Essence - Wonderfuel

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3-4 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and good and the formula goes on well too. This is a lovely purple polish with a nice blue shimmer and it is slightly iridescent. It is gorgeous but got some tip wear though it did last well otherwise.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 5/10

Coats = 2

Finish = shimmery iridescent

Removal = easy

Overall = 7/10

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Essence - Pink & Proud

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying (3 minutes a coat). The fomula and brush are both good. The brush is wide. This is pretty and a 1 coater!

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = n/a swatched

Coats = 1

Finish = foil like

Removal = easy

Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Essence - Anything Goes

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and good and the formula is too. It is a nice and cute colour. This lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy

Removal = easy

Overall = 9/10

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Essence - Give Me Nude, Baby

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying (4-5 minutes a coat), This polish is very, very sheer! The brush is wide and good and the formula is good too. It has a little golden shimmer. It is unforgiving to ridges, It lasted well but just not my thing, way too sheer.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 7/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 3

Finish = sheer with subtle shimmer

Removal = easy

Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 6/10

Essence - Polka Holga

So this is what I wore for Hallowe'en...yes, yes I know I am a bit late! Better late than never I say ;-)

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and good and the the formula goes on nicely. It is an amazingly bold orange colour. I put a white and black crackle polish over it to make it even more Hallowe'en like! I do think, though, that the crackle somehow made it appear more red than orange! This lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2 

Finish = creamy

Removal = easy

Overall = 9/10

Purchased from = Wilko

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10

Essence - Wanna Be Your Sunshine

 

This is okay to use, okay to apply and slowish drying (5-6 minutes a coat), The brush is wide and decent but the formula isn't so good. It is kind of typical of a yellow, streaky and hard to work with. It does build up decently on 3 coats! Sadly it is unforgiving to ridges :-| In saying all that, it is a lovely yellow with a subtle shimmer. Lasted realy well.

Rating

Easy to use = 7/10

Application = 6/10

Drying time = 5/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 3

Finish = creamy and shimmery

Removal = easy

Overall = 6/10

Purchased from = Wilko

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10 - despite the bad points I really liked the colour!

Essence - Don't Stop Believing

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying (about 5 minutes a coat).The formula is good and the brush is medium sized and good too. It is a nice deep cherry colour. I must a loads of this sort of colour and finish haha! This one is okay but noticed tip wear, which is common for the type of finish sadly. 

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 6/10

Lasted well = 5/10

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy jelly

Removal = easy

Overall = 7/10

Purchased from = Wilko

My Personal Rating = 6.5/10

Essence - Juicy Love

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3-4 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and good and the formula is really good as well. This is a one coater too! A lovely gorgeous red. I got a little tip wear but lasted well otherwise. 

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = 1
Finish = creamy
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Wilko

My Personal Rating =  7.5/10

Essence - #Rebel

I put this over a polish from the other blog - OPI's Chic From Ears To Tail!

This is okay to use, okay to apply and good drying (4-5 minutes a coat). It is more dabbing the glitters on than painting but it is easy enough to do, just make sure there are plenty on the brush for good coverage. I think this is a strange mix of glitters haha! I like it on the pink and think it would look good on a few other colours too. It didn't catch on anything and lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 6/10
Application = 6/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 1
Finish = glitter
Removal = easy with foil method, let soak for 1.5 minutes
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Wilko

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10 looks pretty mad and I like it!

Essence - Little Lila Town

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3-4 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and good to paint with and the formula goes on nicely. It is a nice lilac with a subtle shimmer. You can just about make it out in the 2nd and 3rd photos. Also, spot the cat hair in the last photo haha! This lasted really well and is nice.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = creamy with shimmer
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Wilko

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Essence - I Love My Blue Jeans

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying (2-3 minutes a coat). The brush is really good too, a medium sized one. It is a lovely dark blue colour. I think it has more of a "leather" finish than a suede finish, as the bottle suggests! Lasted well and nice.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = Suede, but I think more of a leather finish
Removal = easy and no staining
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Wilko

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Essence - My Love Diary

 

Last photo natural light. All others indoor lighting.

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3-4 minutes a coat). The brush is really good but it is wide. It is a nice rosy/dusky rose colour that looks sort of brown in daylight. Noticed slight tip wear but lasted well otherwise.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = 2
Finish = creamy
Removal = easy
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Wilko

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Essence - The Heat Is On

This is okay to use, okay to apply and good drying (4-5 minutes a coat). It is slightly sheer on the 1st coat but okay on the 2nd. It is a nice enough cherry red. BUT this is meant to be a thermal polish and I didn't notice a change? Maybe slightly purple at the tips in the last photo? I did run it under the hot tap for a while. It also didn't last well at all, got awful tip wear early on!!! So for me this nail polish was a total fail :-(

Rating
Easy to use = 7/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 4/10
Coats = 2
Finish = jelly thermal
Removal = easy
Overall = 5/10
Purchased from = Essence pop up store years ago

My Personal Rating = 5/10

Essence - I'm Cool With It

This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying (5 minutes a coat). It is a lovely iridescent nail polish but shows better in the bottle than on the nail. I found this very hard to capture! It goes from blue to purple. Nice enough. Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = slightly iridescent
Removal = easy enough
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Amsterdam while on holiday

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Essence It's My Party

Another of the Holiday Hauls! Amsterdam this time.

This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying (4-5 minutes a coat). It is a lovely fuchsia colour. Slightly matte with a little sparkle. Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = matte with a sparkle
Removal = easy with foil method
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Amsterdam while on holiday

My Personal Rating = 7/10 :-)