Essie: Meet Me at Sunset & Essie Luxe Effects: Shine of the Times

It's been a while since I last did a nail polish post.  This week, I have been sporting this bright almost festive nail combo of Essie 'Meet Me at Sunset' topped off with Essie Luxe Effects 'Shine of the Times'.  This shimmery combo leans towards a festive end but is still bright enough to catch some attention.  It's definitely worth a look.

natural light

Essie's Meet Me a Sunset is a bright red-orange with a jelly-like finish and consistency.  I used 2 layers to achieve full opacity.  This particular colour came out Summer of 2011 - however, I have seen it on Essie displays recently, so it must have been relaunched for this spring/summer.  Next, I followed up with 2 coats of Essie's Luxe Effects in Shine of the Times.  I have been dying to try a duo chrome over coat like this.  It has chucks of white multi-reflective pieces in it and a clear base coat.  It adds a new dimension to whatever polish it is layered over.  Not to mention that it picks up on whatever colour is layered underneath.

direct sunlight

Overall, I love the effect.  I probably could have stopped with one coat of the Luxe Effects but I wanted to see what it would look like if I did 2.  (However, I would recommend at this point only using 1 coat on a brighter polish like this.) It is a little festive for spring but I felt like bringing some warmth to my nails this week.  I finished off with a coat of my Seche Vite top coat and was good to go.  This is currently still on my nails without any chips.  Loving it.  

I cannot wait to try this luxe effects with some darker colours as I have seen it advertised with.  I will keep you all posted!

Next for my nails?  Maybe something more Valentine's appropriate?

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