Confessions of a Nail Polish Addict

Hello again! So, I saw this tag going around on YouTube and thought it'd be kinda fun to fill out, so here goes!

1. What color are you wearing right now? I'm currently wearing Go Ginza, by Essie. 

2. What nail product can't you live without? A fast-drying top coat. No one really has time to wait for their polish to dry, do they? My favorite is currently HK Girl by Glisten & Glow.

3. What is your favorite nail brand? My favorite brand is Essie! For now...

Essie -- Blossom Dandy

Blossom Dandy was the big hit of the Essie 2015 Spring Flowerista collection; it was the shade that everyone was raving about and me being obsessed with mint things meant that I just had to own it. As usual, I hunted for a good deal. I won this bottle on eBay for $3.36 (plus $1.65 in shipping), so all in all I paid $5.01. I usually hate paying for shipping, but since this was from a current collection and my winning bid was so low I didn't mind too much.

Essie's website describes Blossom Dandy as a "mint creme hydrangea... an eye catching light blue with a hint of spring mint green" and that really is spot on. When I had it on last week I had a girl tell me that she felt like the color was very relaxing, and I thought that was a pretty cool observation. 

Blossom Dandy

Essie -- Mint Candy Apple [blue hue]

Can we all just stop for a moment and appreciate the divinity that is Essie's Mint Candy Apple? This picture is from last month, when I still had the blue-hued MCA [which I traded for the green-hued version... see my post on April 25th for more details]. Even though I traded it it's still such a GORGEOUS shade that it's plain to see why it's such a cult favorite. This was two coats, topped with HK Girl by Glisten & Glow. The formula is... okay. MCA gets a bad wrap. It may not be the best formula in the world, but it's definitely not the worst either. The color more than makes up for any application struggles, in my opinion. I'm such a sucker for light blue nail polish! Who am I kidding... I'll probably buy this one again, and then I'll have BOTH shades in my collection. #nailpolishgoals

Easy Nail Art: The Dry Brush Technique

Last week I tried the dry brush technique on an accent nail, and I loved the way it turned out. It was super easy to do, yet it looked like it took more effort than it really did. If you want to learn how to create this look keep reading...

Essie -- Van D'Go

Essie's Van D'Go is officially one of my all-time favorite Essie shades. It's the most beautiful pinky-peach color, it's so delicate and pretty... I am OBSESSED. It had been on my nail polish wishlist for a while, and then one day I was at TJ Maxx (for the first time in eons) because I heard they carried Essie and other brand name polishes and just as I was leaving (empty handed) I stopped by their impulse area by the cash registers and there she was. I'll be honest, I freaked out a little. 

The prettiest girl on the block, Van D'Go by Essie