Essie Braziliant Collection Review, Photo

Essie’s Braziliant Collection includes six new shades for summer: Too Too Hot (sizzling rich red coral), Meet Me at Sunset (vibrant deep orange), Brazilliant (hot orange with a touch of shimmer), Absolutely Shore (soft sea foam green), Super Bossa Nova (upbeat bright fuchsia), and Smooth Sailing (breezy lavender blue with a reflection of pearl).

• Too Too Hot is really more red than red-coral. It has a cream finish, and it was almost opaque in one coat.The red definitely dominates here.
• Meet Me at Sunset is a orange-red; kind of like a tomato red. It’s very vibrant and has a cream finish.
• Braziliant is a rich, darkened orange with white shimmer.The shimmer is chunkier and gold.
• Absolutely Shore is a whitish green with a cream finish.It’s a little less yellow-based.
• Super Bossa Nova is a brightened, dark pink with fuchsia shimmer. It was really pigmented in one.though the base pink is redder.
• Smooth Sailing is cornflower blue with hints of purple and chunkier silver shimmer.

The formula for Essie’s summer shades was excellent overall. They were impeccable: dense pigmentation, not too thick or thin, even flow, and just easy to work with.