Essie Nail Polish Review

At first I was a bit dubious about spending $20 on nailpolish, so I purchased a 3 set of mini Essie nail polishes from Postie Plus. The colours it came with are Fifth Avenue, Mint Candy Apple and a light, natural pinky colour. Fifth Avenue is definitely my fave - it's a gorgeous orangey red! Mint Candy Apple is a nice pale teal type colour, which I find is a bit patchy to apply - but still nice.

I find that the brushes are a decent size, where you only need a couple of swipes to colour you full nail (whereas some nail polish brushes are tiny!). The polish lasts on my nails relatively well, but I do use a clear coat on the bottom, 2 coats of colour and another clear top coat.

Just today I eyed up another colour, Chinchilly, which I love! It's a purpley-grey kind of colour which is beautiful! Also got the Essie No Chips Top Coat so will post a review on that once I test it out!

I purchased the shade 'as gold as it gets' from a seller on trademe with intentions on using it for a feature nail when I put my jamberry wraps on. However my nails were looking a little plain and I wanted to try it out.

The bottle is a wee glass see through pottle with ESSIE written up the side of it. White screw top lid. Undo the lid and pull it out, on the end it the wee brush applicator. It's such a perfect size for my nails! All I need is three strokes with this brush and my nail is covered perfectly.

The formula smells really strong! I imagine if you ever got a colour that needed a few coat you might wind up with a headache from the smell. It's a medium thickness so not too sheer and not too thick. Slides on nicely and drys sleek and shiny.

I have a shade which is just a gold glitter I've had it on my nails for a week and it hasn't worn off at all! No chipping either.

For the retail price I ask myself is it worth it?! YES IT IS! If you want a nail polish that us going too last this is the nail polish is for you :)

I have two Essie Nail Polishes, being "Shelter Island" and "Over The Top". Shelter Island is a beautiful, bright, sky blue from the North Fork Summer 2009 collection (it may have been a Limited Edition) and Over The Top is a dramatic, metallic, midnight grey with a hint of shimmer that is very similar to China Glaze's "Black Diamond".

The cute, Essie embossed, clear, square glass bottles show off the polish colours perfectly and make standing them in my nail polish rack a breeze as they line up nicely (unlike oddly shaped triangular or completely round, ball-shaped bottles). The white lid on the bottle is the perfect length and shape to make painting my nails a comfortable task and the formula is just perfect; not too thin and not thick and gloopy.

I find the brush a little on the skinny side, so I have to use 4 or 5 strokes when painting my nails (especially my big toes), but after a bit of practice I've gotten my technique down and can get the colour on perfectly in just two coats.

I'd definitely recommend Essie Nail Polishes and have my eye on a few more of the colours in their current ranges!

I really love Essie nail polishes - there's a great range of colours, the bottles are super cute and, despite what I've heard from others, the formula of the colours I've had have all been great.

My favourite Essie polishes are Go Ginza, which is a "cherry blossom" purple toned pale pink, and it makes your nails look so pretty and clean and just very lady like. This made my nails look good even when they were little stubs! My other favourite (which is the favourite of many people) is Bikini So Teeny, which is a really pretty light sky blue. This looks amazing with a matte top coat, on your toes, with a gold or silver accent nail - anything goes! Plus I find it makes me look more tan than I am :) If there's one Essie I would recommend that everybody stay far far away from, it's Shake Your $$ Maker. Sure, it's got an awesome name and you think green nail polish will be awesome, but the formula is the worst out of any nail polish I've ever used. It's streaky, and you need about 5 coats to get it opaque, and even then it's still patchy. Nope. Steer clear of that one.

I love essie nail polishes. Firstly their range is superb. There is a colour in there for everyone my favourite two being cute as a button and watermelon. The wide brushes make it easy to apply - in fact my partner always comments my nails look much nicer when I use essie than when I use any other polish!

If there is ONE item you need from essie however is their gel setter top coat. This stuff is magic. Not only do your nails look super glossy and gel like (hehe) they last FOREVER with no chipping. In fact I only needed to take my polish off because my nails were growing.

I love either painting or having my nails painted and there isnt a time that there is not a colour on my nails, fingers or toes.

I bought a bottle of Essie on special on a whim. It was a great whim.

I enjoy using this polish. It comes in a typical clear glass bottle with a white plastic lid. The brush is a bit different to a lot of nail polish brushes, but I found it very effective. Three strokes and my nail was done.

I apply my polish to clean and dry nails and usually use a base coat. I will then do two colour coats and finish with a clear top coat. I found the colour applied nice and evenly and dried in a reasonable length of time. The top coat gave the colour a beautiful shine and helped it last for days.

I removed this polish with my usual nail polish remover which came off easily.

There is a huge array of colours in this Essie range.I think the hardest thing you will have will be deciding which awesome colour to buy.

This is my first Essie polish and it sure wont be my last, I just love it! Damsel in a dress is dark burgundy with a nice shine to it. The formula has a great coverage and consistency which means you can get away with as little as 2 coats. The brush is nice and wide which for my nails means I only need one swipe per nail to apply the polish. The drying time seems to be a lot faster than most other polishes I have, even though it doesn't claim to be fast drying.

The pigment is great and the end result is in a nice opaque smooth finish - which the perfectionist in me loves. Finish with a clear top coat and you have near salon perfect nails!

Like other polishes this will still chip depending on how much you use your hands but using this particular colour chips are easy to touch up. The polish is easily removed with any preferred nail polish remover.

Got this lovely gem from Farmers with Beauty Club redemption. Love the colour, perfect shade of dark red. Love the brush, the shape helps the polish to go on quickly and evenly. And I love how quick it dries! 2 coats dried within 30 mins. Very impressed.chipped on first day back at work, but it was quite a rough day on the hands. Will def purchase some other colours.

I'm not a huge nail polish user, so I don't purchase any often and when I do I am very fussy. I recently bought a dark blue shade and I love it! It has stayed on my toe nails for over 2 weeks now with only one small chip- and i am sure I actually smudged that part when I was applying it. It didn't take long at all to dry either, 2 coats were dry within 20 minutes (approximately, i didn't time it). No over powering smell, I will definitely buy again.

I have got a box full of nail polishes and I don't know why I didn't try Essie sooner. I got the colour lady like and its a soft nude mauve colour. I pretty much wear it every time I apply nail polish. It comes in a lovely glass bottle and I find that this brand lasts longer without chipping compared to the others that I have so will definitely be purchasing more colours. It has really good coverage and dries really quickly.