essie Original Nail Polish, 13 Mademoiselle, Sheer Pink Nail Polish, 13.5 ml

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You can clearly see in this picture that Handmade with love contains a lot more orange than Fifth avenue, Geranium, and Lacquered up. Geranium and Fifth avenue are both described as orange-reds by Essie, but Geranium is slightly more orange. Although I love both Geranium and Fifth avenue, you definitely won’t need them both unless you’re really into orange reds. Lacquered up is a warm-toned red, but compared to Geranium and Fifth avenue, it’s more of a classic red. Comparison of Essie Fifth avenue, Essie Too too hot, Essie Russian Roulette and Essie Really red

Essie Ballet slippers is one of the brand’s original nail polish shades and has been a fan favorite for at least three decades. It is a classic pale pink nail polish with a subtle sheer finish that looks good on every skin tone. I was able to find out that the following red cremes are part of Essie’s core collection (without counting the Gel couture and Expressie shades): Unlike Essie ballet slippers, Mademoiselle remains entirely sheer even at three coats. The only difference is that the nude pink hue intensifies, and the manicure obtains a slightly more visible shimmer. Nevertheless, it compliments all skin tones and won’t draw attention from the rest of your outfit. 3. Streakiness Let the first coat dry for about 2 minutes, and then apply a thin second layer to level out the streaks from the first coat. If you like the color, stop at two coats or build up opacity with a third layer.

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Always pair Essie colors with Essie base coats and top coats to be safe. How to Apply Essie Nail Polish Without Streaks Like Essie Ballet slippers, Mademoiselle comes in two shades, numbers #112 and #384. At first glance, they appear similar; however, a closer look will show slight color differences. Nevertheless, you can put on up to three layers of polish to achieve that creamy pink hue if you like manicures with more coverage. The Essie brand has hundreds of nail polish shades in its collection, some of which look incredibly similar. Their sheer pink neutrals, for instance, are quite challenging to tell apart whether you look at them through the bottle or applied on the nails.

When pigment starts to settle, the best thing to do is hold the nail polish bottle upside down and roll it between your palms. Rolling the bottle is like a gentler way of stirring the polish. Essie Geranium belonged to the first 130 Essie colors ever produced, and is still part of the permanent collection in the US. To me, that says everything you need to know about this shade! It’s a true classic that will look great on (almost everyone). Sadly, it got discontinued in Europe, but it was shortly available as part of Essie’s Advent calendar for 2022. With the holiday season around the corner, I always feel attracted to red nail polish. There were 11 Essie red cremes in my drugstore’s Essie display, and then I’m not even counting the reds in the Gel couture and Expressie displays! I decided that it was time to do the ultimate Essie red creme comparison. At home, I was able to find out that there are even more red cremes in Essie’s core collection! The core collection differs a bit between North America and Europe, but they are mostly the same. It also differs a bit between stores.Essie Mademoiselle is a sheer pink nail polish like ballet slippers, but it is a bit pinker. In addition, it is more see-through, looking more like the sheer, glossy version of Essie ballet slippers. There was no difference in the color or shimmer of the nail polish. However, I noticed that #096 is a little harder to find online and in local drugstores. So, considering that Essie regularly tweaks its product formulas, #096 could be an older version of ballet slippers. Essie ballet slippers and Mademoiselle are beautiful nude pink nail polishes designed with a sheer finish. However, ballet slippers is a slightly paler pink that appears almost white in three coats. Essie Geranium is clearly the most orange from all of these shades. Lacquered up is a red with a bit of orange. While Russian roulette also contains a tiny bit of orange, it is slightly cooler toned and darker than Lacquered up, but the difference is really subtle. Essie Not Red-y for Bed is very cool-toned and contains the most pink. Comparison of Essie Russian roulette vs Essie Really red vs Essie Aperitif vs Essie Forever yummy