A complete review of the Essie Birthday Girl nail polish with swatches – a gorgeous glitter, soft pink nail polish to elevate your nail designs!
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There are very few glitter nail polishes in the whole, wide Essie range, but Birthday Girl is probably one of the most famous.
A few months ago, when I went on a shopping spree at Superdrug, the Birthday Girl nail polish is one of the colors I picked up alongside Buy Me a Cameo and Angora Cardi, and I was really excited to try it.
Indeed, I mostly have lacquered and duochrome nail polishes in my stash, aside from the odd glitter or holographic polish – so, wearing Birthday Girl was something I really wanted to know if I’d enjoy or not.
Glitter Pink Nails: Essie Birthday Girl Nail Polish Swatches
Here’s what Essie says about the Birthday Girl nail polish:
surprise! enjoy this happy, pretty present: an iridescent sheer pink nail polish that makes every birthday more fun.
Why Did I Buy Essie Birthday Girl?
To be honest, I was really eager to broaden my collection of mauve and pink Essie nail polishes when I got Birthday Girl.
Actually, I think most of the other colors I got were kind of mauve, like Angora Cardi, Demure Vix and Clothing Optional, more of a gorgeous brown but still kind of muted mauve.
But when it comes to pinks, at that point, I had very few, which included some favorites I keep telling you about: Mademoiselle, Ballet Slippers and Not Just a Pretty Face.
I had also already seen a couple of the glitter nail polish colors from Essie, and the one I was most attracted to was Birthday Girl – and so, I got it!
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Essie Birthday Girl Nail Polish: Application and Thoughts
The Birthday Girl nail polish applies really well, and removes with some difficulty – exactly what you’d expect from a glitter nail polish.
The color, which looks really princess-suited in the bottle, shows up opaque in two coats, but swatched is Birthday Girl with three coats, in the hopes that the glitter side of things was more visible in the pictures.
It is, again, as is to be expected with glitter nail polish, really long-lasting: chipping is minimal even after four, five, sometimes six days when I wear top coat, avoid touching water, or both.
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Essie Birthday Girl Nail Polish: Would I Buy Again?
If given the opportunity to purchase Essie Birthday Girl again, I would not – I love how it applies, with minimal effort compared to how statement it looks on the nails.
However, on my fair skin, I feel it misses some oomph, and would probably have enjoyed that glitter effect more, should the nail polish have been somewhat darker.
For instance, imagine Clothing Optional with that texture?
I would be sold instantly.
Aside from that, Birthday Girl is an interesting type of rose gold nail polish which you don’t actually easily find in drugstore nail polish brands.
I would rather see this color matching a tan or dark skin – or it could be gorgeous on top of Wicked or Bordeaux, on top of the black Licorice, or even as a topper on Blanc or Dance ‘Til Dawn!
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Glitter Pink Nails: Essie Birthday Girl Nail Polish Swatches
Seeing as the formula from the Birthday Girl nail polish is the one thing I really appreciate when using it, I would love, love, love to see Essie releasing more colors with this texture.
The slight gold duochrome on a pink base is already something I loved with the Kiko Power Pro nail polish in 237 Glimmering Petal Pink, and one I enjoy wearing whatever time of the year.
Sadly, Birthday Girl looks a bit too neutral, or too light on me – but still great for cool nail designs!
Until next time!
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