Nail varnishes. What more can I say - one of my favourite beauty items, I have a little more than the recommended amount, but my collection is ever growing. Today, I would like you enlighten you all on my Essie varnishes experience and why I have so very few but I love them ever so much.
The first ever Essie nail varnish I bought was the classic "Turquoise & Caicos", being so I purchased it around Summer time, the beauty community was going head over heels for mint and coral nail varnishes. Being a proud owner of China Glaze's "For Audrey" and watching the fluid in the bottle quickly decreasing, I decided it was time for a new mint nail varnish, which is why I bought "Turquoise & Caicos", as recommended by people like HauteBrilliance and Meganheartsmakeup.
When the nail varnish arrived on a Saturday morning, I quickly opened it hoping that I would be able to have lovely minty nails for work. I was instantly drawn to the lovely mint colour and immediately tried it on. However, I was thoroughly disappointed by the application of the nail varnish due to the thin brush which makes the application looks streaky and unpleasant. The formula of the nail varnish was also quite thin, meaning I needed around 3 coats to begin to get an opaque colour. Overall, I was not impressed.
Around the time when Essie was launched in UK's Boots, many YouTubers began to rave about the amazing Essie brushes and the overall formula of their nail varnish. To myself I thought "I don't like Essie varnishes, why is there such a craze for them?!", and put off going to Boots and buying the newly launched Essie products.
Recently, I found out that a girl who I go to school with also indulge in YouTube beauty videos and watch various people who I watch too - the lovely Emma off bellemmabeauty.blogspot.com. She was very much for the Essie trend too and after a few weeks (or months) or talking about various beauty items and she recommended different Essie varnishes to me, like Fiji and Mint Candy Apple, I decided to give them another shot. I did not want to order off the Internet this time round though just to make sure that I do like the consistency of the nail varnish and the brush.
During a trip to Westfields in London, I took advantage of the amazing Boots there with so many more cosmetic counters than my local Boots and there I picked up a Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser (which I'm in the midst of testing out before I write a full review on them) and 2 Essie nail varnishes.
This is an almost indigo colour, but swayed more towards the blue, it is such a lovely Spring colour, especially for UK weather, where Spring is basically a little bit warmer than winter weather, but still quite grey and gloomy. As this is the darker shade of blue, it matches with that but also adds a pop of colour to any outfit. I think that it complements my skin tone really well and the finish of the polish is amazing and rather shiny even without a top coat.
A favourite amongst many beauty bloggers and YouTubers and recently included in Macbarbie07's favourites video. I must agree, that this is a classic mint colour which is a bit light than my beloved "For Audrey" and the earlier mentioned "Turquoise & Caicos". I love the newly improved brushes for both "Mint Candy Apple" and "Lapiz of Luxury" and it has definitely made me like Essie polishes more than I did before. I love this colour as it is just so summery but not as vibrant as corals and reds, for those outfits where I want the outfit to be the main focal point.
After a love hate relationship with Essie polishes, I have concluded that I shall be trying more out and I would love to branch away from the blue shades - it was a complete accident that I picked up two blue shades!
ps. due to the fact that my nails aren't in the best stages of its life and calling for a nourishment session, i did not want to harm your eyes with horrible cuticles and unfiled nails. next time i post something relating to nails, i will be posting pictures of them on!
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