Painful ironic, as I write this very post it is pouring rain outside, I’ve got the heater on whilst I sip warm hot chocolate… okay the last one is a lie, I’m drinking nothing cause I’m too lazy to make something in the kitchen X_x;
Anyways, this is Essie’s Summer 2011 collection~ The formula for these was 5 out of 6 great π Only one bottle I found was very difficult to work with :/ Generally however, 3 of these colours seems to be very similar which I found to be a bit unimaginative π
I used 2 coats for all polishes unless otherwise specified, no top coat.
Absolutely Shore
A soft sea foam green, it had the worst formula out of all six polishes, it left my nails very streaky, so I ended up using 3 coats to compensate for it.
Braziliant
A hot orange with a touch of gold shimmer, the namesake for this collection and rightfully so. I’m not a huge fan of orange nails, but I was pretty impressed by this! The shimmer was a very nice touch, which unfortunately did not photograph at all for me π
Meet Me at Sunset
A vibrant deep orange, which I found to be very similar to Braziliant. Admittedly it is a little more saturated and doesn’t have shimmer, but surely they could have shot for a different shade? Maybe even a yellow?
Smooth Sailing
A lavender blue with silver shimmer, as a blue fan, this is my favourite! It’s not as “overall impressive” as Braziliant, but it’s still pretty amazing π
Super Bossa Nova
A bright fuchsia with hot pink shimmer, another amazing polish~ The pink shimmer is a great twist on an otherwise pretty common colour.
Too Too Hot
A rich red coral, much more red than coral in real life, it’s a lovely shade but I’d be surprised if a big polish collector didn’t already have this one π
Jess says
Oh I like the look of Smooth Sailing! Wants π
Celina says
<3 π I knew there was a reason you're my twin <3 π
Angie says
I want/need Super Bossa Nova in my life!!
Celina says
π It’s amazing!
Michelle says
I think I’m in love with Braziliant. ^^ gorgeous colours! π
gio says
Smooth Sailing and Braziliant look gorgeous!
Celina says
They are beautiful π
Norlyn says
I love this collection!! I have Super Bossa Nova and Braziliant. In fact, I’m wearing Braziliant on my nails right now. They’re great summer colors! Your swatches make me glad I didn’t get the rest of the collection, though.
Celina says
Glad to be of service π