Here we are……..finally more official promotional photos of this much anticipated collection from Essie! There are six shades in total and with the exception of ‘Coat Azure’, they are softer, more muted, delicate and refined compared to the last few collections Essie has released. ‘French Affair’ is a creamy pale Damask Rose, ‘Nice is Nice’ looks like a blue-toned pale lavender, ‘Coat Azure’, the only dark/bright shade in the collection, is a fleur-de-lys blue with inner micro-shimmer, ‘Sand Tropez’ (love that name!) seems a peach tinted light taupe, ‘Barefoot & Topless’ (you know that I absolutely have to get that one….for the name alone!) is a delicate flesh-toned nude and ‘Kisses and Bises’ (sure hope the spelling of this one is accurate) looks to me like a white with duochrome swirls of pink, green, gold & perhaps blue.
French Affair
Nice is Nice
Coat Azure
Sand Tropez
Topless & Barefoot
Kisses & Bises
I understand that some of this collection has started trickling into Wal-Mart stores in the US (where apparently the line is now carried) but for the rest of us, we still have to wait until the official January release. I will be posting swatches soon….so stay tuned for that! All in all, the shades seem to whisper colour instead of shouting it, which is a welcome breath of fresh air…with the exception of Coat Azure to satisfy any bright cravings we might still have! What do you think of the collection so far?
*promo shots courtesy of zonkosworld
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