Spring for Pastels for Your Nails

Essie’s The Art of Spring Collection is a pretty-in-pastel six shade launch.  They’re a nice bunch of colors that give you some color on your nails without being too bold, so they may work nicely for those who need to have more office-appropriate nails.

• Red Nouveau is a brightened red cream. It’s pretty, but it’s a shade we’ve seen before. It applies beautifully, though — very smooth, even, and nearly opaque in just one coat.
• Tart Deco is a peached coral cream. The formula was easy to work with, surprisingly. Though I’m wearing three coats in the swatch, you really only needed two for an opaque finish. The shade itself isn’t too thick, but it is on the thicker side, and I didn’t have any issues with streakiness.
• Van D’go is a lightened, milky pink with a peach cream finish. It took two coats to get an opaque look, but I went with three for swatching purposes. Like Tart Deco, the polish was thick but not overly so, and I didn’t encounter any streakiness with this shade either.
• Pop Art Pink is a milky, jelly baby pink. Even though I don’t do sheers often, this shade is exceptional because you can layer it with three coats for a near opaque finish. One coat will get you that softly pink-tinted look that’s cute and feminine without being bold.
• Neo Whimsical is a light lavender cream with a pink tint. I found this shade to be on the runny side, but three coats get you opaque color.
• Lilacism is a cool-toned lilac cream with blue undertones. This gave fairly opaque color with two coats, but I swatched it with three just to be sure. Like Neo Whimsical, Lilacism is a little on the more watery side, but it’s not a big deal, because it dries about average and still gives solid results.

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• Product: 27/30
• Value: 8/10
• Ease of Use: 4/5
• Packaging: 4/5

Recommendation: If you love pastel creams, you may want to take a look at Essie’s spring collection. If, on the other hand, you’re not so into pastels or creamy finishes, this is not the collection for you. It’s an almost romantic collection with the color palette, which makes it very fitting for spring.

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Top row: Red Nouveau, Tart Deco, Van D’Go
Bottom row: Pop Art Pink, Neo Whimsical, Lilacism

Top row: Red Nouveau, Tart Deco, Van D’Go
Bottom row: Pop Art Pink, Neo Whimsical, Lilacism

Top row: Red Nouveau, Tart Deco, Van D’Go
Bottom row: Pop Art Pink, Neo Whimsical, Lilacism

Red Nouveau, Tart Deco, Van D’Go

Pop Art Pink, Neo Whimsical, Lilacism

Red Nouveau, Tart Deco, Van D’Go

Lilacism, Neo Whimsical, Pop Art Pink

Essie Red Nouveau Nail Lacquer

Essie Red Nouveau Nail Lacquer

Essie Red Nouveau Nail Lacquer

Essie Tart Deco Nail Lacquer

Essie Tart Deco Nail Lacquer

Essie Tart Deco Nail Lacquer

Essie Van D’Go Nail Lacquer

Essie Van D’Go Nail Lacquer

Essie Van D’Go Nail Lacquer

Essie Pop Art Pink Nail Lacquer

Essie Pop Art Pink Nail Lacquer

Essie Pop Art Pink Nail Lacquer

Essie Neo Whimsical Nail Lacquer

Essie Neo Whimsical Nail Lacquer

Essie Neo Whimsical Nail Lacquer

Essie Lilacism Nail Lacquer

Essie Lilacism Nail Lacquer

Essie Lilacism Nail Lacquer