Essie • Beach Bum Blu • Polishes

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NPNewb on 4/7/2013 4:34:00 PM more reviews by NPNewb

Age: 25-29   Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Warm   Hair: Brunette, Curly, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

This nail polish is hideous. It looks so trashy, in my opinion. To his own, but it's the formula, not necessarily the color (but I don't really like the color) that makes this stuff horrible. Even Googling images of it, I don't like it when I see it on others. I don't know what possessed me to but this. I'll wear it on my toes, but my feet look like I'm dead when I wear it. GROSS.

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*TOP REVIEWER* cheeky on 9/16/2012 6:42:00 AM more reviews by cheeky

Age: 25-29   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Neutral   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Green    

this color is gorgeous, and unique! you only need 2 coats, it goes on smooth and stays put. Not really a fan of the metallic polishes, but I appreciate this one.

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MarianCan on 5/28/2012 10:37:00 AM more reviews by MarianCan

Age: Unknown   Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Green    

I highly recommend this color as well.Beautiful color!I have it on my toes and my finger nails and today is my 7th day wearing this stuff on my nails.It does take a couple of coats but then again,the rest of my other polish's do to.I love Essie nail polish and what you see in the bottle,is what you get on your nails.I think it all depends on the application,base coat,top coat etc.Its soooo pretty for the spring:)I will repurchase this color.

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*TOP REVIEWER* everysunflower on 5/28/2012 10:10:00 AM more reviews by everysunflower

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Tan   Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

Such a terribly runny formula. Even when wiping off the excess polish, it manages to run down the brush and drip all over. Be careful with this one. The colour is a lovely, bright, metallic, joyful shade of blue. I prefer it on my toes than on my hands, especially in the summer. Two coats is good, but I honestly do dread having to apply this polish because it's one of the more difficult ones. Luckily I scored it at 50% off, so I paid about $5 (CAD) for it. I don't think I'll be repurchasing this one, based on how runny and streaky the formula is.

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*TOP REVIEWER* ChaseSpearing on 4/17/2012 12:24:00 AM more reviews by ChaseSpearing

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Green    

This is a GREAT electric metallic sky blue! It takes a coat or two to get it fully opaque but that's fine by me!

It dries relatively quickly if you work in thinner layers.

I love this color for spring and summer, so yes I highly recommend!

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*TOP REVIEWER* icaria on 11/29/2011 10:18:00 AM more reviews by icaria

Age: 44-55   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Green    

This color is so much fun for my DD who's a competitive swimmer. All the girls wear different shades of blue & it's real funny to see them. This shade is beautiful & has a nice shine. True it was a bit hard to apply due to the fact that it is runny, but the results where great! Seven days later, the finish was still shiny. That kind of took me by surprise. Unfortunately with essie, seems it depends on the color for staying power. This particular color we will not repurshase since my DD will likely want a different color next time.

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*TOP REVIEWER* turnthisaround on 8/27/2011 2:49:00 PM more reviews by turnthisaround

Age: 19-24   Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Cool   Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Green    

this polish is soo overpriced. $8 is paying too much for a poor quality polish.
It's better than Dive Bar in terms of application and drying, which is the only good things I can honestly say.
The application is streaky as all hell. It's also extremely runny and impossible to create a neat application.
The color is decent. It's a pretty baby blue with a very very slight silver mixed in. the sad thing is, when you put on the other coats, it seems to take off the color from the previous coat..it's very strange. So I had to put on three coats to get a decent application. It also doesn't dry quickly or evenly and smudges easily. It doesn't smudge horribly but it's still a joke.
It shines alright and is true to color when finished. The brush is good, perfect size to get the entire nail in fewer strokes.

This brand seems to be some of the WORST nail polishes I've ever tried.
I'll try to use it up since I hate wasting things. But whenever I get more quality polish, I'll be throwing this one away for sure.

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