Thursday 13 December 2012


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