{"id":7150,"date":"2022-06-12T21:20:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T19:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noae.nl\/?p=7150"},"modified":"2023-07-26T21:22:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:22:05","slug":"throwback-essie-1997-musical-instruments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noaenails.com\/index.php\/throwback-essie-1997-musical-instruments\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback: Essie Spring 1997 &#8216;Let&#8217;s get instrumental&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-musical-instruments-1997-1-1024x768.jpg?strip=all&sharp=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-musical-instruments-1997-1-1024x768.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1024w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-musical-instruments-1997-1-300x225.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 300w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-musical-instruments-1997-1-768x576.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 768w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-musical-instruments-1997-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1200w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-musical-instruments-1997-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-musical-instruments-1997-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-musical-instruments-1997-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I have swatches of a very different collection for you. I tracked down five shades of Essie&#8217;s Spring 1997 &#8216;Let&#8217;s get instrumental&#8217; collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Essie&#8217;s musical instruments collection was released right after the release of the (in)famous Essie Starry starry night, which they released for the holiday season. This means that this was Essie&#8217;s Spring 1997 collection. The collection that follows is a &#8216;Musical styles&#8217; collection, which for some reason fits quite well with the musical instruments collection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I was able to retrieve is that the Musical instruments collection consisted of six shades. Funnily, most of these shades weren&#8217;t immediately discontinued but stayed around quite long:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trumpet (discontinued in September 2007)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Violin (discontinued in 2009)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bass fiddle (discontinued in 2009)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trombone (discontinued in Spring 2013)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heavenly harp (discontinued in 2009)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Piano (discontinued almost immediately?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I got my hands on Trumpet, Bass fiddle, Heavenly harp, Violin, and Trombone. The only shade I couldn&#8217;t find was Essie Piano (nor could I even find swatches of this shade online). Thanks to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vintage_essie\/\"> Vintage Essie<\/a>, I was able to find out that this was a darker fuchsia pink. Definitely check out her page because it contains a lot of information about 90&#8217;s Essie collections!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essie Trumpet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"831\" src=\"https:\/\/noae.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/essie-trumpet-1024x831.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/essie-trumpet-1024x831.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1024w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/essie-trumpet-300x244.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 300w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/essie-trumpet-768x623.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 768w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/essie-trumpet.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1200w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/essie-trumpet.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/essie-trumpet.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/essie-trumpet.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Essie Trumpet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Essie Trumpet. This shade is quite special to me because as you can see this Essie bottle is completely smooth. It doesn&#8217;t have the word &#8216;Essie&#8217; embossed on the bottle. This means that my bottle is from between 1998 and 2000. I&#8217;m eternally grateful because I was able to buy this shade from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/VintageEssieShop?sort_order=price_asc&amp;page=1#items\">Vintage Essie&#8217;s etsy<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s very clear that this shade was inspired by the color of a trumpet. The polish Trumpet is very sheer though, I needed four coats for this coverage, and it&#8217;s still not opaque. For a while, I&#8217;ve wondered whether my bottle was discolored, but it kind of matches with the color of a Trumpet, so I guess it isn&#8217;t. The shimmer in this one is just gorgeous, and I wonder why Essie stopped making shimmers like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clearly, I don&#8217;t have anything to compare to this shade! Although my bottle of trumpet is older, the shade was still produced up until 2007. I&#8217;m not saying it&#8217;s easy to find, but if you search well, you might still be able to find it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essie Trombone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-trombone-1024x748.jpg?strip=all&sharp=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-trombone-1024x748.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1024w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-trombone-300x219.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 300w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-trombone-768x561.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 768w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-trombone.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1200w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-trombone.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-trombone.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-trombone.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Essie Trombone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There probably isn&#8217;t a 90s Essie collection without a red. In this case, it&#8217;s Essie Trombone. I&#8217;ve thought a long time why Essie would make a shade called trombone red, but I guess it&#8217;s because the fabric in the casing of a trombone is often red. That&#8217;s literally the only reason I could think of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although I wasn&#8217;t immediately impressed by trombone, I immediately loved it when I applied it to my nails. It has a jelly formula with an absolutely incredible shine. It was already opaque in two coats, but I did three to deepen the color. The only thing that made me dislike this color, is that it had stained my nails completely red by the time I removed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Essie Trombone is the shade of this collection that stayed around the longest. It was produced until 2013. Judging from the label on my bottle, I would say that mine was part of the last years of production. I&#8217;m not sure exactly why this shade was taken out of production, but the staining might have been one of the reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/noae.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/essie-trombone-comparison-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/essie-trombone-comparison-1024x683.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1024w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/essie-trombone-comparison-300x200.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 300w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/essie-trombone-comparison-768x512.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 768w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/essie-trombone-comparison.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1200w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/essie-trombone-comparison.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/essie-trombone-comparison.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/essie-trombone-comparison.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Essie Trombone compared to <a href=\"https:\/\/noae.nl\/index.php\/essie-red-creme-comparison\/\">Essie Bordeaux<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/noae.nl\/index.php\/essie-red-creme-comparison\/\">Essie A list<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/noae.nl\/index.php\/essie-red-creme-comparison\/\">Essie Forever yummy<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I did a comparison of Essie Trombone to other red shades in my collection that were close. Essie Bordeaux is much darker, Essie Forever yummy is quite a bit lighter. A list is very close to Trombone. However, Trombone contains a bit more pink, while A list leans a bit warmer. I definitely like the shade of Trombone a bit better, but I get why Essie decided to discontinue it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essie Heavenly harp<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/noae.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/essie-heavenly-harp-2-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/essie-heavenly-harp-2-1024x697.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1024w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/essie-heavenly-harp-2-300x204.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 300w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/essie-heavenly-harp-2-768x523.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 768w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/essie-heavenly-harp-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1200w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/essie-heavenly-harp-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/essie-heavenly-harp-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/essie-heavenly-harp-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Essie Heavenly harp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Essie Heavenly harp. Essie Heavenly harp used to be a sheer white. Based on the label on my bottle, I would say that my bottle is produced around 2009. I&#8217;m not impressed at all with this shade, it was very streaky still after three coats. I think mine is slightly discolored since it has a yellow tint to it, and earlier swatches of the shades do not have that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a shade that&#8217;s similar but still available, I would recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/noae.nl\/index.php\/swatches-comparison-of-essie-waltz\/\">Essie Waltz<\/a> or Essie Marshmallow. Also, both Essie Waltz and Essie Marshmallow have a much better formula!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essie Bass fiddle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/noae.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/essie-bass-fiddle-1024x777.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/essie-bass-fiddle-1024x777.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1024w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/essie-bass-fiddle-300x228.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 300w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/essie-bass-fiddle-768x583.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 768w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/essie-bass-fiddle.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1200w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/essie-bass-fiddle.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/essie-bass-fiddle.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/essie-bass-fiddle.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Essie Bass Fiddle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bass fiddle is a muted raspberry shade with a very fine silver shimmer running through. I truly regret that Essie discontinued this shade because it looks so amazing! My bottle was produced around 2008, but it&#8217;s still in perfect condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed around two to three coats for full opacity, but I would absolutely say that this shade is worth it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/noae.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/essie-bass-fiddle-comparison-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/essie-bass-fiddle-comparison-1024x683.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1024w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/essie-bass-fiddle-comparison-300x200.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 300w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/essie-bass-fiddle-comparison-768x512.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 768w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/essie-bass-fiddle-comparison.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1200w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/essie-bass-fiddle-comparison.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/essie-bass-fiddle-comparison.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/essie-bass-fiddle-comparison.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Essie Bass Fiddle compared to <a href=\"https:\/\/noae.nl\/index.php\/swatches-of-the-new-essie-ferris-of-them-all-collection-for-summer-2021\/\">Essie Ferris of them all<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/noae.nl\/index.php\/swatches-of-essies-valentines-day-2022-collection-my-picks\/\">Essie Lips are sealed<\/a> and Essie In stitches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I would say that Essie Lips are sealed is probably the closest shade I own. It doesn&#8217;t have the same shimmer as Bass Fiddle, but that&#8217;s about it. Ferris of them all is also close but is a bit more purple and the shimmer is much more obvious. Essie In stitches leans a bit too orange to be a dupe but has a very similar vibe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essie Violin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-violin-1024x809.jpg?strip=all&sharp=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-violin-1024x809.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1024w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-violin-300x237.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 300w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-violin-768x607.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 768w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-violin.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1200w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-violin.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-violin.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/essie-violin.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Essie Violin is a lighter pink creme. I&#8217;ve seen the original ads from this collection, and in those Violin seems to be a mid-toned pink. I&#8217;m not sure if my bottle changed color, or whether Essie decided to change the color slightly, because the bottle that I own is from 2009. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The formula of Violin is a bit thicker, so it was opaque in two coats. However, it was a bit thick, so next time I&#8217;m definitely going to add some thinner. However, the shade was surprisingly easy to apply for such an oldie!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/love-by-essie-free-in-me-1024x683.jpg?strip=all&sharp=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/love-by-essie-free-in-me-1024x683.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1024w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/love-by-essie-free-in-me-300x200.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 300w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/love-by-essie-free-in-me-768x512.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 768w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/love-by-essie-free-in-me.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1 1200w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/love-by-essie-free-in-me.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/love-by-essie-free-in-me.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/euaqzs8vn8a.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/love-by-essie-free-in-me.jpg?strip=all&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Essie Violin compared to <a href=\"https:\/\/noaenails.com\/index.php\/swatch-and-review-of-love-by-essie-free-in-me\/\">Love by Essie Free in me<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/noaenails.com\/index.php\/swatches-of-the-new-essie-ferris-of-them-all-collection-for-summer-2021\/\">Essie Air spun fun<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/noaenails.com\/index.php\/swatches-of-essie-beleaf-in-yourself-fall-2021-2022\/\">Essie Just Grow with it.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I purchased my bottle of Essie Violin at <a href=\"http:\/\/polishpick.com\">Polishpick<\/a>, and they still have some bottles left. However, on Ebay they ask around 30$ at the moment, which is definitely not worth it in my opinion, since shades like Violin are still easy to find nowadays. The closest shade I have is probably <a href=\"https:\/\/noaenails.com\/index.php\/swatch-and-review-of-love-by-essie-free-in-me\/\">Free in me from Essie&#8217;s new Love by Essie collection<\/a>. Also, <a href=\"https:\/\/noaenails.com\/index.php\/swatches-of-the-new-essie-ferris-of-them-all-collection-for-summer-2021\/\">Air spun fun from the ferris of them all collection<\/a> is very similar and should be part of Essie&#8217;s permanent collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s pretty cool to see these five old shades together! Again, it&#8217;s an awesome part of Essie&#8217;s history and it&#8217;s nice to see how collections have changed over time. It&#8217;s difficult to imagine that Essie would ever release a spring collection that looked like this one. Today, this typically would look like a holiday or fall collection to me. I think all of these shades, except for maybe Trumpet, are pretty dupe-able, and you should be able to find similar in Essie&#8217;s current collection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wish I knew a bit more about this collection than I currently do, but it&#8217;s been pretty difficult to find any information about it. Essie&#8217;s website did not exist before 2002. Vintage Essie shared a magazine ad of this collection in her highlights here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/highlights\/17979592198747126\/\">Stories \u2022 Instagram<\/a>, and it&#8217;s probably the only thing that&#8217;s left of this collection on the internet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I have swatches of a very different collection for you. I tracked down five shades of Essie&#8217;s Spring 1997 &#8216;Let&#8217;s get instrumental&#8217; collection. Essie&#8217;s musical instruments collection was released right after the release of the (in)famous Essie Starry starry night, which they released for the holiday season. 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