Essence Peaches

It's SO pretty. A very soft sherbet-like orange jelly polish that I wore for almost a week, which is crazy as I'm, well, me!

It refused to photograph but I did the best I could. Please keep in mind that it's actually pinker than the photo, though I couldn't capture that.

Polish days 1-4

Here's my red, orange, yellow, and green for that polish calender thing. More to come, I promise!

The red is an OPI I bought at a nail salon, Edin-Burgundy. It's darker than the picture, a shade lighter and less purple than wine.

The orange is Color Club You Got Soul-ar. I hate the name. Hate it. It's more pink than the photo, but no where near coral. Cool glitter.

Essence's Sundancer is my yellow. I assure you, it's more orange. Not quite egg yolk, but more sunshine.

For green, I have Revlon Emerald. Formula was a bit runny, which tripped me up. I bought this at Target for $.25, so I can't complain.

Two cheap thrills

Essence polishes, a steal at one dollar a piece.
The holo is Can't Cheat on Me, a sheer silver that has scattered holo akin to the Kaleidoscopes from China Glaze. Adore.
The other is Irreplaceable. Really, really pretty.

A lot of (random) swatches

All are labeled!

Random swatches

Currently, CC Revvvolution. It's stunning.




I wore this yesterday, ChG Ruby Deer with ChG Ruby Pumps on top. Super pretty.




Essence Underwater version 2. The close-up's bad. I need a better pic of it.






ChG Ick-a-body. This is $2 at Sally's right now, if you want it.





ChG Lemon Fizz. Funny story, I wanted this since it came out, but I never bought it. I was really lemming it a few days ago, I went to Ulta and it was $2! It made me happy. The formula, however, didn't make me happy. Three streaky, icky coats. I think I need to apply it again, but as a full manicure and not in a rush.




Barielle Gelt Me to the Party. FINALLY! A polish that is Hanukah themed. Plus it makes me think of My Fair Lady (get me to the church on time). $2 at Ulta. It looked much redder in real life on than it does in the bottle, but that may have been because it needed another coat.





ChG Zombie Zest. Another from the Halloween collection. Another one on sale for $2. Pick it up if you see it, it's stunning.





ChG Jolly Holly. Two dollars. A bit of a bore.

Aztec nails + mint comparison :)

Aztec nails, pinky to index:
AA Butter, Essence The World's Coolest, RBL Smitten, SH Lacy Lilac, and Essie Mint Candy Apple.
The silver is LA Colors Art Deco.
Basically, these are AWESOME in real life.

The mints, pinky to index:
Miki Mini (unnamed), Essie MCA, SH Mint Sorbet, Maybelline Minty


Minty is significantly darker than the rest, MCA is bluer, Mint Sorbet is the most yellow based green.

Quick Ulta Haul + Essence Hang Loose

All this for $6. I used a few coupons :)

This color (Essence Hang Loose) is stunning. Really, it's jelly like and delicate and perfect. I'm always impressed with Essence, their sheer pink is my Holy Grail french mani pink. Seriously, this is good stuff for under $2.
But, they have a habit of changing colors that are already out. Want to see what I mean?
Essence What Do U Think? use to be a coral creme. Now it's lighter, oranger, melon-y-er, and has gold shimmer. A substantial difference. But they're still calling it the same polish!(I have no clue why the picture is upside-down or how to fix it... I hate Blogger)

A few NOTDs

F21 Purple

Essence Underwater

Peacock

ChG Light as Air

Barry M Lavender Blue

So sweet it gives me a toothache.

This is Essence Sweet as Candy (I thought the title was clever XD), aka the most perfect sheer pink ever. Three coats here and it was a little too pale, I'll do two next time unless I'm wearing it on its own. The cool thing about this color is that it builds up, it doesn't just look like a clear. So, this is my official french mani/demure downtime polish. The fact that it was $1 doesn't hurt its case either....
Stamped m77 with ChG Millennium.



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