A bejeweled blue cream shade with gel-like shine, made for polished nails without the lamp.
✦ Gel-Like Color in a Bejeweled Blue
Essie Gel Couture 390 Surrounded By Studs is a longwear nail polish from Essie’s Gel Couture collection, created in a blue cream shade described by Essie as bejeweled blue. The formula is part of a 2-step color and top coat system designed to deliver a gel-like, plumped look with glass-like shine when finished with Gel Couture Top Coat.
This polish applies like lacquer and removes like regular nail polish, with no UV lamp required. The 0.46 fl oz / 13.5 mL bottle features Essie’s Gel Couture brush design for smooth, even-looking application. Essie lists this shade as discontinued, making remaining availability especially limited.
✦ Why It Belongs in Your Manicure Lineup
✦ Bejeweled Blue Cream A rich blue cream shade with a polished, statement-ready look for hands and toes.
✦ Gel-Like Finish Designed for Essie’s Gel Couture system to create a glossy, plumped appearance with the matching top coat.
✦ No UV Lamp Needed Applies as a longwear lacquer, so there is no curing step required for at-home or salon manicures.
✦ No Base Coat Required Essie’s recommended routine begins with two coats of Gel Couture color, simplifying the manicure process.
✦ Patented Swirl-Stem Brush The Gel Couture brush design helps distribute polish evenly for a smooth, controlled application.
✦ Removes Like Polish Take it off with acetone or non-acetone nail polish remover, just like a traditional lacquer.
✦ Key Ingredients
Ethyl Acetate & Butyl Acetate Solvents listed in retailer ingredient information that help create the polish’s fluid application.
Nitrocellulose A classic nail lacquer film former included in the published retailer ingredient lists.
Acrylates Copolymer Part of the listed formula components used in the Gel Couture color system.
Colorants May Vary Retailer ingredient listings include pigments such as titanium dioxide, mica, ultramarines, and Blue 1 Lake as possible colorants.
✦ How to Use
- 01 Start with clean, prepped nails and tidy cuticles before applying color.
- 02 Apply two coats of Gel Couture color. Essie notes that no base coat is needed.
- 03 Finish with one coat of Essie Gel Couture Top Coat for the recommended glass-like shine.
- 04 Remove with acetone or non-acetone nail polish remover when you are ready for a new manicure.
