NOTD: Essie Lion Around

Essie Lion Around

If I wasn't trying to make it thru un-trieds.... I might not even show you this one. I do not like this color on me at all. It's so very TSFW (Totally Suitable For Work), which was nice since I had a business meeting to attend today, but it does something strange up next to my skin. Do not like.

Details

Brand/Name:  Essie Lion Around

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

Purchased from:  I purchased the 2011 Resort Mini Collection at TJ Maxx for $9.99. The Mini Collection also includes Lion Around, Fair Game, and Da Bush.

 

Collection: Your Hut or Mine is from the 2011 Resort Collection called Fair Game which includes:

• Da Bush
• Fair Game
• Lion Around
• Your Hut or Mine

NOTD: Essie Your Hut or Mine

 

Essie Your Hut or Mine

Yesterday was Mr. Sasha's birthday, and we made plans to go to dinner at The Melting Pot. Oh how we love The Melting Pot! It's expensive, so we save it for special occasions. And since it was his birthday, I'd thought I would do a Mr. Sasha-approved color for my NOTD. He's not a fan of trendy colors and finishes, and prefers what he calls "normal" colors. Read: boring. But I went with it and pulled out a nice rosy pink that was in my un-trieds. Of course he liked it!

Side note to OPI: See how Essie manages to get a label on their mini bottles? PLEASE figure out how to do this on your minis!

Details

Brand/Name:  Essie Your Hut or Mine

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

Purchased from:  I purchased the 2011 Resort Mini Collection at TJ Maxx for $9.99. The Mini Collection also includes Lion Around, Fair Game, and Da Bush.

 

Collection: Your Hut or Mine is from the 2011 Resort Collection called Fair Game which includes:

• Da Bush
• Fair Game
• Lion Around
• Your Hut or Mine

NOTD: Essie She's Picture Perfect

Essie She's Picture Perfect

I picked this one up from the 2012 Resort Collection because I thought that hidden shimmer was so pretty. 

The above swatch is three coats, topped with a new (to me) top coat that might just be in the running for Best Value Ever- NYC Grand Central Station.

I think it was either $2 or $3 and I'm pretty darn impressed. It seemed to dry the polish as well as my beloved Seche Vite.

Have you tried it? What do you think?

NOTD: Essie Fair Game

Essie Fair Game

from the 2011 Resort Collection

(mini bottle pic alert! Or I have giant hands... you decide!)

What looks to be a dark frosty gunmetal grey..... holds a hidden shimmer in the sun! Look at this gorgeous macro shot! I see gold, green, pink, and blue shimmers in there. Very pretty!

NOTD: Essie Playa Del Platinum

Essie Playa Del Platinum

This mani did not go so well..... the polish was a bit thick, and I was not at all pleased with the resulting polish job. I really don't have much experience with clean-up.... I typically just polish carefully so I don't have to clean up. But this polish was quite uneven around my cuticles and I am so displeased with it that I'm not even going to show you a full pic.

Also, it seems that this color is more well-suited for a cool skin tone- I am quite yellow and this color did not suit me at all.

Although I loved the other three colors from the Essie Resort Collection, this one was a no-go for me.

NOTD: Essie Turquoise & Caicos

Essie Turquoise & Caicos

I want my Canon Rebel back! I cannot get a good pic with my P&S.....

This is the third shade I got from the new Essie Resort Collection. Of the three, this is my least favorite, although I do like it.

I had some application issues- this was a very sheer polish and was barely noticable after one coat. I applied two thicker coats over the first and still had some lighter spots, but I just didn't have time for four coats.

NOTD: Essie Splash of Grenadine

Essie Splash of Grenadine

Sadly, this shot is a little out of focus. I left my big camera at my parent's house, so I just had a smaller P&S.

But I do love this shade, which is part of Essie's Resort Collection. This is three coats topped with Seche Vite.

I didn't think the formula on this was quite as smooth as Lapis of Luxury, but it was nothing that bothered me- it was just a bit thicker, but not problematic.

NOTD: Essie Lapis of Luxury

Essie Lapis of Luxury

This is absolutely gorgeous! I did do three coats becuase I felt like it needed it to cover the VNL, but it was worth it- what a great spring color. I use SV as a topcoat when I painted them before bed, and woke up to absolutely no shrinkage. And I spent the day paper-shuffling, and got no tip wear..... love it!