Apologies for the unintended silence! I went on vacation and didn't plan ahead for the blog, oops. So much for a consistent summer project... but I shall persevere! Anyway, clearly, I own a lot of Essie nail polishes. I was inspired by Anna's Instagram photo that features her collection, and decided to count my own.
One thing I want to say is that yes, this is way too much nail polish for one person. But I really love to paint my nails. It is one of my favorite pastimes because to me, the ritual is very calming and I love having pretty colors to look at all the time on my hands.
I have 25 bottles total, and 24 are shown in the photo above. I didn't include top coats, base coats, treatments, and the one back up bottle I have that I will talk about in a minute.
From left to right, row by row, starting in the top left-
The Pinks: Ballet Slippers, Neo Whimsical, Fiji, Tart Deco (more of an orange), Cute As A Button, Off the Shoulder, Watermelon, Raspberry
The Reds: Twin Sweater Set, Leading Lady
The Light Blues/Purples: Mint Candy Apple, Truth or Flare, Bikini So Teeny, Lilacism, Chinchilly, Play Date
The Greens/Blues: Absolutely Shore, Turquoise and Caicos, First Timer, Go Overboard
The Darks: Dive Bar, After School Boy Blazer, Devil's Advocate, Licorice
Whew! Quite the expansive collection. I definitely have some favorites, and some I wish I'd never purchased, but overall it's been fun to collect these over time. I always like to look at the seasonal collections and that is where quite a few polishes that I love have come from.
My Favorites:
Mint Candy Apple (a cult favorite), Lilacism (the perfect pastel purple), First Timer (a super bright green), After School Boy Blazer (blackened navy-this is the one I have a backup of!)
What are your favorite Essie shades? Do you also collect polishes to the extent that I do?
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