Essie (Fall 2010) - Sew Psyched

Essie "Sew Psyched"

What It Is

Described on Essieshop.com as "A cashmere-soft sage pewter". In my terms: gray-green polish with a miniscule amount of shimmer. Part of the Fall 2010 collection.

Application

Application was a breeze. This was 2 coats. I'm really enjoying my Essie collection (small but growing!). Can't wait for more of their collections in the future!

How do you feel about this color? My mom said "yuck!" when she saw it but I love it!

Monday, November 15, 2010

Essie (Winter 2010) - Smokin Hot

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Essie "Smokin' Hot"

What It Is

Described online as a "stone-cold fox gray". What the heck does that mean?! It's dark gray with a purple undertone. Why do they have to get all fancy with their wording. No one understands that stuff! Part of
Essie's Winter 2010 collection.

Application

If I remember correctly, this is 2 coats of "Smokin' Hot". Application was smooth and the polish's consistency was perfect. I'm not sure of the wear because I've only just swatched this color... If it's anything like "Going Incognito", then it's a keeper!

Do you like the new symbol I designed? No, that's not a logo... it's just an edited copyright watermark for images. I was tired of the long, distracting name that I had plastered across all of my pictures. This simple symbol says "Hey! Property of the Polish Hoarder"! :)

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Essie (Winter 2010) - Going Incognito

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Essie "Going Incognito"

What It Is

A deep bluish-green creme; think of OPI's "Jade Is The New Black" but a touch darker! It's a perfect shade for fall and winter. Part of Essie's Winter 2010 collection.

Application/Wear

Pictured is 3 coats of "Going Incognito". This polish applied very smoothly and had decent wear! I wore it for 3 whole days with only a little tip wear.

I purchased this product from Von Maur (my favorite department store ever). Who knew they'd start carrying Essie nail polish!?... And that's why Von Maur is my favorite!

Thursday, November 11, 2010

China Glaze - Mrs Claus

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China Glaze "Mrs. Claus"

What It Is

A warm-toned, pink jelly polish with (as far as I could tell) a combination of silver and pink glitter. The glitter is all one size, which I'd consider to be "regular". From China Glaze's 'Tis The Season (to be naughty AND nice) Holiday 2010 collection.

Application

The application of this polish was not as awesome as its color. My bottle was a bit thick and dried too fast! I had to redo my thumbnail because I took too long and it got lumpy. So work fast! This is 3 coats. It ended up looking pretty nice. Don't you agree? :)

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

China Glaze - Party Hearty (Layering)

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China Glaze "Party Hearty"

What It Is

A magnificiant combination of glitter! This is the most festive holiday glitter I've ever seen and I'm LOVING it! I believe there are 3 sizes of glitter floating around in this polish: large hexagonal red glitter, regular sized green glitter, and very small gold and silver glitter! ~~I will try to add a closeup of this polish soon! How could I forget!?~~ Check! ...Part of China Glaze's 'Tis The Season (to be naughty AND nice) Holiday 2010 collection.

Ways To Wear It

This past weekend, I went on a swatchathon to be able to show you fun examples (including non-traditional combos) of ways to layer this polish! Hope you enjoy them! This took a lot longer than I thought and I went through a TON of cotton balls :)

P.S.

All swatches shown are 2 coats of polish and 1 coat of glitter, unless otherwise noted. Base colors are listed below the pictures.

Nfu Oh #70

Essie "Going Incognito"

China Glaze "Ruby Pumps"

OPI "Pink-ing Of You"

Layered UNDER OPI "Funny Bunny"

And on top of OPI "Funny Bunny"

Nfu Oh #154

Gold: OPI "I Get A Kick Out Of Gold"... Silver: Nfu Oh #67

So... what do you think? Which one is your favorite combination?

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Essie (Fall 2010) - Sew Psyched

Essie "Sew Psyched"

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Application

Essie (Winter 2010) - Smokin Hot

Essie "Smokin' Hot"

What It Is

Application

Essie (Winter 2010) - Going Incognito

Essie "Going Incognito"

What It Is

Application/Wear

China Glaze - Mrs Claus

China Glaze "Mrs. Claus"

What It Is

Application

China Glaze - Party Hearty (Layering)

China Glaze "Party Hearty"

What It Is

Ways To Wear It

P.S.

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