Essie Summer Colors

Hi there!

Jučer me Essie Hrvatska obradovao svojom ljetnom postavom. Nakon što sam ih neko vrijeme samo mjerkala, a u nedostatku pametnijeg posla, bacila sam se na isprobavanje. Vidjet ćete puno fotki u nastavku, uživajte.

Yesterday I got the complete summer collection from Essie Croatia. I watched them for awhile, then throw myself at swatching. Bunch of photos coming next, enjoy. 

essie 'bahama mama'*, dva sloja, bez nadlaka / two coats, no topcoat

essie 'cute as a button'*, dva sloja, bez nadlaka / two coats, no topcoat

essie 'mademoiselle'*, dva sloja, bez nadlaka / two coats, no topcoat

essie 'meet me at sunset'*, dva sloja, bez nadlaka / two coats, no topcoat

essie 'mesmerized'*, jedan sloj, bez nadlaka / one coat, no topcoat

essie 'watermelon'*, dva sloja, bez nadlaka / two coats, no topcoat

Osim 'mesmerized' koji mi je savršeno pokrio nokte s jednim slojem, ostatak ekipe je na fotkama s dva sloja. Moram priznati da i 'watermelon' može proći s jednim slojem, ali sam pokvarila lak na prstenjaku pa sam dodala drugi na svim noktima. Prve dvije fotke u setu su nastale na suncu, treća je iz hlada, a posljednja od četiri od svake boje je nastala unutra, bez umjetne rasvjete. Tek 'bahama mama' nema fotke unutra, jer su njeni swatchevi nastali par mjeseci ranije, nju već dugo imam. 

Formulom lakova sam oduševljena! Svi su savršeno kremasti, osim 'mademoiselle' koja je ipak jelly formule, i savršeno se razmazuju. Vrijeme sušenja je fantastično. Po ovakvim vrućinama puno lakova ima problema sa sušenjem, ali ovi definitivno nisu među njima. U bočicama ćete naći 13,5 ml laka. Kist je zaobljen, srednje širine, ali se na noktu sasvim raširi. Upravo ta širina meni je predstavljala problem, moji su nokti uski pa moram biti jako pažljiva da ne obojam i zanoktice. Što se tiče same trajnosti, trebalo bi pričekati koji dan... no od jučer imam 'mesmerized' na noktima i izgleda super, bez obzira na kupanjac i pranje suđa. Inače s ono essie lakova što imam doma baš nisam bila oduševljena trajnošću, no to je individualna stvar; puno toga zavisi od toga kakva Vam je ploča nokta, a moja je masna. 

A boje? Boje su prekrasne, bočice izgledaju poput bombončića. Pogledajte i usporedbu s par sličnih nijansi koje sam iskopala.

'Mesmerized' covered my nails with just one coat, the rest of them is photographed with two coats. 'Watermelon' could go with one coat too, but I spoiled that coat on my ring finger, so I put the second coat on all of them. 

First two photos of each color are taken outside, on sun, the third one in shade, and the fourth inside, with natural lighting. 'Bahama mama' doesn't have that fourth photo because that swatch was made few months ago. 

As for the formula, it's excellent! 'Mademoiselle' is a jelly, but all of them are perfect cremes, and the application goes like a dream. Drying time is great too. I had some problems with other polishes on these hot days, but not with these babies. 

In a bottle with 13,5 ml you'll found rounded, medium wide brush. How ever, on nail that brush spreads, somehow too much for my taste. My nails are narrow, and I must be extra careful if I don't want to paint my cuticles. As for durability, we'll have to wait and see, but I'm wearing 'mesmerized' (with topcoat) from yesterday, and I see no damage on my nails; despite taking a bath and wash the dishes. Durability seems like very individual thing to me, my nails are oily, maybe you have more luck than me.

Colors? Just look at them, they look like bonbons, you could almost eat them. Scroll down to see  the closest shades I found in my stash,  comparing to these.

Nisam naišla baš ni na jedan duplić, ali ukoliko pri ruci imate koju od ovih nijansi, može poslužiti. 

Ne zaboravite, essie lakove možete kupiti u dm i bipa drogerijama.

Koji se od ovih bombončića Vama najviše sviđa?

Not one dupe, but some of them pretty close. Which of these bonbons you like the most?

Thanks for stopping by, Žana

*PR samples