Essie 'Carry On' Fall 2011 Polish Collection!

L-R: Carry on, Glamour Purse, Lady Like, Case Study, Very Structured, Power Clutch

Another autumn collection, this time from Essie! I love Essie polishes, the formula always seems to be fabulous so I'm always keen to see what new colours they have coming out. I have to say, I do like the look of the collection but only Carry On, Very Structured and Power Clutch are really calling me to go out and buy them from the promo photographs. What do you think?

Colours:

Carry On – Merlot
Glamour Purse – Nude
Lady Like – Pink
Case Study – Camel
Very Structured – Burnt Orange
Power Clutch – Dusty Green Grey

Essie Summer 2011 (Part 2) - Resort!

Another Essie collection for summer 2011 is the 'Resort' collection, a seemingly safari-themed set that comprises of 4 shades:

"Lion Around: peachy shade
Da Bush: khaki green shade
Your Hut or Mine: sparkling golden poppy pink
Fair Game: Blue metallic Tahitian pearl sheen of platinum"

My favourites from the promotional photographs are Fair Game and Your Hut Or Mine, but that could all change when I see the shades 'in real life' so to speak as I do actually think they all look like colours I'd wear!

Fancy any of these?

Essie Summer 2011 (Part 1) - Braziliant!

Essie's scorching summer 2011 collection, the Braziliant collection looks absolutely beautiful, I wholeheartedly concur with the ‘brilliant’ reference as I am coveting at least 4, probably 5 of the collection already!

Colours that stand out to me (ie the ones I *really* want) are Super Bossa Nova, Braziliant, Too Too Hot, Meet Me At The Sunset and possibly Smooth Sailing too! The only one that didn’t really grab me is Absolutely Shore... just because I have enough pastel-y green shades currently (I probably have enough of most shades but that’s beside the point)!

What do you think, are there any colours that you must have in your life?

Essie Spring 2011 'A French Affair'

Essie’s spring collection looks to be a lovely mix of pastels, and nudey neutrals - with an equally lovely looking blue thrown in for good measure.

It’s actually the blue that stands out most to me, quite possibly as it looks darker than the rest of the collection but oddly doesn’t look too out of place for it, maybe as it reminds me of the beautiful blue sea of the Côte d'Azur so fits in with the theme, still.

Other stand out colours for me are Sand Tropez and Topless & Barefoot, although I actually found it quite difficult to make a decision on that as I think all the colours look like colours that I would wear with no problem!

Are there any stand out colours for you?

French Affair - A beautiful soft pink.

 Nice is Nice - A stunning soft lavender.

 
Coat Azure - A lovely sea blue shade.

Sand Tropez - A fabulous taupe.

Topless & Barefoot - A perfect pink-nude.

Kisses & Bisses - A pearly ivory (which looks slightly iredescent).

The set will be available at Essie stockist, BeautyBay (www.beautybay.com) very soon; I'll be checking to find out when it comes in and will update the post when I find out!

Essie Winter 2010 Collection - A Few Swatches!

So I got my Essie Winter collection order from the USA, but they only sent 3 of the collection and I’m having difficulties in trying to sort out the others, so I thought I’d go ahead and swatch what I had, since I don’t actually know of or when this issue will be sorted.

Without Flash (Daylight):

L-R - Going Incognito, Hot Coco & Smokin' Hot!

Luckily for me, the colours I had really wanted were included in the package; so here are the Swatches!

Without Flash (under day lamp):

They’re not the best pictures I’ve taken but the lighting at the moment is awful due to the dull weather so I’ve done the best I can so that you can see the colours!

With Flash (in daylight):

With Flash (day lamp):

As always these Essie polishes apply beautifully and are fabulously glossy - in fact my pictures and nail wheel do not do them justice!