Review and swatches: Essence Colour3 – 6 duo nail polishesOpis in ocena: Essence Colour3 – 6 novih dvojnih lakov za nohte

The most votes in Essence poll went to new Colour³ nail polish duos. I guess you really like them as they were way ahead of new Essence magnetic nail polishes. :silly:

Essence Colour3 nail polish duos (new)

Essence launched 6 duo nail polishes in their Colour3 line (3 as three different shades – base, layering and combination of both). Design is similar as in Circus, Circus TE. As far as I can see, they swapped black plastic for white one and stamped the name of the nail polish on the base side + catchy phrase on layering polish side. My main problem with these polishes is still the same … how the heck am I going to store them. :biggrin:

My absolute favorite from Essence Colour3 line is Midnight Date. Base itself is beautiful – dark blue with purplish-teal duochrome. But when you add green-blue flakies suspended in sheer purple base … :drool: And on top of everything, you can get away with one coat of base coat for even application.

Essence Colour3 - Midnight Date nail polish
Essence Colour3 – Midnight Date (swatch)

Just look at the complexity of this combination. :drop:

Essence Colour3 - Midnight Date detail
Essence Colour3 – Midnight Date detail

No. 2 is my least favorite – Shopping Trip In Soho. It’s shimmery pink base with pink and blurple flakies. Do I need to say more? :silly:

Essence Colour3 - Shopping Trip In Soho nail polish
Essence Colour3 – Shopping Trip In Soho (swatch)

I bought Kiss On Top Of The Rock duo because I liked the creme red base part. Layering side with orange and pink shimmer did not look that appealing to me … especially not as layering polish over red base. Pinkish orange over slightly cool red base? Well, I have to admit that it doesn’t look bad. And I have to tell you that red base is poetry to apply + one coat is enough for full opacity.

Essence Colour3 - Kiss On Top Of The Rock nail polish
Essence Colour3 – Kiss On Top Of The Rock (swatch)

A Walk In The Park base needed two coats for nice and even application, but the color is stunning. Green base with blue undertone and lovely green shimmer. Layering side is nice, and I can’t say that I dislike the combo, I just don’t like it that much. Does that make sense?

Essence Colour3 - Walk In The Park nail polish
Essence Colour3 – Walk In The Park (swatch)

Boys Are Back In Town is one of those grayed out purple nail polishes. Formula is on the thicker side, so I’m hoping it will be good for stamping. Layering polish has very sheer base with bluish violet and purple shimmer.

Essence Colour3 - Boys Are Back In Town nail polish
Essence Colour3 – Boys Are Back In Town (swatch)

Last one is the darkest shade. Essence named this combination Ticket To The Show. Base part is very dark base with lots of multicolored shimmer. It reminds me a lot of Catrice I Wear My Sunglasses At Night. The layering side has the most coverage from all six duo nail polishes.

Essence Colour3 - Ticket To The Show nail polish
Essence Colour3 – Ticket To The Show (swatch)

Price: 2,89 EUR for 2x4ml

All polishes are swatched as layering side over base side. You can see separate swatches in the video.

Video review:

Let’s hear it – which duo is your winning combination? :nails:V Essence glasovanju so prepričljivo zmagali novi Colour³ dvojni laki za nohte. Magnetni lakci, ki jim je na začetku tako dobro kazalo, so ostali nekje zadaj v prahu.  :silly:

Essence Colour3 nail polish duos (new)

Essence nam je v okviru nove Colour3 linije predstavil 6 dvojnih lakov za nohte. Številka 3 v imenu linije izhaja iz tega, da lahko z enim izdelkom dobimo tri “barve” – bazni lak, samo prosojen lak, kombinacija obeh. Dizajn je praktično enak kot pri Circus, Circus TE. Spremenili so barvo plastike iz črne v belo in na stekleničke natisnili ime odtenka na tisti strani kjer je baza ter frazo na stran kjer se nahaja lak za slojenje. Vse lepo in prav, vendar kako naj za božjo voljo skladiščim te lake. Vsi predlogi so dobrodošli. :biggrin:

Moj absolutni favorit iz Essence Colour3 linije je Midnight Date. Že baza je prečudovita – temno modra osnova z vijola-modro-zelenim duochrome Ko pa dodamo še zeleno-modre duochrome krpice v prosojno vijola bazi … :drool: In kot da ni lak že tako uau, se da bazo lepo nanesti že z enim slojem.

Essence Colour3 - Midnight Date nail polish
Essence Colour3 – Midnight Date (swatch)

Samo poglejte si to kompleksnost. :drop:

Essence Colour3 - Midnight Date detail
Essence Colour3 – Midnight Date detail

Št. 2 mi ni ravno pri srcu – Shopping Trip In Soho. Šimrasta roza osnova z mešanico hladno in topla vijola krpic. Je potrebno še kaj dodati? :silly: In seveda se je bazni del nanašal skoraj najbolje izmed vseh baz. :roll:

Essence Colour3 - Shopping Trip In Soho nail polish
Essence Colour3 – Shopping Trip In Soho (swatch)

Kiss On Top Of The Rock dvojčka sem kupila predvsem zaradi lepega krem rdečega odtenka. Oranžne in roza mikro krpice me niso ravno pritegnile … sploh pa si jih nisem predstavljala kot dobro kombinacijo hladno rdeči osnovi. A moram priznati, da efekt sploh ni slab. :whistle: Ne škodi pa niti, da se rdeča baza nanaša kot pravljica.

Essence Colour3 - Kiss On Top Of The Rock nail polish
Essence Colour3 – Kiss On Top Of The Rock (swatch)

A Walk In The Park baza sicer potrebuje 2 plasti za lep izgled, vendar je barva fantastična. Zelena z modrim podtonom in tono zelenega šimra. :love: Nadlak mi nekako ni potegnil. Ne morem reči, da mi kombinacija ni všeč, vendar pa je ljubim tudi ne.

Essence Colour3 - Walk In The Park nail polish
Essence Colour3 – Walk In The Park (swatch)

Boys Are Back In Town ima za bazo vijola odtenek z dosti sivega podtona. Formula je med bolj gostimi, tako da upam da se bo obnesel tudi za konadiranje. Nadlak ima skoraj popolnoma prosojno bazo in veliko tako hladnega kot toplega vijola šimra.

Essence Colour3 - Boys Are Back In Town nail polish
Essence Colour3 – Boys Are Back In Town (swatch)

Zadnji odtenek v kolekciji se imenuje Ticket To The Show. Baza je precej temna in močno spominja na Catrice I Wear My Sunglasses At Night. Lak za slojenje je izmed vseh šestih še najbolj pigmentiran.

Essence Colour3 - Ticket To The Show nail polish
Essence Colour3 – Ticket To The Show (swatch)

Cena: 2,89 EUR za 2x4ml steklenički.

Vsi swatchi so narejeni tako, da sem na osnovni del nanesla prosojni lak. Posamezne swatche si lahko ogledate v video posnetku.

Video ocena:

Da slišim – kateri dvojček je za vas zmagovalna kombinacija? :nails:

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