Thursday, October 06, 2011

My Picks from Essence & Catrice




Following on from Karen's outstanding dupe find for Deborah Lippmann's Across the Universe over on Lovely Girlie Bits I had to hot foot it to Dunnes to check it out. Had to.

Both Essence and Catrice have some fab offerings on the stands right now for €2.69 and €1.29 respectively. Rude.Not. To.


Fancy a goo?




Blues Brother Vol. ll. A deep royal navy with bright blue shimmer.





Marylin & Me. A sumptuous red with bright micro red glitter. The perfect Crimbo season polish.




After Eight. An intense black, grey, teal metallic with more than a sniff of Chanel Black Pearl!




High Spirits is a light khaki with silverish sheen. Vay understated. 




Let's Get Lost. A bright, bright blue, really beautiful in real life. 




Just in Case is a bronzey, brown metallic. Can be built up for a deeper colour. 




Sure Azure is a pastel sky blue with a whitish/silver sheen. Will be featuring in upcoming NOTD, folks!


In Style is navy, teal metallic. Much like Catrice's After Eight but different enough to make me part with €1.29. It might be my favourite of the whole bunch.




Time for Romance is a raspberry pink semi tranluscent with hexagonal & micro pink glitters. Beautiful alone or over pinks e.g. Sally Hansen Raisin the Bar (above). 





Finally the polish that I came for. Blue Addicted is the Deborah Lippmann dupe. A transluscent blue with blue  & green hexagonal & micro glitters. Would be perfect for a Galaxy mani, non?


Anything tickle your fancy? 

13 comments:

Lovely Girlie Bits said...

Love. Them. All. Marilyn & Me will be mine, as will After Eight, High Spirits, Sure Azure. They're too gorge not to pick up esp at that price innit?

cornflakegirl said...

I already have a couple of the Essence ones but I want the rest of them and I want them now, they're all fab.

Breige said...

I just got the Marilyn and Me one last week! I love Catrice nail varnish!!

Sue Jordan said...

Just added In Style too, I left so many behind because my vasssht collection has alternatives but I'm loving their work. Collectively.

Also, you're an enabler! A not gone to bed yet enabler. K? :P

Shelleyti said...

Did you buy all them polishes in one go?!? Ah.ma.zing :) I quite like the look of High Spirits and After Eight (note onto my phone cos I won't remember next time I'm next to a stand cos I'm stuck in the country!)

Sue Jordan said...

Very bold Shelly but, but they're for nuthin!

Total for these was €17, that's less than one chippy Chanel :)

I'm justified & I'm ancient :P

Aoife said...

Yay I bought Blues Bros II and Marylin and Me. They're gorgeous. The blue is fab. It kept distracting me. There's a lovely bright blue sheen through the navy.

Shelleyti said...

Yep, consider yourself justified :) And High Spirits and After Eight will.be.mine...for sure!

Jacinta Geraghty said...

I was eyeing up some of the Essence ones this morning and I have 2 of the Catrice ones! They're all so gorgeous aren't they??

Unknown said...

Oh lordie, I want at least 4 - High Spirits, Time For Romance, Blue Addicted and In Style! At this rate I'll have to start throwing out furniture to make room for my nail polish...

K said...

Ooh they're all gorgeous. Blue Addicted looks amazing and Marilyn is sooopah Christmassy! Lovely!

Unknown said...

My local pharmacy stopped selling essence, I am GUTTED!

InspirationBeauty said...

Is it bad that I already own three of these and want many more?
I suppose these polishes feed my addiction cheaper than Chanel !