Essie Nail Polish

You can tell a lot about a lady by the state of her nails...

But let's face it, being a lady is pretty darn time consuming and sometimes, said lady simply can't go past PJ's, a sumo bun, no makeup, un-painted nails and some chocolate when spare time presents itself.

But when the urge to preen pops up (usually once you've looked in the mirror), urgent attention must be paid to returning yourself to your usual 'pristine and lady like' condition.

Now - unless you can be bothered with gel nail polish and the effort that comes with application and removal, or have a spare half an hour every day to touch up normal nail polish, it is extremely difficult to maintain 'polished' nails...pun intended.

With a beauty case full of at least a gazillion polish brands and colours, my sister and I have been through them all and to be quite frank, even the most expensive of brands chip within a day or so of painting them.

But thanks to the parentals recent trip to New York and the pinning of fellow Pinterest pinners, I stumbled across the brand Essie. At $8 per bottle (in the US) I didn't hold much hope, but the colours were too cute to pass up - so I requested a bunch.

As you can imagine, I was most excited to try it and when I did, my colour of choice was:

Peach Daiquiri

Timeline:

Sunday 9th October at 12.00pm - The Painting (consisting of base coat, two coats of colour and a top coat, of course)

Tuesday 11th October at 10.00pm - Unfortunate chipping incident - suffice to say, do not try to remove the lid of a paint tin if experimenting with the longevity of your nail polish. The chip was touched up...

Wednesday 12th October 7.00pm - End of day four and they are still looking perfect - even after a boxing session!!

Friday 14th of October 5.00pm- Final day and the polish must come off as a Hens Night outfit calls for 'fire engine red' rather than peach! However, I am so impressed with how they are looking! The photo is pretty terrible, but there are literally no chips - just a tiny bit of wear and tear on the tips and cuticles where my nails have grown!

So, in conclusion..... BEST NAIL POLISH EVER!

Check out their website for their gorgeous range of colours.

Myer is currently the only stockist in Perth, however I have heard on the grapevine that Lotus Beauty in Kardinya are considering stocking.