Above: Show Me the Ring, an iridescent pearl, is the official description. It's a little more than that, because it has a golden flash amidst this off-white shimmer. The gold adds a nice touch to this one and gives me a reason to love it. Without the gold, it would not be nearly as appealing to me.
Above: Main Squeeze is described as a shimmering lilac creme, which also appears to be iridescent to me. In the bottle it looks to be a pale grey shimmer, but once on the nail, the lilac is evident.Below: Walk Down the Aisle is said to be a fresh and creamy white. It's not a stark white, but rather a milky white that's a bit muted.
If I were a bride, I'd need to get some gel nails, because I cut mine off after spending the day doing yardwork yesterday! I know a lot of people, including myself, wanted a little more color on their nails when they got married. However, there is a market for soft, muted shades such as these. I looked online at some wedding sites to see what the nail styles were, and I wasn't surprised to see the majority of them wearing colors such as these or French nails in whites and pale pinks. The formula on my favorite, Show Me The Ring, was a 2-coater with no problems. The other 2 shades were a bit streaky after 3 coats and seemed a little on the thin side. After coming down from my excitement over the Resort Collection, while these are delicate and pretty, I'm personally more inclined to seek out polishes with a little more color to them.
If I were a bride, I'd need to get some gel nails, because I cut mine off after spending the day doing yardwork yesterday! I know a lot of people, including myself, wanted a little more color on their nails when they got married. However, there is a market for soft, muted shades such as these. I looked online at some wedding sites to see what the nail styles were, and I wasn't surprised to see the majority of them wearing colors such as these or French nails in whites and pale pinks. The formula on my favorite, Show Me The Ring, was a 2-coater with no problems. The other 2 shades were a bit streaky after 3 coats and seemed a little on the thin side. After coming down from my excitement over the Resort Collection, while these are delicate and pretty, I'm personally more inclined to seek out polishes with a little more color to them.*Products featured were provided by the manufacturer or PR firm for review.
Are these your natural nails? They look so beautiful, Mary! I actually really love all three of these. I'd like to see the other three as well.
ReplyDelete'Walk Down the Aisle' is a quite perfect white - thank you for the swatches!
ReplyDeletePerfect for brides but since I'm not a bride, not much interest. I do like the first because of the gold shimmer. Shame it's sheer. I probably wouldn't buy it anyway. Your nails look lovely Mary. Whether short or long they are always well manicured and pretty.
ReplyDeleteLove the colors, but yeah I am a "hello I have arrived", kinda girl. So these colors scream boring, even as a bride I had to jazz it up. I am looking forward to the Resort Collection also!
ReplyDeleteMain Squeeze might look really nice over a black base.
ReplyDeleteWow Walk down the aisle looks like it would make the perfect subtle/natural french manicure tip color. I'm looking forward to the 2nd Part of Essie Wedding with BBF and Pillow talk.
ReplyDeleteWOW! Your short nails look great with these Essies.
ReplyDeleteI dont know why but Walk Down the Aisle is speaking to me. I actually like it! :) lol
ReplyDeleteI can't say I"m excited by any of these, but it is a wedding collection after all. I think your short nails look great!
ReplyDeleteI'm not a huge fan of these shades (kind of boring), but your nails look really nice at this length!
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