available in gel cream nude
a little scandalous, a lot of luxe. nothing takes your look to the next level like this amorous blush nude.

 

essie nail colour product benefits:

  • extensive colour palette with hundreds of shades 
  • high, glossy shine finish 
  • provides flawless coverage along with outstanding durability 
  • brush fits every nail size for streak-free application
essie

high class affair

available in gel cream nude
a little scandalous, a lot of luxe. nothing takes your look to the next level like this amorous blush nude.

 

essie nail colour product benefits:

  • extensive colour palette with hundreds of shades 
  • high, glossy shine finish 
  • provides flawless coverage along with outstanding durability 
  • brush fits every nail size for streak-free application

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5 out of 5 stars.

Bring this back please!

8 years ago
Although I agree with some of the other reviews that it has some drying out/consistency issues, this is my favorite Essie shade (and I probably own over a hundred). In person, my bottle comes out peachier/pinker than most of these review photos. I also love Tart Deco, and I think this is a more grown-up, subtler version in a very similar shade. Tart Deco is full-on bright coral, bordering on neon. This is pale enough to pass as closer to neutral, exactly the kind of toned-down version I wanted for work. Please, please make this shade available again, even if you have to reformulate it!

yes, I recommend this product.

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1 out of 5 stars.

Great color, horrible consistency

9 years ago
I wish I had read the reviews before purchasing this color. I bought it on a whim and the color is gorgeous, however, it is thick and streaky in consistency. If you persevere and apply the 3-4 coats necessary for even coverage, you end up with polish so thick that it takes hours to dry and chips easily afterward.

no, I do not recommend this product.

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9 years ago
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We are sorry to hear this and would love to help! Please call us @ 888.448.9617 M-F 9am-5:30pm EST and give the reference number 2111094. We look forward to making this right!
1 out of 5 stars.

Brand new and streaky and thick.

9 years ago
I wish I had read reviews before I purchased this color. Along with the other reviewers, I bought a brand new bottle and its thick and streaky and I feel like I already need to throw it away. So disappointed.

no, I do not recommend this product.

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9 years ago
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We are sorry to hear this and would love to help! Please call us @ 888.448.9617 M-F 9am-5:30pm EST and give the reference number 2064888. It would help to have the product with you when you call. We look forward to making this right!
1 out of 5 stars.

Like glue

9 years ago
I got this as a birthday gift 2 weeks ago and loved the color... until I decided to wear it! I actually went to this website to see if I had been gifted a super old nail polish. It was so thick, uneven, and streaky after two coats I didn't dare waste my time with a third. Sad it's such a great color but glad I didn't waste my money on it.

no, I do not recommend this product.

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9 years ago
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We are sorry to hear this and would love to help! Please call us @ 888.448.9617 M-F 9am-5:30pm EST and give the reference number 1813182. We look forward to making this right!
1 out of 5 stars.

thin and hard to apply

9 years ago
bought this at Marshall's... i have to apply at least 4 coats in order to get good coverage, and even then I can tell the layers are uneven. great color, but awful consistency.

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9 years ago
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We are sorry to hear this and would love to help! Our polishes should never take more than 2 coats for flawless color. Please call us @ 888.448.9617 M-F 9am-5:30pm EST and give the reference number 1733899. It would help to have the product with you when you call. We look forward to making this right!
4 out of 5 stars.

Love this color!

9 years ago
One of my favorite colors. It's a soft peachy with a little bit of pink. Great coverage! I took this picture at night at home but in day light you see little bit More peachy with pink. This color goes with every skin tone! Beautiful color! But My nail Polish consistency got a little thick after using it 3 times. So it was difficult to apply this time. I used 2 pretty thick layers. Few weeks ago when I just bought it, it was easier to apply. I don't know if it's because I left the bottle open too long.

yes, I recommend this product.

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5 out of 5 stars.

Love, love, love

10 years ago
I love this color. It's a nude blush. It's feminine, yet subtle.( I bought it thinking it would be more orange, but I'm glad it wasn't.) I also think it suits a wide range of skin tones. I'm very pale, with pink undertones, and my mom is less pale, with yellow undertones. I think it suits us both + it would probably look amazing on olive or darker skintones as well :)

yes, I recommend this product.

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5 out of 5 stars.

New go-to polish

10 years ago
I've always strayed away from lighter polishes (like this one) for my fingernails, and after trying this one out on a whim, I can't imagine why. Since purchasing it about two months ago, I am already halfway through the bottle. This polish has been on my fingers and toes for all but maybe a week of the last two months. It's a gorgeous peachy-nude and is opaque after two carefully applied coats (sometimes three), and lasts four or five days with a top coat without chipping too horribly. When I saw that it was on sale at Ulta yesterday, and presumably won't be around much longer as it's part of a seasonal collection, I picked up two more bottles. Don't know what I will do when I use up my stockpile. Get your hands on this while you can!

yes, I recommend this product.

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1 out of 5 stars.

Disappointed

10 years ago
Looking for the color that I had applied at my last manicure. Unfortunately I did not check the name. Purchased this at a drug store thinking it was pretty close. The color was not what I expected. But even worse, it was extremely streaky. I wonder if it may be old.

no, I do not recommend this product.

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5 out of 5 stars.

Obsessed with this shade

10 years ago
High Class Affair is such a classy shade. I absolutely loved the combination of pale pink, pale peach, and nude all in one nail polish. Would definitely buy another one once mine finishes!

yes, I recommend this product.

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5 out of 5 stars.

Perfect Spring Color

10 years ago
High Class Affair is the perfect peach color for all skin tones. It's a soft peach color without looking too pink or too orange. The application is no different than any other Essie nail polish I own, about two coats and a top coat. Beautiful color! This is definitely one of my holy grail nail polish colors this year!

yes, I recommend this product.

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1 out of 5 stars.

10 years ago
High class affair is a real dud. Orange peach. Thought it was a nude

no, I do not recommend this product.

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9 years ago
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Thank you for providing us with your feedback. The opinions of our consumers are important to us and will be sharing them with the team. You may like "birthday suit" which is a delicate nude.
5 out of 5 stars.

Great!

10 years ago
I love this color, and as soon as I walked out of the salon and went into the first store the lady at the register loved it too!

yes, I recommend this product.

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5 out of 5 stars.

My new go to colour

10 years ago
Love this colour! I have been looking for a nice light soft peachy colour for so long! This is perfect! It's light peach without looking orange. My sister in law borrowed it and loves it as well.

yes, I recommend this product.

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1 out of 5 stars.

10 years ago
The colour is very pretty but its streaky with poor coversage & only starts to look good after about 3 coats, but even then, i find spots in the nail where the polish is thin. And, to top it off.. i've used it once and i can see that its already getting thick.. that thick, inability to apply, consistency.

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