I'm unleashing my inner artist with the Essie Watercolor Silk Collection. Inspired by the thin yet visible brush strokes of 19th century Impressionism, I've created a Monet-esqe nail look using a few of the warm colours from the Essie Watercolor Silk Collection.
Sheer polishes aren't really a new thing but when they're marketed as an artistic take on polish... every brand seems to be coming out with a line (OPI's Sheer Paints Collection and Sephora Formula X's Infinite Ombre Nail Design Set).
Products used:
Essie White Page
Essie Muse Myself
Essie Art New-Beau
Essie Blush Stroke
Seche Vite Top Coat
To get the look, I used two coats of White Page and left it to dry. Then I made small, random dot-like brush strokes on each of the nails with all of the colours. The more random the better I guess. It took me a little bit of thinking to figure out that sheer polishes are best when there's as little polish on the brush as possible. Too much polish laid on the nail made the sheer polish actually appear more opaque, vibrant and less watercolor-like.
In general, I'm a huge fan of this sheer nail polish thing and I can't wait to play more!
Have you tried the Essie Watercolor Silks?
Featured products received from Julie's purge stash (see here).
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