A refined dusty blue cream shade with gel-like polish shine—no UV lamp required.
✦ Polished Color With a Couture Finish
Essie Gel Couture #120 Behind The Glass is a longwear nail polish color coat in a dusty blue cream finish. Designed as part of Essie’s Gel Couture 2-step system, it creates a glossy, gel-like manicure without a UV lamp and without the need for a base coat.
Pair the color with Gel by essie top coat for the complete finish. The formula features Essie’s flex.e gel technology for chip-resistant wear, while the patented swirl-stem brush helps distribute polish evenly for a smooth, salon-inspired application.
✦ Why It Belongs in Your Nail Wardrobe
✦ Dusty Blue Cream Shade Behind The Glass delivers a soft blue tone with a clean cream finish for an elegant, wearable manicure.
✦ Gel-Like Look, No Lamp The Gel Couture system gives nails a polished gel-like appearance without UV curing.
✦ 2-Step System Apply two coats of color and seal with Gel by essie top coat; no base coat is needed.
✦ Chip-Resistant Wear Essie’s flex.e gel technology is designed to bond and move with nails to help resist chipping.
✦ Smooth Brush Application The patented swirl-stem brush helps distribute color evenly across the nail.
✦ Easy Polish Removal Removes with acetone or non-acetone nail polish remover, with no harsh scraping or soak-off process required.
✦ Key Ingredients
Butyl Acetate & Ethyl Acetate Common nail lacquer solvents that help the polish apply smoothly and evenly.
Nitrocellulose A classic film-forming ingredient used in nail polish for a polished color layer.
Acrylates Copolymer Included in the formula as part of the longwear lacquer composition.
Colorants May Include Blue 1 Lake The published ingredient list notes approved colorants that may be present in Gel Couture shades.
✦ How to Use
- 01 Start with clean nails and gently push back cuticles before polishing.
- 02 Apply two coats of Gel by essie Behind The Glass color coat. No base coat is required.
- 03 Finish with one coat of Gel by essie top coat for the complete Gel Couture look. No UV light is needed.
- 04 To remove, use acetone or non-acetone nail polish remover; soaking and harsh scraping are not required.
