Monday 11 March 2013

Essence The Boy Next Door - swatches and review

Even though it's a lovely day today with bright sunshine and good news - it's still Blue Monday! ;)
Today I want to show you a polish a got through a swap with the fantastic Swiss blog queen Natalia at Polished Polyglot :) Here is Essence The Boy Next Door!


GOOD TO KNOW ABOUT THE BOY NEXT DOOR:

Type of polish: Cream.

Colour: A dusty medium blue or I guess you can call it a jeans blue.

Opacity: Excellent! This is ONE coat! :D 

Drying time: Faster than normal! This polish is really "Colour & Go" as it says on the bottle! :D 
 
Formula: Excellent! Perfect formula! I was in total control whilst applying it!

Brush: Excellent! I was very surprised to fint it was a so called Wide Brush :D like the ones in most of Isadora's polishes!! I love it!! :D

Shine: Shiny on its own so I have no top coat in these pictures.

Accurate colour, photo vs IRL: Quite accurate. It's a tiny bit darker blue IRL.

Grade: 5/5 :D

This polish makes me wish even harder that we could get Essence in Sweden - which we can't right now. The formula is perfect, the brush is to die for, the colour is gorgeous AND it's a one coater!!! Need I say more?!?! ;) Oh! I also have to mention that it's very similar to Essie's Mezmerised :) (Not a dupe though.)

How do you like this polish?
Do you have Essence where you live?

14 comments:

  1. Vilken underbar blå, sådär mellanblå, inte för ljus och inte för mörk. Superfin, jag saknar en sån mellanblå....hahaha. :-)

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    1. Ja, den blå färgen är underbar! Precis my cup of tea! :D

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  2. Ciao bellissima! this colours suits you so well! I'm glad you like it. And while Essence is not in Sweden I'll be happy to swap with you. I'll allow myself to swap after Easter, so only 20 more days, and counting... lol!
    bacioni, xx

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    1. Ciao cara! Grazie mille! Both for your kind words and for sending me this jewel! I'm glad both you and Christine can be my Essence dealers! lol! Let's do another swap after Easter! :D I read that Essence has arrived to the UK now but only to selected stores. I must go to London again soon! ;)
      Bacioni!
      xx

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  3. Det är verkligen ett fint lack. Det är så synd att Essence inte finns här i Sverige.

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    1. Ja, det är synd för det är bra priser på de också.

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  4. Blue, one coater and beautiful! :-)

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  5. Hi lovey, this is so beautiful on you - swoon :-)!!! It reminds Mae of BB Couture Moon over Manhattan :-)!!! And thank you for your sweet words (read your reply to Nati)!!! Consider me fidgetting over here till my parcel is with you - LOL xxx

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    1. Hi darling! Danke!! :D I think Moon over Manhattan is a bit more blue/grey but they are quite similar :)
      I was so glad to see that my parcel arrived to you! That went really fast!!! I can't wait to receive yours!! :D Take care pet! xxx

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  6. Vilken fin blåfärg! :) Jag äger definitivt inget lack som påminner om det här.

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    1. Den är jättefin! Hoppas du hittar nåt som det här för det är ett måste i varje samling ;) Det tycker i alla fall jag ;)

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