Saturday, February 11, 2012

Essie Orange, It's Obvious!

The name pretty much says it all. This is one of the brightest orange polishes you'll see. It's not quite neon but it still packs a considerable punch. I'm not typically a big fan of orange, (You may recall the only orange I've ever been completely nuts about is OPI On The Same Paige.) but I found Orange, It's Obvious! intriguing. I can't resist richly pigmented shades like this.



 
Pretty in your face, right? This says summer more than spring to me but that's okay. The formula on this is excellent; very smooth and doesn't have any of the little gripes I encountered with To Buy Or Not To Buy and A Crewed Interest. Orange, It's Obvious is virtually a one-coater but I used two just to cover up some patchiness. This polish also self-levels very well, which always earns a couple extra brownie points from me.

I'm surprised how much I like Orange, It's Obvious! I like my orange polishes more citrus-y than construction barrel orange and this is something nicely in between the two. It's bright but also has a richness to it. If you already have or are planning on getting OPI A Roll In The Hague from the Holland Collection, this is a touch darker than A Roll In The Hague, to the point where you probably don't NEED both. But hey, us polishaholics can rationalize even the slightest of differences haha. ("See? They're not 100% the same! I totally need to buy both!") I don't see myself becoming a full-on orange convert anytime soon but I'm willing to make the exception for a few shades here and there. I think it's safe to say this has joined the ranks of On The Same Paige in the "oranges I love" category.


Do you have a favorite orange? Have you picked up any of the Navigate Her polishes yet?

13 comments:

  1. Gorgeous and ever so juicy looking! It looks great on you. I think I need to get it now, you convinced me :)

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    1. Yay, I'm always happy to enable! :) It really does have a great juicy, glossy look to it.

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  2. This is perfect for Spring! Btw, I tagged in the 11 questions! check it out!

    -Anna

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  3. love it! I ordered to buy or not to buy, a crewed interest, and ole caliente. I still need to get this one and navigate her!

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    1. Sounds like you have most of the bases covered for this collection! Navigate Her is the only one I got that I still haven't tried yet.

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  4. this color looks GREAT on you, I love it! so bright and summery and happy

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    1. Thank you! :) It makes me wish for summer weather so much!

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  5. I am loving this orange-right now I only own one orange Bettina polish and I believe its named orange. I may need to get this!

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    1. I'd say it's a great polish to have since you're like me and low on oranges! I really loved this one!

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    1. Thank you! It's something a little different than my norm but I wound up loving it.

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