A beautiful red with a hint of orange, perfect for the summer! Here's the problem though: I own a lot of essie polishes and after a lot of chipping an re-applying I found that two thin coats is the secret for this brand. If you apply only two thin coats and no top coat they last forever on the nail, however this polish (as so many other essie polishes) is very very sheer and need three or four coats to become opaque. I'm tired of having to reapply it everyday so now it's just in my drawer collecting dust, too bad, because the color is really pretty.

I normally don't do orange polish, but this is the exception. Clambake is an orange-red jelly, 3 coater. It's a fun pop of color that looks great with a tan! Essie formulas are inconsistent, but this one's lovely. Not too thick, not too thin jelly. I like it best without a topcoat; the jelly's luminosity seems to dull with tc. Really juicy-looking!

Purchased this at Target for $7.79 USD. I'm an east Asian with normally pale skin with yellow-undertones (I'm tan and a shade darker now). I bought this to match my NARS Heatwave lipstick, and on my skin, this is the perfect orangey-red to match the lipstick! This has much more orange than other similar colors by Essie (geranium and fifth avenue). I think it looks very fresh and bright. The perfect orangey-red (or reddish orange, depending on your perspective)!!

I think it's hard to find the perfect summer red. I desire a red-orange but I always end up with something that has decidedly blue undertones. Then along came Essie's Clam Bake! From the moment I swiped it on one nail, I knew that I found it. I would say that this is EXACTLY the color of a tomato--bright, shiny red just bordering on being orange. It has no shimmer or glitter but it is still brilliant. You must apply two coats (like most nail polishes). I love it on my tanned skin! I noticed that many Target locations are now carrying Essie. How's that for convenience?

This was so sheer! I thought it would be the perfect orange red color, but after three coats my nails are still visible.

I love this polish. I love it on my toes. Haven't worn it on my tips yet but probably will soon. Being of darker skin, the red-orange is perfectly balanced to compliment my skin tone but I'm sure it looks great on all skin tones as well. Its a great summer shade and I plan on buying another bottle as a back up.

Without a doubt the perfect shade for Summer. As everyone else has noted this is an orange-red and it's bright. No muddiness at all. Just clean, bright color. I got this on sale but would have no problem paying full price for it. Now I just have to wait for Summer to get here again so I can wear it daily, lol.

This is by far my all time favorite nail polish color. I was looking for a bright red nail polish color in the summer and came upon this one at an Ulta store. It was on sale for $3.00, so I got it for a great price. It looked bright red in the bottle, but when applied it looked like a redish-orange color, but still beautiful. It's really sheer, so in order to get the color to stand out I had to apply a few coats on my nails. It also lasts for a pretty long time without chipping off the nail. I got lots of compliments on the color on my nail whenever I would wear this polish. So, I absolutely love this color and would recommend it to anyone that wants a fun bright vibrant nail polish color.

This is a gorgeous orangey-red--bright and festive, but not garish.
It has been a favorite of mine for my summer pedicures, but I am thinking that I might just choose to bring this one out during the winter when I need the lift that a shot of such a bright happy color can bring.

I was looking for a fun and summery red-orange shade to offset my tan toes, and I went home with Clam Bake. To be sure, it's red-orange (neither really red nor really orange) and verrry bright - just the right side of day-glo. Which is fine for my toes in the summer time but I wouldn't dream of wearing it on my tips... probably. Anyway, what really shocked me is how sheer this polish is. Ridiculously see-through. Part of its "glowiness" is due to the fact it's sheer, but on toenails I really want something opaque that will cover any dirt that may get under the nail etc. - you get my drift. I have to apply 3 coats and it's still not opaque. (Anyhow, I discovered it doesn't look that bad actually so I'll happily wear Clam Bake this season and just keep my feet extra clean ;-) Probably would not repurchase this particular shade though.) *** UPDATE: 5 lippies. I'm loving this, the perfect summer shade as an alternative to hot pink! The sheerness no longer bothers me, 2 or 3 coats produces a glowing, glossy finish. I'm even wearing this on my tips and it's bright but in a good, fun, happy way. On lips I wear Prescriptives tint balm in "Sunburst" which as it comes out of the tube looks exactly like Clam Bake (but with shimmers) but goes on sheer. Bright nails, lipgloss and and bronzing powder - all the makeup I need! :-)

great color for summer. great on toes. very orange-red shade. looks sexy on toes......like it...

The best thing on toes for the summer. Cream red that just borders on orange. I have pale cool toned skin, and this looks great on me. A friend is a warm toned perennial tanner, and it looks great on her. There probably aren't many people this wouldn't suit.

PERFECT color for a summer pedi. It's vibrant and fun, a real attention getter. It is a creme orange-red color, but not too orange and tacky-looking. Looks great on tan/darker skin, does not give off a fluorescent effect. Essie makes such fabulous polishes, I'm definitely a fan for life! :)

It's a reddish-orange color. Essie's polishes are the best. I didn't much like this color - it didn't go well with my fair skin. But it would look great on someone with darker skin color.

I absolutely love this shade! Even on my pale, cool skin, this bright orange creme is really bright, pretty, and flattering. It applies very well and is completely non-streaky. However, this is ridiculously sheer for a bright orange polish! I had to use 5 - yes, five - coats to completely mask the whites of my nails, and even with the help of quick-dry topcoat and quick-dry drops, I managed to mess up three nails about an hour after my mani. I think this shade is going to be perfect once I find a suitably opaque base coat, because I really am in love with the color and the application. It's just so very, oddly, sheer...

I just love the name of this polish. It is perfect for it. The orangey red shade is very much like lobster red. It is so much richer than that though. It's bright without being over the top. Looks great with a tan and is really fun to wear. It also has that beautiful jelly like finish that makes the color look so luscious. Highly recommend to warm toned gals.

Love this shade! Agreed--this color looks fabulous with a tan and is perfect for summer feet! One of my favorites!!

Clam Bake looks more red in the bottle, but when you put it on it is a screaming bright orange/red. More orange than red for sure. Looks great with a tan. I honestly like it more than I expected to, and I think it's a nice polish, but it's not a color that I normally prefer. Clam Bake is from Essie's 2004 Summertime collection.

I love this color. It's a bright red-orange creme and it goes on quite smoothly.

Wowza!!! I L-O-V-E LOVE this nail polish shade! It is the most gorgeous orangey-redish shade I have ever worn and the one I'm gonna stick to for a LONG time! It makes me feel sexy with the red, but the extra orange makes me feel cute and young in the summertime. Looks especially gorgeous with a tan!!!