A soft pastel yellow creme with polished, gel-like shine—made for elegant color without the lamp.
✦ Soft Yellow Gel-Couture Color
Essie Gel Couture 102 Atelier At The Bay is a longwear nail polish in a soft, sophisticated pastel yellow creme. Designed as Step 1 in Essie’s Gel Couture system, it delivers a smooth color look with the glossy, plumped appearance of a gel manicure—without the need for a UV lamp.
Pair it with Essie Gel Couture Top Coat for the brand’s signature 2-step finish: luminous shine, comfortable wear, and easy at-home removal with acetone or non-acetone polish remover. The patented swirl-stem brush helps distribute color evenly, making this sunny pastel feel refined, wearable, and salon-inspired.
✦ Why It Belongs in Your Manicure Edit
✦ Pastel Yellow Creme A soft, sophisticated yellow shade with a clean creme finish for a fresh manicure look.
✦ Gel-Like Shine Made to create a plump, high-shine finish when used with Essie Gel Couture Top Coat.
✦ No UV Lamp Needed Enjoy a gel-inspired manicure effect without curing under a UV or LED lamp.
✦ 2-Step System Essie recommends two coats of color followed by one coat of Gel Couture Top Coat.
✦ Swirl-Stem Brush The patented brush stem is designed to help distribute polish evenly during application.
✦ Easy Polish Removal Removes like regular nail polish with acetone or non-acetone remover—no soaking system required.
✦ Key Ingredients
Butyl Acetate & Ethyl Acetate Common polish solvents included in the published Essie ingredient list for this shade.
Nitrocellulose A classic nail polish film-forming ingredient listed in the formula.
Acrylates Copolymer Part of the verified formula behind the Gel Couture color system.
Verified Pigment Blend May contain colorants such as titanium dioxide, mica, and iron oxides as listed by Essie.
✦ How to Use
- 01 Start with clean, bare nails. Essie states no base coat is required for the Gel Couture system.
- 02 Apply two thin, even coats of Gel Couture 102 Atelier At The Bay, allowing each coat to settle before the next.
- 03 Finish with one coat of Essie Gel Couture Top Coat for the intended glass-like shine and longwear look.
- 04 To remove, use acetone or non-acetone nail polish remover. Keep polish away from heat or flame.
