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11 Facts You Never Knew About Essie

October 26, 2015 by Ella Cajayon
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Between the adorable and quirky names of the polishes to the bold and unique color selection, it's no wonder Essie is so popular! If you're an avid user of Essie products like we are, then let's test what you know! Click through the slideshow to read the 11 facts you never knew about Essie.

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If you do your research, sometimes you can find Essie available for much cheaper online on sites like soap.com.

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Elegant beauty look featuring natural makeup trends.

Six of Essie's original polish colors are still available. The first 12 colors that made up the Essie line had no name, but the six colors that still exist today include: Autumn Leaves, Baby's Breath, Azalea, Black Cherry Blanc and Bordeaux.

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The signature cube-shaped nail polish bottle was trademarked in 1993. Eight years later, Essie added her name to the bottles.

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Essie has a YouTube channel that is constantly updated with stunning nail art tutorials.

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Nails weren't founder Essie Weingarten's first passion. She actually majored in fashion merchandising and worked in the industry for eight years before she became the queen of nail polish.

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While Essie Weingarten majored in fashion merchandising, she always treated herself to a manicure when she did well in school. Weingarten shares, "Even then, I always felt there was a need for fashion-for­ward colors."

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There are currently over 300 nail polish colors to choose from.

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Essie Weingarten is a night person. Weingarten says, "I keep a notepad by my bed and one in my purse for any ideas that I come up with." She even admits that sometimes she'll wake up in the middle of the night and write down a new nail polish name.

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Essie's first color collection debuted in Las Vegas. Essie Weingarten picked this location in particular because, at the time, there weren't many nail salons. With such a huge entertainment industry located there, she figured it only made sense to start in Vegas.

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Essie nail polish has been spotted on some major celebrities and highly influential people, from Madonna and Britney Spears, to even Hillary Clinton!

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Essie Weingarten practically lives in her Astoria, N.Y. headquarters. In fact, her office includes a kitchenette, sofa and family photos! How cozy.

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