Essie Fall 2012 Collection: Mirror Metallics

Penny Talk, Cover Photo for the collection

Essie's Fall Collection is called Mirror Metallics. These are metallic/chromes and I absolutely love them! It sticks to Essie's style, classic and sophisticated! Here are the colors and and what they look like! Most of these colors aren't dupes, but Good as Gold is a close cousin to many, because it is a classic gold. No Place like Chrome has a few cousins too, like  OPI Lucertaintly Look Marvelous, but those have much more sparkle, while this is more metallic. This reminds me a lot of the China Glaze Khrome collection from fall/winter 2009.

Price and Availability:
about $8.50 per nail polish availible at essie.com and local drugstores in the US

The names of the products are:
No Place like Chrome: rich nickel color
Blue Rhapsody: light metal blue
Nothing Else Metals: pale lilac metallic
Penny Talk: my personal favorite, copper
Good as Gold: classic gold metallic

from left to right: No Place like Chrome, Blue Rhapsody, Nothing Else Metals, Penny Talk, Good as Gold.

The Big Picture:

Pros: This is a great different collection for fall, it doesn't have the dark browns and oranges, but it still represents. The colors are striking, and different from the other chrome finished colors we've been seeing lately.
Cons: If you like bold, bright colors, this may not be your collection. Also, we have been seeing a lot of collections with chrome and metallic finishes lately- I would have liked to see a different finish!

Beautiful chrome finishes, and great formula! Good job, Essie.

Love, 

Megs and Sabz