I absolutely love Essence brand nail polish. It is very affordable and has various beautiful shades. And of course, once a new collection of Essence polish comes out, I need to get it ASAP. This time its the Hip Girls Wear Blue Jeans collection. The name is quite specific, but this collection carries 4 beautiful shades. Each polish cost me €1.99 , thus I paid €7.96 for the whole collection.

First, lets talk about the brush. The brush is quite long and slim, I do prefer a wider brush for easier application, like Essence color&go series brushes, they also have a rounded off bottom, which also eases the application. So in my honest opinion, the brush could have been better, but then its not absolutely bad.

Do you ever get so stuffed up with work you forget about your hobbies all together? Well, I certainly do. Then, when my crammed schedule finally clears up, I find manipics from weeks ago. Well, might as well do a post. I might have fewer posts in the upcoming months as well, please bear that in mind.

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Ooooh, guys, you probably have no idea how many layers of quick dry top coat this design has. 3 or 4 as far as I can count. Thats the downside of using striping tape. But look at those crisp lines! Having to add layers of top coat before adding vinyls or striping tape is a must though. You do not want your base to lift up with your striping tape.
Now that I look back at this design, I definitely should have used a darker nude base so the white and the nude had a little bit more of a contrast. Definitely a thing you should keep in mind if you want to do a manicure like this. Also, the design might seem simple and quick at first. While it is indeed simple, it does take a while to achieve. Waiting for quick dry top coat to become dry enough to put striping tape or vinyls on it can take surprisingly long. And then, once you've waited for the moment it dries, the amount of time it takes to cut and place all the striping tape properly is crazy. This manicure  took me at least 2 hours if I can remember correctly. But to me, it was absolutely worth it, I loved the look and I ended up wearing it for at least 10 days, which is a long wear time for me, since I usually like to change up my nails every 3-5 days.

More long nail pictures, even though I am currently back to nubs. I actually have one more batch of claw pictures before I showcase my nubbies.

Hello everyone!
Happy Monday! I hope you are doing well!
I recenly got 2 of the Essence I ♥ Trends nail polishes that i've been looking for and I really love them, they are definitely a must have unless you have a close dupe.

Here is a bottle shot. Typical, cylindrdical bottles, I prefer how these look over the gel look series bottles.
Now, on to the swatches!

Rock my soul is a gorgeous pool blue with fine seafoam green shimmer. It does leave brush strokes, but they are not crazy 'straight in your face' brush strokes. It is seemingly opaque in 2 coats, but as you can see on my ring finger nail, there is a white spot that shows through, thats quite odd.

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This collection features 4 shades inspired by the orient. I got all of the nail polishes for €7.96 (€1.99ea.) which is quite a good deal.

Golden gate to orient is a pale gold metallic/chrome polish. As it is with most of chrome polishes, this one makes noticeable brush strokes. Opaque in 2 coats

Sunny shot. I think it looks absoulutely gorgeous in sunlight.
The sultan's daughter is a nude with a pink undertone. I was really surprised to find out that this
polish is a one coater. Plus, the formulation is just perfect. The consistency is perfect, no brush strokes. This is a definite must have for those who love nude nail polish.
Princess Jasmines Choice is a purple with light colored shimmer. Not really a fan of this one. It has a really odd formula - if you go over the same spot twice, it becomes really thick and ridged no matter how thin or thick the coat is, applying this one can be a struggle. Opaque in 2 coats.
Belly Dancing Queen is a gorgeous oxblood shade. Its almost a one coater. The formula is pretty good, its very easy to apply, no brush strokes at all.