Fellow bloggers aside, you guys are my biggest enablers. The comments you leave with suggestions of products you think I’ll love, Facebook messages giving me a nudge to indulge and tweets opening my eyes to tempting special offers left right and centre. Well the latter ended up in a snappy ASOS order the other day when they were offering free next day delivery; ordered at lunchtime and in my hands by 10am the following day – that’s what I like (Thanks for the heads up @Becky_Zetter!). The purchase in question – Essie’s Winter 2012 minis collection…
Now that ‘the boy’ gets to see all my purchases come through the door, he insisted on a quick inspection stating that these ‘weren’t very wintery’ shades. Cheers for the input mate. But that’s what I like most about their newest range; yes there’s the obligatory shimmering rouge and festive gold but there’s also a raging turquoise that wouldn’t look out of place in a SS set and a slightly coral tinged red. Leading Lady is top of the pack, a burgundy jelly flecked with red glitters – two coats of this bad boy and you’re well on the way to that merry mood. The other shimmering offering, Beyond Cosy, other than having the most evocative name of the bunch is a full on metallic gold that has a taste of ‘ring finger accent’ goodness about it. Snap Happy is a bright red that ditches the usual berry rouge tones of the season and whacks out an unusual corally orange hue. And easily the most un-wintery of the quad is Where’s My Chauffeur, a ballsy turquoise that has a whiff of Turquoise and Caicos about it. My only niggle with these mini sets is the weeny brushes that accompany them but they’re a good way of testing out the latest collection to see if there are any shades you need to upgrade to full-size.
As I said I got this set from ASOS for £16.95 (link here), but if you shop around you can probably find them a little cheaper online. Boots don’t currently stock this exact mini set, but the big bottles of the Christmas stuff should be making there way into stores now. My pick? The frivolously festive Leading Lady, a strong contender for my Christmas Day polish (yes I put a lot if consideration into these things!). And I guess all there is to say is thank you guys and keep those recommendations coming – my bank balance hates you, but I bloody love ya!
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