My favourite hair care boutique was clearing out their Essie polishes and I got this on sale. I love dark vampy shades during the fall/winter months and Damsel in a Dress is a beautiful deep purple/merlot shade. Those are the only positive things I have to say about this polish as the formula is just okay. Application is decent but the durability isn't as great as other Essie polishes. I was getting small chips within a day which doesn't happen with other shades from the same line. I'll probably wear it on my toe nails instead.

I love this colour!! It's a vampy deep purple with a silver shimmer. As a previous reviewer commented I love the fact that this doesn't just look black. You can tell it's a colour. It also doesn't have any muddy brown tones which lots of purples do. Two coats provided opaque coverage. I can see my brush stokes a little on my right hand as my application isn't great. It's been 2 days so far without chipping. Yay!!

So I have a million of these 'almost black' colors at home, think OPI's Black Cherry Chutney, Royal Rajah Ruby, Lincoln Park After Dark etc. All of them turn out just black on my nails, no exception. And I don't want black fingernails. I was therefore hesitant about purchasing this as it does look awfully similar to Black Cherry Chutney in the bottle. However I have been searching for an eggplant color with no brown undertones forever (for some reason, a lot of purples or eggplants have a brownish hue in them when applied on my nails, another thing I don't like). Fortunately, this color is finally what I've been looking for. It turns out clearly not black, but as a deep purple with absolutely no brown in it. Perfect. The quality is as with most Essies, on my nails, none stick without chipping for more than two days (no matter what I do) which is OK as I match my nails to my clothes and therefore change color almost every day. Price is 8$ I think in retail, I paid 5$ in a beauty supply store in Chinatown in SanFran. I find the price OK and would pay full price too.

I love this Deep Eggplant purple color. I get lots of complements each time I wear it. It is on the expensive side. It cost about $8 per bottle

I like what the money goes for, but dislike the polish. The Pepto-Pink color goes okay with my light olive skintone, but I think I prefer a warmer pink. Why I rate this a "2" is because of the formula. Like most Essie polishes, this one goes on streaky as all heck; and some nails needed 3 coats for a smooth opacity. I applied this on a Saturday evening, and 2 nails chipped & peeled off by Monday afternoon. I wear gloves for all dishwashing and chores, so it wasn't because I was rough on them. I prefer China Glaze and OPI nail polishes because I find them easier to apply, and I typically get 5-7 days of wear out of them before they start to chip on the tips. I really only bought this because it was for Breast Cancer Awareness, and I think Essie could have done better with this one. (I have a few Essie polishes that are far more impressive than this one.) Overall, I find this one rather disappointing.