Essie Camera was an awesome birthday gift from my friend Brandi over at The Collegiate Nail! Camera, a bright red-based coral jelly, is part of Essie's Poppy-razzi Collection released earlier this summer. Although this color is quite bright, it's not an eye-scalding neon. I guess whether that's a good or bad thing depends upon your polish preferences, but personally I really like this polish!
The formula here felt a little runny to me so I had some trouble keeping things neat around the cuticle area. This was three coats. Pictured here was day three (going on four) of this manicure and as you can see, it held up really well!
I love how squishy this looks! You don't see too many neon jellies. Even though it's a jelly, Camera has enough opacity to it to cover up any pesky VNL. This color also seems to be very similar to OPI Guy Meets Gal-veston from the Texas Collection so if you missed out on that one or just like bright, cheerful jellies, give Camera a look!
This looks so beautiful on you! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Ash! :)
DeleteI think it looks lovely on you! So glad you like it! Definitely one of my favorites from that collection!
ReplyDeleteThanks Brandi! I really love it! It was the one polish from that collection that caught my eye right away.
DeleteHmm. I think I'll be purchasing this instead of OPI Guy Meets Gal-veston. Essie Camera looks so much more pigmented and shiner. And who can give up a good jelly? :D
ReplyDeleteI can say with confidence that Camera is more pigmented than the jellies I have from the OPI Texas Collection (although I don't have Guy Meets Gal-veston specifically), but you still get that great squishy jelly finish with Camera too. It's a win-win! :)
DeleteThanks!
ReplyDeleteThis is so summer perfect!
ReplyDeleteThat is gorgeous! I love coral polish! I haven't got any Jelly polish yet but the Nfu-oh Jelly line is calling me in :P
ReplyDeleteOh. My. God.
ReplyDeleteI may have to leave my boyfriend for this color.
I am loving this!
ReplyDeleteI love Camera!
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