Essie Top Coat

After using a drugstore top coat for YEARS, I decided to upgrade my choice in top coats :)
I wanted to try out Revlon Colorstay top coat, but unfortunately those haven't been released in Belgium yet... So I gave the Essie top coat a try.

Essie top coat

It's called No Chips Ahead and it says 'chip free top coat' and contains 13,5ml. It applies easily - the brush is small but you can apply a coat neater than with a big brush. Although I wouldn't mind a big brush, I couldn't help but notice that if you take too much of the polish it'll cause bubbles (and we do NOT want that!!).

I tried a second time by applying thin coats and it still got tiny bubbles on my nails. Not something I would expect from a more decent brand like Essie.

I'll use the entire bottle, but I'm still on the look for THE top coat that will free me from staring at my bubbles for the entire week :)

Up to the next top coat I'd say :)

NOTW: Eternal Optimist

This week's color is ... Eternal Optimist by Essie.
It's a spiced tea rose color which is very creamy. After putting a bright color on my nails for weeks, I had the urge to put something more nude on my nails for this week.

Here's the result:

Essie Eternal Optimist

I like it, but I don't love it. This spiced rose color reminds me of the winter times (I don't know why, but it really does...). It gives my nails some color, but it's not one of my favorite colors. Since I'm too lazy to change nail polishes, I'll wear it for a week as usual and change it up into a more summary color :)