Essie Retro Revival Nail Polish Collection | 2016
OMG! Essie Is Bringing Back Its Iconic Starry Starry Night Polish
The only thing worse than waiting for a beauty product to be restocked (looking at you, Lip Kit by Kylie!) is discovering that it's been discontinued. Failing to hoard a limited-edition favorite and realizing it's gone forever is completely devastating. It's especially problematic with nail polish; you can only thin out an old, beloved lacquer so many times until it's unusable. The good people over at Essie understand your plight. In honor of its 35th anniversary, the company is bringing six of your favorite formulas back to life with its Retro Revival collection.
The brand launched in 1981 with just 12 options, including Birthday Suit, a delicate nude. This polish is just one of the sextet of shades being released from the Essie vault in January 2016. Each varnish will be brought back for a limited time with a star-studded cap, inspired by the vintage marquee of Vegas's Stardust casino.
True polish fanatics will be especially excited to hear that the legendary Starry Starry Night, a glittery blue lacquer, will also be revived. If you've never heard of this shade (which first launched in 1985), you should know that it's one of the most sought-after Essie formulas and has been sold for hundreds of dollars on eBay.
Though we may have more than 250 Essie polishes to choose from these days, we are still super psyched to see these discontinued colors make a comeback. Read on to see which of your must-have hues made the cut.
Essie Nail Polish in Birthday Suit, debuted in 1981
Essie Nail Polish in Starry Starry Night, debuted in 1985
Essie Nail Polish in Life of the Party, debuted in 2002
Essie Nail Polish in Sequin Sash, debuted in 2005
Essie Nail Polish in Cabana Boy, debuted in 2005
Essie Nail Polish in Bikini With a Martini, debuted in 2006
