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Essie Nail Polish Review

Essie Nail Polish Review
Overall rating from 160 reviews so far:
4.4/5
Would use it again?
4.5/5
Did it do what it said it would?
4.3/5
Would recommend it to a friend?
4.3/5

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Essie Nail Polish Review

Essie Nail Polish Review

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Overall rating:
3.3/5
29th May, 2014
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Love & Hate

I've been a user of essie forever it seems like! I love all the colors, and the sleek, shiny look that it has when it is painted on. My main dislike with essie is that it chips very easily. Many nail polishes do, however I wasn't expecting that with essie saying that it is a high end brand, and more expensive than the average nail polish. It's a love, and hate relationship that I have with essie.

Tips: If you don't mind painting your nails every 2 days, then go for it. Put lots of clear on top, so that it lasts at least a few days!

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Overall rating:
3.3/5
5th August, 2014
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Bikini So Streaky

I've tried plenty of nail polishes in my time, and for something that retails at $22.99.. I am not disappointed with Essie Bikini So Teeny.. but nor am I impressed with it.

I've got to say, there were several things that I loved about this.. The applicator, for example, is one of the things that I love about this product.. It's wide enough to cover your nail in one stroke unlike majority of other nailpolish brands which have a thinner brush. Makes it so much easier and cleaner for each application.

The colour was another thing I loved.. It's such a super pigmented cornflower blue that cheers you up completely! I've seen many bloggers wearing this product and I've been so completely jealous. It would range a whole different variations of complexions which is fabulous. The colour looks 100% better on and in real life than it does in the bottle or on videos/photos/etc.

The final thing I adored about this product is the packaging.. I mean it's nothing to rave about but I have always found that the packaging for Essie is absolutely fabulous, simple and very clean. It's not over complicated by huge logos or bright colours covering the real sweetness inside.

Although I did love the colour, the brush and the bottle.. There were a few things I wasn't too happy about with Bikini So Teeny..

The first being that it dried streaky.. No matter how many coats I did there was always something sneaking through. It was incredibly patchy unlike other Essie polishes I've tried.

The second thing that I wasn't too pleased about was how long it lasted without a base or top coat.. Now I do know you are meant to do both of these things so I did one hand with and one hand without to see how long it would last.. Without the base and top coat they only lasted 3-4 days but with a full base and top coat it brought it out to a week. I have other nail polishes that last maybe 2 weeks so this wasn't the best.

As I said earlier.. I'm not pleased with Essie Bikini So Teeny but it is a pretty polish. I'm not sure if I would recommend it to anyone, but I am keen to find a dupe to trial against it!

Tips: Base and top coat!

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shirlb
19th August, 2014

Sounds like you did a really good trial of this. I'm super keen on the colour but don't like the idea of it streaking.

kirstysays
15th August, 2014

What a shame, hate streaky polishes! Cute name though :)

Overall rating:
3.3/5
13th August, 2014
0 members found this review useful
Easie

It's very pigmented which means I don't need lots of layers. The brush is very nice as I only need one stoke to cover my nail. The Polish started chipping quite quickly however I didn't use any top coat on top which I normally always do. Love the shimmer in it, I would recommend but it's not amazing.

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Overall rating:
3.3/5
23rd September, 2014
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I love, love, LOVE this color.

I love, love, LOVE this color. I was hesitant to buy it because I already have several light blue polishes, but this one is truly unique. It's like a baby blue periwinkle. Very slight shimmer that just reads as a nice finish. The formula is thin and streaky so it needed two - three coats, which can be time consuming of course. I'm currently on Day 2 with no chips, so I'd say it doesn't chip very easily as long as you use a top coat.

Tips: Apply 2-3 coats

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Overall rating:
3.3/5
15th May, 2015
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sparkly little treasures <3

I picked up a pack of 4 full sized Essie polishes in a pack for the crazy price of $4.99 on 1day. Because it was a pack I didn't get to choose my colours, but I'm pretty happy with what I got. I've been happily playing with them for a couple of weeks and developed different opinions on all 4, so I'll review them individually.

The shades in the pack were ignite the night, lots of lux, stroke of brilliance and belugaria.

ignite the night is a clear polish crammed full to bursting of small silver glitter pieces. Because they're so fine they layer up and you get a disco ball effect on your nails - metallic silver sparkles everywhere! It manages to have a matte finish but still be sparkly, which is impressive. Essie call the silver colour hematite, and I can see that.

lots of lux is a bright (think lapis lazuli) blue polish full of superfine glitter in the same colour family but with reflections in other shades of blue and green. It is another matte but sparkly finish polish as with ignite the night, and is totally gorgeous with a teal polish as an accent or feature, as well as on it's own. VERY blue, but blue is back on trend, and this is stunning.

stroke of brilliance is just that - a stroke of sheer genius, actually! It's a multidimensional top coat full of platinum silvery blue glitter flakes which sparkle, and tone in well with blue, green, purple, silver - and shine over black and white. Even on it's own this polish makes nails look pretty and special without being OTT. Subtle sparkle in a gorgeous colour.

belugaria is my pick of the four. I adore it. it's a deep jet black nail polish that has a matte finish, is textured, and is full of holographic rainbow glitter flakes. Your nails look black until you move your hands, then they throw off little unpredictable rainbow sparkles in several directions due to the rough texture left by the gritty particles embedded in the polish. It's crazy gorgeous, edgy, and sassy. LOVE.

As with all polishes like this longevity is affected because (in my opinion) the structural integrity of the polish is damaged by the instability of having so much going on in terms of glitter etc. BUT because they're so unusual you can touch them up without it being noticeable. You can't really use a top coat of clear with any of these except for stroke of brilliance, but you can use a base coat and I recommend you do because the colours are strong and the glitter adheres to nails without it making it tough to remove. They do chip, but you just have to live with that for this type of finish, I think.

They only lose points for me because I don't like paying over $20 for a mail polish - I know I didn't pay that much for this set but replacement would be expensive and I don't know that I'd pay full price, as much as I'm loving them right now.

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Sonnies
26th August, 2019

Ibhate cutex that chips on the first day

trudijoy
18th May, 2015

belugaria chips like mad btw. . . if you're using it do it the day you need it :)

Overall rating:
3.3/5
24th August, 2018
1 members found this review useful
Love the colour..

Great colour selection. I do love this nail polish, but as I work with my hands regularly, I found the polish chipped away. Not giving me long lasting nail polish look :(

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Overall rating:
3.0/5
28th November, 2013
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great product colour not my thing

I got this in a set and i LOVE essie polishes they glide on, dry pretty quick and i find the brush isn't to thick so easy application with little polish over spill. Im not a huge fan on the colour but it does look really pretty on and i get compliments when i wear it so if you like to wear blue polish i would SO recommend this colour.

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Overall rating:
3.0/5
14th December, 2013
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Ballet Slippers

This is a very cute colour but it isn't one of my favourite Essie colours. Applys well and it is a very natural tone.

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Overall rating:
3.0/5
30th December, 2014
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Beautiful colours but seriously overrated

The elegant packaging and pretty shades of essie nail polish are what always catches my eye in shops but the price always causes me to turn away, so I was very excited to recently win an essie nail polish in the shade Serial Shopper. Serial Shopper is a peach neon shade, I am seriously in love with the colour, although it appears as a pastel peach on the nail despite being part of the essie neon collection. The formula of the nail polish was awful though. I had high expectations due to the high price of essie nail polish but this just didn't perform well for me. I did two coats of polish which took over an hour to dry(and it's summer, it should be drying quickly) and the polish applied thick and gluggy and I was left with lumpy nails.

I now own the shades Mademoiselle, Fifth Avenue and Mint Candy Apple. Mademoiselle is a typical sheer nude polish, nothing special and requires three coats to become opaque. However, due to the thick formula of the polish, the 3 coats stays tacky and never dries on my nails. Mint Candy Apple is a stunning colour, one of my favourite nail polish shades. 2 coats gets it to full opacity. It dries well for an essie polish. Fifth Avenue is a red with warm undertones. The formula is rather thick and takes ages to dry with two coats. I do love the beautiful colours that essie makes but I would never purchase these again myself as it is a lot of money for a nail polish that I do not think is worth the price. I would rather spend the money getting several cheaper polishes that perform better.

Tips: Add some nail polish thinner if you have any to help this nail polish apply more smoothly.

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Overall rating:
3.0/5
21st April, 2015
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Not bad!

I purchased my first Essie product off Trade Me for about $7, I was really stoked to try something new and I was rather happy with the results. I found this nail polish really easy to use, it wasn't gluggy or watery - just the right consistency. It was quick drying, being white it was overly streaky but definitely needed 2-3 coats to get good coverage. The brush was easy to use & glided across my nail well, the bottle was easy to handle and attractive. Unlike other brands of nail polish, Essie lasted nearly a week without any chipping or flaking off.

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