essie ballet slippers VS OPI Bubble Bath

essie ballet slippers VS OPI Bubble Bath swatches and comparison

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essie ballet slippers is a known favorite nail polish of the late Queen of England, it’s also one of the best selling polishes from essie. 

OPI Bubble Bath is now 20 years old and with over 5 million bottles sold, it is a winner in the popular vote category.

These two shades are often compared in the nail polish world as they are both soft shades, with touches of pink, that you can find at virtually any retail store with a beauty section.

Here’s what essie ballet slippers and OPI Bubble Bath have in common:

• They are regular wear nail polishes - apply them as you would any shade
• They stay semi-sheer at 3 coats
• They contain soft pink undertones

Here’s where essie ballet slippers and OPI Bubble Bath contrast:

• essie ballet slippers offers less product in the bottle, 0.46oz compared to OPI Bubble Bath’s 0.5oz
• essie ballet slippers is more of a white nail polish with some pink, OPI Bubble Bath is more of a light peach pink nail polish
• essie ballet slippers remains sheerer at three coats, OPI Bubble Bath has some transparency, though is more opaque at three coats
• essie ballet slippers comes in one formula (shown), OPI Bubble Bath is available with upgrades: long wear formula and treatment formula

To show the difference between them, a few photos of essie ballet slippers (top) VS OPI Bubble Bath (bottom):

essie ballet slippers swatch on black marble background

OPI Bubble Bath swatch on white marble background

essie ballet slippers swatch on white marble background

OPI Bubble Bath swatch on tan marble background

These swatches are shown at three coats of each shade using the brand’s corresponding base and top coats.

Both have a weartime of 5 to 7 days, but if you go with Bubble Bath, remember it does come in long wear which extends the weartime to 11 days.

Which sheer is right for you? Find out in this essie ballet slippers VS OPI Bubble Bath comparison

To end, both of these shades are soft, feminine, and neutral, you can wear them with anything.

If you are looking for more of a white-beige pink shade, that is still semi sheer when it comes to finish, go with ballet slippers. If you are looking for more of a peachy light pink, go with Bubble Bath.

If you are wanting each shade for different reasons, add them both to your bag!

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