Essie Lilacism

It seems the only nail brand I'm featuring on my blog these days is Essie. But that's because it's amazing! In my eyes they can do no wrong. I love this brand so much I even find myself buying pastel colours-which I loathe-end enjoying them. I saw this a few weeks ago when I was picking up Fiji and nearly bought it, but suddenly remembered that I hate pastel shades. But actually I couldn't stop thinking about it (don't judge, we all get like that about a product once in a while) so legged it into town this weekend and snapped it up.

The coverage isn't great, this is three coats and I'm not totally thrilled with it but it went on quite easily and the colour is properly lovely. It's like a slightly grey toned lilac with that gorgeous milky texture that Essie does so well.

I'm not a pastel convert-I will still turn my nose up at Mint Candy Apple- but I am so happy with this polish.

Do you like Essie? What's your favourite shade?

vxo

Essie Fiji

Love this shade. It's actually a little bit more pink than these pictures show but still very light and very stark. Totally different to my usual pink/red/dark shades and I love it! This is a pesky three coats which gives total opacity. These pastel colours are so hard to get nice and neat on your nails but I've done my best.

Nice little accent nail courtesy of Models Own Snowflakes.

What do you think to Fiji?

vxo

Essie Cute As A Button

I picked this up in Boots yesterday and couldn't wait to slap it on my nails. It's one of the most hyped shades from Essie and I can certainly see why. It's the prettiest coral which changes from pink to orange in different lights. This is two coats but looking at it three would be better. It's making a lovely change looking down and seeing this rather than wintery dark or red shades.
All in all, yum!

Have you tried any Essie polishes? Have any shade recommendations for me?

vxo

Haul! Boots, Topshop, Next.

I've been shopping! Love payday weekend :)

Let's start with Boots: 

I am loving Essie at the moment and growing my collection rapidly. The range of colours is ridiculous so I'm going to be able to keep on purchasing for a long time. I picked up Fiji and Cute as a Button. Expect posts on both soon, it's love!

The hype around Rimmel Apocalips has been ridiculous so I couldn't ignore them when I was in store the other day. I don't buy an awful lot of makeup from Boots etc-the stands are always a right mess and it puts me off looking-but these were on offer for £5.99 so I couldn't say no. I picked up Nova which I'm not sure about yet. It's a nice colour but makes my lips look a bit dry and thin. Hmm, maybe a review coming soon.

And finally I got a new Organix Moroccan Argan Oil conditioner. I've used this a few times before and it's lush. Smells great, makes hair amazingly soft and shiny. Two gripes, it never seems to last that long and it's tricky to get out of the bottle. Anyone else found this with the Organix products?

And now Topshop.

I went in wanting to spend money but just couldn't find any clothes that grabbed my attention. Hate it when that happens. I did find this ivory top with black lace details round the collar which can easily be dressed up or down. I found this cute 3D triangle necklace for a fiver and picked up my first ever Topshop makeup purchase (!!) cream blusher in Head Over Heels. 

And finally Next.

I got the bag! I've been eyeing this up for ages and featured it in my last I Want post. I was a bit undecided because it is pretty massive but I saw it in person and couldn't not :) I also bought this beautiful rose gold watch which is my new obsession. Think it was about £20.

So that's my haul for today. Have you had a payday splurge?

vxo

Essie Russian Roulette

Nothing beats a proper red nail does it? This is my latest Essie love -Russian Roulette. It's a proper red with the slightest orange undertones. I find Essie polishes a bit hit and miss but this is definitely a winner. The wear is reasonable, no peeling off after a day and the application was very nice. I love the rounded shape of the brush which helps the quite thin formula go on nicely.
As per, available from Boots £7.99.

Happy Monday all!

vxo

Essie Leading Lady

I was perusing my local Boots the other day when this polish caught my eye spectacularly. My love for glitter nails has been documented extensively on my blog so I absolutely stood no chance against this beauty from the Winter Collection (especially when I knew I could pay with my Advantage card points!)

I would best describe this as a very dark red/black polish full of tiny red glitter particles. The pictures shown make it look brighter than it actually is and in artificial light it looks like black polish. I applied two coats with my Sally Hansen Double Duty as base and top coat. The application is a bit tricky- it can be difficult to get an even line because it's so full of glitter but a few coats will even things out. 

I am fully in love with this product and makes my nails weekday fabulous! Essie Leading Lady is available from Boots priced £7.99.

Have you tried any of the Essie Winter Collection?

vxo