Bettina Champagne

Champagne is my first and only Bettina polish. It was a gift from the wonderful Nory of Fierce Makeup And Nails. Thank you so much, Nory! :)


Champagne is a rosy copper chrome. Unlike a lot of chromes, this one isn't overly frosty or brushstroke-y. It looks like pure liquid metal.

Since Champagne is a chrome, you do have to be mindful of where you place your strokes, but as I mentioned above, the formula is not brushstroke-y overall. In fact, it's extremely nice. It had just the right consistency to it and almost covered completely in one coat, although I did two just to even everything out. It dries ridiculously fast, even without topcoat! (Speaking of topcoat, I need a new bottle of Seche... Mine is on its last legs and is becoming both thick and a little bubbly.)

This polish has a lovely shine to it and I like how smooth it looks. Chromes seem to be coming back lately and Essie is set to release a whole collection of them sometime soon, so it seemed especially appropriate to bust out Champagne. I can see this color working year-round and I like how it can look modern or antiqued all at the same time. I wish I had more access to Bettina polishes since it looks like they make some marvelous colors. Particularly the Disco Collection... *swoon*

Have you ever tried any Bettina? If so, what did you think?