essie Pearl Nail Polish Swatches
essie nail polish bottles L to R: pillow talk-the-talk, imported bubbly, roll with it!, from a to zzz on gray marble background
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What is the difference between a pearl, frost and glitter nail polish?
According to Bustle, with lipstick, a pearl is the less intense version of a frost. You still have a shimmer, but pearl lipsticks require more light to reflect it than a frosted lipstick.
Kiara Sky, a nail dip powder supplier, writes that pearl finishes have a softly reflective iridescent quality, great if you want a bit of “bling,” but not quite as intensely sparkly as chunky glitter.
In the world of eyeshadows, pearls are considered softer sheens with less pigment, where frosts are more opaque and glitters have more sparkle.
The consensus seems to be that pearl nail polishes definitely fall into the sparkle category, though the particles of shimmer are softer and reflect light more gently than both frost and glitter finishes.
essie makes a wide variety of pearl finished nail polishes. Available at nearly all retailers where nail polishes are sold, you have likely come across a few of them.
For your viewing pleasure, below are four of the best essie pearl nail polishes we’ve uncovered so far:
essie pillow talk-the-talk swatch
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pillow talk-the-talk is a pale pearlescent pink nail polish, providing full coverage in 2 coats (shown). It’s feminine, soft, and from the not red-y for bed collection, which is inspired by a girl’s sleepover party.
essie imported bubbly swatch
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essie imported bubbly is a golden beige, champagne pearlescent nail polish, providing full coverage in 2 coats (shown). It has a classy feel, is a ‘dressed up’ neutral nail polish and it does actually remind you of a pearl.
essie roll with it! swatch
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roll with it! is the namesake from the roll with it collection released in 2020. Defined as a glitzy silver taupe effect nail polish with strawberry flip disco pearl effect, this nail polish is unique.
Shown in 3 coats, it’s a pearl polish outlier. It looks like an indie nail polish and in addition to being pearlized, it’s also textured, holographic and prismatic.
essie from a to zzz swatch
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from a to zzz is a blue pearlescent silver pearl nail polish also from the not red-y for bed collection, like pillow talk-the-talk. Shown in 2 coats, it has a frosty, wintery look.
essie nail polish bottles L to R: pillow talk-the-talk, imported bubbly, roll with it!, from a to zzz on gray marble background
Sometimes, there is nothing that will do more for happiness than a soft touch of sparkle, and that’s where pearl nails come in. essie makes quite a few lovely pearls - what we’re showing you here is just the tip of the iceberg.
Which one of these essie pearl nail colors do you like the most?
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