Essie's Autumn Shades! (Part One (Finally...))

So guys, here's the first instalment of a two post review on Essie's Autumn/Fall Collection "For the twill of it".

Twin Sweater Set

When I first applied this colour, I felt like I already owned it.. Probably because I pretty much do! Russian Roulette, also by Essie, is a very, very, similar colour and I wouldn't recommend purchasing this colour if you've already got a primary red shade, there really isn't anything special with this one!

After School Boy Blazer

I tried to get a good picture of this colour, its a dark navy blue, which with two coats looks almost black. This is a lovely colour which, if you're looking for a dark shade but not wanting black, is perfect! 

Vested Interest

Surprise nice colour of the bunch! When I first picked this colour up I thought it was hideous but I bought it for the purposes of this review! I put it on my nails and I was seriously impressed. It's such an unusual colour and I do not own anything remotely similar (surprising for me!). 

As always, these polishes are £7.99 from Boots but are currently on a buy one get one half price!

I must say, the wear of these nail polishes isn't great and the formula isn't as good as some of the other Essie products but I do really like these 3 colours! 

Is there anything you'd like to see me do? Let me know!

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Essie - Full Steam Ahead

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!

Essie - Rock the Boat

Essie's Summer 2013 range has hit the shops in recent months and as soon as I saw the “Naughty Nautical” collection, I knew I wanted every single colour! I held off and so far only have my 3 absolute favourites, which I'm quite proud of! All the colour's in this collection have a hint of shimmer which makes for a lovely addition to the formula and doesn't make it difficult to remove, as so many glitter/shimmer polishes do (and which I was slightly apprehensive about when I saw them!).

 £7.99 from Boots

Rock the Boat is described as being light blue with a hint of periwinkle, and as periwinkle is one of my favourite colours I knew this was the one I had to review first!

The shimmer is subtle, however is still visible.

This nail lacquer is quite sheer and takes about 3 coats to reach full opacity. However, as you can see, once on the nail the colour is beautiful and whenever I wear it I get complimented! I found the formula to be easy to apply and wasn't messy or sticky. The first coat can seem a bit uneven but after putting a second on this evened out and I only added a third for complete opacity. After wearing this lacquer for 4 days I found that the colour had lasted extremely well, which is to be expected from Essie polishes and there were no chips (aside from general wear and tear!).

 I LOVE this lacquer and would recommend going and getting this before the shops take them off the shelves!!