Essie Holiday 2013 Collection - "Lots of Lux"

Here I am again with another brand new Essie polish from her Holiday collection dubbed the "Belugaria" collection after the sandy & incredibly thick, nearly-impossible-to-work-with-looking black sand polish with big glitter flecks. I've seen some swatches & from what I've read, nobody actually likes the collection, especially not "Belugaria."

But, here is the polish from the collection that was positively reviewed by most (the only one people liked): "Lots of Lux."

In normal daytime room lighting, no flash:

With flash:

Under direct sunlight:

Close-up under direct sunlight - you can see the sparkle in this one!

"Lots of Lux" is a sapphire blue sand finish polish with small bits of gold & blue glitter throughout. It is very shimmery-looking in the bottle, and it is just as pretty on the nail. Of course, as with most glitter-based polishes, it takes sunlight to bring out its true beauty.

I don't personally like using top coat with these sand polishes because, well, they weren't meant to be worn that way. They're supposed to look sandy and gritty, so I like to wear them like that. Though I might try some Seche Vite on top sometime in the future..

Look for more posts on a few OPI "Liquid Sand" Bond Girls polishes coming up. See you next time!