A timeless glossy red cream lacquer made for polished, confident nails.
✦ The Classic Red Manicure
ESSIE REGULAR A-LIST 434 is Essie’s iconic A-List shade, a classic glossy red cream nail lacquer from the brand’s original polish family. Elegant, bold, and beautifully recognizable, this shade brings a refined red manicure look to both personal nail routines and salon color collections.
Designed for traditional brush application, this regular lacquer requires no UV or LED lamp. Essie recommends pairing it with a base coat, two coats of color, and a top coat, then finishing the manicure with apricot cuticle oil for a complete, well-groomed look.
✦ Why It Belongs in Your Nail Wardrobe
✦ Iconic A-List Red A classic red cream shade identified by Essie as A-List, shade code 434.
✦ Glossy Cream Finish Offers a smooth cream color look with a glossy red finish when applied as directed.
✦ Regular Lacquer Formula This is traditional nail polish, not a gel system, so no UV or LED curing is required.
✦ Easy-Glide Brush Essie highlights its exclusive brush design for smooth, even salon-style application.
✦ Original Essie Family Part of Essie’s original classic lacquer line, distinct from the brand’s gel and long-wear collections.
✦ Single-Bottle Size Multiple retailer listings show the bottle size as 0.46 fl oz / 13.5 mL.
✦ Key Ingredients
Ethyl Acetate & Butyl Acetate Listed by Essie among the formula ingredients for this lacquer.
Nitrocellulose A listed film-forming ingredient commonly used in traditional nail lacquer formulas.
Tosylamide/Formaldehyde Resin Included on Essie’s ingredient listing; review the full label if you have known sensitivities.
Colorants May Vary The manufacturer lists possible pigments and colorants, including titanium dioxide, mica, iron oxides, lakes, and other pigments.
✦ How to Use
- 01 Start with clean, prepared nails and apply one coat of your preferred Essie base coat.
- 02 Apply two coats of Essie A-List 434 using the easy-glide brush for smooth, even coverage.
- 03 Finish with one coat of any Essie top coat to complete the glossy manicure look.
- 04 Complete the manicure by moisturizing cuticles with apricot cuticle oil, and store polish away from heat and flames.
