
Essence: Red Romance
Burgundy semi matte crème
“Red Romance” is from an old collection from Essence called “Dark Romance”. I can’t remember exactly when it’s from but it’s not from recently.
The formula is good and easy to work with. I used two coats for full opacity and the drying time was good.
I topped it with a red/whie/pink/black glitter mix, also from Essence. It’s called “Be My Town Homie”, it’s also an older polish.
Then I stamped on top of it all. The design is from the stamping plate “JR-58” and I stamped with a baby pink stamping polish without name from Born Pretty Store.
Here’s the result:
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Essence “Red Romance” topped with one layer of “Be My Town Homie” |
I like the mix on my nails.
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Essence “Red Romance” topped with one layer of “Be My Town Homie” |
This is two layers of “Red Romance” topped with one layer of “Be My Town Homie”.
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Essence “Red Romance” topped with one layer of “Be My Town Homie” |
This is “Red Romance” alone; two coats and no topcoat. The top has a sticker with the text “The Matt” on, but as you can see the polish doesn’t dry up completely matte.
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Essence: Red Romance |
Here are the things I used today.
Essence makes really nice polishes. I always check out the displays when I see them.
Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Good
Finish: Semi matte crème
Overall impression: Really nice formula, coverage and drying time.
Buy again: Maybe