Thursday, May 12, 2011

Essie Resort Collection Summer 2011


So far I've seen two summer sets from Essie. First, this smaller, cuter, seemingly safari-themed mini collection and then the big colorful six piece full summer collection. Here's the smaller one, called (as far as I'm aware) Resort.


Da Bush. Of course, my favorite of the collection. I think this color is brilliant. It's a soft, creamy, faded-looking khaki green. It's part grey, part beige and part yellow-toned drab green all mixed together. It's very light compared to most of the drab greens I have, and it's more green than grey. It does give me a case of the lobster hands, but I don't care, I like this color too much! The only thing I don't like about it is the name. I know, bush, safari, I get that, but why "Da" bush? It only makes me thing... Da Bears.


Fair Game. This shade is a blue-toned dark grey with silver shimmer. It's in between a shimmer and a frost in terms of finish. Interesting note: it dries to a satin matte finish without topcoat. I am wearing topcoat here because of that. Not a new or unique color, but still not bad. Grey is nice.

Lion Around. Ha ha! Get it? Lion? Seriously though, I hope they don't start doing the OPI cheesy pun thing with their names too often. This one works, but they better be careful or they could end up with a name like, oh, I don't know... Baby, it's "Coal" Outside? This shade is a soft nude pink, warm toned, with very fine white-silver shimmer. It's pearly and a bit frosty, but the shimmer is very very subtle so most of the time it looks like a creme. Only when the light hits it just right does all the shimmer show up. I half like this because it's murky and muted looking, but the other half of me is going, "YOU'RE WEARING PINK!!"


Your Hut Or Mine? This one is a pink coral, sorta similar to that Pantone Honeysuckle shade that everyone's doing this year. This one is deeper, warmer and a bit more salmon-ish instead of bright and clean like the others. The best part of this is the shimmer, thought. It's that special type of shimmer that lights up and looks so bright and pretty. It seems to have a pink and blue-violet tone to it in most lights, and it looks so light and bright it just perks up the whole color. I want them to do other colors with this type of shimmer!

Formula on these was great. Zero application issues. Dry time was great also. I did three coats of each color. There weren't any problems with the brushes, but I must point out that Essie does have very tiny brushes. After all the gigantic "one stroke" style brushes I'm being bombarded with lately, these tiny Essie brushes are a welcome change. While it does take me a little longer to cover each nail, I have better control. People with small nails will find this style of brush less messy to use.

Overall, cute little collection, but nothing new or groundbreaking. Green, grey, pink. Soft, demure shades. Da Bush is my pick from the set, I really love that funky murky green. Great formula. I think this set would make a nice gift for someone who's going on vacation this summer- a safari or a cruise come to mind.

(This was sent to me for review.)

29 comments:

  1. I love all 4 of these!!! The first time in my history with Essie!
    Gorgeous post!

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  2. One of the better collections I've seen from Essie this year. Love Da Bush and Your Hut or Mine?

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  3. Nice collection and swatches! Thank you!

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  4. Love these shades! Specially the green one, so pretty!

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  5. i love da bush, it looks like a creamy deep sea foam green.

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  6. They're pretty, but it seems like I've seen the green and the pink all over lately. But, I do like the subtle shimmer in YHoM.

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  7. I actually enjoyed all of these swatches and I think I'll have to go get these! I have Sew Psyched, which looks like a far dirtier greyer green than Da Bush for sure.

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  8. I haven't seen these anywhere around here yet. Da Bush looks like a must have for me, if only to compare to all the other dirty greens I've got.

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  9. I would buy a mini set of these. LOVE Da Bush!

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  10. "Da Bush" makes me think of that ridiculous song from the 80s that went, "Push, push in the bush."

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  11. I also have not seen these anywhere around me. I will have to look on line to see if they are 'around' there. This is a good collection for me. It has diversity. I have Sew Psyched and love that, so know I will like Da Bush. The lighter pink will be a share probably for me, but know right now who I would give it to. Happy to see a nice darker gray/blue shimmer for summer since I always bring them into all seasons.

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  12. I want all of them except for Your Hut Or Mine. A nice little collection!

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  13. I love all of these. Da Bush is calling my name

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  14. Da Bush is my favorite of all the colors also. Overall I'm not too happy. The colors are pretty dull for my taste.

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  15. Actually the collection is called "Fair Game". I also love "Da Bush", but the name makes me cringe.

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  16. Da Bush is flipping amazing. I want it in my life now. I like how some of these are a bit dirty looking. This isn't the pro only collection, is it? Lovely swatches as always!

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  17. Amei todas, mas a Da Bush é a mais linda. Beijos.

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  18. Pretty, I do like Da Bush but as the above user said I'm not impressed by these...

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  19. I think I prefer this collection to Essie's Summer Collection. Love Da Bush and Fair Game.

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  20. Please Essie don't start with those corny names! Da Bush is one I have to have. Love it.

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  21. "Da Bush" is supposed to be an African accent. Really corny, though not as bad as "Your Hut or Mine"

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  22. Da Bush and Fair Game is gorgeous !!!!

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  23. Hmmm, all warm colors. I will pass this time. As a cool toned gal, salmony pinks and khaki greens are not too flattering on me. Their other summer set is kinda bland too. Not too impressed by Essie lately. Perhaps this overexposure to the Walmart means they are stretching themselves too thin. I like OPI's Texas collection much more than anything that has come out of Essie lately. Lovely nails, as always!

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  24. Scrangie, can you review the other Essie summer collection... just DYING to make my selection but can't do it without you :-)

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  25. I thought Da Bush would look nice, but it looks disgusting as pus. I feel that my nails are infected when I wear this. I only use it as a base to my blue nail lacquers.

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  26. I'm with you on pink...I just don't wear it. Back in the 80's that was another story but now...meh. But...I really like Lion Around. It's a dusty pink and not a Barbie pink so it works! I think it would be good for nail art. I may have to pick some up from Ebay or Amazon.

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