Essence - Glamorous Life

I have a quick post for today- a swatch of the polish I'm currently wearing as a pedicure colour, Essence Glamorous Life. Glamorous Life is a new-ish lacquer from Essence (it came out earlier this spring, but may still be around). It's a bright, raspberry colour with tonnes of gorgeous pink/purple glass fleck shimmer in a jelly finish. It's opaque in two coats, and applied beautifully for a polish that only costs $1.49.

It's also worth mentioning that I love the brush on Essence polishes. Usually smaller bottles have annoying little brushes that are hard to paint with, but these have nice long ones that are very flexible... I find them very comfortable to use, and can't actually think of another brand that uses the same brush. Does anyone else have an opinion to share on the Essence brushes?

I don't know how similar this would be to Butter London Disco Biscuit, but it has kind of killed my lemming for that lacquer (which is a good thing, because it costs a heck of lot more than this Essence polish). While it's probably a lot more raspberry coloured than the hot pink of Disco Biscuit, it still has a gorgeous glass fleck which I adore.

What do you think of Essence Glamorous Life? Have you tried Essence polishes? What do you think of them?

China Glaze - Traffic Jam

Today I wanted to show you a swatch of my current pedicure colour- China Glaze Traffic Jam.

Traffic Jam is a lovely purple-y pink berry shade; I actually don't own many berry shades, so despite seeming like a common colour, it's pretty unique in my collection. The best thing about it is that it's a one-coater. Really! It's wonderfully pigmented, has a great formula, and what you see here is only one coat.

I'm pretty thrilled that I got my nails on this one, and even better, I snagged it for $2!

What do you think of China Glaze Traffic Jam?