing it out because...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinVery Dry, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlack, Relaxed, Coarse

EyesBrown

1.0

from

Barbirivera

10 years ago

AWFUL. I hope you read this Essie people, this product is garbage, It doesn't dry and it chipped the first day. No chips ahead? YEAH, OK. Please, please don't make the mistake of buying this! It's...

About reviewer (76 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown