Essie Nail Polish Review

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.

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.

I'm really not a big Essie fan. There's a couple of shades which work really well, but most of the ones in my collection are just meh. They aren't bad.. they're just not very good. They don't last well and chip easily and some of the shades are patchy. On the plus side, their colour range is great!

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.

I do like Essie in general but some of the colours I have used have been better than others. I have been disappointed on a couple of occasions with some colours, especially light pink, being really thin and streaky and requiring lots of coats. In saying that though I would still probably buy darker colours in the brand because they seem to be more highly pigmented.

I tend to give a review a positive and a negative comment when I review an item and as this is my second review on here, I will try to be as positive as I can with it.

Ballet Slippers is a very pretty shade. Apparently it’s the only colour that Queen Elizabeth will wear on her nails. It’s a nude pink and although I was expecting something marvellous with the quality of this nail polish, I was not.

The first application was somewhat streaky on my nails and unfortunately it looked like I had added a layer of Twink correction fluid to my nails. Yes it is a pretty colour but unfortunately against my pale complexion it looked washed out and had to be reapplied so I could actually see some sort of colour on my nails. This also took a bit of time for it to dry too in between my two coats.

This nail varnish lasted approximately five days on my nails so that was a plus for me as I didn’t feel like reapplying it every other day. Like I said it is a lovely colour but unfortunately it didn’t do much for me. I purchased my nail polish via Beauty Bean, a Trade Me seller along with Tea and Crumpets another Essie colour that is more of a light metallic brown. This one stays longer on my nails for some reason and also is better for my skin tone.

This nail polish does not contain any metallic elements.

I can still remember promoting Eddie’s products at a Farmers many years ago. I was applying one of the gorgeous shades to a lady’s nails and explaining how long lasting these products were. She was very happy with the finished result and strolled away after chatting a while longer, waiting for them to dry. After an hour or so the lady came back and asked me to reapply the colour to some of her nails as they had chipped off! Maybe I should have applied a base and top coat but I didn’t have any on me at the time.

I love the quirky names for all the different colours and I swear by their “Help Me Grow” base coat, but overall not the most long lasting product. If you’re very careful with your hands and not clumsy like me then they might last a lot longer. In saying all that though, I’d rather use Essie products any day than O.P.I. The former is definitely longer lasting than the latter and also more affordable.

I think essie is a good brand but i didn't like how clumpy my polish got after the first few uses. maybe i didn't keep it in the right temp or something but deffinately didn't have a long shelf life for me. The color on the other hand is right up my alley. a nice blue but at the same time a bit shiny!