Essence Blue Addicted

Collection: Color & Go

Deep blue jelly with blue and green hexagonal glitter, and small blue square glitter. I’ve had this for months but dreaded putting it on because I dislike glitter removal. But with PVA glue to make it trouble free, I’m so in love! Doesn’t it look like the deep blue sea?

The formula was very gloppy – it needed around 20 drops of thinner, which is a lot for a 5ml bottle. There’s a lot of glitter in this polish so there’s no need to fish for them even after thinning. In fact, I try to get fewer hexes on the brush or else my nails become too clumpy.

Polish peels:
• PVA Glue (1 coat)
• Essence Blue Addicted (3 coats)
• American Classics Gelous (1 coat)
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat (1 coat)

Essence Speed Of Light Blue

Collection: You Rock! (2011 Spring)

Baby blue with blue micro-shimmer. You know I always love a shy shimmer but this one is too hidden for me. I see it in the bottle but it just disappears on my nails!

The formula refused to work with me either; it was streaky and took three coats to even out. It wasn’t the worse, but since it didn’t give me any shimmer, it should have been a breeze to apply at the very least. (Don’t listen to my whining, three coats for a pastel polish is fine.)

Thanks for looking!

Polish peels:
• Essence Speed Of Light Blue (3 coats)

Essence Sure Azure

Collection: Color & Go

Baby blue with silver micro-shimmer. Another hidden shimmer! This not pure blue though; it is slightly grey and has a touch of lilac too.

The formula was a little thick, nothing thinner won’t solve. I also found it a little patchy. However, I love the brush! It’s not as wide as OPI, but it’s denser than China Glaze. If only all my polishes had the same brush!

Essence came to Singapore at the end of last year and I was very excited! I read that most of their polishes were good and had to get some to try out. Here’s what I current have:

From the left: Space Queen, Walk Of Fame, Irreplaceable, Sure Azure, and Blue Addicted.

Polish sandwich:
• Essence Sure Azure (2 coats)
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat (1 coat)