I've been wanting to try something new on my nails, but I wanted to get away from my standard pinks. I wear various shades of pink all. the. time. In the winter I get a little more adventurous with grays, silvers, reds, etc. but I wanted to do something fun and summery. I found some fun colors in Essie's Neon 2013 collection at Target and I decided to go bold and get the blue. I'm usually more of an OPI/Sally Hansen girl but they didn't have any colors that were comparable. I know some of you swear by Essie but I just can't get into it. Every time I buy a new polish, I'm disappointed! I LOVE the color, but the quality of the polish sucks for the price. (Scroll down to see why I feel this way.)
Here's the final product. Like I said, I LOVE the color, it's so fun and bold! Just not happy with the quality... This is
Essie's Bouncer, It's Me!
Here is why I'm not happy with Essie's polish. I feel like this happens every time I buy Essie. The picture below is after one coat. Seriously? It looked like I colored my nails with a crayola marker! So many of my OPI and Sally Hansen polishes only require one coat!
This is another reason I wasn't really satisfied with this brand. The top picture is after about 2+ coats (some nails needed 3). It dried sort of matte and it looked really bad. Luckily, after I added my Sally Hansen top coat, it looked amazing (bottom pic)!
I'm linking up today:
I agree about Essie. I'm always disappointed, yet I got back for more each time because the colors are so cute!
ReplyDeletei love the color too bad it didn't turn out so well. that's why i usually stick to "Sally Hansen" or "Orly"
ReplyDeleteBooo. That one coat is just awful! The end result is pretty, though! :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't had great luck with Essie either. Love the color though!
ReplyDeleteThis formula sounds so bizarre! I'm sometimes disappointed with Essie formulas, but most of the time I have pretty good luck with the brand. I'm astonished at the terrible coverage of this one! It reminds me of an experience I had with Sally Hansen's Mellow Yellow - my nails looked a lot like yours after the first coat! Maybe it's something with the neon formula? I know pastels can be a real pain in the butt...
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For any neon, try a base coat, one coat of whit polish & 2 coats of color. Mostly all neons dry with a matte finish, so if you want it shiny, just do the top coat!
ReplyDeleteMost neons will "pop" with the white coat under :) and it'll keep nails From staining!
That's a very pretty bright blue! I agree with you on Essie, love the colors, but often I'm dissapointed with the formula!
ReplyDeletei wore blue often last fall but you are right it is awesome for summer!
ReplyDeleteand essie. ugh. i need to stop. i am ALWAYS disappointed after i buy a color and it never goes on right. i need to remember that!
I agree! Essie has great colors but the formula is not that great. This color is really pretty!
ReplyDeletegorgeous color but i hate doing that many coats!
ReplyDeleteOh wow I've never had that issue with Essie. Occasionally I get a streaker one but nothing that bad.
ReplyDeleteEssie has made 2 other colors that look exactly like that one: Butler Please and Mesmerized. I have Mesmerized and love it so perhaps try that one?