essie nails winter collection

 I guess it's time to admit that Christmas is nearly over, but I still find the week between Christmas and New Year still just as exciting, however this time I'm trying to force myself to work and try and get an essay done. I still haven't started and I opted for writing this blog post instead. This year I had such a lovely Christmas, and even though I've been a bit ill I didn't let it spoil anything, from my friends and family I got some thoughtful gifts and I hope that you all got everything you asked for and had a lovely time.

My sister knows me too well, I love essie nail varnishes now but because I'm a student, I'm living on quite a small budget so can't really afford them or justifying buying them when my fridge is empty and I have nothing to eat. She got me the essie winter collection of nail lacquers which include three festive (but not just restricted to Christmas) shades. The bottles are smaller than a normal bottle and so you only get 5ml in each bottle, though I never really finish a nail varnish and so I wouldn't count that as a negative at all.

Each colour has its own name, the white is called tuck it in my tux, the sparkly in between gold and silver is called jiggle hi jiggle low and the deep red is called jump in my jumpsuit. I was a bit worried about the white shade needing a few coats in order to build it up to the solid white colour however it only needed two coats in the end. All the nail varnishes applies easily and dried as a solid colour  on my nails. As I couldn't decided which one to use first, I used all three but I think jump in my jumpsuit is my favourite and would look perfect with a simple monochrome outfit and  add a little bit of colour. I've only just painted my nails and so they haven't had time to chip but I'm pretty sure they'll be the same formula as the normal nail varnishes and so will last quite a while. 

I'm so thankful I was given this set and will definitely get a lot of use out of all of nail varnishes.

naughty nautical, essie nail lacquer

I'm not going to lie, I'd have never brought myself an essie nail varnish, I knew they

were meant to be good but I would have never dreamed on spending that much on one. However my sister brought me this one in naughty nautical for my birthday a few months ago. It's such a lovely teal colour but with sparkles making it perfect for the festive season! I was unsure about the colour at first as its quite bold and I normally wear a more subtle colour on my nails, because I find it impossible to stop them from chipping so that makes it less obvious. 

However this nail varnish has converted me essie as they're definitely worth it! It has quite a big brush with makes for easy application and at the most needs two coats to create the bold colour but the formula is by no means thin or transparent. It also doesn't take too long to dry which is perfect when you're impatient and everything needs to be done the second I've decided to paint my nails. As the sparkles aren't overwhelming so it doesn't have the stubbornness of glitter polish when you come to take it off. Although this isn't the typical dark berry colour I normally opt for at Christmas, its such a nice alternative to wear to Christmas parties and any festive occasions.