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Highlights
- ESSIE EXPRESSIE Air Dry: slate blue quick dry nail polish with a cream finish.
- QUICK DRY NAIL POLISH: our fast-drying color & shine formula dries in about a minute.
- ONE STEP NAIL COLOR: apply two coats of any expressie color on clean nails. let dry for about a minute. no base or top coat needed!
- EASY APPLICATION: our angled brush makes for easy self-application with both hands, including your non-dominant hand.
- WIDE RANGE OF COLORS: express yourself with unconventional fast drying nail polish colors.
- 8-FREE VEGAN FORMULA: without formaldehyde, toluene, dibutyl phthalate, formaldehyde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, xylene, triphenyl phosphate and animal derived ingredients.
- ESSIE, AMERICA’S NAIL SALON EXPERT: essie is the go-to nail brand for celebrities, beauty professionals, fashion icons and the color obsessed.
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8-free vegan formula: without formaldehyde, toluene, dibutyl phthalate, formaldehyde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, xylene, triphenyl phosphate and animal derived ingredients.
angle brush down on clean nail bed; apply two coats of any expressie color using dominant hand. flip and angle brush down using non dominant hand. apply two coats of color. let dry for about a minute.
Caution: keep away from heat or flame.
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Q: How long does it last?
A: Hey, Great question! Nail polish application typically last two to seven days without chipping! We recommend to follow up with the Essie top coat. For all your future beauty questions, get real-time answers using the “Chat with a Virtual Beauty Consultant” button, found on every product page.
submitted byTarget Beauty Consulting - 3 months agoBrand expertA: Hi there… Great question! The experessie quick dry nail enamel is made for the quickest, easiest mani. Apply to clean dry nails, no base coat or top coat needed. Your color should last from a few days to a week depending on how busy your hands are. Changing colors or re doing the nails take only minutes.
submitted byEssie Team - 3 months agoBrand expert
Q: Do you need a top coat for Expressie polishes?
A: The new expressie quick dry formula is a one-step nail color that dries in about a minute. No base coat or top coat is needed.
submitted byTarget Beauty Consultant - 3 years agoA: Hey there Cc920! The essie expressie quick dry nail enamels were made to be used with no base coat or top coat. 2 coats of polish for perfect nails in a minute. Nothing else needed....
submitted byEssie Team - 3 years agoBrand expertA: Hi cc920! The expressie quick dry formula is a one-step nail color that dries in about a minute. No base coat or top coat is needed. Hope this helps!
submitted byTarget Beauty Consulting - 3 years agoBrand expert
Q: Can essie Express Quick-Dry Nail Polish be used on acrylic nails ????
A: Hi there CC. The Expressie Quick Dry nail colors can be used on any type of nails you would normally apply nail enamel to.
submitted byEssie Team - 3 years agoBrand expertA: Hi CC! The essie expressie Quick-Dry Nail Polish can be applied on natural and acrylic nails :) Hope this helps!
submitted byTarget Beauty Consulting - 3 years agoBrand expert
Q: Does this polish require acetone remover?
A: Hi Marm! You can remove the essie Expressie Nail Polish with any regular polish remover. Hope this helps!
submitted byTarget Beauty Consulting - 3 years agoBrand expertA: Hi there Marm. Yup, the essie Expressie Nail Polish is removed with your normal polish remover. Use these quick dry nail enamels on clean nails, no top or bottom coat, just 2 coats of color and you're done in a minute. Changing your nail color is as easy as using your polish remover and doing another 1 minute mani with a new Expressie nail color.
submitted byEssie Team - 3 years agoBrand expert
Q: Do you need to let it dry in between coats?
A: Hi there Gloria! Always be sure your base coat or nail color is dry before putting on another coat. Most nail colors only need 1 - 2 minutes to dry.
submitted byEssie Team - 4 years agoBrand expertA: Hello Gloria! Yes, i recommend letting the coats dry, before applying again! - Virtual beauty concierge
submitted byTarget Beauty Consulting - 4 years agoBrand expert
Q: How is the odor, both when applying & in the fiollowing days/ weeks, compared to "regular" nail polish w/more dangerous chemicals? The odor of regular nail polish makes me feel ill.
A: Hi there! The expressie quick dry colors don’t smell any different than a classic nail enamel. Once dry, there should be no discernable odor or smell. These quick dry colors dry in a minute and no base coat or top coat is used.
submitted byEssie Team - 9 months agoBrand expert
Q: What are the ingredients used in essie nailpolish? (I'm already aware of the 8 *not* used)
A: Hi there Ellie! Great question…the expressie quick dry nailcolors are made with the following ingredients: butul acetate, ethyl acetate, nitrocellulose, adipic acid / neopentyl glycol/trimellitic anhydride copolymer, acetyl tributyl citrate, isopropyl alcohol, stearalkonium bentonite, styrene/acrylates copolymer, acrylates copolymer, silica, diacetone alcohol, octocrylene, n-butyl alcohol, hexanal, synthetic fluorphlogopite, lithothamnium calcarum extract / lithothamnion calcareum extract, calcium sodium borosilicate, phosphoric acid, dimethicone, mannitol, colophonium / rosin / colophane, trimethylsiloxysilicate, diatomaceous earth, barium sulfate, tin oxide, zinc sulfate, +/- may contain cl 77891 / titanium dioxide, cl 77491, cl 77492 / iron oxides, mica, cl 77266 / black 2, cl 77742 / manganese violet, cl 19140 / yellow 5 lake, cl 15850 / red 6 lake, cl 15880 / red 34 lake, cl 77510 / ferric ammonium ferrocyanide, cl 12085 / red 36, cl 73360 / red 30, cl 15850 / red 7 lake
submitted byEssie Team - 10 months agoBrand expert
Q: Does it last for longer time that previous ESse?
A: Hi there Sally! Expressie, by essie, is our quick dry nail polish. This is a one-step color and shine formula dries in about a minute, no base coat or top coat is used. Our gel couture is our longwear formula and has the longest wear of any of our nail enamels.
submitted byEssie Team - 3 years agoBrand expert
Q: Is this nail polish cruelty free?
A: Hi Lexics! Essie Expressie is vegan, but not cruelty free. Hope this helps!
submitted byTarget Beauty Consulting - 3 years agoBrand expert
Q: What do you use to remove Essie Expressie?
A: Hi there Christine! The essie expressie quick dry one-step color and shine formula is removed with the same polish remover you use for all your nail enamels. Changing up your nail color and doing a fresh mani couldn't be easier.
submitted byEssie Team - 4 years agoBrand expert
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