A Cut Above

To kick off the New Year lets start with a little festive nail polish. I know the silly season is now over but it's fun all year round to don a bit of glitter. I have a strong love/hate relationship when it comes to glitter polishes but I have a strong feeling they will be making a come back for 2014 so i'm getting in early.

 I discovered the Essie 'luxeffects' polish in 'A cut above' about a month back when I had a small discount on Essie polishes (through Priceline). At the time I wasn't looking for anything in particular but this one took my fancy.

 This stunning silver based rosy pink polish is made up of large and medium sized hexagonal glitter with smaller circular glitter as part of the base. The glitter is suspended in a clear polish.

 There are two minor problems I have come across with this polish. Although you can create a very beautiful glittery finish with this polish you cannot wear this alone. It is the same story with most glitter polishes but with this one in particular I would say pick your base carefully. The other issues is that you need around three coats to create a very opaque finish. You can create a different look with less glitter but I prefer the polish to be very full and sparkly

Essie polishes are available from Priceline and Myer/David Jones here is Australia and retail for $16.99 though are often on sale. I highly recommend the Essie brand as a whole.