essie expressie Review

essie expressie bottles, L to R: essie expressie checked in, essie expressie get a mauve on

essie expressie bottles, L to R: essie expressie checked in, essie expressie get a mauve on

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essie is a nail polish brand with several lines. Their expressie line is in a tall, rectangular bottle and it’s their quick dry nail polish line.  

essie defines expressie as:

“one-step color and shine formula dries in about a minute so you can grab, apply and dry on the fly. Our first ever angled brush for easy self-application with both hands, including your non-dominant hand.”

Of all of the essie lines, and all nail polish lines tested to date, the expressie line is the only one to include a unique angled brush which makes it easier to apply polish with your non-dominant hand and helps improve the speed of application.

Most of the colors are two-coaters and when using this polish, you can usually have a finished manicure in about 5 minutes, if you skip the base and top coat and truly wear it as a one-step color and shine formula. 

expressie colors are shiny enough and dry hard enough on their own, that you really do not need a top coat.

Below are swatches of two essie expressie colors:

essie expressie checked in swatch

essie expressie checked in swatch

essie expressie checked in swatch

essie expressie checked in swatch

essie expressie checked in

Shown in two easy coats, checked in is a pink nude with coral shimmer that looks alot like essie’s standard formula, eternal optimist, but it has an added shimmer, where eternal optimist is a cream formula.

essie expressie get a mauve on swatch

essie expressie get a mauve on swatch

essie expressie get a mauve on swatch

essie expressie get a mauve on swatch

essie expressie get a mauve on

Shown in two coats, get a mauve on is a smoky, dusty purple cream with light gray undertones. It’s a soft, muted purple.

All in all, the essie expressie line is a well performing quick dry formula that you’ll be pleased with, if speed matters to you in your manicure.

While you do not need a top coat with this line, one of my favorite hacks is to pair an expressie color with the essie gel couture top coat, their long-wearing, quick dry formula, adding that longevity factor to a fast and easy manicure.

Check out the essie expressie line at Target!

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