A soft sky blue creme with a polished gel-like finish—fresh, refined, and effortlessly wearable.
✦ Powder Blue Gel-Like Color
ESSIE COUTURE 680 DYE-MENTIONS is part of Essie’s Gel Couture longwear nail polish line, offering a gel-like manicure look in a consumer lacquer format. The shade is described as a powder sky blue with a creme finish, making it a fresh, clean choice for soft color that still feels polished.
Designed for Essie’s 2-step Gel Couture system, this color is applied in two coats and finished with Gel Couture top coat—no UV lamp and no base coat required per brand guidance. Essie currently lists this specific shade as discontinued, so it is a beautiful find for collectors and blue-polish lovers alike.
✦ Manicure Benefits
✦ Gel-Like ShineAims to deliver the glossy look associated with gel manicures while remaining a polish format.
✦ No UV Lamp NeededThe Gel Couture system is designed to dry without a UV or LED lamp, making it simple for at-home use.
✦ No Base Coat RequiredEssie’s published instructions call for color followed by top coat, streamlining your manicure routine.
✦ Soft Blue Creme FinishDye-Mentions brings a powder sky blue tone in a smooth creme finish for a clean, modern nail look.
✦ Longwear SystemEssie markets Gel Couture as a longwear line with chip- and fade-resistant performance when used as directed.
✦ Signature Bottle DesignThe Gel Couture bottle features Essie’s twisted stem brush design for a more even application experience.
✦ Key Ingredients
Ethyl Acetate & Butyl AcetateIncluded in the retailer-published ingredient listing for this Gel Couture formula.
NitrocelluloseListed among the formula components commonly associated with lacquer-style nail polish.
Acrylates CopolymerPart of the published ingredient list for the Gel Couture color formula.
Colorant BlendThe retailer listing notes colorants may include titanium dioxide, mica, iron oxides, and blue pigments.
✦ How to Use
- 01 Start with clean, prepped nails. No base coat is required for the Gel Couture color step according to Essie’s instructions.
- 02 Apply one thin, even coat of Dye-Mentions, then follow with a second coat for balanced creme color.
- 03 Seal with one coat of Essie Gel Couture top coat to complete the 2-step system and enhance the gel-like finish.
- 04 Remove with acetone or non-acetone nail polish remover when you are ready for a new shade.
