A Genius polish

 Essie It's Genius was another polish bought in my quest for the perfect purple foil.  This one is a little too dark to match my lavender polishes, but it is still amazing.  I am totally smitten with anything purple and foil.

It applied amazingly well in one smooth coat.  If you make your coats thinner it might require two.  The brush strokes were minimal and overall it was a dream to work with.

And here starts the many many outside pictures.  This polish looks wonderful out in the sun or in the shade, as witnessed below.

I love the way shade can bring out the hidden depth of a polish!

Another shot to show the gorgeous finish in the sun.

Overall this was a wonderful polish to work with and for Essie it really was genius.

Nothing Else Metals, Essie?

I have another lilac foil for you to see!  This time it's Essie Nothing Else Metals from their new metallic collection.  I have to say, this time I am incredibly disappointed.  Of all of the foils I have worn, this was one of the worst.  Application was patchy and had a ton of drag.  The foil was not even, after shaking the bottle multiple times between coats I could not get the particles to disperse evenly.  This created some dark spots in the mani where there was no metallic foil to offset the purple base.  I tend to think I am pretty good at applying foil polishes, since they are my favourite, and I couldn't get this one to behave for the life of me.

Sadly, this color was close to the one I am looking for, just a tad bit lighter.  But with application as it was, I can't see it replacing my HG purple foil just yet.  Usually I like Essie polish, and it upsets me that this is the first time I have put it on the blog.  There are a lot of gorgeous Essies out there, just this is not one of them.