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Tuesday, 22 September 2020

QUICK SWATCH: Essie Mini // 318 Resort Fling

Essie Mini 318 Resort Fling Swatch

Time for another quick swatch! I found this beautiful shade in TK Maxx for £1.99 so obviously I had to buy it. 

318 Resort Fling // Coral-Peach Crelly
Collection: Resort Fling
Release Date: March 2014
Coats: 3

Essie Mini 318 Resort Fling Swatch

Essie Mini 318 Resort Fling Swatch

This could be a wonderful peach jelly but alas; 'tis streaky. It does have a glass-like shine to it though and two coats is more than enough for full coverage. I found it very easy to apply, even though the formula is more on the liquid side. On the first coat it looks much darker than it is, but lights up on the second. I was worried when I first applied it because it was looking like it did not suit my skin tone, but that second coat sealed the deal; I love this shade. 

As long as you apply thin coats, this shade dries pretty quick. Normally I don't really care about drying times (or chipping times...if it chips that means an excuse to paint my nails again) but I did noticed how fast this one dried.

There are 3 other shades in this collection, an icy blue, a beige and a deep blue. For me this is easily the best in the collection but then again, I'm totally biased against peach/pink shades.
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Monday, 24 August 2020

QUICK SWATCH: Essie Gel Couture // Jade To Measure

Essie Gel Couture Jade To Measure Swatch

Another TK Maxx buy. I'm not the biggest Essie fan; I find the formula sub-par for how much it costs and I don't really like the bottles either but this shade caught my eye.

Essie Gel Couture Jade To Measure Swatch


Jade To Measure // Metallic Emerald Duochrome (sapphire undertones)
Collection: Gel Couture Holiday
Release Date: 2017
Coats: 2

Essie Gel Couture Jade To Measure Swatch

Essie Gel Couture Jade To Measure Swatch

This is a really special polish; it's beautiful and the formula is just on point. It leaves slight brush strokes however for once, you can't actually tell because the strokes aren't darker than the polish. It's incredibly shiny and all the shimmery bits give it so much depth. When the light hits it, it feels like when the sunlight hits the sea.

This would be perfect for St Patrick's day.
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