Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Essie ~ Lots of Lux (with friends)

Essie ~ Lots of Lux (with friends)


Navy blue texture with shimmer

Let’s face it: I’m just not an Essie girl. I don’t find the quality fantastic, and I must admit that I think they’re highly overpriced here. Once in a while I see one that I like, and then I buy it off EvilBay. That’s what happened with Lots of Lux.

The formula is good and the polish was almost opaque after the first coat. I applied a second one, and then I was fully satisfied with it. Drying time between the coats is really good too!

Here’s what two coats look like:


I sponged on a bit of pink glitter: Kiko #438 Fascinating Burgundy from the Digital collection. And when that was dry I applied a layer of Ellagee’s holo topcoat Rainbow Syrup. And that helped – here’s what my mani ended up looking like:


These are sunshine pictures:


I love both the pink glitter and the rainbow effect.


I ended up applying an additional layer of topcoat, because Lots of Lux is seriously textured!




Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Fast
Finish: Texture with shimmer
Overall impression: Great colour, great quality. The texture is a little too much though!
Buy again: No

12 comments:

  1. This combo looks interesting. I was thinking about the collection, finally I don't have any of them, Belugaria has frigtened me off ;P But Lots of Lux seems the prettiest of this collection.

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    1. Belugaria looks awful, in my opinion :D I would never even consider buying it!
      Lots of Lux is definitely the gem in this collection :)

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  2. I like the blue shade - and the finished result is interesting to look at, I bet it was kind of distracting!

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  3. These polishes are very pretty by themself but together they look super cool!

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    1. Thank you, I like combining polishes this way :)

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  4. It looks nice and I like the finish. The final result looks fab :-D

    I've never tried Essie and don't own any. Not seen any that appeal to me!

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    1. I feel exactly that way about Essie too, it's weird, isn't it! :D

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  5. Nice layering! I have Lots Of Lux too and I love it ♥

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    1. Thank you. Lots of Lux is indeed a great polish! :)

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