An Essie ombré line-up. Cute, huh? Well this red to purple rainbow of hues is what has been gracing my nails over recent weeks. Now please note that none of these shades are from the actual Autumn 2012 collection as each time I’ve visited a stand in Boots the counter has been ram-raided by fellow Essie lovers like myself and there are no new shades to be seen (although Don’t Sweater It and Miss Fancy Pants will be mine if I ever find a fruitful display). So for the meantime I’m sticking with right on reds and downright dirty greiges…
Lets start with the vampiest offering of the bunch – Sole Mate. I’ve spoken about this black-cherry offering before – it’s the perfect ‘I want to wear black, but not black’ shade. Now the one that jumps out the most out of this array is Apperitif. A bright, bold, straight-up red, equally balanced between blue and orange tones – I quickly layered one coat of this on one morning and before I knew it five days had passed. Oh yes. Lazy girl to the max! A shade which I have never reached for too much but have found a recent lust for is Angora Cardi. It’s a toughie to explain shade-wise, but all I can say is I want a cardigan woven in this colour, thanks. The next two follow that saying of being ‘the same, but different’. Smokin Hot and Merino Cool both fall into the murky, purple, grey category (one of my personal favourites), look gorgeous on the nails and are shades I cannot stop looking at when I’ve lacquered them on. My pick out of the two? Merino Cool, it was one of the first Essie’s I tried and will alway hold a special place in my nail polish loving heart.
The naughty beauty blogger in me forgot to (read: too lazy to redo my mani) swatch each shade, but if you fancy a lengthly ramble complete with painted nails you can always get comfy and watch my Essie Collection video. Now which shade to revisit next?
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