Barbados Blue

Beautiful frosty, icy, baby blue polish. I usually prefer creme polishes, but the pearlescent finish is perfect for this one. It applies smoothly, self-leveling nicely. It's opaque in two coats and it dries quickly.

This is one of those colors that looks better in the bottle than on my nails. Its streaky and opaque, taking 3 coats to get full coverage. I wanted to like it, after it sitting untried for so long but the fact that I can see my brush strokes on it even after top coat and it being dry means it's a no go. I think this one will be staying in my box untouched for a while longer (until I either …Read more

This is the frosty baby blue and probably one of the prettiest blue polishes ever. I love this polish. Two coats make it opaque. I love this.

I'm still looking for the color I expected this nail polish to be. Like one of the other reviewers, I was hoping for more of a cream finish, but this is just really shiny and metallic-y, a nightmare to apply and streaky like nobody's business. It's the only Essie polish I have, and I'm really hesitant to buy more since they're kind of expensive, especially here in Norway …Read more

When I saw this color swatched on a nail blog I had to have it. I put it on as soon as I recieved in after ordering it online. It is the prettiest baby blue ever. It is metalic and just freaking gorgeous. If you like blue polishes this is a must own. It goes opaque after two coats and lasts without chipping for days!

I admit it; I'm a nail polish junkie. I have more nail polish than I have any right to. I love blue nail polish, though I'm starting a red phase. So when I saw this in Ulta, my heart skipped a beat. Such a lovely, milky blue in the bottle. It seemed like it was not only a great summer color, but that it would be perfect for a winter-themed manicure, with a shimmery silver white …Read more

It's a beautiful metallic blue color. I love the way it looks on my nails. I'm not usually a big metallic fan but this one won me over.

Love the shade, hate the finish. Metallics are notorious for their lack of pigmentation. Consequently, it takes 3 coats to achieve bottle intensity. That being said, this polish wears well (around 5 to 6 days without chipping) as with all Essie nail polishes.
My only true complaint with this shade is that the color IS deceptive, as has been stated several times. It really does turn out to be …Read more

Really deceiving. It's more of a grey with a light blue tint but unfortunately the nail polish is too shiny (jelly texture) for the tint to be visible at more than 15 cm. Rather streaky and thick. Plus takes long to dry so usually it ends beings a sticky mess on my fingers and I just remove it.
It was my first Essie and really gave me a bad impression of the brand I had heard so much …Read more

I saw this on the internet and loved how it looked on a lot of people. Someone commented here that it takes two to three coats to make the blue appear, and this is true. At two coats, the colour was more of a dull grey on me. Application was okay if slightly thick, and streaking is minimal. Staying power was average- I used a Maybelline base coat under this and the polish stayed without chipping …Read more