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Play Date

Get date-night-ready with soft yet bright purple nail polish. For an unforgettable evening of fun, this pretty color is your best bet.


Original Nail Polish Frequently Asked Questions:

  • Yes, essie Original nail polish is a vegan formula that contains no animal-derived ingredients.

Discover essie's original professional nail polish

As the color authority since 1981, all essie original nail polishes offer vivid, streak-free color. Get saturated payoff and shine in every coat with our billion pigment formula and patented camel-stem brush for precise, controlled application.

 

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Color with a Reputation

Anyone can create color, but only essie earns a reputation worth keeping. Discover our collection of instantly recognized, impossible-to-imitate shades that always make a statement.

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Purple Nail Polish

 

Explore our full range of must-have purples from sheer to bold:

In Pursuit Of Craftiness
Play Date
Go Ginza
Lilacism
Swoon In The Lagoon
Bahama Mama

 

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Master a salon-quality nail look

1. Base Coat

Apply 1 coat to bare nails to prime for color while strengthening.

2. Color

Apply 2 coats for optimal opacity.

3. Top Coat

Apply 1 coat for up to 7-day wear.

Shop your essential essie routine

 "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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Beautiful colour!

a year ago
This has been my “go to” colour for years. I get so many compliments on it. I have lost count the number of bottles I have bought. Please don’t ever retire it.
favorite essie color family?purples
type of nail polish userdedicated/loyalist
great to wear foreveryday

yes, I recommend this product.

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Fun Color

4 years ago
I bought this as a fun summer color, but I actually like it so much I wear it year round. It is just such a perfect shade of light purple. It always looks so cute and cheery. One of my Essie favorites.
favorite essie color family?pinks
type of nail polish userregular/average
great to wear foreveryday

yes, I recommend this product.

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Lovely Year Round Color

5 years ago
Found this color at Wal-Mart and got it yesterday, I love how the formula is so smooth and how it complements my fair skin.
Q: goes great with this shade
A: Essie's Can Dew Attitude
favorite essie color family?purples
type of nail polish userregular/average
great to wear foreveryday

yes, I recommend this product.

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Perfect Color

5 years ago
I bought this color at the start of the year and I have never loved a color more before! I have worn it so much I already went to buy a second color.
favorite essie color family?pinks
type of nail polish userdedicated/loyalist
great to wear foreveryday

yes, I recommend this product.

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beautiful color!

6 years ago
with quarantine happing i had to take off all of my acrylics and start painting my nails. my nails were so brittle at the beginning so it was hard any of the essie polishes to stay on. But with this color, i don’t know if it’s a different formula but the color is beautiful and i’ve been looking for this daring purple color. and it’s a lot more vibrant and a tad darker than it is on the picture online, i think it’s prettier in person. But with this color my nails haven’t chipped in a week! i also use theit “gel” top coat for a more shiny look. overall i’ve bought like 6 nail polishes from essie in the last 3 week and this is by far the BEST color i have had, so if you are on the edge it’s definitely worth the buy! i hope that essie creates some more royal/powerful looking colors (not neon)
Q: goes great with this shade
A: the “gel” top coat
favorite essie color family?purples
type of nail polish userregular/average
great to wear foreveryday

yes, I recommend this product.

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A versatile light purple

7 years ago
I tried this because my salon didn't have another color I wanted, and I was so delighted with "Play Date" that I've gone back to it just two weeks later. It's a wonderful purple that looks almost neon bright in certain light, then a very subdued mauve in dim light. The formula is very even and it wears great. I do love the compliments I get with "Play Date"!
favorite essie color family?purples
type of nail polish userregular/average
great to wear foreveryday

yes, I recommend this product.

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PERFECT COLOR

7 years ago
love love love love this polish! I have used this polish so many times you won’t regret this purchase!
favorite essie color family?purples
type of nail polish userdedicated/loyalist
great to wear foreveryday

yes, I recommend this product.

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7 years ago
I love essie. I love the colors, it goes on in one coat well and it actually lasts. Alittle pricey but worth it
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