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Winter Wonders: Essie ‘Shine of the Times’

November 29, 2011 By StephanieLouise 896Leave a Commenthttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.allthingsbeautifulxo.com%2F2011%2F11%2Fwinter-wonders-essie-shine-of-times.htmlWinter+Wonders%3A+Essie+%27Shine+of+the+Times%272011-11-29+18%3A15%3A00StephanieLouisehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.allthingsbeautifulxo.com%2F2011%2F11%2Fwinter-wonders-essie-shine-of-the-times.html

So as we get ever so close to December, I’ve been putting together holiday posts like crazy. My first post, however, is of (you guessed it!) a fabulous nail polish. Essie Shine of the Times embodies everything I wanted for a Limited Edition polish this season. Okay, I’m not all that hard to please. I have a flakie addiction and I’m completely okay with that! Still, the application is flawless and the looks are endless.

So here are my base colors (2 coats each): 

Pinky- Sinful Colors in Snow Me White
Ring- Pure Ice in Kiss Me Here (weird name for a gray eh?)
Middle- Wet n Wild The Gold & the Beautiful from the Color Craze Collection
Pointer- China Glaze in City Siren
Thumb- LA Colors Nail Lacquer in Black Velvet
1 Coat of Essie Shine of the Times over every finger except the thumb, 2 coats on that! Then a top coat of Seche Vite.

Clearly, the star of the show is the black, as expected. The rest of the colors I picked were primarily colors I wear this season, minus a navy (close to the black) & the green. You’ll probably see it over green soon if that’s what you were hoping for! I threw in the metallic gold to show people why it doesn’t show up and why it looks better over a solid color.

This is a flakie polish suspended in a clear base that shines mainly red, orange, & vibrant green. Flecks of other colors can be seen at certain angles, especially depending on your base.

I really think the white is the only one that was SUPER hard to capture. It’s honestly gorgeous, looks just like those fake snow bits you see in store displays. The gray came out amazing. The gold is a fail in my book. The red came out a pretty flame type manicure. & the black…just look at it!
I picked up Essie Shine of the Times at Walgreens for around $8. The formula is perfection when it comes to a flakie and I hope they come out with many (MANY!) more! This is the kind of nail polish I consider an investment!
I didn’t think the photos did it enough justice, so check out the video! Its short but shows this polish off like it deserves!

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