Essie • Go Overboard • Polishes

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dancergirl555 on 3/11/2013 6:12:00 PM more reviews by dancergirl555

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Blue    

Essie Go Overboard is a beautiful deep teal cream. I've had this in my collection forever and I'm just now getting around to wearing it. It is streaky with the first coat but a slightly thick second coat evens everything out wonderfully. It wore well for a week with only slight chipping and tip wear. My only complaint is that it stained my nails and skin pretty badly upon removal. I'm not a big fan of smurf hands, if you know what I mean. 4 stars because of the messy removal, but I would repurchase.

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*TOP REVIEWER* fivezero on 2/15/2013 10:30:00 PM more reviews by fivezero

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm   Hair: Black, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Black    

Super gorgeous deep teal cream. Applies brilliantly. Love!

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absolia on 2/12/2013 5:50:00 PM more reviews by absolia

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

SUPER beautiful color but it's soo gloopy and messy. This is a polish that makes you feel like you just started applying nailpolish all over again. All technique you've acquired goes right out the window. This stuff just gets all over the place and stains almost immediately. No bueno.

ETA: Chipped within 24 hours. BOO.

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ireneyy on 2/6/2013 2:34:00 AM more reviews by ireneyy

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination, Olive, Warm   Hair: Black, Relaxed, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I think Go Overboard is one of the best teals on the market. It's a true teal, the perfect mix between blue and green.
The application was an absolute dream. It applied like butter and the brush fanned out nicely. It takes only 1 coat to become opaque, but 2 for complete even-ness.
So far, I've had this color on for about 3 days, and no chips! There is minor tip wear, but that's expected from every nail polish so no biggie.
The only reason I wouldn't recommend this color is because teal is not the color for everyone. When I bought it, I was extremely excited to use it after looking at swatches online, but I personally did not like it on me because it just didn't have the "wow" factor.

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Zena89 on 1/5/2013 9:40:00 PM more reviews by Zena89

Age: 19-24   Skin: Dry, Medium Brown, Cool   Hair: Brown, Kinky, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

Having bought and ran out of a Miss Sporty polish that was a lovely deep teal colour and not being able to find a replacement ANYWHERE (I bought Winter 2011), I saw this Essie polish and was happy as it's a dupe. A More expensive Dupe, but compared to Miss sporty, I get more product, better coverage and better quality.
I love this colour- two coats & is opaque like everyone else has said. On my brown skin it's certainly more 'blue' according to my Bf but i think it's a bit more green on me- Perfect! I love a colour that's subjective and captures the eye! P.s In the picture, I'm wearing the Miss Sporty version, but it's exactly the same.

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allielautner on 9/30/2012 3:50:00 PM more reviews by allielautner

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Acne-prone, Olive, Warm   Hair: Other, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Hazel    

Beautiful deep teal color. I had a coupon at CVS for a free Essie product and this one caught my eye! I put it on the next day and wow!!! Almost full opacity with one coat, and with a second coat its beautiful. NO streakyness! The color is gorgeous by itself, but I put Shine of the Times over it and it is my absolute favorite combination ever. Perfect for any season, really. Its just so....pretty!

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Ebelida on 9/6/2012 3:09:00 PM more reviews by Ebelida

Age: 30-35   Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

This polish is the greatest! I absolutely love the color. It is so richly pigmented and has quite the "wow" factor. The formula is pretty thin in consistency, but I prefer thin over goopy. I get great control with the brush, too. Overall one of my faves.

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*TOP REVIEWER* Julia941 on 9/2/2012 1:43:00 PM more reviews by Julia941

Age: 36-43   Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm   Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Green    

I'm very happy with this color. It is a deep, vampy, teal creme that's more blue than green. It is perfect for summer pedis and a nice alternative to deep reds and burgundies in fall and winter. Essie formula can be iffy, but this one is smooth, easy to apply, and opaque in a single coat. Blue seems to stain my nails more than other colors so I use two coats BC with this. I'm quite pale with warm (yellow) undertone and I find this polish quite flattering.

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*TOP REVIEWER* MissBrittanyM on 5/1/2012 2:51:00 PM more reviews by MissBrittanyM

Age: 25-29   Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Cool   Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Blue    

I'm not an Essie fan in general, and I've never been a fan of greens but I saw this shade and had to have it. I picked it up at Walgreens for $8 and applied it as soon as I got to my car. It's completely opaque in 2 coats and a deep, creamy teal that pulls more green than blue for me. It doesn't stay shiny for long without a top coat, and I despise the brush as I always do with Essie but this color is so great, I'd buy it again. I've had several comments on it, as people see it as black from a distance, and I'm a nude-nail type, so if you want to avoid any "goth" thoughts, you may want to stay away... this polish is not for the faint of heart.

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jacq1985 on 4/23/2012 2:22:00 AM more reviews by jacq1985

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

I like this a lot, it looked really nice on my fair skin, I tend to use it on my toes. It is almost completely opague with one coat which is rare for essie polishes.

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snis on 3/30/2012 1:27:00 AM more reviews by snis

Age: 36-43   Skin: Other   Hair: Other   Eyes: Other    

This is a new shade for Spring and is very pretty on my darker NC43-44 skintone It is sort of an ocean blue on me, almost like teal but not as dark (more blue then green). It is different from any other shade that I have seen in the blue/green color family in other nail polish lines.

I am usually conservative on what I wear on my fingernails, sticking with more neutral colors and much more adventurous with my toenails, but I could see wearing this color on both hands and feet. Essie does come up with some great colors!

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