Another two polishes from the Snow White and Essence collaboration
which I was able to get my chubby mitts on massive thanks to the lovely Sue
who I owe a good few long vodka's for her boundless generosity!
I'm a sucker for a good glitter top coat and Essence have nailed it (no pun intended, happy coincidence)
with their Special Effect Nail Toppers which are larger in size than the standard Essence polish,
these weigh in at 10ml each and are very similar in terms of packaging to their sister brand Catrice.
The brush is identical to those found in the Catrice polishes too - small and chunky which
works rather well with the glitter formula.
A little application tip is to dab the chunky glitter top coat on and if you want to position
any of the glitter chunks use the pointed end of an orange stick to slide them into place.
Evil Queen
I truly adore this polish, large purple glitter chunks that are hexagonal in shape
suspended within a clear base coat, okay it is a pain in the butt to apply -
the glitter doesn't want to come off the brush but the clear base coat does,
which means you do have to fiddle around with the brush and your temperament to get decent results.
Yet once it's on you seem to forget about all the hassle and enjoy the beauty of the purple spangles
on your nails, this also takes forever to dry...you have been warned.
The Huntsman
Essence The Huntsman is a clear base coat with tiny flecks of copper gold and larger hexagonal
chunks of copper glitter which in some lights reflects lighter gold.
Out of the two this is the easiest to apply and the quickest drying,
I also think this one is the most universal as it can be layered over most nail colours without clashing.
I honestly have no idea where stocks Essence but they do have a website
which may be more of a help - link.
Nail Polish Disclaimer - I no longer comment on the wear time as we all apply polishes differently (top/base coats etc) and as I change my polish almost daily sometimes several times a day due to swatching purposes I do not feel that I can fairly comment on wear time.
Nail Polish Disclaimer - I no longer comment on the wear time as we all apply polishes differently (top/base coats etc) and as I change my polish almost daily sometimes several times a day due to swatching purposes I do not feel that I can fairly comment on wear time.
They're really pretty. I'm a sucker for chunky glitter! Essence polish is brilliant for the price, I've been really impressed with the few shades I've tried.
ReplyDeleteI'm from N.Ire and its available in just a few chemists here.
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Me too :) ah I thought that is what the case would be with stockists but I didn't want to give out false info, thanks for the heads up :)
Deleteahh im from Ni too and i can get it in my local chemist but we r never up to date with the latest trend edition and now we have the snow white collection!
DeleteYour nails look really fab. Think I might have to buy the blue one for myself xoxo
ReplyDeleteThank you :) yes do it, it's a beauty!
DeleteWow, they are both so pretty! Loving the gold one especially!
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Thank you :) they are so pretty!
DeleteWow they look incredible especially The Huntsman. x
ReplyDeleteThank you :) I agree!
DeleteI love chunky glitters, the purple one looks really lovely, it's a little different from other glitters that I've seen recently :)
ReplyDeleteFrances xx
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Thanks lovely :) yes me too, it's not often you seen a purple chunky glitter polish is it :)
DeleteOooh so pretty! Xo
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteEvil Queen is so pretty! I wish I had the patience to apply chunky glitters like then, they just frustrate me so much!
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Haha I'm a little like that too and the same with slow drying polishes! Argghhh haha :)
DeleteLove the Huntsman!:X:X:X
ReplyDeleteMe too :)
DeleteThe gold one is stunning!!
ReplyDeleteCherry Lane xx
The evil queen one looks intense. I would love to try it. Thanks for the review!
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These would look great with one of Zoya's jelly polishes on top!!
ReplyDeletei really love evil queen! i actually have that myself as well.
ReplyDeleteNot a big fan of removing it though.. :P
Uhh... Happy I didn't choose these to swap! XD
ReplyDeleteOMG I ADORE THESE!!
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