Plus, the brand has a great spray to apply after the top coat, Jackie Saulsbery, a nail artist who counts Adele among her clients, adds in an email to The Zoe Report. “I believe the OPI polishes last a bit longer, especially the gel formulas,” Hang Nguyen, a celebrity manicurist who works with Gabrielle Union and Octavia Spencer, tells TZR. Interestingly enough, professional manicurists have mixed opinions. “Overall the two base formulations are similar, however the Essie formulation contains an additional resin (Colophonium/Rosin/Colophane), which I surmise increases the length of wear,” the cosmetic chemist says. “Additional resins can be blended with the nitrocellulose to further improve adhesion to the nail and the toughness of the film,” Dobos explains.Īfter having a look at both brands' basic offerings - Essie Nail Polish and OPI Classic Nail Lacquer - Dobos concludes that Essie, theoretically, should last longer. Typically, this effect is achieved through the use of nitrocellulose, a film-forming polymer. ![]() In layman’s terms: Polish will chip if it doesn’t have a flexible-but-firm finish. “The integrity of nail polish is determined by film left after the solvents evaporate during drying, and the plasticizers that impart some flexibility to the film so that it isn't too brittle,” Kelly Dobos, a cosmetic chemist with Sun Chemical, tells The Zoe Report. ![]() Obviously, the matter demands a deeper dive: What factors determine how soon a polish will chip? What ingredients differentiate the Essie and OPI formulas? And, of course, which do the pros prefer? “It's been five days, and they're both still pretty intact, so it could be color-specific,” Caruso shares. Next up was Essie's Bon Boy-age on the left, with OPI’s Don’t Talk Bach To Me on the right. “It was on my right hand and I'm a righty, so I figured I should re-run the experiment.” “The Essie polish chipped almost immediately and continued to do so throughout the six days I had it on,” she says. On one hand - the left, to be exact - was OPI’s Sun, Sea, and Sand in My Pants. ![]() The One nail polish for my wedding day, that is.A couple weeks ago, Lauren Caruso, Site Director of, well, this very site, blended her background in beauty with her interest in investigative journalism and embarked on an experiment for the ages: a two-tone manicure designed to reveal the real Essie vs. She brought out an OPI shade (which of course has a punny name) that I hadn't heard of before-Put it in Neutral-and I knew I'd found The One. Being admittedly difficult, I asked if she had any other suggestions for a neutral polish that's less pink than Bubble Bath but not as white as Ballet Slippers. As she'd probably asked every other bride, the nail technician wondered if I wanted Bubble Bath or Ballet Slippers. When I got my nails done before our first engagement celebration, I was searching for the perfect color for my wedding day. OPI's Bubble Bath and Essie's Ballet Slippers are two of the most popular neutral nail polish shades of all time (even Queen Elizabeth wears the $9 Essie favorite!), especially for weddings. Though I like dark, moody nail polish in the winter and bright whites in the summer, I wanted a neutral color for the wedding weekend. For me, that meant no bright lipstick, a flattering neckline, and yep, even a bridal ponytail. The advice I've always heard about your wedding day is that you should "look like yourself" when it comes to your hair, makeup, and wardrobe choices.
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