Essie's Summer range was beautiful this year, and I have
already reviewed one colour, Rock the Boat, which can be found here. Full Steam
Ahead is a stunning lilac colour with a 'pearlescent punch'.
The colour applied smoothly for me and with two coats was
completely opaque, a third coat really deepens the colour. I always start with a thin coat of colour, and then add a thicker. The brush is the perfect size for my
nails and the formula, I found, was not sticky, nor runny. As with the other colour's in
this range, the shimmer really brings something more to the lacquer and as its such a subtle shimmer I think it definitely makes this product stand out.
Ciate's - Sugar Plum looks quite similar to this in the
bottle, however, I definitely prefer Full Steam Ahead because I find the Ciate polish requires a lot more coats (and patience!) before the colour stops looking streaky. The Ciate brush is also very thin in comparison.
I didn't want to do just a standard nail so I used Orly's
dotter duo and Barry M's Matt White to create the flowers. If anyone would like
a tutorial on this let me know!
(The colour definitely looks less blue in real life)
I've worn this nail look for a week now, and there's
no chipping and hardly any noticeable wearing, even around and edges of my
nails which I was very surprised with. In fact, they look like I have just
applied the colour which I love!
I think this is such a pretty look for Summer!
I think this is such a pretty look for Summer!
