Essie Original Nail Polish, 23 Eternal Optimist
Top rated in Nail Care
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Product Summary
- Smooth and elegant nail colour in essie's irresistible family of pinks to coordinate with any style for a polished everyday look
- Treat yourself to your own expert manicure and nail design like a pro thanks to wide brush for precise and streak-free application, Can be combined with all essie base and top coats
- Unique essie formula: Excellent coverage and durability, Professional chip protection, Strengthens nails
- Choose from essie's huge range of creamy, shimmery, shiny, bold and neutral polishes, Easy and clean removal with standard nail polish removers
- Please check PAO (Period After Opening) symbol which denotes the product expiry time, post opening the pack
- Contents: 1x essie nail varnish, Originals collection, Shade: No. 23 eternal optimist, Colour: rose, Capacity: 13.5 ml
Product Attributes
- Width: 11.8 inches,
- Height: 27.6 inches,
- Weight: 0.1 pounds,
- Length: 11.8 inches,
- Size: 13.50 ml (Pack of 1)
Brand
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Product Review Analysis*
Positives |
Neutrals |
Negatives |
| 73.1% | 12.6% | 14.3% |
Senti score [85.7%] |
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gorgeous
most beautiful
really disappointed
love
diluted
great
perfect
favourite
shiny
flaking
disappointed
amazing colour
polish was awful
difficult
streaky
smeary
darker
good
lovely
hours waste
oblique
nice
impossible
great reputation
poor
beautiful
Pros & Cons
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Pros [151]
|
Strength |
|---|---|
most beautiful"one of the most beautiful color i ever wore on my nails"
|
100.0% |
amazing colour"amazing colour"
|
99.9% |
great reputation"essie is a nail polish with a great reputation"
|
99.6% |
favourite polish"this brand is my favourite polish lasts really well"
|
99.6% |
favourite colour"my favourite colour by my favourite brand"
|
99.5% |
really good"my wife tried this out and it looked really good – a delicate but not watery light pink shade"
|
99.3% |
absolutely recommend"absolutely recommend"
|
99.3% |
dries really"i have found the brush is just the right size to cover my nails easily and the polish dries really quickly so you can be up and running very quickly with this lovely nail polish"
|
98.8% |
works perfectly"very nice colour somethings like a transparent nude but for me works perfectly"
|
98.6% |
great consistency"lovely colour great consistency and nice brush to apply the varnish to give even coverage"
|
98.2% |
very natural"it's a sheer pink shade very natural"
|
96.8% |
perfect thanks"perfect thanks!"
|
95.9% |
colour is gorgeous"but once done the colour is gorgeous would suit any skin tone!"
|
93.1% |
delicate nude"this is a lovely delicate nude which gives nails a neat beige uniform colour and gloss it works well in formal situations"
|
93.0% |
this is excellent"“this is excellent"
|
92.9% |
lovely colour"one of the best nail varnish i have purchased in a long time lovely colour and does not chip easily"
|
90.3% |
good topcoat"this nail paint is a lovely colour and together with a good topcoat it can go 2 weeks without chipping"
|
88.8% |
love the colour"love it love the colour and looks like a quality nail varnish"
|
88.7% |
flattering and discreet"an improvement on nature this 'not just a pretty face' pale pink coral shade of essie nail polish is flattering and discreet"
|
88.5% |
sexy and chic"bahama mama is so sexy and chic at the same time"
|
88.5% |
beautiful colour"beautiful colour"
|
88.4% |
great quaity"great quaity and endurance"
|
88.0% |
great thanx"great thanx"
|
88.0% |
good coverage"great colour lovely colour for summer good coverage even on just one coat"
|
75.0% |
works well"this is a lovely delicate nude which gives nails a neat beige uniform colour and gloss it works well in formal situations"
|
75.0% |
professional situations"ideal for formal work or professional situations the shine is there the warmth of a healthy nail bed exposed"
|
75.0% |
nice application"nice colour nice application"
|
75.0% |
great price"good brand at a great price"
|
75.0% |
nice brush"lovely colour great consistency and nice brush to apply the varnish to give even coverage"
|
75.0% |
good products"good products"
|
75.0% |
really well"its priced really well at £6 much cheaper than opi but i do believe opi is better however this is just my personal opinion your's may be different"
|
74.9% |
fast delivery"lovely colour and fast delivery!"
|
74.9% |
nails beds"i really like the fact that it makes my nails look healthy and shiny with a gentle glow which makes my nails beds look nice and healthy"
|
74.8% |
very quickly"i have found the brush is just the right size to cover my nails easily and the polish dries really quickly so you can be up and running very quickly with this lovely nail polish"
|
74.8% |
gentle glow"i really like the fact that it makes my nails look healthy and shiny with a gentle glow which makes my nails beds look nice and healthy"
|
74.8% |
very smooth"quality brush provides an easy even coat and the polish has a very smooth finish when set"
|
74.6% |
gives nails"this is a lovely delicate nude which gives nails a neat beige uniform colour and gloss it works well in formal situations"
|
74.6% |
good choice"essie always a good choice"
|
74.5% |
amazing price"beautiful colour amazing price!"
|
74.5% |
precise application"and the brush is perfect for precise application but it might require some practice for those who are used to larger brushes "
|
74.5% |
uniform colour"this is a lovely delicate nude which gives nails a neat beige uniform colour and gloss it works well in formal situations"
|
74.4% |
nude colour"lovely nude colour"
|
74.4% |
classic bottle"the classic bottle is easy to hold looks good with discreet branding and has a good wide brush which covers the nail"
|
74.3% |
good value"good value"
|
74.3% |
lasting effect"love this colour so natural looking lasting effect would buy again"
|
74.2% |
quality product"good quality product"
|
74.2% |
neat finish"i love the essie brushes curved at the bottom which makes it easier to get a neat finish"
|
74.1% |
very pretty"this colour is sheer and very pretty"
|
74.0% |
very happy"my partner is very happy with it"
|
74.0% |
essie brushes"i love the essie brushes curved at the bottom which makes it easier to get a neat finish"
|
73.9% |
lovely color"lovely color!"
|
73.9% |
lovely shade"absolutely love essie nail varnishes this one is a lovely shade and lasts well over a week before ot starts chipping using essie top coat as well"
|
73.8% |
absolute love"i absolute love this colour"
|
73.8% |
very stylish"very stylish"
|
73.7% |
great coverage"this is very good polish which remains shiny it has great coverage and is easy to apply"
|
73.7% |
pretty lavender"pretty lavender"
|
73.7% |
good product"good product"
|
73.7% |
subtle and easy"so subtle and easy to apply in one go"
|
73.7% |
nice and healthy"i really like the fact that it makes my nails look healthy and shiny with a gentle glow which makes my nails beds look nice and healthy"
|
73.6% |
larger brushes"and the brush is perfect for precise application but it might require some practice for those who are used to larger brushes "
|
73.5% |
pinky glow"it gives a lovely pinky glow to your nails and with the subtle pink shade it does not really look like you have anything on them at all"
|
73.4% |
good quality"not good quality"
|
73.3% |
deep colour"need two layers to achieve the deep colour"
|
73.2% |
discreet branding"the classic bottle is easy to hold looks good with discreet branding and has a good wide brush which covers the nail"
|
72.7% |
love colour"she love colour"
|
72.7% |
highly recommended"highly recommended!"
|
72.6% |
looked shiny"it was a nice rich and even colour which when paired with topcoat looked shiny and lovely"
|
72.5% |
good brand"good brand at a great price"
|
72.5% |
applies lovely"lovely colour applies lovely lasts at least 5 days before chipping"
|
72.4% |
were completely different"the bottle texture and colour were completely different"
|
72.0% |
much better"obviously can manage with the normal thin brush but i find the wide brushes much much better"
|
71.9% |
nice wide brush"perfect colour changes tone depend on the light it can come out as brown or a nude pink stayed on for a good five days before chipping nice wide brush for perfect application xx"
|
71.6% |
bright colors"i was never the kind to wear bright colors but after some reviews i was tempted to try it and i'm glad i did!"
|
71.5% |
carefully applied"carefully applied this lasts through typing gardening washing up"
|
70.6% |
nice bright pink"a nice bright pink looks almost red"
|
70.5% |
favourite shades"one of my favourite shades "
|
70.4% |
healthy and shiny"i really like the fact that it makes my nails look healthy and shiny with a gentle glow which makes my nails beds look nice and healthy"
|
70.1% |
sheer pink shade"it's a sheer pink shade very natural"
|
70.0% |
them shiny"i found one coat just made them shiny but with two coats they look wonderful with no chipping at all so far"
|
69.8% |
exactly what i wanted"exactly what i wanted"
|
69.3% |
dries quickly"it glides well and dries quickly"
|
68.8% |
lovely nail polish"i have found the brush is just the right size to cover my nails easily and the polish dries really quickly so you can be up and running very quickly with this lovely nail polish"
|
68.6% |
worth the money"well worth the money"
|
68.4% |
essie products"quick drying as all essie products are and resistant to chips scratches"
|
67.3% |
pink coral shade"an improvement on nature this 'not just a pretty face' pale pink coral shade of essie nail polish is flattering and discreet"
|
67.2% |
quick delivery"quick delivery!"
|
67.1% |
looks nice"got this for my wife who reports it is a good product hard wearing and looks nice"
|
66.9% |
love the color"love the color"
|
66.8% |
lovely nude shade"this is a lovely nude shade"
|
66.7% |
best nail varnish"one of the best nail varnish i have purchased in a long time lovely colour and does not chip easily"
|
65.8% |
great quality polish"good seller quick delivery and great quality polish"
|
65.7% |
good quality polish"seems a good quality polish"
|
65.6% |
lasts really"this brand is my favourite polish lasts really well"
|
64.0% |
nice and glossy"it’s nice and glossy goes on well and stays put for days"
|
62.7% |
easy to apply"this is very good polish which remains shiny it has great coverage and is easy to apply"
|
62.7% |
nice rich and even"it was a nice rich and even colour which when paired with topcoat looked shiny and lovely"
|
62.6% |
gorgeous colour"gorgeous colour"
|
62.5% |
favourite brand"my favourite colour by my favourite brand"
|
62.2% |
good five days"perfect colour changes tone depend on the light it can come out as brown or a nude pink stayed on for a good five days before chipping nice wide brush for perfect application xx"
|
62.1% |
glossy finish"but needs a top coat to get a glossy finish"
|
61.8% |
light coats"two light coats and fairly quick drying"
|
61.7% |
great nail varnish"great nail varnish which is a lovely colour"
|
61.5% |
easy to work with"this is creamy and the brush shape is easy to work with"
|
60.8% |
starts to chip"it also lasts for about 4 days before it starts to chip"
|
60.7% |
look classy"it's not too bright it's just the right color so that your nails pop out but still look classy!"
|
60.5% |
good wide brush"the classic bottle is easy to hold looks good with discreet branding and has a good wide brush which covers the nail"
|
60.1% |
lovely shine"i love the colour went on easy with a lovely shine"
|
60.0% |
your nails evenly"however sometimes you need more than 2 layers to cover your nails evenly"
|
59.9% |
shape my nails"shape my nails and then apply a base coat two coats of the nail polish and then the shiny top coat"
|
59.4% |
many compliments"lovely colour had so many compliments"
|
59.2% |
love this brand"i love this brand"
|
59.1% |
natural and subtle"this is a natural and subtle colour"
|
58.7% |
rich and deep"this is a lovely colour really rich and deep"
|
58.4% |
with this colour"very pleased with this colour"
|
58.3% |
wide brushes"obviously can manage with the normal thin brush but i find the wide brushes much much better"
|
57.9% |
pretty colour"such a pretty colour"
|
57.7% |
improvement on nature"an improvement on nature this 'not just a pretty face' pale pink coral shade of essie nail polish is flattering and discreet"
|
57.4% |
perfect application"perfect colour changes tone depend on the light it can come out as brown or a nude pink stayed on for a good five days before chipping nice wide brush for perfect application xx"
|
57.1% |
glides well"it glides well and dries quickly"
|
57.1% |
love this colour"love this colour so natural looking lasting effect would buy again"
|
56.6% |
good nail polish"good nail polish"
|
56.6% |
lasts me a good week"this usually lasts me a good week"
|
56.5% |
quite attractive"with this polish i have mod square color a color between red and pink which is quite attractive"
|
56.5% |
stays on for ages"love the colour and it stays on for ages"
|
55.4% |
paint your nails"it is incredibly watery consistency exactly like trying to paint your nails with water !"
|
55.3% |
your nails"it gives a lovely pinky glow to your nails and with the subtle pink shade it does not really look like you have anything on them at all"
|
55.1% |
great product"great product"
|
55.0% |
very good polish"this is very good polish which remains shiny it has great coverage and is easy to apply"
|
54.7% |
simply fabulous"this is super glossy super pigmented nail polish which looks simply fabulous on"
|
54.7% |
bottle texture"the bottle texture and colour were completely different"
|
54.7% |
nice even high"it goes on well and has a nice even high gloss finish"
|
54.6% |
great quality"lovely colour and always great quality"
|
54.3% |
nice colour"nice colour for the summer"
|
54.1% |
very nice shade"the eternal optimist nail polish that i’ve received is a very nice shade"
|
53.6% |
good 3 5 days"life if the polishbus good 3 5 days without chipping but only with a good topcoat"
|
53.4% |
transparent nude"very nice colour somethings like a transparent nude but for me works perfectly"
|
53.3% |
your nails pop"it's not too bright it's just the right color so that your nails pop out but still look classy!"
|
53.2% |
best quality"i have been a fan of essie for many years as their products are the best quality and they last last the longest in between re doing without chipping"
|
52.7% |
chipped nails"to sum it up i really love the colour its a nice pinky nude shade and as long as u happy to fix the chipped nails"
|
51.9% |
especially in summer"i love love this shade it's gorgeous all year round but especially in summer"
|
51.9% |
healthy nail"ideal for formal work or professional situations the shine is there the warmth of a healthy nail bed exposed"
|
51.8% |
quality nail varnish"love it love the colour and looks like a quality nail varnish"
|
51.6% |
lasts at least 5 days"lovely colour applies lovely lasts at least 5 days before chipping"
|
51.5% |
colour nail varnish"nice dusky pink colour nail varnish"
|
51.5% |
natural pink"the colour is natural pink"
|
51.5% |
water rinse"i usually clean my nails by putting them in a dish of detergent and warm water rinse and dry"
|
51.3% |
steady hand of course"it's easy to apply with a steady hand of course!"
|
51.2% |
great colour"great colour "
|
50.9% |
defo recommend"i’d defo recommend it!"
|
50.8% |
goes on well"it goes on well and has a nice even high gloss finish"
|
50.4% |
starts chipping"absolutely love essie nail varnishes this one is a lovely shade and lasts well over a week before ot starts chipping using essie top coat as well"
|
50.3% |
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Cons [28]
|
Strength |
|---|---|
really disappointed"really disappointed"
|
99.3% |
hours waste"awful three coats still streaky chipped within 2 hours waste of money"
|
98.9% |
polish was awful"my polish was awful"
|
86.2% |
little gripe"one little gripe is that it did not have the broad brush that essie have had in recent times"
|
74.9% |
rather streaky"nice colour but it came out rather streaky and needed a good three coats to look acceptable"
|
74.8% |
scrubbing pans"to get the best from this it needs a base and top coat to help seal the colour from both beneath and above using these and taking care no scrubbing pans oven bare handed gardening and it lasts well"
|
74.7% |
very streaky"the polish itself is extremely thin and goes on very streaky"
|
74.7% |
still streaky"awful three coats still streaky chipped within 2 hours waste of money"
|
72.9% |
item theft"extremely dishonest to pretend it’s an essie item theft of trusting customers"
|
71.7% |
less chance"i like the bottle it makes holding simple and with less chance of dropping or spilling"
|
71.0% |
more oblique"one coat is transparent two more oblique"
|
70.8% |
extremely thin"the polish itself is extremely thin and goes on very streaky"
|
68.5% |
awful three coats"awful three coats still streaky chipped within 2 hours waste of money"
|
68.1% |
just one coat"i did need 2 coats of the colour to apply an even colour however as just one coat by itself was too patchy"
|
67.9% |
poor quality"the brush is completely different to other essie jars that i own and is black and poor quality with hairs coming out of it"
|
65.6% |
difficult to find"very flattering mauve type nude polish a colour i think is quite difficult to find"
|
64.7% |
dropping or spilling"i like the bottle it makes holding simple and with less chance of dropping or spilling"
|
62.9% |
before flaking"however does not last long on the nails before flaking"
|
62.9% |
does n't chip easily"lovely colour great quality polish that is hard wearing and doesn’t chip easily"
|
61.8% |
tacky and ` smeary"seemed tacky and 'smeary'"
|
59.9% |
sticky nail polish"not happy with this sticky nail polish"
|
59.7% |
missing polish"however one of the joys of such a subtle shade is that should you chip it it is quite hard to spot the missing polish and you still have neat nails"
|
59.1% |
does not last long"however does not last long on the nails before flaking"
|
56.4% |
brush is rubbish"not sure this is kosher essie the brush is rubbish and the colour is not muchi muchi i know as i've been wearing it for two years this is a much more bubblegum pink rather than the healthy subtle pink that i'm used to"
|
56.3% |
last and should not chip"you will need 3 coats but it will last and should not chip"
|
55.2% |
this a fake"is this a fake?"
|
53.7% |
handed gardening"to get the best from this it needs a base and top coat to help seal the colour from both beneath and above using these and taking care no scrubbing pans oven bare handed gardening and it lasts well"
|
52.4% |
would not recommend"would not recommend"
|
50.8% |
| ... | |
Top positive statements
| Statement | Strength** |
|---|---|
| "Absolutely recommend." | 99.3% |
| "Lovely colour and always great quality" | 93.1% |
| "This colour is sheer and very pretty." | 93.1% |
| "This nail paint is a lovely colour and together with a good topcoat it can go 2 weeks without chipping" | 93.1% |
| "Great nail varnish which is a lovely colour." | 92.6% |
| "I LOVE LOVE this shade it's gorgeous all year round but especially in Summer." | 92.2% |
| "Lovely colour applies lovely lasts at least 5 days before chipping" | 92.1% |
| "Lovely colour had so many compliments" | 92.1% |
Top negative statements
| Statement | Strength |
|---|---|
| "Awful three coats still streaky chipped within 2 hours waste of money." | 89.1% |
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Positive mentions
| Mentioned | Object | Mentioned in | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essie |
"i love the Essie brushes curved at the bottom which makes it easier to get a neat finish"
"Essie always a good choice"
|
73.9% | |
| summer |
"a lovely summer pastel shade"
"great colour lovely colour for summer good coverage even on just one coat"
|
62.3% |
Negative mentions
| Mentioned | Object | Mentioned in | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essie |
"i’ve bought a number of Essie nail polishes but this is definitely not Essie standard"
|
54.7% |
Emotion analysis
Positive tone |
Neutral tone |
Negative tone |
| 48.8% | 25.0% | 26.2% |
neutral 23.8%
worry 21.4%
happiness 21.4%
love 17.9%
joy 3.6%
hate 2.4%
sadness 2.4%
fun 2.4%
relief 2.4%
surprise 1.2%
empty 1.2%
* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-12-23
