I really like Essie's Resort collection this year. I think I usually like their Resort collections, but I'm just really digging this one a lot right now. The promo pictures actually make it look boring, but it's so good in real life.
Essie Under Where? A light lavender creme. Sorta pink, sorta purple, and with a really nice finish. If it was a little more sheer, I'd call it a milky jelly. It's not a solid chalky creme finish, but it's not quite sheer enough for me to call it a true jelly. It looks soft and squishy, though. Not harsh, not stark. Just... pretty.
The formula on these was flawless. Smooth, creamy, exactly the right consistency. No streaking. No problems at all. Under Where is thinner than the rest of the colors but applies just as nicely. I did three coats of each but only Under Where needed the third coat. Dry time is fast.
Like I said, I really enjoyed this collection. The colors are bright, fresh and interesting and the formula is perfect. I'm in love with Essie's creme formula lately. They seem to have perfected the formula of their creme polishes so that they apply effortlessly, are opaque and non-streaky (for most colors, at least) and dry really quickly. I also like their small, precise brushes. Sure, it takes me more strokes to cover my nail, but the small rounded brush makes it harder to get polish on my cuticles.
Plus, the names of these polishes are strangely dirty and that amuses me.
The only negative thing I can think of regarding this collection is that the colors are probably dupe-able. Though, I think we're at that point in nail polish history where duplicates are inevitable, and as long as they have a good formula, I don't mind so much.
(This was sent for review.)