Essie is a brand that has been filtering into my beauty blogging consciousness a lot more frequently of late. With their polishes now being sold in Superdrug stores, as well as a plethora of online sites, they are much more readily available, and fairly decently priced {£7.99 per bottle}.
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Mint Candy Apple is one of their much coveted cult classics, and is a perfect springtime pastel mint green shade. As someone kindly pointed out to me, it is somewhat reminiscent of green Tippex, but I really love it.
I have a couple of issues with Essie though, a couple of bugbears if you will, that I need to get off of my chest. For the price, I would expect the formulation and brush to be of better quality. Essie have such a fantastic and extensive array of shades, but I've always been put off buying them because of the teeny tiny thin brush, and the questionable finishes of some of their polishes. Being a pastel, this shade in particular is rather unforgiving in terms of obvious brush strokes and highlighting any nail imperfections. The longevity isn't great either, although I have said before that this isn't necessarily a deal breaker to me, given how frequently I change my nail polish!
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This is my sisters polish, and I know that she was a little bit disappointed overall too. I think perhaps that, as beautiful as this shade is, it has been over hyped online, and as such one can not help but be a little underwhelmed. Having said that, we both do really adore the colour, and I'm sure I will continue to borrow it if she permits!
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I purchased this colour recently from superdrug and they have changed the brushes on them. They are thicker and have a curved end which makes application easy. a massive improvement. x
ReplyDeleteI did actually see something about that on Twitter the same day I blogged about it - typical! I'll definitely have to try one of the new bottles! xxx
DeleteEssie can be a bit hit and miss, some of their pastel polishes do apply terribly, sadly this isn't their worst, but most are much better! It is a lovely colour though! xxx
ReplyDeleteEvery time I see my NOTD pictures again I just LOVE the colour, it really is such a disappointment about the formulation and brush of the older polishes! xx
DeleteI am so glad that you feel the same way! I see people posting about the awesomeness of Essie polishes, and I just wonder if they know something I don't! I have bought a few in hopes that maybe it gets better over time, but I find them strictly "meh" and not really worth the money.
ReplyDeleteI'm tempted by their new branded polishes, just to see if there is a difference, but I'm not massively keen on trying out any other shades from the older lines. xxx
DeleteIt's such a pretty colour, such a shame it's not the best quality! Xx
ReplyDeleteSo, so pretty :) xxx
DeleteThe colour is stunning so it's a shame about the quality! Xx.
ReplyDeleteThere's no such thing as perfect I guess, aye?! xxx
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