essie Expressie Nail Polish, Quick-Dry Red Nail Polish, Word On The Street, Vegan, Spray It To Say It, 0.33 fl oz

Second Hand First Love is a really nice color. It’s a neutral that will go with most other colors. It’s not the vibrant pink displayed, but does lean more pink when seen in natural light (outside). Inside, it reads more pinky-beige. Dries fairly quickly. It takes more than 1 minute, but no more than 5 minutes which is drastically quicker than regular polish. The polish I received is fresh - not extremely thin and not thick. It’s the sweet spot in between that goes on very smoothly. Coverage is good. For a lighter color, two coats did the trick. It also has a nice shine. My pictures show only the polish, no top coat. I’ve used Essie Expressive Nail Polish for years and love it.

Love the shade, good price, good coverage, low odor, easy to use, fast dry time, glitter is nice,

Such a beautiful color! It’s giving the perfect clean girl fall vibes. Matches the description perfectly! It also dries very quickly. I was literally able to put it on and then immediately go cook dinner and I have zero smudges. Will definitely purchase more colors.

Love this nail polish, but the color is not as bright as pictured. I was wanting a brighter blue, but overall love all their polishes.

Superb quality! Easy application, opaque color, long wearing and super fast drying! I need to order more from this "expressie" line. I'm just now discovering it.

I have always loved Essie's colors....so I was curious what the quick drying polishes would be like and I have to say no complaints! I am the worst to ask about longevity as I have my hands in water all day and chipping is inevitable but if I'm being careful that week aka gloves while washing dishes and using acetone for my painting of non nails art...I can get about 4 or 5 days with minimum touch ups....another perk of fast drying you can rock the touch ups quick! I have way too many polishes because I'm a crazy person and did nails in a past life and have always been obsessed with nail polish...news flash....it doesnt hurt my feelings like those jeans in the back of my closest that I'm ignoring until they decide to fit me again (hmph!) anyway sorry....polish always makes me feel good! Essie used to have this color called little brown dress that I adored....it was my go to brown and I have not been able to match it to the very old sticky bottle I keep around just to compare (see crazy) I bought the Expresso color in hopes it worked and while its not an exact match it comes close....its very very very dark but is great for fall and winter I have light fair to med skin depending on the season and it seems to look good with my coloring. Its really easy to apply even though I did manicures for a living at one time its still never easy on yourself so easy is better always and I enjoy the brush size and angles. I also have the Taxi yellow color and the grape purple color and the yellow is better for me in the summer or as an accent to another color that goes better with my warmer toned skin but I dig the color and theI grape is nice too though it is not as vibrant as the pics online....I still wear it and may even use a quick drying white as a base if I have time to make the color pop alittle more....all and all I would recommend this product if your want a quick way to look stylish....I'm going to the cargo Khaki green next....I'm excited....there are so little available in this color and I am hoping to get a lot of use out of it....I'll keep you posted.....(sorry in advance LOL) hugs and happy polishing!

The most important thing to know is that the product photo is not correct for the Take a Breakdance color. In general, I like this Expressie formulation of polish for a quick polish job. It doesn't go on as smoothly as a slower-drying polish would and forces you to move very quickly to avoid it drying as your apply. This particular bottle came and the brush-handle is sortof broken, so I don't know if it was a bad seller or what, but it is uncharacteristic for essie. It makes it challenging to apply because the brush head wiggles. I've never had that happen before, so I don't think it's a common problem. It does reduce the usability of the product, though, when it's so hard to apply from a wiggly brush. The biggest issue is probably an Amazon issue, in that the product image is not representative of the actual color. I believe the "All Things OOO" color is shown. The Amazon description DOES mention sandy color, which it was my mistake for not reading the description, I went by the product photo. It is "wrong" beyond "your monitor settings," and I viewed it on several different screens before I ordered. I would say the Take a Breakdance color is Vegas Gold. Without the reference of knowing that CU Boulder's color is Vegas Gold, I wouldn't have known what that color means--it is a yellowish light concealer color, not "gold" like bright yellow. If you're a Buffs fan THIS IS YOUR COLOR. Otherwise I don't really like the color, it's a little bit too far on the yellowish side for my taste.

Not real satisfied with this purchase, the polish doesn’t stay very well. The chips easy soon as I get my hands in water there goes the polish. I don’t recommend this.

The performance of the polish is awesome. It dried pretty much instantly and still looks good one day later. But the colour is NOT accurate on the photos. I thought I was getting a brightish raspberry red that would look good on my cool skin. It ended up being like a dark, flat red with a brownish tone to it?! And I can’t return it :(

This is my favourite Essie colour. I love this old blue shade, it’s classic and easy to wear. It applies really smoothly, dries fast, and doesn’t streak. I always use it with the Essie clear top coat and it lasts about 1 to 1.5 weeks on me without chipping, which is great for regular nail polish. I’ll definitely buy it again.

very easy to apply and express to impress (fast dry) is the perfect mint green in only one coat. I will be trying more colours.

i have always loved essie products so i was really excited to see this quick dry option! i decided to try out the take the espresso colour from the expressie line - and absolutely loved how rich it was & how fast it dried. the best part: 1 coat was fine, but the 2nd coat added the gloss and shine that i love of all essie nail products. i found it very easy to use too. the brush is thick enough that it coated my nails easily and i also enjoyed the colour with one coat. i had my nails done for a week with minimal chipping - so i did rate it high with longevity. this picture is without top coat and i wouldn’t say it applies for a sheer look. this polish is thick and i like that look - i don’t like sheer nails so it was perfect for me. i’m excited to try more colours and really mix up designs next time i paint my nails . ps in terms of time: about 20 seconds flat for nails to dry!

Love expressie, but i would advise to look up pictures of the shade you want online before ordering. I always do that so that I’m not negatively surprised. Sadly, a bunch of Essie shades don’t match their online photos, but they’re very nice if you pick them knowing what they’ll be!