Twinkle Bell had worn out her welcome, so I stopped in Walgreens on my way to the conference center. The Essie summer collection was front and center, and Bikini So Teeny is really the only polish from this set that has caught my eye. I hadn't brought remover, Seche Vite, nada, so I bought Essie Good to Go and cheap remover as well.
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| Behold! My between-sessions-at-a-conference mani |
This polish is a periwinkle blue that has a beautiful silver shimmer. Sadly, this shimmer is only visible in the bottle and in very bright light. This photo is a tad bit bluer than the polish really is, but it was really tricky to photograph. Formula wise, this one was thin and required three coats, but I think wear is much better with 3 thin coats than 1-2 thick ones.
Good to Go worked pretty well too. I think it dried almost as fast as my beloved Seche Vite. It also had a very hard finish, but I love that thick glassiness I get with SV. It'll be handy to keep around as a back up.
When I swatched this color I was so disappointed that the glitter didn't show up. Such a sad moment. It's weird though, it doesn't even show up when I went to remove it. It's lucky it's a pretty color, or it may have ended up finding itself a new home.
ReplyDeleteI just don't understand how it doesn't show up on the nail! lol. It makes no sense, is it really that finely milled? I thought glitter was the herpes of the art world. Wow, that just got weird.
There is another Essie... Power Clutch I think... that is a dark grey with a wonderful copper shimmer. In the bottle. :(
DeleteI also thought it was super weird that the glitter didn't give any problems during removal. We can all be glad of that, right?
I got 4 from this collection: all but the mauvy rose and the lighter pink. I like this one a lot better on you than I did on me!
ReplyDeleteI almost got the mauvy one because of Kellie Gonzo's swatches. Then I remembered that she has a much darker complexion than me and it would probably look horrid. I've got plenty of pinks anyway!
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