Design Review: Essie Nail polish

Doing my nails is probably one of my favorite hobbies. Throughout the years of wearing nail polish, I have learned many things about different brands and the quality of each. The brand Essie is extremely well known and one of my personal beloved brands. Essie nail polish has become second hand to; me because of how often how I use it. Taking a second look at the design there are many components that develop the design of a product such as: form, scale, material, color and qualitative aspects such as: context, lifecycle, use, etc.

Materials used to construct a bottle of Essie nail polish are a variety of different items. The bottle is made of out glass and has intents in it to form the word “essie” on two of the four sides. The top of the bottle or the handle is made out of plastic and inside it has a plastic wand attached to it that then turns into a brush. The plastic handle also has an “e” embedded into it on the top. On the bottom on the bottle, there is a circular sticker stuck to the bottom that has writing on it. The writing states the specific details of that color. Essie nail polishes are made and distributed in the United States. Distribution is in Astoria, New York where the polishes are then packed and shipped and then sold for wholesale and retail.

The function of nail polish is pretty simple: once there is no polish left in your bottle, the product is thrown out. Depending on how often you wear nail polish and how often you use that specific color, determines how long the polish will last. The life span of nail polishes is generous. There is no way to generalize how long your nail polish will last since there are so many factors to take into consideration. However, since Essie is a well-known and well-made brand, there polishes are guaranteed to last longer than local brands. For instance, if you were to purchase an unknown brands nail polish, use it once and then seven months later want to use it again, chances are the polish got thick making it hard to use or the color of the polish isn’t as accurate. Although since Essie is a brand name company, you can buy an Essie nail polish, use it once, then seven months later go back to it and it will be exactly the same as how it was the first time you used it.