Step 1 Prep
Prep cuticles, nail, and skin with Ready. Prep. Go. Advanced Cuticle Remover.
Fiji
Luxuriate in opaque, creamy pastel pink polish. this über-girly nail color puts a pretty paradise at your beautifully manicured fingertips.
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RICH COLOR & SHINE: All essie Original nail polishes offer a salon-quality, billion pigment formula that is vegan, providing saturated color payoff and shine in every coat.
PATENTED CAMEL-STEM BRUSH: Our exclusive, patented camel-stem brush is designed for professional results at home. It provides controlled formula flow for precise application, ensuring a smooth, even finish.
FLAWLESS APPLICATION: Achieve the perfect manicure and pedicure by applying two coats. Apply a think first layer and then a second while tacky for a vivid, streak-free finish.
7-DAY WEAR: Elevate your look with a base and top coat. A base coat strengthens your nails and creates a smooth base, while a top coat locks in color with lasting shine and chip protection. Enjoy up to 7-day wear when paired with our Stay Longer top coat.BEST SELLER: 1 bottle of essie Original nail polish is sold every 5 seconds.*
KEY FEATURES:
This product comes in a glass bottle:
Size: 0.46 ounces
Product Description: 1.140" Width: 1.140" Height: 3.543"
Product Form: Liquid Polish
NAIL TYPE: essie Original polish is ideal for consumers looking for a salon-quality manicure at home with saturated color payoff.*L’Oreal custom product hierarchy calc based on USxAOC NIQ Scantrack for nail color. 52WE 12/ 27/25. © 2026, Nielsen Consumer LLC
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Prep: 1 coat of essie Strong Start base coat to strengthen nails and create a smooth base.
Color: 2 coats of your favorite essie Original nail polish for rich color and shine.
Shine: 1 coat of of essie Stay Longer top coat to lock in color with lasting shine and chip protection.
Care: Finish with On A Roll Apricot Nail & Cuticle Oil to condition cuticles and prevent dryness.
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essie is a vegan brand – contains no animal-derived ingredients.
Full ingredient list:
ETHYL ACETATE BUTYL ACETATE NITROCELLULOSE TOSYLAMIDE/EPOXY RESIN TRIMETHYL PENTANYL DIISOBUTYRATE ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL TRIBENZOIN STEARALKONIUM HECTORITE ACETYLATED HYDROGENATED CASTOR GLYCERIDE ADIPIC ACID/NEOPENTYL GLYCOL/TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER SUCROSE ACETATE ISOBUTYRATE STEARALKONIUM BENTONITE SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE BENZOPHENONE-1 SILICA BARIUM SULFATE DIACETONE ALCOHOL CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER CITRIC ACID ALUMINUM CALCIUM SODIUM SILICATE ALCOHOL DENAT. CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE COLOPHONIUM / ROSIN / COLOPHANE ALUMINA DIMETHICONE ISOPHORONE DIAMINE/ISOPHTHALIC ACID/TROMETHAMINE COPOLYMER TIN OXIDE CALCIUM TITANIUM BOROSILICATE DIETHYLHEXYL ADIPATE n-BUTYL ALCOHOL AQUA / WATER / EAU TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE TALC ACETONE ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE [+/- MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE MICA CI 19140 / YELLOW 5 LAKE CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES CI 77510 / FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE CI 77007 / ULTRAMARINES CI 77000 / ALUMINUM POWDER CI 15850 / RED 7 LAKE CI 15880 / RED 34 LAKE CI 15850 / RED 6 LAKE CI 77266 / BLACK 2 CI 42090 / BLUE 1 LAKE CI 77742 / MANGANESE VIOLET CI 77288 / CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS CI 77510 / FERRIC FERROCYANIDE CI 45410 / RED 28 CI 73360 / RED 30 LAKE CI 60730 / EXT. VIOLET 2 CI 60725 / VIOLET 2 CI 45380 / RED 22 ]
Original Nail Polish Frequently Asked Questions:
- Using a base coat and topcoat with essie’s original enamel nail polish can help improve the wear of your manicure and increase shine. A base coat can prolong the life of your manicure, prevent chipping, and nourish your nails. A top coat can help your manicure dry faster, last longer, or create a shiny or matte texture.
- You can find essie Original enamel nail polish at most drug stores and cosmetic stores. You can also find e-retailers that carry essie enamel nail polish right here on our website.
- Essie and Gel by essie are formulated without the ingredient TPO.* The use of TPO in classic nail polishes has never been permitted, therefore absent from the brand's formulas since inception.
- essie Original enamel nail polish typically lasts up to 7 days with proper application. Using a base coat and sealing your manicure with a top coat helps reduce chipping and keeps your color looking fresh.
Enhance your manicure
Step 2 Prime
Apply 1 coat of base coat to reinforce and harden nails.
Step 3 Paint
Apply 2 coats of essie original nail polish.
Step 4 Seal
Apply 1 coat of top coat for a plump, shiny finish.
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"essie original color is iconic. I love the brush, the hundreds of colors to choose from, and the fact that it was my first favorite." - Rita Remark, essie Global Brand Ambassador
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4 out of 5 stars.
Pepto Bismol Pink or Pale Pink - the shade varies
2 years ago
I have bought this color twice. The first time, I found it at CVS and purchased it after reading how perfect the color was was through other internet reviews. However, the pink is the shade of Pepto Bismol! It's bright and looks awful on my nails. I thought that Essie must have changed the color for good. I really wanted a soft, light pink.
I took a chance and ordered the shade through Amazon and it was the soft pink cream polish I wanted. This color is absolutely perfect - I don't need any other pink to wear. It's beautiful and so flattering. My advice is to try to see the bottles in person. The bottles at my local CVS and Walgreens are Pepto Bismol pink, the bottles at my local Ulta are the beautiful soft pink shade.
I also noticed that while the bottles have the same name, they have different numbers on the tops. Barbie Fiji is 152, and pale pink Fiji is 348.
I'm not sure if it's an issue of color integrity, age, or that the shade was made to be brighter for a while, but not every bottle of Fiji is made equal. It's still worth the search, however, because the soft pink is to die for.
Q: goes great with this shade
A: Good to Go top coat, Smooth-E base
favorite essie color family?pinks
type of nail polish userregular/average
great to wear foreveryday
yes, I recommend this product.
helpful?
5 out of 5 stars.
The pale pink I was waiting for all my life
2 years ago
This is literally my favorite white-pale pink, or strawberry ice cream pink as I call it. I do not have a bottle that is Barbie pink and I’m so glad because I LOVE the white-pinks. After many many trials of finding the perfect pale pink I’ve found it and I will be so upset if I buy another bottle and it’s not the same.
favorite essie color family?blues
type of nail polish userdedicated/loyalist
great to wear foreveryday
yes, I recommend this product.
helpful?
1 out of 5 stars.
Not the same FIJI pink
3 years ago
I just recently bought Fiji because I was running out (at walgreens) and it it’s a pale pink not even close to the original Fiji ! The original one is the left one in the picture! PLEASE ESSIE BRING BACK THE ORIGINAL. I see that you said you have not changed the formula- but there’s a drastic difference!
Q: goes great with this shade
A: Marshmallow
favorite essie color family?pinks
type of nail polish userdedicated/loyalist
great to wear foreveryday
helpful?
response from essie:
3 years ago
Consumer Care Center
Hello Fiji essie! We would be disappointed too our color results were not as usual. We have not had a formula change but the color 'fiji' should be an opaque, creamy pastel pink polish. Aging of polish ingredients may cause color to fade, yellow, or shift over time.If you would like to speak to us directly about your recent purchase, give us a call @ 866-313-7845 M-F 9 am-5:30 pm ET
5 out of 5 stars.
Love this shade
3 years ago
It looks the same as when I first bought it sometime around 2013/2014. It looks slightly different in different lighting. I’d describe it as white with a hint of pink. It looks like a very creamy pink.
type of nail polish userdedicated/loyalist
yes, I recommend this product.
helpful?
5 out of 5 stars.
Beautiful Colour
3 years ago
I rarely, if ever, paint my nails but I won a manicure in a raffle recently and chose this colour. It is really great and I am going to buy it in the shop.
However, I noticed a number of people have mentioned a possible change in colour - surely it would be better to address the issue, rather than repeat in your response that there has been no change. Can so many be wrong?
Q: goes great with this shade
A: I haven't tried any yet
favorite essie color family?nudes
type of nail polish userspecial occasions only
great to wear foreveryday
yes, I recommend this product.
helpful?
2 out of 5 stars.
Has the shade issue been resolved?
4 years ago
I just got a pedi using Figi and at first I couldn’t put my finger on it 100% but I felt like the color should be a chalky pink or more on the white end. It’s like Barbie pink now. Reading the reviews its clear I’m not the only one who thinks so. Has there been discussions like promised with the product development or whatever dept that is working on fixing this shade issue?
favorite essie color family?blues
type of nail polish userregular/average
great to wear foreveryday
helpful?
response from essie:
4 years ago
Consumer Care Center
Hello Wallah! We are very sorry to hear you color results with the shade 'fiji' were not as usual. This color should be a opaque, creamy pastel pink polish. For a lighter, barely there pink, we recommend the color 'minimalistic'
https://www.essie.com/nail-polish/enamel/pinks/minimalistic
1 out of 5 stars.
I miss the original
4 years ago
This used to be my favorite pink color. It was always more of a chalky - light pink color. Now the color is very bright - and barbie-ish.
favorite essie color family?pinks
type of nail polish userdedicated/loyalist
no, I do not recommend this product.
helpful?
response from essie:
4 years ago
Consumer Care Center
Hello Liz0! Thank you for sharing your recent experience with the color 'fiji'. We are sorry to hear the color does not look the way you expected this time. This color should be an opaque, creamy pastel pink polish. For a lighter pink, take a look at the color 'minimalistic'. This is a. spare, opaque, barely there pink nail color.
https://www.essie.com/nail-polish/enamel/pinks/minimalistic
If you would like to speak to us directly about your recent purchase, give us a call @ 866-313-7845 Hours of Operation: M-F 9:00 am – 5:00 pm ET
2 out of 5 stars.
Fiji
4 years ago
I Love the colour but i think it was almost impossible to apply it to the nails. It looks really uneven.
type of nail polish usernail art lover
no, I do not recommend this product.
helpful?
response from essie:
4 years ago
Consumer Care Center
Hello MaJe! Thank you for sharing your experience with the color 'fiji'. We wish you could see the results you were hoping for. This opaque, creamy pastel pink should flow on easily and by the second coat, your color should be perfect.
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