essie Nail Polish, Salon-Quality Green Nail Polish, UnGuilty Pleasures, Vegan, UnGuilty Pleasures, 0.46 fl oz

Perfect shade of blue/gray. It looks good with every color clothing!

Love Essie nail polish. It is durable and long lasting without chipping off. Great coverage and dries quickly. This blue color is great for summer or fall.

Beautiful shade. I realize the darker colors show wear much quicker. I pair it was the gel top coat and I can get 5ish days out of it.

I’ve had essie nail polish before and have used quite a bit. The quality of this particular one did not seem to be the same as previous batches. It peeled after a few days, despite consistent nail prep which usually gives me around 10-14 days of wear without problems. This polish peeled. Sad because it’s such a nice color.

Short version: Two coats. Boom. — Long version: As a personal principle, because I want to give a chance to other brands that offer a similar version of certain reoccurring items in my life, I try to not be a brand loyalist. With that said, I don’t have blind trust for ANY cosmetic company except for Essie’s nail polish. I saw the color, saw it was Essie, and just ordered it on the spot—a 30-second process, maybe? Because I knew the color in the images would be accurate to what came in the bottle. I knew there’d be no bubbles and that the brush would have a flat edge. I knew the formula wouldn’t be too thin that it would leave streaks, and wouldn’t be too thick that the consistency would be globby. And I know it’ll be a week before it starts to mildly chip, and that’s without a top coat. I even knew it’d be fully dry two hours after the second coat and that I could do the dishes, including the tougher plates with cheese stuck on it. I don’t know, man. No, this photo wasn’t edited. No, I’m not sponsored. I just tried an Essie polish 15 years ago and had the same reliable experience every single time since then.