And another more unique shade to my collection! I ended up loving this shade, it’s perfect for the colder days as well. Essie – From A to Zzz And last up we have ‘Wink of Sleep’. I think this might be my favorite shade (yes I love the blue in a collection of reds, it’s fine) but of course everyone has personal preferences!

Sleepover Squad’ is a more purple-toned, almost berry pink shade with bright pink shimmer. This was sheer but smooth on the 1st coat, so it would be a lovely 1 coat nail look if that’s your preference. It builds up well in 2 coats, and most will be good here. I did end up adding a 3rd to fully cover and make it opaque, so it’ll depend on your preferences and application! Essie – Sleepover Squad In the world of eyeshadows, pearls are considered softer sheens with less pigment, where frosts are more opaque and glitters have more sparkle.As you can see there are a few brushstrokes, which can happen with pearly shades like these, but they’re not super noticeable on the nail outside of my bright lights. Essie – Pillow Talk the Talk Pjammin’ All Night’, with a great name, is a cool-toned more cherry red base with bright pink shimmer to it. Again, more cool-toned, and there’s almost a pink flash to the shade. The Snuggle is Real’ is a peachy-toned beige cream shade. I had some ridges and patches after the 1st coat, but it was fully opaque in just 2 easy coats. The formula is very smooth and glides nicely onto the nails. It’s a lovely nude shade for my specific light skin tone. Essie – The Snuggle is Real

This is a cream shade sitting right in between blue and purple, a true blurple. It pulls more purple on the nails, but you can definitely see the blue tones to it. This had a little more of a squishy formula, with a little more sheerness to it than a normal cream shade – that’s what I always mean when I say “squishy”. It’s a little uneven on the 1st coat. But a 2nd coat easily smoothes it all out and makes it fully opaque. Essie – Wink of Sleep Up first is our lightest shade of the bunch. ‘Pillow Talk the Talk’ is a super light, pearly and shimmery ballet pink shade. I had ridges and patches after that 1st coat, though it builds up well in 2 coats. For most people you’ll be set with those 2 coats, but I did add a 3rd to fully cover and smooth out my super ridgey nails. Essie – Pillow Talk the Talk Slumber Party-On’ is a warm-toned medium pink cream shade. This had a lovely formula and was opaque in 2 easy coats. Nothing else to say here, it was super smooth and painted on so nicely. Essie – Slumber Party-On

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Kiara Sky, a nail dip powder supplier, writes that pearl finishes have a softly reflective iridescent quality, great if you want a bit of “bling,” but not quite as intensely sparkly as chunky glitter.