Essie • Sand of a Beach • Polishes

matt44bek on 10/2/2012 1:53:00 AM more reviews by matt44bek

Age: 36-43   Skin: Acne-prone   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

this is rapidly becoming an all time fav for me. I love my nudes but was quite sick of the pale pinks and beiges. Thought i'd give this one a whirl cos i'm a sucker with a polish that has background iridescence. Man am i in love !! This is wasy to apply , looks great on pale or tanned skin and gives a lovely polished finish (by polished i mean elegant and very very pretty). I guess for me this is the equivalent to 'my nails but better' . Love Love Love !

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candybunny88 on 1/16/2012 2:43:00 AM more reviews by candybunny88

Age: 19-24   Skin: Oily, Tan, Cool   Hair: Black, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Black    

Firstly, the name of this polish is so deceiving! It doesn't look like the sand nor the beach! Or what you would think of as a combination of sand and beach..

Anyways, this is by far the nudest colour I own. Normally a bright nail polish wearer, I realised that since I'm going to start working in a very conservative environment soon I'd better find me some nice subtle shades. I bought this polish for $8 NZD on sale as I never would have paid the full price ($24.50 NZD, day time robbery people!). It's a light-mid tone taupe with flashes of purple and pink so it doesn't look dead boring on my hands. The application is nice and smooth and the lasting power is more than decent. I must say the colour is a bit too muted for my taste, but hey, that's nude polishes for you right?

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*TOP REVIEWER* Chester99 on 3/19/2011 5:30:00 PM more reviews by Chester99

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Green    

This is a nice, subtle color. It gives me mannequin hands with a subtle shimmer. Sometimes this looks like a beige with iridescent pink shimmer, sometimes it all blurs together and looks like a beige-y soft pink. I consider it Demure Vixen's little sister.


Application is a breeze but a top coat is mandatory, unless you want visible tip wear.


Overall, this is a very nice neutral polish.

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Crump360 on 1/22/2010 11:39:00 AM more reviews by Crump360

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Tan, Warm   Hair: Brown, Curly, Coarse   Eyes: Brown    

I generally like sutle nude colors on my hands and this one definately fits that bill. This is a very irridecent color, so it the bottle it looks biege with a hint of pink and green. On my nails is looks very similar, it reminds me of the inside of a seashell. It is a pinky biege, with a pink irridencene is practically looks nude on my skin (NW35). It is very unique and although I used this color when I got my nails done, I would consider buying it for myself.

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*TOP REVIEWER* funnygirl131 on 7/12/2008 5:54:00 PM more reviews by funnygirl131

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

A very pretty sheer taupe nude color with pink flashes. Its a great color when you want a manicure to last awhile and for chips to go unnoticed. I am wearing it now to grow out my super short nails to keep them neat, but not too noticeable.I would definitely repurchase.

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annielise on 10/25/2006 1:02:00 PM more reviews by annielise

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

I have found my holy grail nude. I am so happy. After trying different kinds of neutrals that they say are the best (even got OPI Bubble Bath after learning that it is Food Network's Giada de Laurentiis' signature polish), everything looked like crap on my nails. I guess I kept trying colors that looked good on lighter skinned women. I'm an NC30, and I thought I'd NEVER find my perfect nude so I kept wearing plums and browns, until Sand of a Beach (which I just tried yesterday). It's a light nudish taupe with lavender iridescence and with enough shimmer to let others know you're actually wearing polish. Perfect for work and everyday. Looks so clean, classy, sophisticated yet simple at the same time. Needless to say, I will be repurchasing. I need to get backups of these lest it gets discontinued. Found a goldmine in 8ty8beauty.com where I got this; they sell Essies for less than 4 bucks.

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yeahwrite on 7/8/2006 3:30:00 PM more reviews by yeahwrite

Age: 36-43   Skin: Normal, Fair   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Blue    

A pretty taupe with flashes of pink in the bottle, this came out a strange greyish color with flashes of pink on my nails. I'm a neutral leaning toward cool PPP and this just looked awful on me. As with most Essies I've tried, application was smooth and streak free. Oh well, up for swap it goes!

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*TOP REVIEWER* shanghaisweetie on 12/2/2005 9:46:00 PM more reviews by shanghaisweetie

Age: 30-35   Skin: Other, Cool   Hair: Other   Eyes: Other    

A cool taupe that flashes a bit of pink and lavendar kind of worked with my medium, lightly-tanned skin tone. It didn't look horrible, but in some lights the color looked drab. I don't think I'll be reaching for it very often, but it's not getting put in the give-away box just yet.

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*TOP REVIEWER* Mel_C on 12/1/2005 7:41:00 AM more reviews by Mel_C

Age: 36-43   Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Neutral   Hair: Brown, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

I'm somewhat on the fence about this shade. It was a lemming for quite a while and now that I finally have it, I'm not so sure it looks that great on me. Cooler shades look the best on me and this isn't exactly warm, but its more neutral and isn't that striking against my fair skin. The color is pretty though. Its a light beige with a slight pink iridecense.

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*TOP REVIEWER* Elankat on 10/18/2005 1:57:00 AM more reviews by Elankat

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Other    

This is a difficult color to describe. It's a sheer gray-beige/taupe color with some pink and a lavender flash to it. There's also a fine shimmer to it. It's a very neutral color on the nails, but has a nice irridescence and sparkle to it. Subtle, but not boring. I don't think it's the best color for my cool toned PPP skin, but it is still very wearable and looks nice. Overall, it's not the most thrilling color I've ever worn, but a good one for a nudish nail. I'm VERY picky about my sheers (most never get above a 3 lippie rating) and this is a nice one that I'd actually consider wearing or buying again. However, for my skin tone, I'm not sure if it is special enough to go into heavy rotation.

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*TOP REVIEWER* annruggerio on 9/24/2005 7:52:00 AM more reviews by annruggerio

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination   Hair: Other   Eyes: Other    

This nailpolish is pretty but not on my skin tone. I am a cool toned PPP and this polish made my skin look greyish, not at all flattering.

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*TOP REVIEWER* newsystyle on 9/20/2005 1:07:00 PM more reviews by newsystyle

Age: 25-29   Skin: Other   Hair: Other   Eyes: Other    

This is the first Essie I tried and although it took a while to dry (maybe it was my topcoat), it looks stunning. The reviewers below described the sheer mocha with irredescent pink flashes very well. The mocha, for me, makes this a year-round polish, not just for summer. Bought it at 80% off, so the price was great. Less than drug store prices.

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japickles on 7/16/2005 4:50:00 PM more reviews by japickles

Age: 44-55   Skin: Very Dry, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Blue    

This summer I've been in search of a perfect YNBB polish, a tan or taupe w/pink undertones, something with a subtle shimmer (no frosts) that will not turn orange/peach on me! Well I’ve found it in Essie Sand of a Beach! This is my holy grail nude, a nearly sheer mocha with an amazing pink iridescence/shimmer that’s so pretty with my cooler skin tone that I can’t quit looking at my nails! And as I gaze adoringly at my hands, for some reason images of lingerie and pantyhose strangely come to mind; you all know how hard it is to find the perfect nude color in these items, a color that’s not too yellow/orange or not too peachy pink, that ideal color that just sort of disappears on your skin. Well, this nail color is so wonderful that I wish I could buy a bra in this color! In fact, I even swapped for a backup bottle just in case it gets discontinued!

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*TOP REVIEWER* lb2569 on 4/24/2004 7:00:00 PM more reviews by lb2569

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm   Hair: Red, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

This is a nice color when you're sick of the usual pinks/peaches/beiges from Essie. It's kind of a mocha color with just a hint of a purplish shimmer. It's still pretty neutral, but a little bit different.

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