Review: Essence Colour & Go Nail Polish (122, 138)

• A very interesting metallic shade.
• Shade made up of metallic dark purple and dark green
• Cool tone
• If mermaids existed, I would imagine their fishtails to have a similar shade.
• Suitable to anyone who loves dark and metallic nail polish

• A matte shade
• Bright yellowish electric lime shade
• A mix of cool and warm tone
• Suitable for young people who like experimenting with bright colours

• Pigmented on first coat. The experience I’ve had with other low cost cosmetic brands is that the first coat gives a transparent colour with just a hint of the actual colour.
• Quick dry. The packaging says that it’s quick dry and I can confirm that they really are.
• Flat brush. I find this flat brush more comfortable than the traditional nail polish round brush. You can control more the amount of product and the coverage on the nail.
• Affordable. This pro is based on the quality versus the price next to other low cost brands. For example e.l.f. nail polishes were sold at a cheaper price then essence but they weren’t pigmented and quick dry. Now e.l.f. nail polishes are sold at a more expensive price than essence but there is no sign on the e.l.f. website that the formula has been improved.

CONS

• Tiny air bubbles. I don’t have much experience with matte nail polishes, but I noticed tiny air bubbles after applying shade 138 L.O.L … is it normal?
• Packaging print already vanished. The printing on the bottle is now unreadable, the printing of my old essence nail polish bottle is still fully there. I don’t know whether it is part of the EU product safety rules.