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nkar23 on 6/28/2012 9:38:00 AM more reviews by nkar23

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Olive   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

this product is just OK. application is a pain in the a-- and the formula dries as a matte finish even when you apply topcoats. the color is kind of drab.......i would not buy it again, good thing i bought this a few years ago and its almost dried up. dont buy it!! overall im kind of sick of essies products because they are almost impossible to apply (and im very experienced with applying polishes) and their formulas don't dry very well. no thanks - i will stick with sally hansen brand or OPI or even something cheaper!

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brunettexdollx123 on 6/2/2011 3:40:00 PM more reviews by brunettexdollx123

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool   Hair: Brunette, Straight   Eyes: Other    

when i got this i was sooo excited to try it on. i looked up swatches and it seemed like the perfect every day pink for me, but being called "flawless" the application was pretty bad. it is streaky and looks like crap in the light. the color however is gorgeous so if i cant find a better polish dupe i will be buying again!

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foppery on 5/7/2011 10:58:00 PM more reviews by foppery

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Fair, Cool   Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Green    

I agree that the application is, well, flawed. However, I've learned to work with it: the trick is to apply two or three very thin layers. I find the color very pretty: a neutral, dusty pink. I bought the polish a few months ago and am already halfway through the bottle, which rarely happens to me! Probably wouldn't buy it again, though, as Essie makes so many other pinks I'd like to try.

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goopycakes on 4/19/2011 4:33:00 PM more reviews by goopycakes

Age: 19-24   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Neutral   Hair: Brown, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Hazel    

This was the first Essie nail polish I bought back in 2009. Flawless is a nice muted, dusty pink. It's very subtle nothing too outrageous or loud. The APPLICATION on the other hand, is a disaster. I now own about 7 or 8 Essie polishes and it seems the formula varies from polish to polish. I have some that apply smoothly or are very thin. But this one is thick, goopy, and takes about an hour to completely dry. I remember painting my nails with this and I accidentally touch them with my other nail 30 minutes later and the mark from the nail was on it. This color is great for everyday, but the formula is D-.

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elsong on 4/1/2010 9:56:00 PM more reviews by elsong

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Fair   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

I really like Flawless. I have yellow-toned skin and it sets my skin off really well. A good shade that's subtle enough for work and yet girly.

Application was a little streaky, and I wish Essie had a broader brush. However, it was opaque in two coats and I managed to fix the unevenness with a top coat.

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*TOP REVIEWER* ekym on 4/1/2010 2:29:00 PM more reviews by ekym

Age: 25-29   Skin: Acne-prone, Medium, Cool   Hair: Brunette, Curly, Coarse   Eyes: Brown    

I was hoping the “cherry blossom pink” that Essie advertised, but this was a pale, sickly, dusty pink that was blah and boring. Essie makes great polishes that go on thin, dry quickly and last for days, but I didn’t like this color lasting five minutes. Essie’s Mademoiselle is a much better pink option.

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SFClaire on 3/20/2010 9:43:00 PM more reviews by SFClaire

Age: 25-29   Skin: Oily, Fair   Hair: Brunette, Straight, Coarse   Eyes: Green    

I've been going through a creme pink nail polish phase, and picked up Esssie's Flawless on one of my more prolific nail polish runs. This good points of this polish are that is reaches opacity in one coat unlike many of Essie's other offerings. Application was also pretty easy, and not at all streaky. The color itself is sort of a dusky rose pink. Nothing special, but not offensive or ugly either. I may purchase this again, however I have a few other creme pinks I like a lot more.

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*TOP REVIEWER* Caty_23 on 1/27/2010 11:20:00 AM more reviews by Caty_23

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral   Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Green    

Flawless is part of Essie's Spring 2009 collection, and I purchased it because I thought it looked like a great spring-like pink in the bottle. However, I don't know what is about this shade, but when it's on my nails I just don't get excited about it. I don't hate it, I just don't love it either, and don't reach for it very often. Flawless is a pink cream, so has no shimmer to it. It is quite an odd pink to describe, sort of a dusty, muted version of a mid candy pink if that makes any sense. I think its dustiness is its downfall for me, as these kind of shades never look right with my skin tone (neutral but with some pinky undertones). I do think this shade would look great on other, maybe darker, skin tones though, and I can see it working well with people who have yellow undertones.


The application sadly didn't quite live up to the polish's name of Flawless; it was a little hard to work with and I thought I may end up with streaks. I didn't in the end, though it did take some patience to apply. It became opaque after two coats. All Essies wear very well on me, so I can get a good 4 days out of it without major chips. Whilst I wouldn't personally repurchase this polish, I think it would look great on those who suit dusty, muted shades, and I will use it up to wear at work.

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