Neutral in November Post # 1: Essie Case Study (Fall 2011 Brand New Bag Collection)

Hello peachies! So I’ve decided to have a theme for the month of November.  It will be called “Neutral in November” where I will be exploring the world of neutral nail polish.  Now some of the neutrals will be usual like this kick-off post about Essie Case Study, some unusual.  So follow my posts in November about the wonderful world of neutral nail polishJ.  On to study Case Study lol...Case Study is a cool, dusty taupe color with greenish undertones.     Essie is a 3-free brand (free of toluene, DBP and formaldehyde.)  This lovely polish is one of six colors in this collection.  The formula is wonderful; it could really be a one coater, the first time I have experienced that with an Essie polish. Y’all know me though, I applied two coats. The color is a usual neutral but it is just so sophisticated.  It does have a grayed out look like its spring cousin, Essie Sand Tropez but it is darker.  Case Study is similar to the color of the standard khaki pants.  Gotta have Case Study?  Essie retails at major retailers like CVS, Target and Ulta for $8.  Until next time...

Pic is sort of blurry :-/

Essie Smooth Sailing (Braziliant Summer 2011 Collection)

Hey peachies! Smooth Sailing is sort of periwinkle, sort of blue with multi-color shimmer. I wouldn't call it a periwrinkle with full conviction.  Essie is a 3-free brand (free of toluene, DBP and formaldehyde.) The application is a dream:-) Essie's formula can be sometimey...I'm glad this time it was a hit because the color is beautiful. I only applied two coats which speaks to perfection of the formula. Smooth Sailing definitely appears more blue than on the nail.  Only thing that I didn't like about the Smooth Sailing is that the multi-colored shimmer didn't transfer on the nail like I thought it would. On the nail it appears more silvery. It's still a gorgeous, unique color nonetheless. I would have deemed the WHOA NAILY! title to Smooth Sailing if the shimmer would have transferred from the bottle to the nail.  Want Smooth Sailing? Essie retails at major retailers like CVS & Target for $8.




Tried to capture the multi-coloered shimmer here...