essie Original Nail Polish, 6 ballet slippers, Sheer Pink Nail Polish, 13.5 ml

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Reportedly, it was named to pay homage to Weingarten's girlhood ritual of getting manicures with her mother after ballet class every Saturday. Her royal highness's blessing supported its rep as an unassuming, ladylike shade—and put the color on the map in the process.

Ballet Slippers is such a classic shade and your application method sounds like it gets the most out of the color and it also looks super pretty as well. Since then, the Duchess of Cambridge also wears this colour (almost) exclusively when public facing, as did the Duchess of Sussex. For when I don’t have the time to perform a full-blown manicure, I always reach for Ballet Slippers. So although I fancied experimenting with a brighter look this week, you better believe that the unsightly chips I have been left with will have me reaching for that well-loved Essie bottle this evening.This cult favourite nude-pink polish is perfect for creating a French or classic manicure, while the quick-e drops rapidly set your nails to a hardened finish, protecting your manicure from dents and smudges. Recognised for whimsical names, iconic colours and square bottles with white caps, the essie nail polish sits perfectly in the hand and features internal rounded corners so you can reach every last drop of your favourite shade. essie is the go-to nail brand for beauty professionals, industry insiders, celebrities and fashion icons around the world. The retail bottle, shown in this post, has white lettering and clear raised lettering on the side, where the salon bottle just has the clear raised lettering. Finish with your chosen essie Top Coat to prevent any fading and chipping and prolong your perfect mani.

It goes with everything but I need to moisturize my hands like mad otherwise, the dry spots and cuticles look more obvious. Started in 1981 by their namesake Essie Weingarten, essie continues to delight the colour-obsessed with a love shared all over the world.Ballet Slippers has been around since 1982, only one year after Essie Weingarten launched her line of nail colors. Re-apply your favorite Essie top coat every day, or every other day, to extend the life of your manicure. Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable). Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights.

In the highest echelon of nail polish colors—you know, the ones so instantly recognizable you can identify them from across the room, like OPI’s Lincoln Park After Dark, Chanel’s Vamp, and Sally Hansen’s Terra-Coppa—there’s one major outlier: Essie’s Ballet Slippers. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Create the perfect manicure with the Essie Ballet Slippers Pink Nail Polish and Quick Dry Drops Kit Exclusive.Whenever I am doing my nails myself (which actually tends to be a lot), I start with a drop of the Deborah Lippmann Cuticle Remover on each nail.

CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE COLOPHONIUM / ROSIN / COLOPHANE ALUMINA DIMETHICONE ISOPHORONE DIAMINE/ISOPHTHALIC ACID/TROMETHAMINE COPOLYMER TIN OXIDE CALCIUM TITANIUM BOROSILICATE DIETHYLHEXYL ADIPATE n-BUTYL ALCOHOL AQUA / WATER / EAU TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE TALC ACETONE ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE [+/- MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE MICA CI 19140 / YELLOW 5 LAKE CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES CI 77510 / FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE CI 77007 / ULTRAMARINES CI 77000 / ALUMINUM POWDER CI 15850 / RED 7 LAKE CI 15880 / RED 34 LAKE CI 15850 / RED 6 LAKE CI 77266 / BLACK 2 CI 42090 / BLUE 1 LAKE CI 77742 / MANGANESE VIOLET CI 77288 / CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS CI 77510 / FERRIC FERROCYANIDE CI 45410 / RED 28 CI 73360 / RED 30 LAKE CI 60730 / EXT. Polish: Prepare nails by applying nail varnish remover to eliminate grease and impurities for a long-wearing colour. Finally, to nourish your nails, apply essie apricot oil to the cuticle bed to leave cuticles feeling soft and supple.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. After a quick push and more general cuticle maintenance with Deborah Lippmann Cuticle Oil, I'll always pack on additional hydration to both my nails and my hands by applying Weleda's Almond Hand Cream — I find that moisturizing before applying polish helps everything feel fresher and sometimes last longer.