Essie Nail Polish Review

I had to get a few Essie nail polishes to see for myself if they're worth the hype and to me personally no they aren't although I can understand why other people like them so much. Essie has the best, most varied color range i've ever seen along with OPI, (these two brands tend to be compared I wouldn't say that one is better than the other in my opinion they are on a par.) There's something about the colors and finish of Essie polishes that emit an aura of high quality, it's as if every color is carefully crafted as opposed to some cheaper nail polish brands where the colors can be lack lustre or plain cheap looking. The packaging is understatedly stylish, a convenient size for storage and they look neat, tidy and pretty when there's a bunch of them lined up.

The formula is a nice workable consistencey maybe just slightly on the denser side and can get a bit streaky upon application, however it seems to level itself out upon drying and finish up even, solid, and very tidy looking. The applicator brush is standard and average well and good, works well but there's nothing special about it. The drying time for Essie polishes is also average and standard, around about 5 minutes per coat give or take a few depending on climate. Wear- wise average again, 2-3 days I get out of an application with a base coat, 2 coats of Essie and a top coat.

While there are some big pros for Essie nail polish for me there are equally as many meh's so there is no way I would consider paying full retail for these. I would buy these again if I came across on sale, probably wouldn't pay any more than $10 though.

I have only recently jumped on the Essie train and I have to admit their colours are gorgeous. I like the brush, it applies smoothly and the coverage is great (two coats for decent pigmentation or one coat for sheer).

The lasting power if this polish is on par with some of the other leaders in the market but without careful attention it does chip after only two days.

the shine doesn't last very long either which is a bit disappointing however easily remedied by a good top coat.

No staining of the nail beds with the darker colours either. My Favorite at the moment is Sexy Divide a deep true purple.

I only have a small amount of Essie bottles in my collection but would love to add more in the future.

I must admit I am more of an OPI girl, though I do have a couple of Essie polishes. I like their new bottle design - it's very minimal and the square shape makes them easy to store. The two I have are the old bottle design, where the Essie logo was ridged into the glass, which I also like. This older design bottles are quite weighty and feel like good quality.

I find application to be easy, though I prefer the wider curved brush of some other brands. I tend to do two coats for the shades I have, and follow with a top coat. Wear time varies for me and I tend to remove the polish after three days. I am very hard on my nails however.

The two shades I have are Haute as Hello, a gorgeous pastel coral which makes your skin look more tanned, and Vermillionaire, a bright orangey colour. In summer I like wearing Vermillionaire on my toes and Haute as Hello on my fingers.

These polishes are both from a summer 2010 collection (eeep) and have only recently started to become gluggy. I have used both of them past the halfway mark as the colours are so great.

I have been eyeing up some more shades as I find their range to be really good, especially of paler shades where OPI can be lacking.

All through my high school and teenage years, the best nail polish was always OPI.. it was almost the cool thing to have. It was pricey which meant it had to be good quality right, and it does have an awesome range of colours, I can agree on the aspect. So for the past 5 years, I really hadn’t considered looking into other brands of nail polishes until I was gifted an Essie nail polish set for my birthday.

The set came with three colours, and the nail polishes were almost ‘mini’ size, with the bottles being about half the width of a regular Essie Nail Polish. These nail polishes are packaged in see-through glass so you can see the colour within the bottle, and they come with a white lid, which of course has the brush attached on the inside. The bottles still has the Essie print in the glass, as well as the Essie print on the glass with white text.

There are two main things that I love about these nail polishes. Firstly, I love the design on the bottles. There so simple, and understated yet really classy so I love placing this somewhere in my room where their beauty can shine. Secondly, there is such an amazing range of Essie Nail polishes available. Literally, you can get every colour, and pretty much every shade, tone & hue that you could think of. Thirdly, I love the brush that the Essie nail polishes come with. In fact, I’m not sure if the brushes vary from the mini bottles to the larger bottles (although I now own both), but as I have been using the mini bottles more frequently, I’m more aware of the brush shape which is perfect. It glides over nails perfectly, and is the right shape to get up nice and close to my cuticles, and evenly coat my nails. This, of course has something to do with the lovely consistency of Essie Nail polishes. They are a bit thinner than OPI, and two coats and essential, not optional to achieve that opaque look. However, its so easy to apply two thin coats, and the coats dry really fast so I’m pretty happy with that. One downside is I find these chip faster than I expected. They last about 2 days before looking crap, and that includes using a top coat so that is one downside.

I said there were two main things I liked about Essie, but that turned into 4 things. Whoops. All in all, I really do like Essie nail polishes and find them more affordable than OPI. I have already purchased some more colours for the Essie range and now own 7 of their colours, and I’m sure that number will be increasingly steadily as well.

I quite liked this product. In the 80's I used to twink my nails - so I was seriously excited to review this nail polish. I loved the brush, nice and wide and easily applied. I did find it a bit streaky. I put on two coats which looks acceptable. I would used this again and I would be happy with the result.

I was excited to try this nail polish as the colour looks absolutely stunning . Firstly , the colour in the bottle is exactly the same as advertised . A beautiful , cool , metallic almost turquoise shade , it is definitely unique ! When applying , I found the formula quite watery and thin . It required two coats minimum to create a decent effect on the nail . Once applied , Trophy Wife was definitely a stand out colour with quite a shiny finish , making my nails look glossy . The staying power of this product slightly disappointed me . Within 48 hours , most of my nails had quite large chips and flaking . I removed all of the polish and retried with a base and top coat , and the polish lasted around three days without chips . I was expecting a little more staying power for the price Essie retails at , but the finished product is still amazing to look at . i would definitely use Trophy Wife again as the colour is outstanding , but I may look elsewhere first before purchasing another Essie polish due to the staying power . I would reccomend Trophy Wife to a friend but would also reccomend a decent base and top coat alongside this product . If you are willing to put in a little extra time to make Trophy Wife stay put and look gorgeous , the payoff is fantastic !

I usually wear much brighter coloured nail polishes than this, however I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked this more natural look. It almost made my nails look like they were French manicured. I found it easy to apply due to a great brush tip, and its drying time was also pretty fast which was great. It lasted a lot longer on my nails without chipping than I thought it would (several days, which is a lot for me as my hands have a pretty rough life lol.) The only downside I could find with it was that it dried slightly streaky. That could be due to my application maybe, so not fully blaming the nail polish. Overall I'm very pleased with Essie - Ballet Slippers!

I have to say I wasnt that keen on the colour at first. Im a sucker for strong bold colour so it took some getting used too. It was easy to apply - not too thick or too runny. It dried really quickly also. I did have a few positive comments from a few friends and a stranger at the supermarket too! I think for a night out it would look great but it's maybe a bit too dark for an every day colour.

i love this colour but was a bit dissapointed with the application, it can be a little streaky but this can be corrected over a couple of layers, that being said, more layers = more chance of chipping, and i noticed this happening whenever I did more than two coats. the shape and width of the brush is awesome and very easy to use,would definitely try other colours from this brand

I love the colour of this nail polish! It has a tiny hint of shimmer in it which really tops it off! The only issue I had with this nail polish was that it was quite thin, so it needed 2-3 coats to build up the colour. Essie does have great packaging and the brush is perfect for getting straight lines on the edge of your nail! Will definitely be buying more nail polishes from Essie!