Jessica Cosmetics Bliss Is This Collection

Jessica Cosmetics Bliss Is This Collection

Someone contacted me to let me know that this collection is a (possible) dupe to the Chanel 2012 Spring collection. Sweet!

Bliss Is This is a bridal collection from Jessica Cosmetics. I'm not a bridal/wedding type but these three colors seem like an unusual choice for a wedding theme. I'm used to seeing softer more pastel colors but these aren't pastel nor do they have a bridal feel to them. The formula was nice on all of them and they all dried with this amazing shine! I was very impressed with that aspect. I can't say any of the colors are unique and I can't say I am a huge fan of them but that is a personal taste issue. I'm still wondering how they picked these three as a bridal collection. *shrug*

Love Story (Chanel June dupe) is a pale creamy orange that reminds me very, very strongly of Chanel June. I don't own Chanel June but from the many photos I have looked at it could be a close dupe. Love Story looks like the Circus Peanut candy. The tone changes depending on the light and I tried to show that in the photos. 

I added some Nubar Orange Glitter to the tips. 

Desire (Chanel April dupe) is a pink plum creme. Great formula and really, really shiny. I'm not wearing any topcoat in these photos. The color isn't unique at all but it sure does shine. 

Here it is with a coat of Essence Louise. 

Flirtation (Chanel May dupe) is a warm muted pink. This is not a stark pink and it has an elegant feel to it. I actually like this one on me. It makes my fingers look long instead of fat and short. 

Here I added a coat of Personi Cosmic Jelly and topped all that with Orly Matte topcoat which dries to a satin finish as opposed to a true matte. It gives it a diffused look. 

Disclosure: These were sent to me for review but can be had from Jessica Cosmetics directly. 

Red and Gold with Essence My Sparkling Acrobat

Red and Gold with Essence My Sparkling Acrobat

Have you checked out the giveaway?

Red and gold is a great combination and probably as great at copper and green/blue. Also, I really like the dual ended polishes that Essence put out for the Circus Circus collection. I have no idea why since they are a pain to store, are heavy and I'm a bit nervous of them falling over when I use them but I still really like them. I used the gold glitter from My Sparkling Acrobat over Revlon Saucy. Very festive. 

Smackdown: China Glaze Fast Track vs Essence Irreplaceable

Smackdown: China Glaze Fast Track vs Essence Irreplaceable

Don't forget about the raffle! 

Got a request to compare these two so here is a smackdown.

China Glaze Fast Track is a bit darker and warmer in tone. I also found the formula thinner which is odd because you would think a darker color would be more opaque. Essence Irreplaceable is lighter and cooler and more opaque. The shimmer is the same in both but I really prefer Irreplaceable to Fast Track. It just looks better on me but that is a personal preference. I think you can safely own both since they aren't dupes.

Essence Barefoot Through the Moss

Essence Barefoot Through the Moss

This came from Ms. N from Did Someone Say Nail Polish? and our never ending swap. She always sends the best stuff. *sniff* She is so good to me! This is a lovely sage green with subtle shimmer woven through it. This would make a great paint color for a room.

Essence Irreplaceable

Essence Irreplaceable

This is such a surprise. A nice one. I thought it would be sheer but it's not and only needed two coats. A lovely nude based color with golden glass fleck shimmer. Subtle but not boring.

Essence All Access

Essence All Access

Another one I pulled to compare to Barielle Date Night. No match and I think I'm not going to find a dupe. This one is too blue based but still in the green family. Pretty and a nice formula. This is actually closer to Nubar Greener.

GREEN!!!

Essence

Essence

I bought some Essence colors from Ulta to check them out. I figure for under a buck it couldn't hurt. They aren't very exciting or unique colors but for the price they are fun to pick up. The bottles are small at .16oz/5ml but I can't complain. At this point I'll never finish a bottle of polish.

The formula on them is nice. I think the lighter colors could have used a drop or two of thinner but they went on with no complaints. The creme's are shiny! Really shiny! The below pics will show that. They picked up reflections and made them look lumpy when they aren't. They are just shiny and reflective.

These are all three coats with a top coat but the shine was there before the top coat.

Underwater. At first I thought this was a shimmer but I would say this is a very light frost with some shimmer. It's bright and very sea like. This also stained my nails so badly! It's very, very rare that a polish stains my nails but this did and I only had it on for about 10 minutes. Boo!





Break Through. A red based purple creme. The first photo is 90% color accurate but the others show it being less red based. Purple is a bit difficult to photograph.







Plum Perfect. A plum creme. It's not dark at all and looks plum in all lights.





Everybody's Talking About. A dark pink with a hint of coral. This kind of reminds me of OPI Dutch Tulips. It's pretty and spring like and very bright without being neon.





VIP Appeal. A bright pink creme. Another bright without being neon and way outside my comfort zone. I don't have many pinks. It's very girly.





What Do U Think? A peachy/orange creme. This is another one outside my comfort zone but one I liked. It took on a more orange look to it in the shade.





No More Drama. A light purple creme along the lines of OPI Done Out in Deco. I like these colors so it was a winner for me.