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Essie Summer 2010 Makes This Booty Want to Dance

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Not all summer nail polishes inspire spontaneous boogie down sessions, but the moment I peeped the creamy colors in the Essie Summer 2010 collection, my booty wanted to hit the dance floor!

Essie founder and head honcho (honchette?) Essie Weingarten said she based the six-piece collection — bright with splashes of summery greens, pinks, corals and reds — on the floral prints she’d seen on the runways at New York Fashion Week. If you like what she came up with, you can find the six shades for $48 at beauty stores, salons and also online.

  • Pretty Edgy: a creamy kelly green
  • Knockout Pout: a creamy bright pink
  • Vermillionaire: a creamy (you get the idea here) reddish orange
  • Miss Matched: a sheer (surprise!) and creamy (ha!) purplish pink
  • Haute as Hello: a creamy coral
  • Demure Vixen: a creamy light purple

I used two coats for these swatches, and every color applied smoothly, with the exception of Miss Matched, which was a tad streaky. All of them exhibit that classic Essie texture (very creamy) and shine.

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Pretty Edgy

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Knockout Pout

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Vermillionaire

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Miss Matched

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Haute as Hello

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Demure Vixen

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What do ya think about these? Fun, right? 🙂 I feel more playful with them on…

I like them all, but Pretty Edgy sets my soul on fire. That bright green looks like a garden on my tips!

What a banner year 2010 has been for Essie so far, first with the fresh Art of Spring collection, then the jaw-dropping Resort collection, and now this. Keep it up, Essie, ’cause I’m loving what you’re doing. Makeup and Beauty Blog Rating: A+

You might like the Essie Summer 2010 collection if…

  • You like flirty, feminine nails
  • You’re partial to polishes with a creamy finish and lots of shine
  • You like collections with a mix of edgy and classic shades

Random acts of birthday loot

Thanks for all the birthday wishes, guys! So far 35 has been great. 🙂

I woke up to a bouquet of flowers and a Starbucks latte in bed, courtesy of the two men in my life, El Hub and Tabs.

Then, I tore into my birthday care package from Hawaii. These are some of my favorite local snacks and clothes from a Waikiki surf shop called Honolua…

What do you think of the Roxy dress? Pretty, yah? It’s from my sweet mum-in-law. Not only do I love the print (it’s totes my style!), but I sure like that keyhole detailing in the back.

Thanks again for celebrating 35 with me. I hope you have a great night. 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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  1. So glad you had a happy birthday! I love those red coconut candies too.

    Hmmmm….I thought Demure Vixen would be a little more interesting based on the subtle shimmer in the bottle. Still might need to check it out. Thinking it could be work appropriate but still a bit different.

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  2. I’m glad you had such a good birthday.
    Could you do a quick tutorial on how you prep your nails to apply Essie polish?
    I heard that it’s really hard to apply.
    .-= Andrika’s last blog post… Control Fiend ! =-.

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  5. Happy birthday! While you had a great birthday, I had one of the worst first day cramps ever AND a mid-term which I’m sure I did not so well on. I could do with a bouqet of flowers right now but since the f lower shops are closed, I’ll pretend the picture of yours from El Hub & Tabs are mine 😉

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  6. Glad that you had a great birthday! Did you decide what you and El Hub will be doing to celebrate it? You know that Tabs wants to have a rager and is just waiting for you guys to get out of town… hee hee

    In looking at the collection, at first I didn’t think that the green color went with it but the more I look at it, the more I realize that it does. Pretty colors… I have a coupon from Ulta so I may be getting some of these.
    .-= marisol’s last blog post… Abandonment issues =-.

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  7. okay, its official; when something looks good on you; im getting it. we are the same skintone and both flip and when it works for you its almost sure to work on me! love it! demure vixen is so mine. happy bday by the way!
    .-= beth’s last blog post… poizenisxkandee: OMFG. =-.

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  8. Happy happy birthday ! May this year go better than the last 😀
    I still love your handwriting 😛
    demure vixen is so prettyfuls !

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  13. Happy Birthday! Thanks for all the great posts over the last year, reading them is always a highlight of my day 🙂

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  14. Art nerd comment!

    I really like your photos of the nail polish swatches! The way you wrote the names with a crayon (i’m assuming….or eyeliner?) adds a fun element of texture to the photos and also really makes your nails pop by adding depth! it’s cool to see the 3 layers; writing in the background, the nail polish bottle, and then your nails in the foreground. Tis aesthetically pleasing to meh 🙂

    Annnnnnd I’m glad you had a good birthday! Cheers to that and many more!

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    • I agree! The way everything is laid out looks really nice and it also makes it easier to get a really good view of the color!

      P.s. that is a really cute dress and I hope you had a great day:)

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  15. omg, love love loveee haute as hello and knockout pout <3! thanks for this karen, i have been such a nail polish hoarding fiend lately!! and happy birthday! looks like you had an awesome day 🙂

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  16. Happy Birthday!

    You know we want to see a picture of you in that dress, and it looks like it would go perfectly with a Pretty Edgy mani! 🙂

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  18. Haute as Hello and Demure Vixen are gorgeous!!! Even though I hate how the way Essie nail polishes applies, maybe I should give it another chance!?

    Btw, love the WAIKIKI T-shirt!

    x
    Rica
    .-= Rica’s last blog post… My blog sale =-.

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  23. this is late but hauoli la hanau!! do i see a bag of tomoe kakimochi? girl, does that mean el hub taught you of the joy of popcorn + kakimochi (which, unfortunately, = stinky breaf, but eh, it tastes good)?

    i haven’t commented much lately but i still follow your tweets & come to MBB at least 5 times a week. if i could send you a dozen haupia malasadas as a thank you for the world of MBB without them turning into a hot coconutty slimy mess, i would gladly do so. MBB is often what cheers me if i can’t immediately run into my sweetie’s arms for a cuddle. so, for this, many thanks. =D

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  28. Happy Birthday Karen!
    The lowers aree so pretty, and the dress…….and right now I’d kill for a Starbucks!

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  29. Glad to hear your birthday was great! I LOVE your new dress! And, OMG, what are the red coconut balls?!?! You know I live for anything coconut!

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  30. I love your new dress and im happy that you got a much deserved awesome birthday.

    Those cookies you got – ive had them and they are LOVE!!!!

    I love Haute as Hello – can totally picture them on my toes! 😀

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  31. Happy to hear u had a great birthday Karen, love the dress it’s adorable!!
    I love those Essie colors, especially the green one..it’s the perfect shade of green without a doubt. It kinda sucks for me because it’s so hard to find Essie in Canada and even when I do, it’s only a limited choice of colors booo!
    .-= Aniela’s last blog post… 2010 MTV Movie Awards Best and Worst Dressed =-.

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  32. I just discovered your site & you are now on my Top Sites!

    Hope your birthday was wonderful! I *want* that Roxy dress now and Haute as Hello may replace OPI Cajun Shrimp as my next summer coral.

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  33. Happy (late) Birthday – hope it was great! We’re the same age now. Are you from Hawaii?? I am originally – we have a lot of Hawaiian foods here in Las Vegas, but the one thing we don’t have is mochi (my favorite food ever). I can’t wait to go back and visit this summer.
    .-= Jeni’s last blog post… Maybelline Dream Matte Powder =-.

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  38. Happy Belated Birthday!
    I love these nail polishes! I have never really been into OPI- more of an OPI girl only because I felt Essie lacked bold colours….after viewing your post I really want to pick up :Pretty Edgy (maybe only for my toes), Knockou Pout, Vermillionaire and Haute as Hello – if I find that kit you are talking about (all for 48$) I will just grab that 🙂

    Love your site!!
    .-= ashley nicole’s last blog post… Aloe Fresh Hydrating body lotion with aloe and cucumber extracts =-.

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  42. Awww happy birthday, looks like so much fun! That dress is gorgeous! I love how you displayed the photos of the nail colors, with the name written and the polish bottle. Very creative but very professional looking =)

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  45. That’s some great loot, Karen! Esp the dress – very nice! Essie’s definitely one of my favorite polish brands – I really like the consistency too. Lots of people swear by OPI, but I’ve just never been a big fan. It always goes on streaky for me. PS I’m sure you know this, but Essie was bought by L’Oreal a couple of months ago, so that should keep the development cash flowing! 🙂

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  53. Hey Karen. Was hoping you could help me out before I made a purchase. How does Essie’s Knockout Pout compare to China Glaze’s Sugar High? I love both colors, but from the pics online they look as if they may be dupes.

    Thx

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