Essie Nail Polish Review

I like nail polish in all colours. The Essie Ballet Slippers is a nail polish for days when you don't want to have nails that scream. It is a nice almost natural look perfectly suitable for work. It is very easy to apply because the nail polish is very fluid. Unfortunately the polish has to be applied 2 times to completely cover the nail.

I'm a big nail polish fan and always have painted claws. I had heard so many wonderful things about Essie from the BR babes so on a recent shopping trip to the city I finally managed to get some i have the colours "go ginza" which is like a very light pastel purple and "romper room" which is a very light pink almost like a nude. It's a big favourite of mine.

The square glass bottle has the Essie logo stamped on the glass making it stand out. The brush is a lot like the Sally Hansen brushes where the corners are slightly rounded off making application even easier. It goes on smoothly and I have no streaky lines. I usually apply 3 coats of these to get a good depth of colour. Drying time between coats is pretty fast first coat about 2 minutes and 2 and 3 is about 10 minutes.

The longevity of these is amazingly good. When I had romper room on I decided it would be a great idea to clean the oven (what was I thinking!) and then clean the BBQ with steel wool, the nail polish was already 3 days old and I thought I would have been annihilated, only to realise when I had finished I only had a wee bit of chipping on a few nails so that right there makes me love this even more. And I didn't apply a top coat so it was just the nail polish on its own. When it came to removing it, a couple of swipes and it was off. Really loving the Essie polishes and want more.. If only it was stocked in our small town!!

I used to be a huge OPI fan, so wasn't super keen on trying out different polishes, but then I heard so many people rave on about Essie, so I decided to buy a couple of polishes to try it out.

Best choice I've made in a long time. I find that it lasts a lot longer than OPI, and the colours are more vibrant. It looks super smooth on the nail too, which I love.

They are well worth the price, and I love the look of the bottles too! Highly recommended!

I have lusted after Essie polishes for a while now, but the last time I looked they were out of my price range. Luckily for me, they seem to have come down in price a bit (and are quite often on special at Farmers, so yay!) So I have a gorgeous mid blue polish - must check the name of it - and I have to say, Essie is one of my favourite polishes to apply. The handle is super comfortable to wear, and the brush itself is a bit shorter than I'm used to, which makes for less streaking and more even coverage. The opaqueness is great, I can get away with 2 coats, but if I want a really deep colour then I use 3 coats. I am finding that it lasts a lot longer than some other polishes I have, and is a lot more chip-resistant. So I think that this is a fantastic polish for a really reasonable price and is well worth having in your collection.

Essie currently sits at the number one spot of my favourite nail polishes, as there's always such lovely colours to lust after and they are such great quality.

The packaging is stylish, super-sleek and well designed. A modern squarish shaped glass bottle, where you can see your chosen colour through it. The bottle is capped with a white lid and Essie embellished into the bottle. Just gorgeous.

I have a few Essie polishes in my collection, and always can't wait to get my hands on more. There's always a big wishlist with Essie colours.

The formula is great, and applies well with the brush. The formula is a good consistency and I find it easy to apply with the brush. I normally do three coats and the colour looks amazing.

I find that Essie nail polishes are superior to others, in that they last well on my nails and don't chip immediately like some other polishes can. Essie currently sits at the number one spot of my favourite nail polishes, as there's always such lovely colours to lust after and they are such great quality.

The packaging is stylish and well designed. An squarish shaped & sleek looking bottle, where you can see your chosen colour through it. The bottle is capped with a white lid and Essie embellished into the bottle. Just gorgeous.

I have a few Essie polishes in my collection, and always can't wait to get my hands on more. There's always a big wishlist with Essie colours.

The formula is great, and applies well with the brush. The formula is a good consistency and I find it easy to apply with the brush. I normally do three coats and the colour looks amazing.

I find that Essie nail polishes are superior to others, in that they last well on my nails and don't chip immediately like some other polishes can. The colour on my nails is still going strong about 3-4 days of wear, which means it's a great nail polish.

If you haven't tried this brand yet, I totally recommend that you do!

It's a very pretty colour but you do need to apply 3-4 layers to really make sure the nail is covered completely bot very long lasting need to re change colour after 2 days before colour started chipping.

Being a nail polish addict I'm not entirely sure why it look me so long to try an Essie polish but I'd lusted after the shade Mint Candy Apple for the longest time, so when I saw it for a half reasonable price whilst overseas I finally snapped it up! I was so excited to try it, plus the bottles are just so much cuter than OPI's.

When I first went to apply it the size of the brush shocked me, it's soo tiny! I'm used to OPI/Maybelline sized brushes which cover your nail in 2 swipes, so it was a bit of a learning curve having to quickly swipe multiple times to avoid drying and streaks, but I'm happy to work for it if the end result is fab!

The colour is amazing, it's the perfect pastel mint shade, I absolutely adore the colour! And if I enjoyed this polish I would be out there picking up the many more gorgeous shades that are calling my name! The formula is pretty standard where I have to apply 3 coats to achieve a nice opaque, streak free application.

For me, the most important thing when it comes to nail polish is the lasting power. I consistently use the same base and top coat that allows for a good 5-7 days wear with the majority of my polishes, but this one always, without fail, chips after 1 day. Always. I have to change my nail colour as soon as it starts chipping, so this really isn't feasible for me. I wondered if it may have just been this shade, but I seem to be seeing a lot of reviews all over the place with people having the same experience with an array of colours, so as much as it pains me to say, I will not be purchasing any more Essie polishes.

I received this product as a part of the BR save or splurge for the dark red polish, Wicked.

I got instantly excited about the colour. In the bottle it looks a lot more red than it does on the nails. Beware - when you first put a few layers of this polish on it does look quite black! At first I was a bit nervous about wearing this shade to work but then it seemed to warm into the dark red that I expected. It's a truly gorgeous colour!

The formula was perfect for application! Not too runny and not too sticky so I didn't immediately make a mess as I went along.

I didn't use a base coat on this application, which I plan to do on future applications because it lasted about 2 days before the first chips started to appear. I thought it was a little bit disappointing but I guess I only had myself to blame for that!

Overall I love Essie Nail polishes and I love this moody colour. For the price you can't really go wrong but for the full bodied colour with greater staying power I'd definitely recommend using a base coat! xx

Essie is my absolute favourite nail polish brand, but it had tough competition when I trialed Essie Wicked up against Chanel Rouge Noir for BR Save or Splurge.

Essie Wicked is a deep, rich burgundy that leans a little brown. It's opaque in two coats and has a good thick texture when applied. I found the colour applied smoothly and evenly.

The best thing, to me, about Essie polishes is their fantastic brush. It's flat and wide with a curved end and soft fine bristles, meaning you can coat each nail quickly and tidily. The brush is what made Essie win over the Chanel polish, for me.

I was chosen for the BR Save or Splurge Nail Polish Trial. To be honest I was equally excited and a bit doubtful that Essie would be any different from any other polish I've used over the years. Nail Polish lasts, quite honestly, a matter of hours, not days, on my very bendy nails. Surely, wouldnt Chanel Rouge Noir blow Essie Wicked out of the water, so to speak, because of the price difference? My thoughts were that Chanel at around $70 a bottle would be superior to Essie at $17.99...not so.. Right from the very start, I loved the deep Red/Burgundy, almost brown colour of Essie Wicked. It felt rich and very classy but a little naughty as well. The first coat had good coverage, the second almost perfect...I think if I had used a Base Coat it would have been perfect. I loved the thick brush. It was flat, wide and soft, with a curved end so made application smooth and even. In contrast the Chanel brush was thin, hard and spindly, with sticking out bristles making my fingers as covered in it as my nails. I also loved the consistency of the actual Essie polish, it was rich and thick not at all watery or runny, which is how i found the Chanel polish to be. Chanel Rouge Noir lasted all of 36 hours on my nails 20 of these hours were spent sleeping..which for me is pretty normal nail polish wear time. Essie Wicked has lasted 4 full days!! I am now on my 5th day and, only just, is it now starting to wear at my nail tips..BUT..still no chipping, splitting or cracking! Just Wearing! That is totally unheard of for me!! I am blown away!

So my verdict is that I will definitely be using Essie Nail Polish Wicked again but I will also be purchasing Essie Nail Polish in as many colours as I can. I love it!

Moral of the story, don't judge a book by its cover OR don't think that just because it's cheap, it's nasty