Essie expressie, Quick-Dry Nail Polish, 8-Free Vegan, Slate Blue, Air Dry, 0.33 fl oz

I’m a big fan of Essie, but this was the first time I’ve tried their “expressie” line. It dries quickly just as advertised, and the blue color was vibrant. It lasted as long as a typical nail polish. While I prefer the gel couture line, this one is quick & easy especially if you like to change your polish frequently.

This is my favorite nail polish. I love how easy it is to apply and how quickly it dries! Lovely colors, too.

Very nice, neutral color. Dries extremely fast - faster than my other brands. I also am surprised at how long it lasts before chipping!

I bought this nail polish because it dries out fast and I don’t prefer gel nail paint for my hands. I like the formula of this nail polish and the consistency is pretty good too. The color was too dull for my skin tone. I will order another shade for myself. Overall a very good product

This is a great color, fast drying, and applies on smoothly. I’ve gotten several compliments after doing my nails myself with this product!

This nail polish actually lasts. So far, I only used it on my toes, but it’s lasted weeks. I also love that it really does dry so fast, and doesn’t need that clear top coat. I usually hate doing my own nails, not only because I stink at it, but because the nail polish is usually garbage, but this one actually is great! Will only buy this brand!

Color is actually a dark, flat rosy red.

This iced out top coat is absolutely stunning on! Adds a beautiful pinkish, pearly sheen. It glides on easily and dries quickly. I do use another clear top coat over this too completely seal in the color and protect further from chipping as this top coat is quite thin. When applied as the sole top coat it does start to peel and chip in a few days, but this is easily remedied with a layer of clear top coat over it.

"Outside the Lines" is more yellow than orange, wasted purchase.

It was my sisters 30th birthday and I wanted to make it special. Her colours were black and purple. I needed something that dried fast and was pigmented for the pup, Essie never disappoints.

I am very familiar with this Essie brand primarily because it is vegan. That is a huge bonus and precisely why I use it. This has always been my go-to nail polish. In addition, this product boasts of its 8-free formula - not knowing exactly what that means, I think that it alludes to the fact that it lacks harsh chemicals so pronounced in other polishes. For, example, aside from being animal friendly, it is also formaldehyde free, also making it a go-to product for those who are eco-conscious. This particular colour is a midnight blue and has all of the intensity one would care to find in a colour this dark. I have found that I need two coats to derive the dark and dramatic colour that I always seem to prefer. Aside from colour, texture, as usual, is smooth, even, and uniform. I've always noticed that the Essie brush too, enables good precision. In this particular case, the product description boasts of its first ever angled brush for easy application - including use of the non-dominant hand. I can attest to this. This is an innovative move on the part of Essie. I am a lefty and, with this brush, as stated, you just flip it around and angle it down for easy application. Makes application so much easier. Just another point in favour of Essie. This particular polish is definitely quick drying - making it a breeze to apply and dry in no time at all - as compared to other polishes where drying can take forever, especially if applying more than one coat. The price point, although a bit higher than some other products, is well worth it. Even if it is only 10mls, look at every descriptive point of this brand and this nail polish in particular, and invariably nobody can doubt the overall benefits of opting for this. If possible, I would rate above 5 stars.

I haven't painted my nails in a long time because I usually find polish chips and looks crappy after a few days. We don't have a dishwasher so my hands are in hot soapy water often through the day. So I decided to give this Essie polish a go. I like that it doesn't require a base coat or a top coat, just two coats of the colour. Simplicity is appealing!The Power Play colour is nice. Darker colours on my hands is something I'm really not used to, but it's a vibrant pink colour.One coat was definitely not enough, as seen in the pic of my finger on the bottle. Two coats was great and has a decent shine, though it doesn't really compare to the gloss of a top coat.I really like the angled brush. It made application SO much easier and I barely made any mistakes (VERY unusual). I usually end up with bits of colour all over both hands but this was really clean. The dry time was certainly quicker than I'm used to with my other polishes, which also lessens the chance of causing smears and scratches in the finish.Overall, I like this polish and I would definitely give it a try in another colour.

I was immediately drawn in by this shade. "Main Character Moment" is a unique chartreuse-like green (I'm sure some would same puke green) that reminds me of Mad Men and the 50s/60s. I have lots of clothes in this colour but have never seen it in a nail polish. Although I was on the fence about how it would actually look on nails of all things, the end result was...not bad. I think there's a time/place and most importantly an outfit that would work with this colour, but in my opinion it's not an everyday shade. It just isn't versatile enough. It definitely requires more than one coat in order to get some opacity. It may just be my sensitivity, but it feels like the chemical scent of nail polishes has become much more potent in recent years and this bottle was right up there. The smell was so powerful that I can only do this beside an open window or outside, in warmer months. As for durability, I did find that it held up pretty well if I wasn't washing dishes daily. I did have to do a few minor touch-ups during the course of a week, but they looked decently good throughout.