Gorgeous Bling Bling by Essence

My fascination with Essence continues.  Out shopping I saw a new display with several summer shades.  This one in particular caught my eye and made its way into my shopping cart.

 

Gorgeous Bling Bling has very tiny speckles of bronze and gold throughout.  As you can see for the photos below this glitter effect goes on very evenly unlike some others where you have to fish for the glitters particles, and then they are all over the place and very difficult to apply evenly.  If you look closely, even the lid displays the shade and glitter very accurately.

A truly gorgeous shade - not red, not brown, definitely not orange, but a pleasant mixture of all three tones. 

It applied like a dream.  I find the Essence polishes wear fairly well - 5 - 7 days if you refresh the top coat every other day to ensure longer wear.  But who actually keeps a shade on their nails that long?

Many of you know from other posts that I always finish up my manicure with a healthy cuticle treatment of TIPS Nail Conditioner.  This product keeps my nails in great shape.  It is so simple to apply:  1 product, 1 daily application first thing in the morning, 1 step is all it takes to replenish essential lipids, protect your nails from water/chemical damage, moisturize your nails and cuticles, strengthen and fortify.

It certainly lives up to its name - Gorgeous Bling Bling.  I for one, hope that Essence brings out more of such awesome shades with a hint of sparkle in them.

 

So, thanks a million for stopping by and viewing my latest manicure.  I wish you all the best for the rest of the day.

 

And be sure to let me know - what YOU think of this shade?  Is it calling your name?

 

Take care, Lisa M

 

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Any Breaking Dawn Fans out there?

If you followed the Twilight Saga, you might have already seen these two shades.  They were introduced in connection with the launch of Breaking Dawn Part 2.  Admittedly, I didn't watch the saga, however these two shades caught my eye whilst out shopping last week.

 

Alice had a Vision - Again by Essence seems of offer drama to your nails.  The lacquer in the bottle appears to be a very dark purple with subtle glitter.  Actually, it looks quite stunning and so I was very excited to try it out.

Here's how it looked on my nails:

2 coats of "Alice had a Vision - Again" by Essence

 

A little bit closer... but you can see how dark the polish looks.  The glitter does show up quite nicely though.

 

The second one that I was drawn to looked very much blue in the bottle, again with glitter throughout.  The shade was named "Jacob's Protection".

 

And here it is on my nails:

2 coats shown here.

 

 

They were both rather thick in their application.  I was somewhat surprised at how dark they looked on my nails.  In the bottles they appeared a bit lighter, but I have been so often deceived by the look in the bottle.  When I hold the bottles in my hand and the light or sun hit them, they are gorgeous.  I guess, in the end I prefer Alice had a Vision - Again over Jacob's Protection.

 

The best part of these two manicures was the removal.  I was a little worried about getting the polish off my nails with the glitter and all.

 

Using the Revival Nail Polish Remover by ASK Cosmetics makes taking off your lacquer easy, fast and hydrating for your nails.  If you have never tried it before, it is definitely high time!

 

Polishes purchased at Shopper's Drug Mart

Nail Polish Remover available on the ASK Cosmetics website & shop

Thanks for stopping by today.  Cheers,  Lisa M.