Essie Pink Parka: Review, Photos & Swatches

Hey Beauties :) 

Essie's Pink Parka is a nail polish that I have been looking forever for, but I could never find it anywhere online. A few weeks ago, I finally found it after hours of searching for it and I immediately added it to my shopping bag. Keep reading if you want to know what I think about this nail polish by Essie :)

 ♥ Essie Pink Parka.

Pink Parka is a beautiful neon pink nail polish that dries matte. I'm actually very disappointed in the formula of this nail polish. Its very thin and extremely streaky, which makes it a pain in the butt to apply. I had to work a lot with it to get it to look somewhat okay and I'm still not happy with how it looks on my nails. 

Pink Parka is a nail polish that you have to work very fast with, because it dries in only a few seconds. I had to use three, very thick coats to make it look opaque but it was still very streaky after all those coats. I do like how quickly it dries though, a few seconds is really impressive :)


  ♥ Essie Pink Parka.

 ♥ Essie Pink Parka.

♥ Essie Pink Parka.

Pink Parka is extremely bright, its definitely an ''In Your Face'' kind of nail polish. I absolutely love the color, its really delightful but I wish the formula was much better. It dries matte which I'm not a big fan of but that problem can be solved with a top coat.

I haven't found a perfect dupe for Pink Parka yet, but there are a lot of similar shades by other brands available. I really wish that Essie would release this nail polish again and change the formula and make it a creme nail polish instead of a matte one. That would be amazing because the color of this nail polish is extremely gorgeous :)

Rating: 2/6
 

Do you like neon nail polishes? Have you tried Essie's Pink Parka? Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment :) Xoxo, Christine♥

Haul Post: OPI Nicki Minaj Collection, Essie & Naked 2 Palette

My package from Beautybay finally arrived today. The main reason for placing an order on Beautybay was because I wanted to pick up the Naked 2 palette for one of my upcoming giveaways. I also picked up some extra goodies for myself as well, I just cant help myself when it comes to shopping, haha. I hope you enjoy my little haul post and let me know in the comments below if you have any product recommendations :)


♥ Essie Lady Like & Haute As Hello.


♥ Essie Lady Like.

Lady Like is a gorgeous muted lilac toned pink with a cream finish. This nail polish has been on my nail polish wishlist for quite some time, Im so happy its finally mine :) You can find Lady Like here.


♥ Essie Haute As Hello.

Haute As Hello is a beautiful neon coral/orange color. This color has been recommended to me so I just had to pick it up and give it a try. This looks like the perfect neon coral/orange nail polish for the summer time, what do you think? :) You can find Haute As Hello here.






♥ L-R: Did It On Em, Fly, Pink Friday & Metallic 4 Life.

After seeing swatches of the OPI Nicki Minaj Collection, I just had to pick up this cute set with 4 of the colors from the collection. I cant wait to play around with these, all the colors look so pretty. How cool would Metallic 4 Life look on top of another nail polish? Ahhhh, I cant wait to try that out :)

I like Nicki, I think she stands out from most artists today which makes her unique in my eyes. I also think her voice is pretty cool, what do you think about Nicki? :) You can find the OPI Nicki Minaj Mini Collection here.



I absolutely love my Naked 2 palette, its probably my favorite eyeshadow palette at the moment. Since I love it so much, I ordered one for an upcoming giveaway here on Makeup, Beauty & Fashion. Im so happy it arrived safe and sound because mine was broken when I recieved it which sucks! I might order a new one for myself next time I place an order at Beautybay.You can find the Naked 2 Palette here.

Have you ordered from Beautybay before? :) Thanks for looking :) Xoxo, Christine♥

Essie Sugar Daddy, Too Too Hot, Bachelorette Bash & Bahama Mama: Review, Photos & Swatches

Essie is one of my all time favorite nail polish brands and I recently got sent 4 nail polishes to try out. I really like the formula that the Essie nail polishes have and most of the shades that I have tried have been opaque after just a few coats :)

Essie is a brand that haven't been available in Norway until now! Their nail polishes is finally available here which I think is really cool. For those of you who live in Norway, Essie can be found at Vita, Kicks, H&M and Cubus :)


♥ L-R: Sugar Daddy, Too Too Hot, Bachelorette Bash & Bahama Mama.


♥ Sugar Daddy & Too Too Hot.


♥ Bachelorette Bash & Bahama Mama.


♥ Too Too Hot & Bahama Mama.


♥ Sugar Daddy & Bachelorette Bash.



♥ Sugar Daddy.

Sugar Daddy is a beautiful sheer, creamy and classic pink. I like this nail polish a lot because it makes my nails look very pretty, natural, clean and fresh. Sugar Daddy is easy to apply, it dont streak and its perfect for a french manicures. I applied 4 coats and you can still see that its not that opaque, so if your not into sheer nail polishes, this one is not for you. I think Sugar Daddy is from the 2004 Spring Collection, please correct me if Im wrong :)

Rating: 4/5





♥ Bachelorette Bash.

Bachelorette Bash is a creamy magenta color. Its very bright and has a beautiful glossy finish. The color payoff is really nice, not streaky and I only needed 2 coats to make it opaque. This is going to be so pretty during the summer time, what do you guys think? :) Bachelorette Bash is from the Anniversary Collection.

Rating: 5/5






♥ Too Too Hot.

Too Too Hot is a gorgeous, bright red-coral color. This was almost opaque after just one coat which I really like and its not streaky either. Since I like my nail polishes to be as opaque as possible, I applied 2 coats. Its definitely a fun and bright nail polish that is going to be so fun for spring and summer. Too Too Hot is from the Braziliant Collection.

Rating: 4/5





♥ Bahama Mama.

Bahama Mama is a creamy, deep plum color. It is a very pretty and glossy nail polish but I don't like this one as much as I like the other shades. It applied streaky and it took 3 thick coats to look opaque. Bahama Mama is from the ''Its Better in The Bahamas'' Collection.

Rating: 3/5

I really like these nail polishes from Essie, they are so pretty! My favorites are Sugar Daddy and Bachelorette Bash. Too Too Hot and Bahama Mama stained my nails a little so thats why they dont get 5/5 lipstick kisses from me, but the colors are still very beautiful. Bahama Mama is the only shade that I wont be buying because I found it difficult to work with.

Disclaimer: 
This product was sent to me by the company for review purposes only. No payment was received for this review. My reviews are based on my personal opinions and experience using the item(s). All opinions are my own and 100% honest.

What are some of your ''must have'' nail polishes from Essie? :)
Thanks for looking :) Xoxo, Christine♥

Essie, China Glaze & Chanel [Swatches]

Here are the swatches off the four nail polishes that I picked up from Elle's Blog Sale :)





♥ L-R: Guchi Muchi Puchi, St Lucia Lilac, Lemon Fizz & Paradoxal.





♥ L-R: Guchi Muchi Puchi, St Lucia Lilac, Lemon Fizz & Paradoxal.



How beautiful are these colors? I love them all and the names are just adorable. Guchi Muchi Puchi, St Lucia Lilac and Lemon Fizz are gorgeous pastel colors which always look cute. I love wearing pastel colors all year around, It dont have to be summer to rock these fabulous colors. Paradoxal is going to look so cute for fall, what do you think? :)



What do you think about the colors? Which one do you like the most? :)

Love Christine

Essie, China Glaze, Chanel & NYC

I want to show you these amazing treasures that I picked up from the beautiful and sweet Elle from Beauty and Ramblings Blog Sale. This was my first time buying products from a blog sale and I absolutely loved it, everything went great and the package arrived unharmed after a week. Here are the items that I bought from Elle :)





♥ L-R: Guchi Muchi Puchi, St Lucia Lilac, Lemon Fizz & Paradoxal.









I was extremely happy when I saw Lemon Fizz by China Glaze and Paradoxal by Chanel, because those have been on my wishlist for a long time now. I just had to grab them before it was too late. I cant wait to do some nail looks with these, they all look so pretty in their cute bottles :)





Elle also added this NYC Liquid Lipshine Lipgloss in Prospect Pink as a little gift. Thank you so much Elle, this looks really beautiful and I cant wait to wear it. Check out Elle's blog sale girlies, she still have a few products left :)



If you have or know off someone that is having a blog sale, please leave the link in the comments. I love blog sales, they are so much fun :)



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Do you own any off these nail polishes? :)

Love Christine♥

Essie: The Braziliant Collection

Essie‘s new summer nail collection, Color Me Braziliant, is everything summer should be, hot and bright. This collection has six brash and sassy colors inspired by Brazil.
Here are the list of colors:

* Braziliant - a hot orange with a touch of shimmer
* Too Too Hot - a sizzling rich red coral
* Super Bossa Nova - an upbeat bright fuchsia
* Meet at the Sunset - a vibrant deep orange
* Smooth Sailing - a breezy lavender blue with a reflection of pearl
* Absolutely Shore - a soft sea foam green

The colors that i want to get from this collection are Meet at the Sunset, Super Bossa Nova, Smooth Sailing and Absolutely Shore. I think they look so gorgeous and i really want to try them out☺

What do you think about this collection?☺
Love Christine♥