Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Essence Colour 3 ~ Midnight Date and City that never sleeps


Essence Colour 3 ~ Midnight Date and City that never sleeps
Dark shimmery blue and sheer purple with green and blue flakies


I bought these two polishes in Germany, and that concept is that you have two colours, a base and a top, and when applying both you’ll end up with a third colour.

The base colour is a deep, vibrant, almost metallic blue. It’s almost a one coater. I tried to apply a thick coat but it still missed that depth that a second coat gives. So I applied the second coat, and I ended up with the most beautiful blue! Perfect as a base for glitters, for stamping and for flakies.

Here it is – two coats, no top coat yet:


Isn’t it just beautiful? I even think it could be used as a stamping polish. It’s very pigmented and relatively thick, so I might try that out soon. But not today.  Today is flakie day, namely the other side of the bottle: “City that never sleeps”.

I applied two coats and a layer of Seche Vite top coat. I think it looks quite cool actually. Take a look:


What do you think? It’s a bit “quiet”, but I guess that all manis don’t have to be equally loud. :D


Opacity: 9/10
Colour, prettiness: 10/10
Durability: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9.5/10
Buy again: Yes

14 comments:

  1. I love it! I'm addicted to flakies!

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  2. I love it! I agree that it's relatively quiet but it works and it looks great on you :-)

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    1. Thank you. I was amazed that this mani actually got a purple shade to it after the flakies were applied. :)

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  3. Gahhh! love those flakies, subtle yet they have such depth x

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    1. The depth was what made me like this mani, despite the lack of loudness :) X

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  4. I think this is gorgeous! I love it!

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    1. Thank you, I especially enjoyed the dark blue :)

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    1. Thanks. I consider trying the flakie over another colour too.

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  6. Uhh, det er to flotte lakker og sammen er de jo helt perfekte!

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    1. Ja, jeg er også meget begejstret. Det er dog en lidt mærkelig lak at lægge, fordi du jo sidder med hele den ene lak i låget af din pensel. :)

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  7. LOVE THIS!! need a trip to germany :) x

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    1. I'd absolutely love a vacation in again too! Xx

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