Essie Nail Polish - Strawberry Daiquiri

A girl can never have too many nail polishes right?
Well that's one of my philosophies and I am sticking to it.

The sun has finally started to shine her in South Wales, and I have banished my dark sultry polishes to the back of my storage unit of polishes and have brought forward beautiful sun worthy shades....

I was in a bit of a grump one day (can't even remember why now) so I headed to Boots to pick up something I knew would instantly put a smile on my face - and it was pay day! So since I had just been paid I invested in two new Essie polishes.

Now having recently invested in a three week manicure, I don't technically need to paint my nails as they are chip free - yet this glorious weather enticed me to try out one of the shades...

Strawberry Daiquiri.

Now how could a cocktail lover like myself pass up a colour with such an amazing name? (This is me justifying to myself another polish)

The shade is a perfect pinky coral perfect for when the sun is out and will look amazing with a tan!

The finish is great, as you would expect from any Essie polish, so far I am 5 days in and not a single chip.

I currently have this shade on my fingers and toes and I am totally in love.

What's your perfect summer shade?

Rhian Xx

Essie Nail Polish - Sole Mate

It's fair to say that I am a lover of dark nail polish especially for the autumn/winter. Any shades of darkened red or mulberry always catch my eye.
My favourite new polish shade of 2012 was Skyfall from the OPI James Bond collection. But my favourite shade of all time is Nails Inc - Saville Row. Which is a perfect blackened mulberry which great especially when the light catches it.


I was recently in my local Boots store, and like a moth to a flame was drawn toward to Essie stand.
Now it's fair to say that up until fairly recently I was an Essie nail polish virgin. Having always been drawn towards Nails Inc polishes, this would have been my "Go To" brand.
The polish that I opted for was "Sole Mate" (Essie polishes have fabulous names)
The shade is again of the dark plum category but does not disappoint.

Thanks to the large brush the coverage is great and you need very little strokes - the application is even and dare I say, with a steady hand almost fool proof.
I know it's hard sometimes to justify over £5 for a nail polish especially if you rarely paint your nails, and there are plenty of similar shades from brands such as Collection and Rimmel - So why choose Essie which is £7.99?

Well as with brands such as OPI and Jessica who specialise in nail polishes Essie polishes not only cover fantastically in the first coat (I always find with cheaper polishes the first coat can be a little lack lustre) But they last for ages too, so if you were to apply a polish you would easily get 5 days wear with very little damage to the finish.
I would still recommend a base coat and a top coat but there is no denying that this shade and overall finish is fabulous!

Would definitely recommend this product, and I will be collecting more and more Essie polishes.

Rhian Xx