Essie Nail Polish Review

I don't wear nude natural looking shades like this on a regular basis, but, after hearing about this polish and how gorgeous it was I had to step out of my routine and give it a try.

I found the formula of this polish was good and easy to apply. It is a sheerer polish than what I am used to, but, that is the look it is made for I believe. I still use 3 coats to get the look I desire though. To me it gives the look of french manicured nails without the white tip (although you could easy add that). It dries in normal time and lasts me a couple of days before a chip occurs...but, I have weak nails and am not exactly kind to my hands (always doing dishes, washing, picking things etc). The formula is nice and not gluggy or difficult to work with so if this sort of shade is up your alley I would recommend it.

I ended up passing this onto a friend as I didn't wear it enough, but, I did like the shade it just wasn't a favourite.

Essie is my favourite brand of nail polish and I also love this colour.

I prefer Essie nail polishes over OPI, China glaze etc as I feel Essie has the best formula. Its not too think so it goes on easy and it dries much faster than OPI. So I really enjoy essie polishes.

This particular colour is very nice. I bought it at a makeup sale. Its goes well with my tan skin, infact I think i'll suit any skin tone. Just a bit sheer so I do need to apply two to three coats for full opacity.

I had high expectations for Essie after hearing it compared to OPI for so many months. I finally plucked up the courage (and money) to purchase a lovely coral shade.

First of all, I find it very runny! I find it's really easy to overload the brush and after all that nail polish, the cover is very poor. I did two coats and it looked like one coat with other pricey brands.

The day after wearing it I had my hands in water for about half an hour, and it all peeled off!

The positives: It was a lovely color, and perhaps with an extra coat and perhaps a top coat would have lasted longer. But as a mother to two young kids, I don't have time to apply 5 coats of nail polish!

Negatives: Very runny and bad coverage. This might just have been this particular shade, but I don't have the money to try another one for it to turn out the same.

I find Essie such an amazing brand to use. I actually really love their colour range, and it is among my favourite nail polish brands along with OPI and Butter London. I own mint candy apple, chinchilly, ballet slippers, after school boy blazer and another coral I cannot remember the name of. I find application easy and it doesn't chip or bubble or anything. Drys reasonably quick as well, at least faster than OPI. I think most of all, they were most worth buying for me because I got them in America, where they were only about $4 each. If I were to buy nail polish in NZ, I would probably still go for OPI over Essie just because the prices are practically the same.

I love Essie polish, just as much as OPI but I find Essie has a slightly better colour range, especially in the pale/sheer pink range - they have so many too choose from. I think the consistency, drying time and brush are all great quality. With a base coat and top coat Essie polish lasts me almost a week without noticeable chips but far less time if I don't use a top coat. The colours I have at the moment are Penny Talk, Back in the Limo, Recessionista, Don't Sweater It, and Eternal Optimist. I'd also like to try their Matte top coat soon.

I love painting my nails and Essie is one of my favourite nail polish brands. They display a lot of pretty colours to choose from and none disappoint. If you like pastel coloured nail polishes check out Essie because they have a great range of pastel coloured nail polishes. It's very easy to apply as it has a good consistency and it dries pretty quickly. I find that it lasts ages on my nails without chipping and I only need to apply two coats to get the full colour of the nail polish.

Essie is one of my favourite nail polish brands. The majority of colours are very pretty and feminine and they have a lot to choose from. I would prefer a slightly larger brush but that is a minimal annoyance.

I own a few metallic shades which are brilliant! Completely opaque in one coat, although I do two for staying power, and they are non-streaky. The pastel shades I have last a long time on my nails without chipping. They go on very sheer with the first coat but build up to opaque in 2 or 3 coats. They also dry reasonably quick which is good and leave a nice hard finish.

I purchase my Essie polishes on eBay as I find it cheaper even with paying for shipping and they have all the colour range.

I love this polish. They have a huge range of wonderful colours, and the application is amazing, it just glides on. The best thing is that it seems to last a lot longer then any other brand I've used, and I'm a nail technician so I've used a lot. The only negative I have is the price, unfortunately it's a bit too expensive for me to be able to buy the amount of colours I would need, totally worth it, but just a tad too expensive.

I have a large collection of Essie Nail Polishes! At the moment I have 15 but that can change at any point as I find more colours I love. My original love was OPI but since I found Essie I haven't looked back. I love the small square bottles on these. The new bottles have the name on the top so if you are obsessive as I am you know what polish it is from the the top, and the little bit of colour peeking around the sides. The brush is great, on the new bottles it is quite flat and rounded so extremely easy to get the whole nail in one pass. The older bottles have quite a skinny brush but still lovely. I love most of these polishes for their great fashionable colours, and their ability for these to stay for 4+ days. Most of the time I purchase these off candygirl.co.nz for a great selection and occasionally fantastic sales.

I'm going to split this review into two lists, the ones I love, and the ones I don't love as much.

THE LOVES; Mint Candy Apple, the perfect mint summer shade. Jazz, a beige that is perfect for everyday in the office. Bahama Mama, that ox-blood red everyone talks about in winter. Angora Cardi, a muted version of Bahama Mama that I almost love more. Dive Bar, a metallic greeny-blue that looks stunning in every light. Penny Talk, the shade I searched for for so long and ended up buying off fishpond for far too much money. A golden light bronze metallic that I don't end up wearing nearly enough.

THE LIKES; Minimalistic, a pale pale washed out pink. French Affair, a pastel light pink. The reason these aren't loves are both the same. The number of coats it takes to get a full opaque finish is just stupid. You can do over four coats and still find streaks. I just don't reach for these because I can't be bothered.

i have my nails done every three weeks as i work in a bar and spend alot of time having people see my nails i like to get different patterns done annd colours so need a desent type of polish to last the time..this is great colour and dosent beed up or look holey on great polish!