Good as New

 Hello,

I new nail polish that I have been wearing for the past few weeks. I am definitely in my sheer era and this one seemed like a mix between base coat and light coverage nail varnish.

Here I have Essie nail perfector in Good as New. I was attracted to the soft pink hue even though I knew it is supposed to dry out matte.

This is three coats on my nails and I can still see my nail line through which I don't mind. Color is a mix between peach and pink, it is a bit warmer than what I anticipated.

Finish is matte and it is interesting with this color. It almost looks like no nail polish and my fingers are just long.

At the end I can say that I like this nail polish. I wish this color would be a bit more cool but this combo sort of masks my nails and I think it looks nice. Finish is also a bit odd but it works. I wear it for a few days on its own and then add clear top coat to refresh it.

Longevity is also very nice, this lasted whole week on my nails.

I can see myself repurchasing this one again, if they will ever come out with a cooler version I will be the first to jump and get it.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Project polish

 Hello,

lately my progress of using up my nail varnishes wasn't as swift as I would like. This year I clear out 11 bottles are here are the last four. Just, by the way I purchased only two in the year of 2024 :)

Avon makes this 7 in 1 nail treatment in a milky pink shade (it is pretty sheer) but on me it chipped in a few days so I rushed myself to finish it up and I will never get it again.

Next is Essie Ballet Slipers and it looks ver similar milky pink but this one is a bit more pigmented and it didn't chip on me that fast. This one I wore with joy and I will get it again but not before I use up some more bottles.

The last two are Essence clear nail varnishes and they aren't empty by any means but they performed so poorly that I am just throwing them away. Th next day there was air under and it would peel and chip away. I couldn't keep it on my nails for even a few days so I am just throwing them away since I don't think they are worth my time. 

That is the end of my gone nail polishes for this year but for sure I will continue with this use it up project next year. 

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Project Polish

 Hello,

I completely forgot to upload my last batch of finished polishes from last year. This year I am starting over and continue with my quest of minimising my nail varnish collection.

I keep coming back to this Essence Sweet as Candy color as it is inexpensive and light, just as I like. I went through four bottles already and have a few backups but I see that this shade is discontinued :( I like this barely there look, it just looks polished and goes with everything. I am already buying different but similar looking shades to replace this beauty.

Next is my very last Essence Soda Pop & Candy Shop nail varnish. I had many of these (I purchased them when they were on sale before they discontinue them). This one is a similar concept but even more sheer and therefore I liked it less. Mostly I was using it as a base coat. I am really glad that they are gone for good.

Rockablue is the name of the next Essence polish but it is grey not blue. Very light and I love this type of grey. I don't think I have similar shade to this one in my stash at the moment but it will be replaced with light blue... as I'm still trying to minimise my purchases and replace varnishes with what I already have.

The very last one is Essie Mademoiselle. Again, a light pink but this one is super sheer (similar to Essence Soda Pop & Candy Shop) but more expensive... at the end I was using it as a top coat to add a bit of jelly look. I have some other Essie nail polishes that I like better with similar effect.

My goal to reach 10 or less nail polishes is still in progress, at the moment I have 56 colored or textured bottles. Still much better than last year and I need to speed up a bit (less buying and more focus :).

Thank you for reading and have a nice day