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2.24.2014

Essie Nail Polishes - Burrowed & Blue, Merino Cool, and Eternal Optimist

L to R : Burrowed & Blue, Merino Cool, Eternal Optimist 

Nail Polish is something that doesn't show up very often on my blog. I've always had trouble keeping my nails polished and long. When I was overweight, my hair and nails were incredibly unhealthy because of my eating habits so I could never manage to grow my nails long because they'd break right away. Now that I'm much healthier, I still have trouble with my polishes. I'm a nervous nail chipper. When I'm in an uncomfortable situation, I tend to chip the polish right off my nails so it never lasts longer than a day or two. I was basically on the hunt for some polishes that didn't chip away too easily and since I had some extra money, I decided to splurge and pick up three Essie Nail Polishes

Burrowed & Blue is a gorgeous pastel, baby blue colour that shows up beautifully on the nails with only two coats. Usually white toned blues have a hard time appearing true to colour on my nails but this shade's formula is amazing and I love how the pastel colour leaves my hands looking a bit more tan. Merino Cool is a purple toned beige colour that is really the perfect neutral shade. I love how sophisticated and simple it looks on the nails. Lastly, I picked Eternal Optimist which isn't my favourite of the bunch but still a lovely pinky coral colour. It does appear a little washed out with my complexion and seems to be confused between a salmon tone and nude but it's still a lovely polish. 

I really am starting to fall in love with the Essie Nail Polish brand and am considering picking up a few more shades in the near future. Would you guys be interested in seeing more posts like this? If you are, I'll also pick up one of those cute fake nail wheels so you can see actual swatches next time. This is one of my first times dabbling with the idea of nail colours on here so let me know what you guys think! 

What's your favourite Essie Polish shade? 

Stefanie xx 
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32 comments:

  1. enteral optimist looks like a lovely shade!

    em @ lipsticklives.blogspot.com

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  2. Burrowed and Blue looks gorgeous :) great colours for Spring!
    Bea x
    Bea's Beauty Blog

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  3. I am such a fan of essie so I can't wait to try these colors!

    
With A City Dream


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    1. I am really starting to fall in love with Essie polishes

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  4. These are all such beautiful colours.

    I have never bought my own Essie polish but I really need to!

    Lots of love

    Rebekah | Delicate Heart

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  5. Essie polishes are amazing! They last for ages, lovely post!

    http://starsandspaceandstuff.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. they really do! Mine has now stayed solid for a good two days, that's a record for my fidgeting!

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  6. Burrowed and Blue looks so pretty, I love blue polish, and you can't go wrong with pastels in Spring! x

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    1. I really love blue polishes as well! Idk why but I always pick up new blue shades when it comes to polish

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  7. borrowed & blue and eternal optimist are both so pretty! Essie polishes are amazing x

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  8. merino cool looks lovely! definitely gonna have to buy that at some point x

    http://matchboxrose.blogspot.co.uk

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  9. Love the blue shade, I nearly picked this up last week!

    Belle ♥
    Mascara & Maltesers

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    1. I wish you would've, I would have liked hearing your opinion x

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  10. Eternal Optimist is my favorite nail polish at the moment! Such a pretty spring colour!

    xo Mélane
    Selfhelp | Inspiration | Motivation

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  11. These shades look really pretty! I don't have many blue polishes but would love to get some more, this pastel seems quite nice :)

    x Satu
    Indie by heart

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  12. Burrowed and blue looks like it would be my favourite :) I'm terrible for chipping my nails too, especially if I'm bored x
    Sweet Dreams

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  13. Such pretty shades..wish Essie was available in my country :/ n Oh! I love your blog :) Following ya <3 <3

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    1. Have you tried Amazon? I always loved buying products on there when I lived in Europe

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  14. You're exactly like me with polish if I'm fidgeting or bored I always pick at my nails and peel the polish haha I love borrowed and blue I got mine off Amazon because it's from an older collection but wear it all the time!

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  15. great shades

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  16. I love all three if them. They are cute and girly and perfect for spring ♥

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  17. Borrowed&blue looks absolutely gorgeous and lovely for Spring! Lovely blog with good quality images chick! :) xx

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  18. Stefani, I totally love this post! Please do more! Also, you've been really killing it on your photos, I love the props you've been using! I need the Burrowed and Blue and Eternal Optimist in my life. They are the perfect summer shades!

    xx,
    Shree

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  19. I own seven Essie polishes so far. Two of them are from the neon range, they went all gloopy and dry which I thought was horrible seeing they're not the cheapest. I then got a mini collection of three polishes for christmas and two shades from last year's s/s range and have to admit I'm impressed with their quality! I'd love to see more posts like this :) x

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