Essie not just a pretty face

Hello Everyone! I am a little bit late with this review. It is almost a year ago that I bought 4 out of 6 polishes from Essie’s Spring 2019 collection. I’ve already shown you Pinkies out. However, the others ended up in a drawer after I tried them quickly. After that, I didn’t have much […]

Review and swatches of the Essie color Not just a pretty face, a sheer polish in Essie's permanent collection. Click here to find out more.

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Essie Not just a pretty face

Here's a review of Essie Not Just A Prety Face.I've been giving my nails a bit of a rest for last 2 weeks just to grow them back to healthy condition a bit, hence the lack of nail reviews lately. Essie Not Just A Pretty Face looks like a nude pink with a slight mauve undertone in the bottle. I thought it looks a bit like Essie Innocent I reviewed previously. However I think Not Just A Pretty Face is a bit paler in shade. On the nails with 2 coats and no top or base coat below (was in a hurry…

Essie describes this color as a "a naturally pinkish nude" and I can't disagree with it. It is a nude, a nice nude, but in my opinion it would look better on a darker skintone. (I'm NW15-20 at MAC, just for reference.) The application is not bad, the formula is good too. The first coat is really sheer and a little bit streaky, when you apply the second coat it is a little bit more opaque, but not entirely and it is still streaky a tiny bit. The third coat is nicely opaque, but I think you…

Si je sais encore compter, alors il me semble que seuls 6 petits mois me séparent de mon Grand Jour. Je viens de le réaliser. Ce n'est pas que cela me fout les chocottes mais presque. En attendant, les préparatifs avancent doucement mais sûrement (je m'y suis remise la semaine dernière vu que je n'ai pas énormément blogué). J'ai eu l'immense bonheur de passer 5 heures un samedi soir en compagnie du prêtre qui va nous marier, Monsieur BG et moi (et ce fut épique... oui, j'ai eu un fou rire…

Summer 09 col, this could have used a 3rd coat to hide vnl.