Classy

Love this brand and this colour. Ballet slippers is a sheer light pink. It can be built up to be opaque. Essie seems to last 4-5 days on my nails which is average. This colour gives the nails a fresh clean look. Great for the office.

My favorite nail polish

Absolutely my favorite nail polish. Perfect neutral color, goes on so evenly, dries fairly quickly. This is a must-have for anyone who needs a neutral nail day-to-day. I'm probably on my 12th bottle of this and I have no plans to discontinue using it.

Polished

Pretty pink color that is not too bright, easy to apply and affordable. Can purchase at shoppers drug mart. It's a nice neutral shade of pink that can compliment any skin tone.

The nail polish the queen uses

I admit I am hard on my nails, and an unreformed nail biter and cuticle picker. I don't get my nails done often, unless it is a special occasion. When I do, I apologize to the nail lady and tip well.

This latest trip to the nail salon was for a family wedding and I wanted to do it up right. I found a super cute dress at a local consignment shop which I paired with my strappy black shoes with Swarovski crystals and even a fascinator.

I had heard that the queen, and now the newly minted Duchess Meghan, use a colour called Ballet Slippers by Essie, so naturally I had to as well: it was for a special occasion.

I think a lot of other ladies had also heard about the fact that Meghan Markle now uses this very lady like colour, as it took us four stores on a Friday night to find it. Finally, the Shoppers Drug Mart at our local mall had it. I am notoriously thrifty, shall I say, and balked at the price of $12.95, but it was for a special occasion.

I took it to the nail salon the next morning for my manicure and had them use it on my nails.

Normally I choose a paler than pale colour that does not show badly when my nails start to chip usually about two days after the manicure.

As I type this review it is now eight whole days and only one nail has a chip in it! Yesterday there were none.

I am totally amazed as this has never happened to me before.

Luckily, because I now own my own bottle of polish, I can easily fix the little chip and no one will be the wiser.

Yes, Essie is more expensive than the other brands but totally worth it. Now I understand why Queen Elizabeth herself swears by it. She is a smart lady.

I say, buy a bottle in your favourite colour and try this yourself.

Essie Nail polish

Cette couleur est parfaite si vous voulez embellir vos ongles sans trop attirer l'attention la dessus ,sa dure longtmps et la couleur est très belle !