Sunday, June 10, 2012

Essie nail polish haul & nail of the day

Over the past month I have started accumulating quite a lot of nail polish. Blame it on my semi make-up shopping ban, but I'm loving having many colours to choose from. And since I never get a professional manicure done, I can definitely justify it. For now.

Our local drugstores have started selling Essie nail polishes about a month ago. What a treat, but definitely also dangerous for my wallet. I bought 3 nail polishes and one base coat.


Grow stronger - This base coat  enriched with oils is supposed to make your nails stronger.I haven't noticed a difference yet.
A crewed interest - This is a milky peach shade from the spring 2012 collections. It requires at least 2 coats. 
Demeure Vixen - This polish is an old rose/mauvy shade with fine purple shimmer. On the nails the shimmer is very subtle, but the colour leans more purple. 1 coat will give a beautiful sheer application (not streaky!). The colour is opaque with 2 coats.
Penny Talk - this shade is from the Mirror Metallics collection. It's a rosy gold metallic polish that's pretty much opaque with 1 coat. This was an impulsive buy I must say and I'd only wear this as an accent nail.


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On my nails today:

Grow Stronger base coat & demeure vixen (2 coats)

What are your favourite Essie nail polishes?

Love, 

Maya

32 comments:

  1. Great colour choices! I want to try essie polishes so badly! I only have one glitter polish from essie atm! :(

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    1. Essie polishes are worth checking out. Best to get a colour that you know you will get a lot of wear out of. xx

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  2. Gorgeous colour!
    I still need to try these nail polishes!

    Natasha Carly x
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    1. Oh, you really should. They have some great colours. And now Boots has them as well! xx

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  3. You NEED to try essie nail polish in the colour 'fiji'! I just blogged about it, and it's one of my all time favorite essie nail polishes! xo

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    1. Just saw it on your blog. That's like the perfect colour for summer! xx

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  4. Love Essie shades, although the formula is a bit hit and miss. Have you tried Shore Thing before, it's a lovely sea-foam green.

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    1. Shore thing sounds nice too. Will check it out. I agree with the hit and miss thing. Some of them seem to be streaky. I got lucky with my choices. xx

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  5. Oh my wordy, love the Vixen polish.. I may have to have a cheeky purchase haha :)

    Lucy x

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  6. I loveee Essie nail polish, I can wear them for a week without it chipping!!

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    1. That's crazy. Do you wear them with a top coat? xx

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  7. look at all those lovely neutral colours!! a girl of my own taste :) I have been trying to branch out lately- I am loving corals at the moment.

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    1. I have totally gotten into corals. Other than that I usually stick to my taupes and neutrals. xx

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  8. amazing colors :)
    I love this post!!

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  9. These colors are so pretty! Your blog is pretty cool!

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  10. I love Essie polish...it's probably my fav line! Very pretty colors hun & lovely blog! New follower! XO

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  11. i love that brand.. they have lots of nice colors.. :)

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  12. I really love the Essie packaging, and am a fan of nude colours :)
    I just found your blog and I can't wait for future posts, so I have followed you :)

    Karys x
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    1. I love their nudes. Thanks for following! xx

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  13. i only have one essie nail polish, and i definitely love it!!! great colors!!!!

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  14. Essie and Barry M are my two fav polish brands! x

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  15. Sadly, I don't own any Essie polishes.. I know right?! I was at the department store the other day and saw that Essie a sale. I was tempted to get some pastel shades, but didn't end up purchasing them. Demeure looks so pretty on your nails hun, it has a lovely sheen to it too!

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    1. Essie is definitely now one of my favourite brands for nail polish. They do have some great pastels, nudes and taupes. <3

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  16. Barry M do a dupe for A Crewed Interest - it's called Peach Melba and its £2.99! I don't know if they stock Barry M in the US though?

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