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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Essie Forever Yummy and Essie Ballet Slippers

Today I have Essie Forever Yummy to share with you; Forever Yummy, despite having a name that annoys me, just might be my ideal red polish. It's not too cool or too warm toned, and never leans too much towards a tomato-red nor towards a pink or blue red. It's very vibrant, but isn't over the top. It has a great formula, and this was two easy coats:


I don't often wear red lacquer, but I'm really happy with how this looks. I also feel more comfortable wearing it when my nails are on the shorter side- I just think red polish looks better on shorter nails. What do you think?


Incidentally, I received this polish free with a subscription to Chatelaine magazine... I have to admit, the free lacquer reeled me in on this one- they obviously knew how to get my attention. That and the lure of tasty recipes, of course.


I also have a cameo appearance of my mom wearing Essie Ballet Slippers. Ballet Slippers is a sheer streaky mess milky nude. Honestly, though, the formula on this one was terrible. Extremely streaky and hard to get even. I don't recommend it, even though I've heard it described as a classic and a must-have Essie. Definitely not worth the hassle.


What do you think of these Essies? Which shade would you opt for? Do you have any awesome reds to recommend?
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10 comments:

  1. Marias Nail ArtMay 14, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    The red is gorgeous, the nude looks nice on you, but nudes aren't really good one me :)

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    1. The Lacquer TrackerMay 14, 2012 at 11:58 AM

      Haha, the nude shade is actually being worn by my mom- but I'll definitely pass the compliment on. ;) What don't you like about wearing nude tones on yourself?

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  2. CeeMay 14, 2012 at 1:42 PM

    Wow that red is gorgeous!!! I love keeping my nails short, I think they look better that way lol

    I find alot of Essie milky colors are hard to apply, they all turn out to be streaky messes for me too. I have marshmallow and it was horrible to wear alone...I thought it was just me...

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    1. The Lacquer TrackerMay 14, 2012 at 4:18 PM

      I had the same trouble with trying to wear Marshmallow alone! So hard to find non-streaky sheers. I always end up having to do about 4 coats to achieve something non-streaky.

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  3. LydzMay 14, 2012 at 3:19 PM

    ohh beautiful red! i like ballet slippers too bad it applied streaky... :(

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    1. The Lacquer TrackerMay 14, 2012 at 4:19 PM

      Thanks! Do you have any tips to help with application? Maybe I'm doing something wrong...

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  4. UnknownMay 15, 2012 at 7:19 PM

    Gorgeous red! Essie is often very streaky but I have a suggestion: use Ballet Slippers in a jelly sandwich! That should be fun and it probably wont be too streaky with glitter sandwiched inbetween layers!

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    1. The Lacquer TrackerMay 15, 2012 at 10:14 PM

      I hadn't thought of using Ballet Slippers for a jelly sandwich- good idea! I've just been using Essie Marshmallow, but I think Ballet Slippers would work just as well and maybe better. Can't wait to try it!

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  5. starificationMay 17, 2012 at 12:18 PM

    You're right, that name is kind of terrible :P
    But at least it's a nice red!

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    1. The Lacquer TrackerMay 17, 2012 at 1:32 PM

      Haha, I'm glad someone agrees with me about the name! It IS gorgeous, though, despite the name.

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