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7 Popular Essie Sheer Nail Polish Colors Swatches

nude and pink Popular Essie Sheer Nail Polish Colors Swatches

A complete review of seven popular nude and pink Essie sheer nail polish colors with swatches, from Ballet Slippers to Vanity Fairest and Allure!

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Here comes a guide I’ve been wanting to write for ages and was just waiting to finish trying out all of the new Essie nail polishes I bought in the last few months…

Hopefully, it will help you as much as it would help me, was I to buy new nudes and sheer pink nail polishes from the brand, as was my case last year onwards.

Sugar Daddy, Ballet Slippers or Mademoiselle, or even Not Just a Pretty Face, were colors that, well, were nothing but names and pictures on the Internet last year, when my sheer and nude nail polish craze started.

7 Popular Essie Sheer Nail Polish Colors Swatches

nude and pink Popular Essie Sheer Nail Polish Colors Swatches

I have written all kinds of Essie nail polish reviews so far, and not just about sheer, nude and mauve nail polishes like Lady Like or the dark mauve Angora Cardi.

You’ll find on Sammie Etc reviews about brighter and darker shades like Too Too Hot, the gorgeous red Russian Roulette, or the very glittery Birthday Girl.

Yet, I wouldn’t be transparent if I said these were the only kind of colors I wear, when I’ve been wearing lots of very nude, sheer and brown nail polishes lately – I don’t know, is it because summer is quickly ending and I can’t wait for fall to start?

Might be.

In this review slash guide, you’ll find some of the most popular Essie sheer nail polish colors:

Why Did I Buy These Essie Sheer Nail Polish Colors?

nude and pink Essie Sheer Nail Polish Colors Swatches
nude and pink Essie Sheer Nail Polish Colors Swatches
nude and pink Essie Sheer Nail Polish Colors Swatches
nude and pink Essie Sheer Nail Polish Colors Swatches
nude and pink Essie Sheer Nail Polish Colors Swatches

Well, last year was really all about trying out makeup products and new nail polish finishes, as I felt I’d been letting myself go in a rut, wearing always the same kind of deep or bright colors.

While I discovered most of my new favorite mint green nail polishes or duochrome pink polishes at the beginning of this year, I had never really given much thought to sheer nail polishes before I went to London and tried out the new Barry M Sheer Strength range.

I got Essie Mademoiselle, Not Just a Pretty Face and Ballet Slippers last year, and liked them so much that I chose to expand my collection all throughout this year, collecting each sheer one by one.

Read: Comparison: Essie Clothing Optional vs Lady Like Swatches

Essie Sheer Nail Polish Swatches

Essie Allure Nail Polish Swatch

Essie Allure Nail Polish Swatch

The Allure nail polish is one of the most nude, most beige even, sheers from Essie, with what I feel is a slightly yellow undertone.

Just FYI, all of the nail polishes here are swatched with three coats, as most look very much alike with just one coat on.

Even if the goal is probably for you to wear them in all their sheerness, as it is for me, I thought three coats would help you really see the difference between all.

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Essie Ballet Slippers Nail Polish Swatch

Essie Ballet Slippers Nail Polish Swatch

The Ballet Slippers nail polish, with its milky pink base, is one of my favorite Essie sheers, and requires two coats to be completely even.

This really light, almost white nail polish shows in my opinion that Essie are masters when it comes to color innovation.

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Essie Limo-scene Nail Polish Swatch

Essie Limo-scene Nail Polish Swatch

While the Limo-scene nail polish resembles Allure a lot, it boasts a slightly pink undertone where Allure is warmer-tone.

Even swatched with three coats, Limo-scene retains a very sheer aspect, with the nail showing through in a very sophisticated way.

Read: 6 Gorgeous Lavender and Periwinkle Blue Nail Polish Swatches

Essie Vanity Fairest Nail Polish Swatch

Essie Vanity Fairest Nail Polish Swatch

With Vanity Fairest, we have another one of my favorite sheers from Essie, and the only shimmery sheer I have from the brand at the moment.

With three coats on, it’s still so sheer yet light pink and light-catching that I couldn’t help but fall in love with it.

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Essie Not Just a Pretty Face Nail Polish Swatch

Essie Not Just a Pretty Face Nail Polish Swatch

Not Just a Pretty Face appears to be one of the most pigmented sheer nail polishes from Essie, and is also the only one I have that tends to have a coral undertone rather than a pink or yellow one.

Swatched here are three coats except on my ring finger, on which I applied four coats because I simply effed up and I wanted the result to look as perfect as possible for the pictures.

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Essie Mademoiselle Nail Polish Swatch

Essie Mademoiselle Nail Polish Swatch

Mademoiselle compared to Ballet Slippers, is pinker and offers more pigment – like Vanity Fairest, it’s currently one of my favorite pink polishes.

I love that after three coats, you can still properly see the nail through Mademoiselle, and this slightly white base makes it the perfect nail polish if you want a really elegant, old money mani.

Read: Comparison: Essie Angora Cardi vs Island Hopping Swatches

Essie Sugar Daddy Nail Polish Swatch

Essie Sugar Daddy Nail Polish Swatch

Finally, and before we move on to the nail polish comparison swatches, the Sugar Daddy nail polish – I don’t even know where to start to describe it.

For months, I thought Mademoiselle and Not Just a Pretty Face, and Ballet Slippers, were my favorite sheers from Essie – wrong.

As soon as I first tried Sugar Daddy, I fell under the spell of this baby pink, so shiny you’d think you have little quartz gemstones on your nails.

Read: Comparison: Essie Lady Like vs Eternal Optimist Swatches

Essie Sheer Nail Polish Comparison Swatches

Essie Vanity Fairest vs Mademoiselle vs Not Just a Pretty Face vs Sugar Daddy Swatches

sheer essie nail polish swatches - vanity fairest vs mademoiselle vs not just a pretty face vs sugar daddy

Essie Ballet Slippers vs Sugar Daddy vs Mademoiselle vs Vanity Fairest Swatches

sheer essie nail polish swatches - ballet slippers vs sugar daddy vs mademoiselle vs vanity fairest

Essie Allure vs Limo-scene Swatches

sheer essie nail polish swatches - allure vs limo-scene

best Essie Sheer Nail Polish Colors Swatches
nude and pink Essie Sheer Nail Polish Colors Swatches
nude and pink Essie Sheer Nail Polish Colors Swatches
nude and pink Essie Sheer Nail Polish Colors Swatches

7 Popular Essie Sheer Nail Polish Colors Swatches

nude and pink Popular Essie Sheer Nail Polish Colors Swatches

That’s about it for today – these are simply gorgeous, and all the nail polishes I’ve been given to try over time that came from Essie were in some way interesting.

I may have not loved all of them dearly, like, for instance, You Do Blue that I wish was more duochrome than it is, but most of the Essie nail polishes always hit it out of the park.

And that’s no different when it comes to their sheer nail polishes, even if I do have my ultimate favorites.

Sugar Daddy, Vanity Fairest, and Mademoiselle are the ones currently on my Favorites’ podium, and I can’t wait to see what other sheers I’m missing from the brand!

However, and since we’ll soon be wearing more fall nail colors than summer nail polishes, do check out my other go-to’s if you’re looking for new colors:

Until next time!

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