WINTERWARMERS
Hello everyone! With Christmas drawing
closer, I have been looking to my winter polishes, shimmery metal tones and the
tradition reds and greens. I recently
have rediscovered my love for Essie nail
polish, and so I saw some of the winter collection 2012 colours and I had to
give them a try and safe to say I am most definitely in love! The colours I
really love at the moment are Leading
Lady, Snap Happy and Beyond Cosy.
Left to Right: Leading
Lady, Snap Happy and Beyond Cosy.
Leading
Lady
My
favourite colour of the three of this mini collection is Leading Lady.
The
deep crimson red colour shines alongside the shimmery glitter tones of a
lighter red. The undertone of a deep red pink colour makes the polish a lot
more fun in the light. The shine of the colour is amazing and the glitter gives
it a real unique edge. It’s a lot different to some of the other current winter
shimmery reds; it looks professional and a bit calmer than other colours in the
winter
market. It makes me feel so cosy and ready for a warm mug of mulled wine!
As for
wear, the colour maintains is shine and glow until you take it off, I wore the
colour for 5 days before I changed, and there were no signs of chipping or
wear, which is incredible considering the stress and strain I put my nails
through! It can be built up to whatever strength you require, Above I used 3
coats; however I think it would look lovely and subtle with just 1 or 2 coats,
it’s that versatile. I will definitely be going back to buy this in the full
size bottle!
Beyond Cosy
The next colour was Beyond
Cosy. This was a lovely silver shimmery glitter colour. The base grey had a
soft undertone of a rusty gold, which added a metal affect the polish, making
it quite unique and gave the polish its ‘coziness’. The colour is so shiny and
reflective, I received so many compliments, it’s a great colour that is so
strongly pigmented considering it’s both a colour and glitter polish! Usually
with colours like these, they needed 3+ coats, but Beyond Cosy only needed 2, and I personally think even just the one
coat would look glorious! Just like Leading Lady, I wore this for 6 days with
the China Glaze non-chip top coat
and there were no signs of wear- amazing! :-D
Snap Happy
Finally it’s
Snap Happy, This is a lovely deep
Coral red polish. The shine on even when dry is so glossy, which is why I love
this colour so much. The colour is a deep red, but with orange and pink
undertones, it creates a warm accompaniment to the skin tone, making my hands
look a lot less ghostly like! It only needed 2 coats, yet another
reason why I love Essie nail polish,
you would never waste money on their polishes, as they are so richly pigmented
and last for a very long time! This polish didn’t quite last a full week, as I
didn’t use a top coat, however I think with the glossy texture of the finish,
it would look stunning on a night out with a plain classic dress, especially
around Christmas!
Hope this
helped you decide on some winter polishes! I will be posting more soon, sorry
about the delay; I've been so busy recently with exams + work! If you have any requests on tutorials or posts…. Fire away! I will be posting up a snowman nail
art tutorial over the weekend.
Happy nail
Painting!
Emily xo