I am loving how accessible Essence is even though the displays at Watsons are less than adequately stocked. Essence is a super affordable German brand known for its spot-on trend products and adorable packaging.
They have a myriad of products to choose from, and today I am going to review their Colour & Go Quick Drying nail polishes!
Albeit tiny, the brush is a joy to use. It is not quite as wide or full as some other brush applicators, but it is nothing to scoff at. It is easy to control and deposits a nice amount of polish.
43 Where Is The Party? is a deep purple and green duochrome. The formula is slightly streaky with noticeable brushstrokes. It does need three coats for full opacity, but I am not complaining, the colour more than makes up for it. It is a great dupe to the more expensive Zoya Ki.
70 Nude It is a nude beige creme. The colour is really flattering and the consistency and application is just amazingly smooth.
78 Blue Addicted is a sheer dark blue jelly polish with loads of glitter - silver round, green hexagonal and blue hexagonal. I bought it solely because I read that it bears a close resemblance to Deborah Lippmann's Across The Universe.
It is not my favourite nail polish for various reasons. Number one being that I am not keen on the colour. It is very dull and the glitters do not stand out. My second reason? I dropped the bottle after using it for a single manicure and it shattered all over my floor.
Since I paid peanuts for it, I should not have expected the glass bottle to be particularly sturdy but it still rankles (> ω <) That being said, it layers over a similar blue polish very nicely.
As for wear time, I saw wear around the tips around the third day. If you are in the market for beautiful nail polishes and do not want to commit a lot of money, Essence will be perfect for you!
Thanks for looking and commenting! Do you have any favourites from Essence?
They have a myriad of products to choose from, and today I am going to review their Colour & Go Quick Drying nail polishes!
Name: Essence Colour & Go Quick Drying Nail Polish
Price: RM 6.90 for 5 ml
Made in: France
Albeit tiny, the brush is a joy to use. It is not quite as wide or full as some other brush applicators, but it is nothing to scoff at. It is easy to control and deposits a nice amount of polish.
43 Where Is The Party? is a deep purple and green duochrome. The formula is slightly streaky with noticeable brushstrokes. It does need three coats for full opacity, but I am not complaining, the colour more than makes up for it. It is a great dupe to the more expensive Zoya Ki.
From left: one to three coats
70 Nude It is a nude beige creme. The colour is really flattering and the consistency and application is just amazingly smooth.
From left: one to three coats
78 Blue Addicted is a sheer dark blue jelly polish with loads of glitter - silver round, green hexagonal and blue hexagonal. I bought it solely because I read that it bears a close resemblance to Deborah Lippmann's Across The Universe.
It is not my favourite nail polish for various reasons. Number one being that I am not keen on the colour. It is very dull and the glitters do not stand out. My second reason? I dropped the bottle after using it for a single manicure and it shattered all over my floor.
Since I paid peanuts for it, I should not have expected the glass bottle to be particularly sturdy but it still rankles (> ω <) That being said, it layers over a similar blue polish very nicely.
From left: one to three coats
As for wear time, I saw wear around the tips around the third day. If you are in the market for beautiful nail polishes and do not want to commit a lot of money, Essence will be perfect for you!
Thanks for looking and commenting! Do you have any favourites from Essence?
I like Essence polishes cause the bottles are so tiny! They take up less room and are easier to finish :)
ReplyDeleteI'm loving that nude polish! By the way great swatches. ^_^
ReplyDeleteThese recently hit Australia too. I've really wanted to pick up where is the party, and I think I might after seeing your swatches, they really are cheap aren't they. xD
ReplyDeleteIsn't Essence German? Anyway the nail colours are pretty - the colours do look a lot more intense with 3 coats.
ReplyDeleteI saw what Diana got you in the end - very cute wallet :D
The nail polish are so pretty~ I love the spakly ones!
ReplyDeleteWow, I didn't even know Watsons stocks Essence! Will have to keep an eye out this summer. The duochrome polish is all kinds of gorgeous :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried this brand yet but the shades are really pretty ^_^~
ReplyDeletei wanna try essence nails! i tried their eyeliner b4 n dint like it >.< xoxo elle
ReplyDeleteFirst time hearing about this brand. But the nailpolishes look great. I wish this brand was in the states since I really want an assortment of nailpolish but Im not willingly to pay so much for a bottle of OPI polish.
ReplyDeleteOhhh I wonder if we have Essence here, I don't think I've seen it. It looks very cute and I like the first two polish colors, especially Nude It! (It kind of reminds me of both caramel and cofee drinks, hehe, looks very lickable!) Sorry to hear the third bottle shattered. :( I guess lesson learned? It's sort of like the Wet N' Wild e/s trio palettes, I dropped one in store and it shattered. Oops! =X
ReplyDeleteYou can get Essence from Ulta, H-E-B and Fred Meyer. Very affordable and the nail polishes are worth a try! Ummm, and what happened afterwards? Did you run off quickly?
ReplyDeleteOhh thanks, how is it that you always know these things? keke The power of Blair + Google! (Bloogle? jk) Oh no...our drugstores are not exactly strict, I just stuck it back on the display (but maybe a bit hidden), haha!
ReplyDeleteI love all the colors you picked! Nude It looks like the perfect shade of nude. I think it would look very flattering on almost any skintone :)
ReplyDeleteits awesome that essence is sold in malaysia as well :D
ReplyDeleteI saw it at Watson's too~~ Looks good on the nails =D
ReplyDeleteYea they are great. I have that purple it reminds me of an oil slick
ReplyDeletenail polish addict! i shouldn't have gone here. i wanna buy nail polishes now. -_-
ReplyDeletelove the colours! thanks for the swatches(:
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