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

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Then, apply one coat of ballet slippers with an ample bead of polish on the brush and hold the brush parallel to the nail, apply using light strokes. The next year, she created Ballet Slippers to pay homage to her girlhood ritual of getting manicures with her mother. Its award-winning formula combines a crystal clear solvent base with pure micro-milled pigments and salon-grade concentration to create a long-lasting, chip-resistant array of hues. I applied carefully two coats of Ballet Slippers plus one coat of Mademoiselle, then finish off with Essie Gel-Setter Top Coat.

Essie is the go-to nail brand for salon professionals, beauty junkies, industry insiders, celebrities and fashion icons around the world.Shown far left in the header photo above, ballet slippers is an essie best selling shade, a reader favorite and was the favorite nail polish shade of the late Queen of England II. 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. 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. To give yourself major staying power and insurance against chips, I also recommend swiping on a quick layer of Essie's Here to Stay Base Coat before getting to the main event.

And that is the very reason that around two years ago I swapped my signature red polish for a more understated look. Her royal highness's blessing supported its rep as an unassuming, ladylike shade—and put the color on the map in the process. If you're looking to make the soft, pink color stand out a little more, borrow this tip from Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel The Devil Wears Prada, where Ballet Slippers makes an appearance: layer it on top of one coat of Essie's Marshmallow, a sheer white shade. 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.

Mademoiselle is a tiny bit warmer but doesn't differ much that it only smooths out the uneven spots and streaks without altering the color. Essie is the go-to nail polish brand for beauty lovers, celebrities and fashion icons around the world, and is centre stage on runways around the world offering highly anticipated colour collections that drive trends season after season.

essie is a leader in nail luxury, committed to high-quality standards with an award-winning line of polishes and nail care products for every woman and salon professional. In a nod to the delicate femininity of ballet (and, of course, ballet slippers), Weingarten created an equally delicate, feminine polish to match. However compare to other brands like opi its not as long lasting - only around 3 or 4 days wear before it starts to peel.

Please note - our policy to replace faulty or refund faulty products does not apply to faults or damages caused by accident, neglect, misuse or normal wear and tear. The story is akin to legend at this point: Back in 1989 Queen Elizabeth’s hairdresser requested a bottle of the pale, nearly translucent pink polish be sent to Buckingham Palace—giving it the ultimate "safe" stamp of approval. 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.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Please note, we cannot offer refunds on beauty, pierced jewellery or on swimwear if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.Polish: Prepare nails by applying nail varnish remover to eliminate grease and impurities for a long-wearing colour. I think it is an affordable alternative to my all-time favorite base coat, Deborah Lippmann All About That Base. It never fights with any outfit, which is why I think celebrities have loved this color for so long. Deliveries of parcels and pallets are normally sent via next day courier service (mainland, UK Monday - Friday 8am - 8pm).