Essie’s Winter 2008 Collection features six stunning shades of rich jewel-toned polishes.  Each polish goes for $8, but you can snag all six as a set for $45.  My favorites were Sexy Divide, a gorgeous, deep dark royal purple; and It’s Genius for its softer, lighter magenta-purple tone.  Essie polishes have always worked well for me, and this set is no different overall.  All of the polishes are pigmented and go on smoothly with the exception of Shifting Power, which I’d probably do three coats of.  Because Shifting Power has a more metallic finish, it’s easier to see the stroke lines, too.

See nail swatches…

Each swatch shown is done with two coats of polish with no base or top coat.  These are also not done with perfection in mind–they’re purely so you can see the color on the nail–so that’s why there may be some oopsies

It’s Genius

Damsel in a Dress

Sexy Divide

Bold & Beautiful

Rock Star Skinny

Shifting Power