Today was my first day back to school in a week and a half and I have to say I was dreading it. After spending a week and a half of waking up without an alarm, I was not looking forward to hearing that obnoxious beeping sound at 4:50am. Even writing that my alarm goes off at 4:50 in the morning makes me a little sad inside.
Surprisingly, I had a very productive day! I don’t know what got into me. Maybe it was the shock of only having about 3 hours of sleep that made me have a ton of energy, but I was able to cross off half of the things on my to-do list today. Since I am almost rejuvenated from my time off school and have a new found drive to get through the semester, I figured I would show you a polish that also has a little bit of energy!
Essence “Oh My Glitter” is a bright, medium toned blue purple with pink shimmer. The color is more purple in real life than the pictures suggest, and also a little bit more vibrant. It reminds me of Illamasqua “Jo’mina” except a little less loud and in your face. But what makes this special to any other purple in my collection is the pink shimmer running throughout it. I really like these Essence creme polishes that have the subtle shimmers if you can’t tell!
The formula on this polish was a little bit tricky. It was very runny when I was applying it and it was pretty sheer as well. It took some effort on my part to not flood my cuticles. It took 3 thin coats to achieve full opacity, but you could probably get away with 2 really thick. I wasn’t about to do thick coats with this polish because it was so runny. But the color is just so pretty and I don’t mind that the formula takes some finagling!
What do you guys think? What are your favorite purples? What are your favorite Essence polishes?
misshollyberries 
I can’t find essence near me! I heard Targets carry them… but the ones near me don’t. And the nearest Ulta is a 45 min drive 😦
awww that sucks! i’m sorry
Oh, I love the shimmer in this one. So pretty!
its so nice! and its so cheap too
Has to be blue addicted, which they discontinued 😦
oh blue addicted is gorgeous! but i hate that they discontinued it too
Pretty! I love the sparkles. From far away does it look more purple or can you tell that there are sparkles in it? You should see my current nails (I’m going to try to get a post up today), they’re Sally Hansen Coral Reef with Essie Shine of the Times flakies over it, it’s really pretty, I think you’d approve! 🙂
from far away it just looks purple, you can’t really tell that there’s pink and gold sparkles in there. and sorry i’m responding so late! i went on a much needed vacation and now am all rejuvenated to blog again
Whoa I love this one! Look at those pretty shimmers.
thanks!
I have this one and I’ve only worn it once. I should pull this bad boy out again.
oh yeah for sure! its awesome! that happens to me all the time when i wear a polish once and then see it on a blog and remember how cool it is
This colour is pretty 🙂 have a simulair one to that.
i think this color would look gorgeous on you!
Essence makes some of the best nail polishes, IMO! I’ve heard German brands make the best makeup, in general. I can’t believe Essence is so inexpensive! LOVE this color on you!
thanks girl! and i can’t believe it either, i need to stock up on some essence polishes now
I love this color.
thanks!
I have a really hard time wearing purple but I love this color!!
thanks! and i completely understand about having a hard time wearing certain colors, thats me and orange
love this but the formula is so bad!