I'm a proud member of the (non-existent) Essie fan club, and have been since I found Xtras Online, TK Maxx and Fragrance Direct, where the ridiculous prices are much less ridiculous. I've reviewed a couple of the colours before, which you can see here and here but today is not a review, it's my Essie collection! :D
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Left to right: Bikini So Teeny, To Buy Or Not To Buy and We're In It Together |
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Left to right Tour De Finance, Aperitif and Orange It's Obvious |
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Left to right: Dive Bar and Case Study |
Essie nail polishes in general have amazing formulas and colour choices, and although they're normally quite expensive you can get some really good deals from places like TK Maxx and some discount websites. I've never paid the full £8 but I think they're worth the money for the long-lasting formula and lovely colours. ^_^
Bikini So Teeny is one of Essie's most famous colours. It's a cornflower blue with a slight sheen to it; very wearable and perfect for every season. It's one of my newer ones so I've only worn it a couple of times, but I see myself wearing it a lot in the future. :)
To Buy Or Not To Buy is a gorgeous shimmery lilac that goes one perfectly with one coat. It suits most skin tones and is very easy to wear thanks to the subtlety. I did a review a wee while ago which you can see here.
We're In It Together is one of my newest ones and I haven't actually worn it yet, but in the bottle it's a pale, candyfloss pink. :) I bought a bottle of this for one of my friends at the same time and it looks lovely on her. ^_^
Tour De Finance is bright, bright, bright pink with a little bit of shimmer that doesn't really show up on your nails. It's pretty much the same as Barry M's Shocking Pink, so I wouldn't recommend getting both. The formula is especially great in this one, as it goes on easily and smoothly with just one coat.
Aperitif is a bright tomato red that suits every skin tone, season and occasion. The brush is the perfect shape and it goes one amazingly. I only ever use one coat with this one and it lasts well over a week (with a top coat). I reviewed this one last month, so you can see that here.
Orange It's Obvious is basically just a bright orange with no shimmer or sheen. It's a great autumn colour (and Halloween colour!), and looks especially nice with alternate red nails. I've only worn it twice but both times I've really liked it, and got a lot of compliments. ^__^
I would say that my favourites are Bikini So Teeny, To Buy Or Not To Buy and Aperitif, just because they're really wearable and suit my skin tone. Saying that, the first 6 polishes are pretty much equal. I'm not quite as keen on Dive Bar and Case Study though...Dive Bar is a metallic teal and Case Study is khaki; both of which are quite nice colours, but they just don't suit my skin tone and are harder to wear.
What are your favourite Essie colours? :D
Cat xx