Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Essie To Buy or Not To Buy

Hey everyone!! There's so many of you now.. Makes me a little nervous! And excited!!

Here's a quick post of a pretty polish that I'm not sure I love.

Essie To Buy or Not to Buy is relatively new, I believe, and it's a pretty boring, typical pastel lilac creme. In the bottle there's this gorgeous pink and blue shimmer that drew me in like a polish lover to a black label OPI, but it does not translate to the nail. At all. In any way. I waved my hands around like a fool in lamp light, artificial light, sunlight, black light, Coors light... okay, I'm kidding. 






See? Pretty, but so boring. Formula was alright, a little dragging even though I waited a few minutes in between coats. This is three, and the effort was not really worth it.

Can you kinda see it?  GORGEOUS. But on my nails.. nada.

Sooo Essie got stamped in the face with Kleancolor Metallic Black and a cute leopard/cheetah/whatever stamp, then a coat of SV. Better!! 

What do you think of To Buy or Not to Buy? I think the name is ironic. 
VERDICT: I should've have bought.


Stay tuned for my 100 Followers giveaway!! 

See you soon :)

-Rachael

14 comments:

  1. I love it after the stamp! So cute.

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    1. thank you!! It's a fun one. I need to use it more!

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  2. E.l.f. nude is a colour similar to this and it's disappointing like this one too! Definitely pretty though just really plain and wouldn't be half as bad without the nightmare application.

    Love the stamp detail you've put on it :) xxx

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    1. EXACTLY! Why are some polishes so melodramatic! Thank youu! :)

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  3. I see this was a "to buy" for you. lol..
    Looks good on you and that stamp is lovely.

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    1. haha! It was, unfortunately. It's in the swap pile now, looking all lonely and miserable and fake-shimmery. Thank you for the sweet words!

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  4. Yes! The stamp is much better! Nicely done! :)

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    1. thanks girl!! It definitely made it tolerable.

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  5. Been meaning to stop by to say hi. Been crazy busy. Congrats on your first giveaway...can't wait to do my first! Hope you're doing well!

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    1. Well hey lady! I figured you were; it happens! Thank you!! I'll be spammin' erryone when you get it all set u;, They're addicting though. I'm posting another one tomorrow...heehee

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  6. I bought it just because Target light showed the shimmer and it looked so pretty. I haven't tried yet but I'm sad to hear that it won't show.

    Anyways, your comment about Coors light made me laugh out loud in the computer lab at school and I got a few nasty glances. Oh well...

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    1. Awww, I'm sorry to burst your bubble :( It's pretty for sure, just misleading and I felt betrayed!!

      I"M SO GLAD. I try. :):)

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  7. That's sad the shimmer doesn't translate to the nail, the bottle does look really pretty! I like the stamp on it though!

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    1. Thanks girl! I liked it so much better printified. Stamps make bad manis so much better!

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