Comments on All Lacquered Up: Essie Spring 2008 - In The Mood

If you had to pick one sheer/semi-sheer/light grey...

2008-04-29T19:39:00.000-05:00

If you had to pick one sheer/semi-sheer/light grey which could be purchased for under $6 online (under $10 in a brick-and-mortar store) what would you go for? I keep waffling between Essie's Great Expectations and OPI Moon Over Mombai, but there may be something I'm missing!

(I've had trouble with biting my nails for YEARS and I finally seem to have mostly stopped, so I'm trying to reward myself by building up a bit of a collection of polish, and I really like the subtle-modern effect of the light greys- but as a college student I can't afford to buy them all, even at online prices.)

I have to say thank you for this review. I bought ...

2008-02-17T00:58:00.000-05:00

I have to say thank you for this review. I bought the entire spring 2008 set, and I have Hard to Get on my hands right now and they look like Barbie hands. Heh. I'm going to pick another color soon.

I just bought Secret Affair & Body Language based ...

2008-02-14T14:08:00.000-05:00

I just bought Secret Affair & Body Language based on your swatches. I'm a little disappointed with Body Language, I agree with the others that it applies more opaque than in the picture. It does have a little of that "white-out" look on the fingers. I also thought it was a little streaky and hard to apply.

Can you say L-O-V-E?? I just got the entire collec...

2008-02-08T16:16:00.000-05:00

Can you say L-O-V-E?? I just got the entire collection and let me tell you, ALL of the colors are gorgeous on their own! I am not a light colored wearing girl but these are so fab. Muah....

update people: I bought Secret Affair and I love i...

2008-02-08T00:38:00.000-05:00

update people: I bought Secret Affair and I love it. (i.e., it doesn't look like white out on my finger tips)

thanks cincy!!

On me, Body language is MUCH more gray and opaque ...

2008-02-05T15:32:00.000-05:00

On me, Body language is MUCH more gray and opaque than in this picture. It looks kinda funky.

An update: I really wanted to love these colors - ...

2008-02-02T19:01:00.000-05:00

An update: I really wanted to love these colors - but the shades ended up off on me - made my skin look sort of sickly. Oh well! Maybe I'll do better with the next round of new releases.

I laid my blacky-blues to rest last week. No one n...

2008-01-31T13:47:00.000-05:00

I laid my blacky-blues to rest last week. No one notices the sheer pinky pales, but maybe one of these new grays will be different enough to catch a few looks...

Even though I am loving my vampies and navy's righ...

2008-01-31T10:31:00.000-05:00

Even though I am loving my vampies and navy's right now, I know in the summer I want pretty sheers, both b/c of the weather and work and I knew Essie would not fail me with this collection. I already fell in love with Body Language after seeing it on MUA but thanks to your swatch I am also getting Hard to Get since it seems like the perfect pink I'm always searching for. Thanks hun!!

Normally, I'm not a sheers girl, but Secret Affair...

2008-01-30T10:31:00.000-05:00

Normally, I'm not a sheers girl, but Secret Affair is intriguing since it has more than one "look". Essie usually doesn't last on my nails though, so maybe I'll give it trial run by getting a mani instead of just buying it.

Oh my! I am still clutching onto my vampies as it ...

2008-01-30T09:01:00.000-05:00

Oh my! I am still clutching onto my vampies as it is still cold and will be until March, but I am really digging these colors. I am not a huge Essie fan but those light grey creams are enticing. Thanks for posting these!

I am totally sick of sheers and french manicures. ...

2008-01-29T20:29:00.000-05:00

I am totally sick of sheers and french manicures. Personally I think the colors look like the everyday colors they have, such as, mademoiselle, ballet slippers, marshmallow, waltz, suggar daddy, etc. Catch my drift???

i'm wondering if body language has a slight sheern...

2008-01-29T18:25:00.000-05:00

i'm wondering if body language has a slight sheerness to it? when i wear very opaque creams, for example Essie's Ballet Slippers which I know people *love*... my fingertips look like they have white-out on them.

Am tempted to get Body Language and Secret Affair! Yay for the light colors~ it's springtime once again

Oh.. great collection!

2008-01-29T18:10:00.000-05:00

Oh.. great collection!

I'm excited for light colors -- to me they seem mo...

2008-01-29T17:52:00.000-05:00

I'm excited for light colors -- to me they seem more appropriate for spring. I really like Hard to Get and Great Expectations. I'm not a huge Essie fan (the ones I've tried have always been very thick), but I might give these a go.

I'm not really into pastels, but these aren't that...

2008-01-29T15:37:00.000-05:00

I'm not really into pastels, but these aren't that bad! Anyway, thought I'd shere this little beauty I just found:
http://tinyurl.com/ypm8dh
I LOVE IT!!!

Blah...I still love my color. this is too boring!

2008-01-29T14:58:00.000-05:00

Blah...I still love my color. this is too boring!

Oh man I was really hoping that Looking For Love w...

2008-01-29T13:35:00.000-05:00

Oh man I was really hoping that Looking For Love would be an acceptable shade but the consensus seems to be that it's impossible to apply. I'm not a professional and I really have a lot of trouble with applying difficult to apply shades. I *might* order the bubble gum pink one. A little disappointed with this collection.

I guess I need to learn more about polish. I actua...

2008-01-29T13:06:00.000-05:00

I guess I need to learn more about polish. I actually really liked the lavander shade quite a bit, it doesn't look too bad on me but now that you mention it, it is a bit streaky on me. Not having nails for most of my life, I didn't know that was a formula issue. Maybe I should stick to makeup. :)

Hard to Get looks rockin' on you, Cincy!I generall...

2008-01-29T11:30:00.000-05:00

Hard to Get looks rockin' on you, Cincy!

I generally don't care for Essie, but I'm getting most of these! Thanks for the swatches. I live in a small town in NC (by small I mean population 1,300), so I depend on your swatches to help me select shades for online ordering.

I'm not quite ready for "light" yet - it's still w...

2008-01-29T11:09:00.000-05:00

I'm not quite ready for "light" yet - it's still winter until the end of March here! But I have Secret Affair on my "want list", what a pretty, interesting shade...

Thanks for the swatches/reviews.I'm wearing Body L...

2008-01-29T09:36:00.000-05:00

Thanks for the swatches/reviews.
I'm wearing Body Language now & LOVE IT!...now I'm debating btwn Secret Affair & Great Expection....are they different enough to get both?

I already ordered Great Expectations and Secret Af...

2008-01-29T09:24:00.000-05:00

I already ordered Great Expectations and Secret Affair, but now I think I need Body Language too! Maybe I will just pick that one up at Trade Secret, hmm :) I am looking forward to the spring shades, it seems so refreshing after spending all of fall and winter in vampies. I'm sure I'll be back to vampies with a vengance next fall though!

I am SO disappointed that Looking for Love does no...

2008-01-29T05:29:00.000-05:00

I am SO disappointed that Looking for Love does not apply well! I was hoping that this would be a nice lavender.
I am pleasantly surprised with the look of Secret Affair. This one will go on my wish list, as well as Hard to Get - I am a sucker for bubblegum pinks ;-)

I have great expectations on the way (along with m...

2008-01-29T02:57:00.000-05:00

I have great expectations on the way (along with most of the ChG OMG collex)I wish it was a bit darker though, from what I see in your pictures. I did franken a light grey cream sheer, just haven't gotten around to wearing it yet. it's a shame about looking for love the color looks like a violet pastille (candy); delicious.