Think Pink | Four Must Have Pink Polishes

L-R: Eternal Optimist | Muchi Muchi | Fiji | Ballet Slippers   Ring | Tiffany & Co.

As you can see, i'm a huge Essie fan, from the formulation through to the wide brush, the brand is always my go-to when i'm pursuing the stands at Boots. Plus, at £7.99 per bottle, they won't break the bank either. So first up a colour that is without a doubt one of my absolute favourites in my Essie collection, Eternal Optimist. A 'spiced rose' shade, it's one that always makes me feel quite sophisticated. In the images, i've only put on one coat, and it's perfectly opaque. This kind of colour is absolutely perfect if you have a wedding coming up, a slightly darker nude type shade that goes with pretty much anything, so it's versatile enough to take you from the office to the weekend, the wedding venue to the beach. A good all rounder!


Muchi Muchi is the perfect pretty pink shade, reminiscent of that kind of very pale pink Glacé icing that used to cover everything from biscuits to cupcakes when you spent a day baking as a child. A tan and this kind of pink go hand in hand, with the brighter pop of colour making you look all the more bronzed, think Malibu Beach Barbie but all grown up. It's also brilliant for those of us that love a bit of colour but tend to err more on the pastel side of the colour spectrum, a punchy neon isn't for everyone after all! This one is a little sheer on application but with a good few coats, you'll be left with opaque, pretty pink talons.


Fiji is an Essie colour that has been doing the rounds for ever and a day, a creamy almost white with a tiny hint of pink. I actually reviewed it in more detail in a previous post which you can take a look at here, but it has definitely stood the test of time in my collection and is a firm favourite. If you want to really enhance your golden glow, this is the one. It's a universal Pinterest based fact that there is nothing prettier than opaque white nails coupled with a golden tan, but if you don't want to go white white, Fiji is the perfect alternative. The teeny touch of pink stops it looking like the Tipex polish job you used to rock when you were bored in Maths class. This is another than tends to go on fairly sheer, so to get a properly opaque finish you will need to add a couple of coats, but you will be left with nails that just scream out for a tan, bottled or otherwise.


Finally, Ballet Slippers. This is the sheerest of the bunch, but is the archetypal French Manicure nude pink. It's fab for when you want something on your nails but nothing too much, the ideal colour for looking a little more put together and (excuse the pun) polished. Think of those impossibly chic Parisian girls that always pop up in Street Style features, it's a lovely neutral sheer shade. You can get a fairly opaque finish with two or three thin coats but if you aren't that patient, this colour looks just as good with it's intended sheer look. Ballet Slippers is a beautiful every day colour that will work all year around making it potentially the most versatile of my picks and is one that is a bit of a failsafe for me.