Essie • Good to Go! The Fastest Drying Top Coat • Top/Base Coats

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beth6644 on 6/9/2013 1:08:00 PM more reviews by beth6644

Age: 56 & Over   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

I have been wearing the following for five days with no chips, no tip wear, through all the mindless housework activities involving soap and water and pot scrubbing: base coat of Zoya Anchor, 2 coats Essie Maximillian Strasse Her and Good to Go top coat. Amazing. I do prep my nails pretty thoroughly before applying any polish and I think that helps a lot. Filing tips, light buffing for a smooth surface and a pre-soak in Essie Apricot cuticle oil. After about 10 minutes, I wipe the nails clean with Zoya remover and proceed with polish. I've never had a manicure last this long. This is by far the best top coat I've ever used, including the sacred Seche Vite.

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Liliaceae2 on 5/22/2013 3:13:00 PM more reviews by Liliaceae2

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Fair, Cool   Hair: Red, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Green    

I have a love/hate relationship with this top coat. It does dry very quickly to a very very glossy finish. It doesn't do a lot about the chipping, but ok, I can survive that, as I neverkeep a nail polish for more than 5 days.
However, it has one big downside: it's the 4th time I wear it and it's already almost turn to glue! Actually, it was only good the first time I applied it. It's thick and difficult to apply, looks really bad close to the cuticles and creates many tiny little bubbles on almost all my nails.
I would only buy it again because I haven't found anything better, but it really doesn't mean that this product is something very good.

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polishthisannie on 3/31/2013 4:23:00 PM more reviews by polishthisannie

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Blue    

This is one of my favourite quick drying top coats as it dries really fast, it doesn't cause bubbles or shrink the polish and also it doens't get goopy too easily. The only downside is that it is quite expensive here in Europe.

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kas22782 on 3/28/2013 2:26:00 PM more reviews by kas22782

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination, Olive   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

It gives a great shine but not so great on the chipping. I use this one on my toes.

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ellietsaki on 3/25/2013 7:13:00 PM more reviews by ellietsaki

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

Pros
extra shine
dries really fast
doesn't get goopy
doesn't shrinkage

Cons
Price, in europe 12e

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SWilisons on 3/16/2013 6:27:00 PM more reviews by SWilisons

Age: 36-43   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Blue    

It does dry fast, but did nothing to prevent chipping. Think I'll save it for pedicures.

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vanitybe on 2/28/2013 3:47:00 PM more reviews by vanitybe

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm   Hair: Brown, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I love this product!! it's my holy gail!!! dry fast and very nice shinny finish, whatever color i color on after i top coat with this it always look amazing.

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Moomers on 2/25/2013 9:55:00 AM more reviews by Moomers

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Hazel    

Essie's Good to Go fast drying top does exactly what it's marketed to do. It dries quickly and leaves a super shiny finish that made my husband swear my nails are still wet. I haven't experienced the "peeling off in sheets" effect.
How I apply it: I use my basecoat, my nail polish choice (2-3 coats), then one thick coat of Good to Go, wait 5-10 minutes, apply cuticle oil/balm/butter/lotion, another 5-ish minutes and I have a fabulous manicure guaranteed on my dominant hand for 4-5 days, probably longer on my non-dominant hand.
I'm a stay a stay-at-home mom with a 6 month old baby, I wash dishes, cook dinner and breakfast 5-7 times a week. I am not easy on my hands, and this is the top coat I will swear by.

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*TOP REVIEWER* Sjess on 2/22/2013 2:59:00 AM more reviews by Sjess

Age: 30-35   Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Warm   Hair: Red, Wavy, Coarse   Eyes: Green    

I normally use SH's Insta-Dri but when this was sold out I thought to try this one. Well... Not impressed to be honest! It makes my polish come of in sheets! Doesn't last really well and the drying time is noticeably longer than Insta-Dri. All in all a disappointment.
Oh, and to the reviewer who claimed that quick drying topcoats are supposed to turn goopy in the bottle halfway through: That's just ridiculous! They should make the bottle smaller if that is the case.

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queenofga on 2/8/2013 1:17:00 AM more reviews by queenofga

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination, Dark, Warm   Hair: Brown, Kinky, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

BEST EVER! I'm a busy mom of a 6 mo old cutie pie, and work full-time in a corporate/office environment as a manager. Therefore, need to look my best always (not that anybody in any role should ever look like crap, but I digres...). Love this top coat because it really does dry fast. Like, 10-15 mins fast. Which is great because with a little one, I don't have time to sit and luxuriate in front of the TV waiting for polish to dry...I'm always on the go and with this top coat, I really am good to go! Even washed baby bottles by hand 15 mins later and not a smudge! Great stuff. Beware that it makes Zoya brand polish shrink up and look a hot-mess. That said, I'd venture to say this stuff only works with Essie colors. Def worth the price. Will never use Sally Hansen quick-dry stuff again (which is okay, but not nearly as good as this stuff).

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kirbipittman on 2/3/2013 8:51:00 PM more reviews by kirbipittman

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Olive, Warm   Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I adore this top coat. For those of you complaining about it becoming thick after half the bottle-- that is expected for a quick dry top coat. Once oxygen gets in the bottle it causes the polish to become thicker as if it were "drying"... Anyways- It is SUPER shiny and does exactly as essie advertises- drys SO quickly! I have used it with essie polish, OPI, and Butter London and it works like a dream with all three. Would definitely repurchase!

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nabiekebabie on 1/27/2013 5:54:00 PM more reviews by nabiekebabie

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Olive, Neutral   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

URGH. Worst Essie product. Granted, with the first few uses it does the job (if you can get over the seriously disgusting chemical smell it has) But VERY quickly it lost it's oompf and when you take the brush out the pot it goes so solid so quickly, it leaves a spider web like trail, and goes onto the nail like tacky glue. I'd expect this after a good few months of use but not within a few weeks!? It then started to not dry properly, go like jelly and ruin the colour underneath whenever the nail touched something. The brush was also not half as good as the normal wide essie brushes, and the brush lid top seemed a lot cheap and tackier than the standard ones. Expected so much more for the price! Have thrown this product away and have now got the excellent seche vite like I should've done in the first place!

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Disnep on 1/19/2013 1:00:00 AM more reviews by Disnep

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium   Hair: Black   Eyes: Black    

super glossy. drys fast, but as the sally hansen one at the about 1/3 through it is really goopy. This has less chip than the sally hansen one but I will choose the sally hansen one because it is cheaper. I want to find one I can use the whole bottle and do all the good thing this one does

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Geniae on 1/16/2013 4:42:00 PM more reviews by Geniae

Age: 36-43   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

Good to Go is my top coat of choice. it dries in minutes and gives polish a beautiful glossy super high shine finish. I'm good to go for a week! And unlike seche vite the smell is not that strong / unpleasant and it can be restored with a regular polish thinner when it starts to thicken which means it can be used up to the very last drop!

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princessleah on 1/10/2013 7:53:00 PM more reviews by princessleah

Age: 36-43   Skin: Combination   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Hazel    

Awful! Essie Good-To-Go made my nail polish peel off in full "sheets" within a few hours. I tried it with two different nail colors just to make sure it wasn't the color. The top coat behaved exactly the same both times. It really DOES dry fast, but it's absolutely not with anything when it can't even last a few hours. At $10+, I will be returning this to my Ulta store.

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hgpt2 on 1/2/2013 11:43:00 PM more reviews by hgpt2

Age: 19-24   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

I bought this coat after reading great reviews about it. What really impressed me was that "this was the fastest drying top coat" available. So I thought at $8 its not a bad price to give it a try, which I did! I think it works great with Essie nail polishes. But with others, it doesn't work that well. For instance, it didn't dry my Wet n Wild Megalast nail polish in over 6 hours, the tips of my nails were smudged after I woke up the next day! Since I don't own a lot of Essie nail polishes, its a trial and error to figure out which nail polish it works best with. I'll use this entire bottle, but probably won't buy another one. I didn't have any issues with shrinkage thankfully, unlike Seche Vite.
UPDATE ->> After using this for a few weeks, I don't think it works as well because it smudges the Essie nail polishes as well. I don't think that its a fast drying top coat. I was very careful to not smudge my nails or pick up anything too heavy for nearly 3-4 hours and still, my nail polish peeled off in sheets the next day I woke up. You think its dry, but that's only the top coat. The other coats underneath are still wet, so I don't think its a great product. I think I'll try Seche Vite next time.

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flameangel on 12/26/2012 4:12:00 AM more reviews by flameangel

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Black   Eyes: Black    

Have already repurchased this once. Seche Vite does dry faster and better, with a glossier finish, but it becomes gloopy so quickly. I'm not going to spend on a bottle of thinner for that. And I had a lot of issues with shrinkage when using Seche Vite.

This never shrank on me and dries fast. Doesn't chip too, even with my constant washing and typing. It only becomes gloopy with I barely have any left in the bottle. Recommended.

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AliRutherford on 12/18/2012 12:34:00 AM more reviews by AliRutherford

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brown, Wavy   Eyes: Hazel    

My absolute favorite topcoat. I love the shine that this topcoat provides- it makes any manicure look flawless.

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katiexkaboom on 12/11/2012 7:18:00 PM more reviews by katiexkaboom

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Tan   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Green    

I really love this top coat. I am the WORST at sitting still after my nails are done and this has realllllllly saved me a lot of re-dos lol. I also use it when I do microbeads to do studs and it holds them in place very well. I have tried other top coats and they either take forever to dry, stay sticky, or (worst of all) barely last. I will continue to buy this since the its the best top coat I've ever used. STRONG AND LASTS LONG : )

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liews on 11/14/2012 1:14:00 PM more reviews by liews

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

I think a good topcoat is a must have in every nail art/ polish lover (whatever you call it haha). The colour can be really difficult to work with, it streaks, uneven, brush strokes when you apply the colour. But with a good topcoat, everything is gone, the manicure SHINES, and it sometimes even enhances the look of one. Amazing when you think about it.

And so, I am finishing up my third bottle. What I really liked is the shine it gives, I think it gives the best shine compared to the other good topcoats I've used. Also, what I've mentioned above, I bought some polishes that were really hard to work with, cheap, but streaks like mad. I liked the colours though, so I went ahead and applied it to my nails. Ugly, at first. I just put on a layer of essie good to go, and every imperfection is gone. I can't see the uneven surfaces, the streaks or brushstrokes. Yay.

The shine lasts too, its quite chip resistant, drying time quite fast, overall a really nice topcoat to own.

The thing i really don't like about essie is their small brush. Sometimes i find it difficult to apply with such a small brush as it does not pick up enough amount to spread around the whole nail. And its easier to smudge or drag any nail art design as need to go over with the brush multiples times. If it had OPI's wide brush, really it would be perfect to me.

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