Carry On

Happy Hump Day!  On this the day before Thanksgiving, it is actually seasonally appropriate weather we are having.  Yesterday it was warm, now I'm running around in jackets.  Thank you, crazy Georgia weather.  Speaking of Thanksgiving, I plan on stuffing myself and sleeping a lot today and tomorrow because I'm working about 20 hours on Black Friday.

So today I have the last of what I have for Essie's fall 2011 line Carry On.  In the bottle it looked like a plum color, so I thought it would be a great addition to my collection.  After two thick coats of it though, I looked like a pretty good dupe for OPI Give Me Moore, which is a blackened purple.  So if you're going to choose between the two, I'd go with Give Me Moore based strictly on formula, and Carry On based on price point.  I will also add that Carry On is only lighter on the nail than Give Me Moore by a fraction of a shade.

I intentionally did thick coats and thin coats on the same hand, just so I could see the difference.  My findings decided that to get complete coverage with no bald spots and to be completely opaque, thick coats are absolutely necessary.  Even two average coats left bald spots, so feel free to pile it on, or just do three average coats.

I got Essie Carry On at Target for $7.50 US plus sales tax.