I had very high hopes for the Essie brand being as many of my friends have suggested it to me. The other day I heard even the Queen wears this particular brand in the color Ballerina Shoes. I had just recently cleaned out all my old polishes and finally was in the market for a few new colors. Essie! I had thought, should be the brand I try next since I had been hearing such great remarks on it. In a local drugstore I stood for what felt like forever, gazing at the vast array of colors I had to choose from. I settled on Mint Candy Apple, recently deciding I needed to try colors that weren't black or red. Applying was a cinch, the color rich in pigment and only needed two coats. I used my favorite top coat and with my new manicure was ready to get my day started. Not even two hours and I already had a few chips. How strange, I hadn't being doing anything that would cause this! By the end of the day my new nails looked like I had painted them a week ago ;( I went back and tried a few more colors thinking this was just a bad color, but sadly something in their formula causes the polish to chip incredibly bad on me. 

Essie consistently has the best color selection of any drugstore or salon polish. The trouble is how frequently their polishes are sheer, requiring many coats to show up at all, and even worse, how easily they chip. I have never applied an Essie polish that has lasted longer than 24 hours, despite using quality top coats and not doing anything too intense with my hands. They are time intensive to apply due to how sheer they are, and while I keep getting sucked in because I love the color of the bottle, it only ever takes one application for me to remember that I should have stuck with OPI.

I wish Essie would update its formula - the colors are beautiful! It's always a disappointment to be unable to actually get the same color onto my nail, and even worse to watch it get ruined in a matter of hours. 

Essie is one of my favorite brands of nail polish! Whenever I see a polish from Essie at the store I can’t help but want them all! This brand has the most beautiful color selection I’ve seen in a nail polish brand. The soft colors like the nudes, lavenders, mint greens, and more, are personally my favorite. These colors are absolutely beautiful and inviting to the eye. The formula is well made and applies smoothly to the nails. Some nail polish brands can be sticky and hard to apply. Essie is definitely not one of those.. I also love their mini holiday sets they release every year. The packaging is simple but clean and beautiful. I will continue to purchase these nail polishes! Every time I enter the store they always have new colors. There’s so many to try out! I always recommend this brand to all nail polish lovers!

I had an itch for a grey colored nail polish that was more on the bluer side. Im so happy that Petal Pushers easily popped up on my Google search because I became instantly obsessed with the color after ! I was on a HUNT for this color in stores. After not finding it in my local CVS and Walgreens, I purchased it on Target since I had a coupon :)

I think this color is PERFECT for the fall! I'm normally a warm-toned nail polish wearer, but I think this looks absolutely beautiful on the nails.

Essie's polish formula is a hit or miss at times, but this polish is definitely a hit. Goes on super smooth, not streaky, opaque in two coats, and wears great ! I use Health Hoof Lacquer Top Coat atop this nail polish and it holds up just the same as other polishes. That's good considering I pick at my nails, am always drying them out with hand sanitizer, wash my hands frequently, and don't really care to "preserve" my manicure. 

All in all, DEFINITELY pick up this nail polish if you're looking for a grey/blueish toned polish :) I'll be wearing this color all year around when I want to give myself a change from my normal nude colors.

This Essie Nail Color Polish - Ballet Slippers  is the BEST Essie Nail Color Polish - Ballet Slippers nail polish I have ever used -- and I'm 57 years old.  It goes on smoothly and evenly.  It last without cracking and peeling for over a week.  I use two coats with no sealer.  I shower, wash dishes, clean, and still no chips.
The price is medium range:  I paid $6 for mine. 
BALLET SLIPPERS is lovely light pink, delicate, and very feminine. It's perfect for young girls, bridesmaids, brides, appropriate for Church and formal gatherings. 

I am life longer diy mani and pedi woman. This is the first summer I moved away from my usual opi corals for my toes and took my nieces advice to try Essie’’s Aruba Blue for 7/4. I grew to love the dark vibrant blue,

My skin toe is more olive and I always loved blue polish on other people. Have purchased at least 6 different shades of blue in the past (Opi or Essie) but after one try gave them to my daughter who’s skin tone is peaches and cream. But Aruba blue works perfectly with my olive skin tone.

I typically have a harder time applying Essie because of the thinner brush for my manicures. But I have to say that it a very easy and accurate toe nail application.

My home done pedicure lasted just over two weeks

Update. One of my dear friends simply adored my Aruba Blue pedi. So I gave her my bottle. I am now wearing my go to summer color - opi Cajun Shrimp but....I already miss my Aruba Blue toes. I’ll have to pick up another bottle

I've tried a million different nail polishes and Essie polishes fall more or less in the middle. They are okay, but nothing special. The formula tends to be quite thin meaning I have to use 3-4 coats for opacity and they tend to chip sooner than others. I usually only buy Essie if there is a unique color I have to have. The brush is just a basic round polish brush which I don't like, I really prefer the paddle shapes. The price seems a bit high for what it is and I think they should be closer in price to China Glaze than OPI. Everyone has their preferences when it comes to polish so you might like these but my favorite ones are Marc Jacobs Beauty, Revlon colorstay gel, and Deborah Lippmann.

These are ideal for those who have small nails or if you're doing nail design since the brushes are very thin. I prefer OPI's medium sized brushes since I have large nails but Essie has some cool colors that I couldn't resist :) Usually I purchase these nail polish goodies online through either Ulta or Target. In my collection I own several shades and I use them throughout the year. Some are timeless seasonal colors so it's easy to reach for them. On my nails they last for about 7-8 days. I apply a sticky base coat then 2 coats of Essie polish and finally a quick-dry top coat. Even though I prefer OPI, Essie is a nostalgic brand which I'll continue to appreciate.

One of my favorites in spring and going into summer nail colors!! By my favorite brand- Essie goes on smooth and doesn’t clump. Not bad pricing either and you can find it from your local drugstore to places like Ulta. I definitely recommend anything Essie!!Essie Nail Color Polish, 0.46 fl oz - Muchi, MuchiEssie Nail Color Polish, 0.46 fl oz - Play DateEssie Nail Color Polish, 0.46 fl oz - Berried Treasures

I love the variety of colors Essie provides, but it seems like every time I put this polish on within days or even hours I have chipped nails. I also have a problem with bubbling, and I will let it dry for 3-4 hours and then go to bed, and I will wake up to them looking like I scratched them and put them through hell. With the particular color I am reviewing I have tried numerous times to get the polish to not streak and nevertheless its streak city every time. No matter how thin my layers are it is just pointless. The price is also a little steep as well. I think I'm going to stick with OPI from now on..