Essie Weingarten
From Scratch with Jessica Harris
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How Did You Decide to Make Your Own Mud?
Essie's real name was esther, but you were never called that down the side. For the first few years, you had a different bottle. Now there's this iconic bottle, a that's square shaped, and it has your name, essie. She says she needed something that would be very comfortable in the manicurist hand.
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Essie started her eponymous brand in 1981 with $10,000 after working in the hosiery business. When 
