I tried out another of Essie's Winter 2011 collection and this time it was Bangle Jangle, a very pale purple. It was more periwinkle, in my opinion, and could probably see this in a spring collection a little easier than a winter. I've noticed a trend this year that the winter lines could almost double as springs, a lot of the colors are very pale pastels most of the time. Winter to me has more dark reds, pine greens, more jewel tones than anything else. But a lot of theses colors could be called a frosted look.
Anyway, Bangle Jangle was not my favorite out of the bunch, mainly because the color just didn't look good against my skin tone. It completely washed me out and I could only wear it for about a day and a half. I think it only lasted that long because I was very proud of how nice the paint job turned out, haha! It was completely opaque in two thick coats and there were no bald spots that I could see, and it was a very nice solid cream. The formula was a dream to work with, I had no complaints. But that's what I've come to expect from Essie. =)
I've also noticed that I don't really favor sheer polishes. If I wanted to be able to see my tips I'd probably use a very pale color to begin with or just do a French manicure. That was not the problem with this polish.
The bottle of Bangle Jangle I have is a mini that came in a cube. All of these pictures were taken under artificial light.
Tiny tiny bottle!
The Essie Winter 2011 cube retails for $17 US, and the full sized bottle of Essie Bangle Jangle retails for $8 US. I found a great deal on Essie polishes at my local CVS Pharmacy for $7 US per bottle.
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