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Essie Winter Giveaway

Winter has officially arrived in Cape Town! It is cold and grey out and the best place to be is indoors, warm and snug next to a roaring fire!

To help lift the winter blues, we have decided to run an Essie Winter Giveaway! What better way to add colour to a grey day, than with awesome nail polish!

One lucky reader can win the six Essie shades below – which are: Licorice, After School Boy Blazer, Thigh High, Sew Psyched, Au Natural and Blanc.

These six iconic shades are a great addition to any nail polish collection and Essie is, in my opinion, one of the best nail polish brands!

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Beauty, Beauty Products, Nail Polish

Essie Style Cartel {Mani-Monday}

Hello from a very gloomy and grey Cape Town! It is the 1st of June and officially Winter in our neck of the woods…brrr. I thought I would feature something a bit brighter today on today’s Mani-Monday! Essie Style Cartel is from the Essie Fall Collection 2015, which I have featured previously.

The Colour ~ Essie Style Cartel is a inky cobalt blue. I am not a lover of blue nail polish but I loved the colour of this in the bottle. The colour on the nail, is slightly darker than I an anticipated but I do like it!

The application ~ The polish applies well as with most Essie polishes I have used. My only negative is that the colour tends to stain your skin, so try not to paint outside the lines! I am hoping this will not be the same case, with staining my nails but I guess I will only find out once I remove the polish. I used two coats of Essie Style Cartel and the Good To Go, fast drying top coat, to achieve the look below.

The Verdict ~ I really do love Essie Style Cartel, mostly because it is something a bit different, from my usual go-to colours for Autumn/Winter.

The Essie Fall Collection is available at selected Dis-Chem, Clicks and Foschini Stores, as well as selected Beauty Salons.

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Beauty, Beauty Products, Nail Polish

Essie Fall in Line { Mani-Monday }

Today’s Mani-Monday features Essie Fall in Line, from the Essie Fall Collection. I have also featured Partner in Crime and Dress to Kilt , which are from the same collection.

Essie Fall in Line

First Impressions ~

Essie Fall in Line is a creamy jade green shade – almost a military green. It is not a colour I would usually wear, as I prefer brighter greens like Trophy Wife. I like trying different colours so I thought I would give it a bash!

Application ~

I find most of the Essie creme polishes are thicker in consistency, which can be a bit more difficult to apply. Essie Fall in Line is thick but I still found it easy to apply. I used two coats of polish and the Essie top coat Good to Go but you could easily get away with one coat.

My Verdict ~

Although initially skeptical I really like the colour. It has a deeper finish than I expected and a lovely glossy shine, even without the top coat. Essie Fall in Line definitely gets a thumbs up from me. It ticks all the boxes – applies well, lovely glossy finish and a great colour. You are likely to see it on my nails often during Autumn and Winter.

Feedback ~

What are your thoughts about this colour – yay or nay? Please leave a comment below with your feedback. Thanks 🙂

The Essie Fall Collection is available at selected Dis-Chem, Clicks and Foschini Stores, as well as selected Beauty Salons. RRP 125.

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Beauty, Beauty Products, Nail Polish

Essie Dress to Kilt { Mani-Monday }

Essie Dress to Kilt

Hello lovelies today’s Mani-Monday post, is another of my favourites from the Essie Fall Collection! Autumn is definitely on it’s way, with it comes cooler weather and a shift to more autumnal colours!

One of my favorite shades for Auntumn/Winter is red and the deeper the shade the better! Essie Dress to Kilt is just that, a gorgeously deep blood-red.

As with most Essie nail polish shades, two coats will give you a great even finish and as long you apply a top coat, the polish will last a good few days.

I think Essie Dress to Kilt is a fab colour and I know it will get great wear, throughout Autumn and Winter! What do you think? Do you have any particular shades you love for A/W or are there any nail polish shades or brands, which you would like to see featured on Mani-Monday? Please leave a comment below 🙂

The Essie Fall Collection is available at selected Dis-Chem, Clicks and Foschini Stores, as well as selected Beauty Salons.

Follow Essie on Facebook to keep up to date with new collections and product launches.

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