Swatch: Essence - Mr & Mrs Glitter

Hi ladies! I was browsing through my swatch folder earlier and came across this unpublished swatch of Essence - Mr & Mrs Glitter which I picked up on my last Sally Magpies order. Mr & Mrs Glitter is part of the Special Effect topper collection and is a combination of large Black, Gold and Teal hexagonal glitter in a clear base. The glitter is a little sparse and does need some manipulation when placing on the nail, but that's to be expected with larger glitters. I applied Mr & Mrs Glitter over Bondi - Uptown Girl without a top coat.

As I mentioned above, Mr & Mrs Glitter, as well as lots of other Essence goodies are now available in the UK from Sally Magpies priced between £2.50 - £3.50!  It's just a quick post today ladies, I've been so busy with work lately I've had no time or energy for swatching, but I promise you, I will be back in full swing in May!

ABC Challenge: E is for Essence

Hi ladies! I was pretty stuck with which polishes to show you today, as I only own either Essence or Essie, since I've already posted swatches of various Essie polishes, I thought it was about time I gave Essence a spot in the limelight. Similar to Catrice, Essence is another European brand which hasn't seemed to make its way over to the UK yet so I have to rely on fellow Europeans for swaps or purchases to get my hands on some. I only have 4 Essence polishes, as you can imagine I was spoilt for choice...But these are the 2 (technically 3) which made the cut.

Viva La Green is a Jade Green creme. That's all there is to really say about this polish, it applied well and was opaque in 3 coats, 2 coats still showing a few patches/streaks. This is without a base/top coat.

Time For Romance is a dusty Rose Jelly base packed with large hexagonal glitters and smaller glitter particles. For the photos above I layered one coat of Time For Romance over Essence - Movie Star (see, 3 polishes). TFR could be built up to be worn alone, due to the tinted Jelly base, but I'm rarely one for wearing a pure glitter mani. This is Time For Romance without a Top coat.

Which would your 'E' picks be? As I mentioned I only own 2 E brands, so I didn't have much to choose from! Look out for 'F' coming later this evening! To see all previous posts from the ABC Challenge, click here!

Challenge: Day 4 - Green Nails

Hi ladies! We're back for Day 4 which brings us to Green Nails! For today's mani I started out with 3 coats of Catrice - Sold Out Forever (2nd Edition) as my base then using striping tape, sectioned off my nails into diamonds. To fill the diamonds, I used; China Glaze - Laser Lime, Essie - Trophy Wife & Da Bush, Zoya - Zuza, OPI - Here Today...Aragon Tomorrow (Suede), Essence - Viva La Green and BarryM - Spring Green *phew*. I then topped it off with a coat of MASH Nails Matte Top Coat*.

You'll have to excuse the sorry looking cuticles, no matter what I try to do whether it's moisturising, trimming, oiling, the little bits of skin that polish loves to cling to, just won't disappear! Also, I can never get the removal process of striping tape perfect, I always manage to pull a little bit of polish away with me! How do you like my Day 4 mani? Remember to check out my fellow challengers posts below! For those of you wanting to add the inlinkz to your own posts, click here to be taken to the google doc with everything you'll need for the next 30 days!

Untrieds Used

Essie - Trophy Wife

Essie - Da Bush

Catrice - Sold Out Forever

Zoya - Zuza

Essence - Viva La Green

Products in this post marked with a (*) have been sent to me by the company or their PR for my honest review. For more information, please read my disclosure page!