Essie Bordeaux 0.5 oz - #012

Great color! No chipping!

This has been my color for ever and ever...suits me to a "T"! Thank you...

Bordeaux is a gorgeous deep red wine coloured jelly nail polish. It is a very classic and sophisticated colour, work appropriate and elegant but with some sex appeal. I get compliments when I wear this colour from people of all ages, so it is definitely universally appealing. I also believe it would be universally flattering on all skin tones. It has a lovely formula, despite being a jelly there is minimal nail line after two coats and it dries very quickly and to a super shiny finish. The formula is excellent, easy to control and not too thin. It has great wear time too, lasting around 5 days on the nail when paired with base and top coat standard wear time for Essie polishes in my experience. This is a lovely shade and a classic Essie colour. A cult favourite and for good reason! I would recommend this colour to anyone looking for a gorgeous deep red.

I got this nail polish as a gift, and at first I wasn't the biggest fan of this color (I usually go for bright red shades), but after giving it a try, it looked really nice on broad daylight. However, the texture of Essie's nailpolishes is the biggest dealbreaker for me, this is the second Essie nailpolish I tried (I also have one in Geranium) and they are so runny and watery you need at least three coats to get good coverage and solid color. And keeping in mind the price tag of the product, I doubt I'll ever repurchase them again, there are far better options for much less money (Rimmel, Essence and Kiko just to name a few).

Berried Treasure is from Essie Summer 2016 Collection. It's a coral red, cream polish. This is a perfect polish for summer bright, but not neon. This polish is highly pigmented with a great consistency I used 2 coats for a perfect coverage. This may not be the most unusual polish, but it is very pretty.