essie has always kind of flown under my radar. The only places I knew you could buy it was on their website or through etailers, so I just stayed away. I finally saw them at Trade Secret, but nothing caught my eye. When essie announced in November 2010 that they were going retail (for more info, check out All Lacquered Up), I thought maybe I'd see more of it... Well have I ever. Now it's in Wal-Mart, HEB, Walgreens, CVS... those are the only stores in my area, so it was like an overload for me. It's nice!
I picked up it's genius at Walgreens I believe, for $7 a bottle. While I was a little surprised by the price, I figured it would be worth it. This is a violet quartz with beige undertones according to their website but I found it to be a lilac purple with gold shimmer. Go figure. I used a base coat of Seche Natural, 2 coats of it's genius, and a top coat of Seche Vite. The formula worked well. This is a DBP, Toluene and Formaldyhyde free brand.
See the gold shimmer in the bottle? I have a bonus sun picture.
Maybe it is a violet...
Pretty shade picture for you.
And finally indoors with the flash. I do like that the name of the polish is a sticker on the top of the bottle. I tend to find the bottles of some polishes not to be perfectly flat, and the sticker doesn't sit just right.
Overall, I was happy with my purchase, but I think I would have been a bit happier for about $4. I'm constantly questioning the cost of everything, so this could just be me. :)
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That is a nice color, but like you, I question the $7 price tag. I have a hard time paying that much for what is now basically just another drug store polish.
ReplyDeleteNo, I agree with you! I wish Essies were cheaper, too. They are awesome polishes, but a tad on the expensive side per bottle. Still love them, though! :)
ReplyDeleteI love this color, it's so under appreciated!
ReplyDeleteI love the color, but it streaked for me. It would not go on my nails well no matter what I did.
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