NOTD: Essie Braziliant

Essie Braziliant

Somehow this was in my un-trieds! I got this one last summer along with Too Too Hot and Smooth Sailing and I guess I forgot about it. Side note: I am having a terrible time spelling Braziliant with one L! I guess I am trying to spell it like "brilliant".

I am on the fence about this shade. It required three coats, and you can see on my middle finger I've got a bit of a crease that happened during the night. I think it got pretty thick and didn't dry well. Still a pretty eye-catching shade.

Details

Brand/Name: Essie Braziliant

Number of coats in pic/topcoat?: 3 coats of color topped with 1 coat of NYC Grand Central Station

Purchased From: www.transdesign.com for approximately $6

Collection: Braziliant is part of Essie's Braziliant collection released for Summer 2011 along with:

• Absolutely Shore (soft sea foam green) 
• Brazilliant (hot orange with a touch of shimmer)
• Meet Me at Sunset (vibrant deep orange)
• Smooth Sailing (breezy lavender blue with a reflection of pearl)
• Super Bossa Nova (upbeat bright fuchsia)
• Too Too Hot (sizzling rich red coral)

NOTD: Essie Too Too Hot

Essie Too Too Hot

from the Braziliant Summer Collection 2011

This is so pretty! The above swatch is 2 coats.

NOTD: Essie Smooth Sailing

Essie Smooth Sailing from the Braziliant collection (click to enlarge)

I picked this up at Target over the weekend, and I am so glad I did! It's really pretty. In the bottle you can see teal and purple shimmers, but they don't show up on the nail. Still.... great color. The application was great- smooth and even in just two coats.