Essence Movie Star

My local HEB grocery store now has a small display of Essence makeup, and the nail polish was QUICK to sell out.  I believe it was $1.99 a bottle for 0.16 fl. oz but it might have been 99 cents - I need to go back and check, but either way, I decided to pick up this grey in my search for the perfect grey to go with my GREY SKIES.  Blah.


Movie Star I guess is supposed to be about the silver screen.  This is a bluish grey creme that was a tiny bit on the thick side but not unmanageable.  I used a base of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Movie Star and a top of Seche Vite.

There was just a bit too much blue in this for me - as you can see it dries darker on the nail than is shown in the bottle.  I think I need a bit more white in it to even it out.

Same story with the shade.  Overall, a good color and probably an amazing base for a winter Konad.  I may keep this one around for these gross grey days with no sun.  :\

NOTD: 16 Jan 2011

Instead of taking my nail polish off and putting something new on, I decided to layer.  And layer.  And layer.


This started out with a base coat of Seche Natural.  Next came two coats of Essence Movie Star followed by a layer of Seche Vite.  Then I added a coat of China Glaze Sexy Silhouette and topped THAT with a coat of CND Effects Violet Shimmer.  Oy.  This is going to be fun to take off but I SAW THE SUN so I'm running outside next.

Do I already have a violet red with grey undertones?  I'm sure.  ^_^  Was this fun?  Of course.

Blogs of Note

Happy Sunday!


Enamored Enamel hasn't posted since last year (har har) but one thing I love about this blog is the large pictures.  I'm not a fan of clicking (and clicking and clicking).  She does post a lot of batch swatches and doesn't really comment on formula or wear, but if you're looking for a quick picture, this is a good place to look.


Eternal Enamel also hasn't posted since last year (sad face now) but had some pretty amazing nail art.  I hope she reactivates her blog because I really enjoyed reading this blog.


Finally is my friend and inspiration, FrmHeadToToe.  If you like makeup, jewelry, or fashion, THIS is a great place to look.  Jen is absolutely beautiful and amazing and her tutorials are out of this world.  If I ever get married, I've already told Jen that I'm flying her to me to be my makeup artist (and hair, and I wouldn't mind if she picked my dress out too).  I love this girl.

Waiting on sun.

Seriously, I'm getting fed up with this no sun thing.  I used to joke about SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) but I have been so down since I last had sun.  I feel like I'm failing you, the reader, since I have all this pretty polish to play with, but then also I miss my own nails being painted!


I was wearing Essence Movie Star for the past few days and then last night I added some other colors on top of it.  I might bundle up and take some dreary pictures for a NOTD but until I get some decent weather to swatch it, reviews are a bit on hold.  RAWR!

NOTD: 12 Jan 2011

I seriously, seriously, seriously hate grey skies.  It makes me so emotionally void.  I do have to say, I'm not covered in snow like the East Coast, and it's not flooding here like in California or worse, Australia...  But I have so many pretties to play with and I can't show you how awesome they look in the sun.  Ugh, sad panda.


I actually did this manicure on Friday (!) but I've loved it so much I've kept it.  I used a base coat of OPI Natural Nail Base coat, two coats of OPI's The One That Got Away from the Katy Perry collection for a base with one coat of Nicole by OPI's Count on Me from the Nicole ♥ Walmart collection.  It was all topped with Seche Vite and I'm just now showing tipwear today.  Since I have no sun (GRR) this is just picture spam overload.

The One That Got Away is a deep berry with some slight golden shimmer and Count on Me is a glimmering lavender sheer with lots of blue duochrome running through it.  You an see that when pared together it's a lovely blurple plum.  I've loved this manicure and will definitely wear it again!


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