Tuesday 8 January 2013

Essie Collection: 0 - 7 in 3 months (With more to come in SS13)

Top L-R: Leading Lady, Ballet Slippers, Sugar Daddy, Beyond Cosy
Bottom L-R: Merino Cool, Mint Candy Apple, Tart Deco
 
Mid November I lost my Essie Virginity after winning a blogger giveaway to win a set of three of Nikki Etc, favourite Essie polishes. Since Merino Cool hit my nails I haven't looked back.
 
I am and will always be an OPI girl, they were the brand I first converted even before I started to train as a manicurist. I have, however, been seduced by Essie with it's slightly higher coverage varnish, easy to use brush and one of the longest wear times I have had.
 
The range of colours every season has been bang on trend and highly desirable. In the case of the Christmas collection there was a mixture of Christmassy colours for the purists and brights for the rebels.

 
Leading Lady (above) is now my favourite red ever, it's a jelly with red glitter infused. To me it doesn't traditional glitter, it glows. I had this on for Christmas and didn't take it off until New Years Eve which is nearly 7 days of wear and I only had the smallest chip on the corner of my thumb.
 
My husband also brought me Beyond Cosy which is a gold glitter, this one sparkles. I do like that's it's not a brassy gold and it is not a intense good, there seems a bit of silver to tone it down. I've found this makes a great accent nail polish.


And now onto my two new ones, an impulse purchase from Fragrance Direct for the grand price of £1.99 each. The one above is Ballet Slippers, an almost white cream, that's soft and feminine. The other is Sugar Daddy which is suppose to be sheer pink nude. I think this will be perfect for the times I more a groomed look.

Onto Spring/Summer 2013 - Delicate pinks, lilacs, blues and greys. I've seen no swatches so far, but I will be keeping an eye out for the whole of that bottom row. With the trend heading towards to pastels again, I think I'll also be able to reuse my Mint Candy Apple (as it matches some of my light jumpers).

Note: Don't worry OPI - I got The Bondette set for Christmas, our love affair is not over yet

14 comments:

  1. I love the look of Essie and the colours they offer but the formula does not work for me! Chips really fast and can sometimes oxidise really fast!

    caperepulchra.blogspot.com xo

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  2. It like with any products - some work for others that don't. I'm sorry they didn't work for you. x

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  3. I love Essie. I think they are one of the best nail polish brands. x

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  4. I really want to try Beyond Cosy... the swatches I've seen are gorgeous!! I love Essie polishes even though I find that they don't last as long on my nails as OPI or Deborah Lippmann!

    xx Ellie
    www.ellalogy.com 

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    1. I must admit I do change my polish just about every other day! Beyond Cosy is really pretty :)

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  5. I've recently fallen in love with Essie too, I've got Ballet Slippers and Sugar Daddy like you have, and a few more from Fragrance Direct but would love to build up my collection some more! :) I love the look of Leading Lady!

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    1. I've been stalking fragrance direct for a while, still shocked that their £1.99 (however a majority are previous LE ones). Leading Lady is just beautiful, I cannot get the right photo to do it justice! x

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  6. Hello, and thank you for your comment on my blog! :) When I was younger I had a real nail polish-fetish! ;) I had SO many different colors! Now I mostly wear red though, and I LOVE that "Leading Lady" with the sparkles in it! I'm a burlesque dancer and that one would look perfect on stage! Have to get... :D xox

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    1. Hello Miss Meadows, thank you as well for the comment. Leading Lady would be perfect for you (Brings out my Burlesque side as well).

      Miss Meadows has a beautiful vintage blog and yes she is a Burlesque danceer as well. I have spent hours dribbling over vintage pieces on her site :) x

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  7. These are all super pretty colors! I'm obsessed with Essie!:)

    www.fashionsontop.blogspot.com

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    1. Some of the ncest colours I've seen, it's a good starter collection x

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  8. Love these colours! You can't beat an Essie fix!x

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    1. Love these colours, I'm really happy wih them - the lasting time, ranges of colours etc. i know my collection is going to increase :) x

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