Essie- Lilacism

Lilacism is the palest purple polish I own. I believe it is part of the permanent lineup of Essie polish and first became available in 2012. Essie is most commonly about $8 USD a bottle, except for topcoats, Luxeffects and the repstyle magnetic polishes.
This particular polish is a pastel creme with a high quality formula and a narrow brush. However, it is a bit sheer because it is such a pale color, taking about 3 coats to get it opaque.
This particular polish has a flat top to the cap with the name of the color on a label on top and Essie is printed in white on the bottle because it came from a mass retailer (Target) instead of a beauty supply store. However, I have noticed no difference in price or formula whether I buy them from a drugstore or a professional cosmetics store.

Colors used in nail art on ring finger: Sinful Colors nail striper in Anxious Azure, black Sally Hansen nail art pen and Sally Hansen Diamond Lust in Black diamonds. Topcoat is Orly nail defense.

The polish on the left is Essie Luxeffects topcoat in "A Cut Above," which was purchased at a professional beauty supply store because of the big embossed E on the cap.