Swap Swatches: Essie

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There are a few brands here that are hard to get for me here in the Netherlands. Sometimes not that hard to get, but I happen to live in a country where everything is expensive. Essie is one of those brands where I can get my hands on, but they are ridiculously expensive. The cheapest price is € 9,95, just a little $13,35. The most expensive is € 12,95, which is around $17,38.

In a swap a while back with Nory I received the gorgeous School Of Hard Rocks, but in my last swap with Iris I could add 3 more Essie's to my stash.

The first one is In Stitches. The color will look different in some lightnings. It looked like a brick color at first, but it's actually a kind of old pink color. Really nice!

Tart Deco. This one was on my wishlist for a long time! For some reason I expected it to be more pink, but it was actually more of an orange color. A really nice color orange :)

Last but not least: Sand Tropez. I remember seeing this one on Tumblr and on the girl it looked like a lovely nude color. I guess the girl was pale, because on me it's far from a nude color :P On swatches on Google it looks a bit sandy, but on me it doesn't. Still a pretty color though and I would definitely wear it!

From these 3 colors Tart Deco was the most pigmented. I did wear 2 coats, just like In Stitches. I'm super happy Iris gave me these Essie's :)

Did you notice my pics aren't square anymore? I like it better this was :)

Have a nice day!

xoxo Ingie

Color Club - Love 'Em Leave 'Em

Another polish striped off of my wishlist! This time it's Love 'Em/Leave 'Em. I remember seeing this a while ago while going through someone's blog. I wanted to order it immediately. But my favorite web shop didn't sell this one... A few days later I was checking the shop again and it was there! I didn't order it then, because my bank account didn't let me :P But last week I ordered it and I'm so happy with it!

Love 'Em/Leave 'Em is an almost nude, but really holographic nail polish. It's a great polish for work if you're not aloud to wear really OUT THERE colors.

I can seriously not keep my eyes off of it. I like it now, but I think it might grow even more on me when the fall and winter are here.

Oh hey there, holo! :D

I recommend this polish to everybody! It's just so gorgeous... :)

xoxo Ingie

Color Club - Incognito

Incognito... When I first saw the bottle in real life I thought it was too dark. It looks like a light brown color and just not so nice. But then I applied it. The first layer was pretty sheer so then I was really disappointed! I applied a second coat and a smile got on my face. It was not so sheer and it needed a 3rd coat to complete the whole thing. This is just a perfect nude nail polish for me. I absolutely love it!

Incognito... Toen ik het flesje voor het eerst in het echt zag vond ik het te donker. Het ziet eruit als een licht bruine kleur en gewoon niet zo leuk. Maar toen lakte ik het eerste laagje erop. Die was behoorlijk doorzichtig en ik was echt teleurgesteld! Ik bracht een tweede laagje aan en een glimlach verscheen. Het was niet zo doorzichtig meer en een 3de laagje was nodig om het geheel compleet te maken. Dit is de perfecte nude nagellak voor mij. Ik vind 'm geweldig!

1 more thing that has nothing to do with this post, but I would love it if you'd follow me with GFC and/or Bloglovin' :)

Nog 1 ding die niks met deze post te maken heeft, maar ik zou het geweldig vinden als je me zou volgen met GFC en/of Bloglovin' :)

xoxo Ingie

Color Club - Coastal Creme

[cheesy greating]

Last swatch of my Color Club polishes. Yup, 3 in total :P

This color seems very similar to Color Club's Pardon My French, but it isn't. The only difference between them is that this one is more nude and PMF is pink. This is not a nude color for me and I don't know if it would be if you have lighter skin. Because I have no idea what that would look like :P

Laatste swatch van mijn Color Club lakjes. 3 in totaal :P


Deze kleur lijkt een beetje op Color Club's Pardon my French, maar dat ik het niet. Het enige verschil is dat deze meer nude is en PMF is roze. Dit is niet een nude kleur voor mij en ik weet ook niet hoe dat zit als je een lichtere huidskleur hebt. Ik heb namelijk geen idee hoe dat eruit zou zien :P

I like this color, because it's the perfect light color. White just looks like Tipp-Ex, but this is at least some color.

Deze kleur vind ik leuk, want het is de perfecte lichte kleur. Wit ziet er gewoon uit als Tipp-Ex, maar dit heeft tenminste nog wat kleur.

I find that the color sometimes slightly changes in different lighting. The first picture shows most how it will look like in real life. And look at the picture below; I'm used to Catrice polishes who do that... What a fail :P

Ik vind dat de kleur soms een beetje veranderd in andere belichting. De eerste foto laat het beste zien hoe het er in het echt uitziet. En check de laatste foto; Ik ben gewend dat Catrice nagellak dat doet... Wat een fail :P

xoxo Ingie