Fresh Paint: Essie Sugar Daddy - Underrated (And meeting Josh Holloway? Yes.)

Painted my nails yesterday with one of my all time FAVORITE polishes, Essie Sugar Daddy,  and decided to do a little post about it. Mainly because I feel like this shade is pretty underrated and I wanted to give it the credit I think it deserves!

If you've never tried this polish I can't say that I blame you. 

(To be fair, had I not seen a picture of this on Instagram I probably would have never tried it either.) It is very sheer (like typical old school Essie polishes) and the color is not very unique but those are some of the reasons I love it. 

Classic. 

Clean looking.

Great base for french manicures or any type of tip design.

Applies evenly & smoothly.

2-3 Coats = Perfection.

Glossy. 

(Forgot to take a picture of it in regular light with the top coat but there wasn't too much of a difference, just glossier.)

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See Pic Posted Below: 

 This was taken at night inside a restaurant but I was really impressed with how glossy my nails looked.

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Everything I used for my manicure start to finish -

If you would like to see what I do for my nails - CLICK HERE to watch the video

I always use OPI Nail Envy for my base coat. I really think it helps to keep my nails from breaking. (For those of you that didn't know - my nails are natural) I have gone through at least 3 bottles of this. 

And then of course you have to top it off with the Seche Vite - best top coat I have ever used! Dries fast, smoothes over mistakes if you have any. It also keeps my polish on a lot longer.

Overall I think Essie 'Sugar Daddy' just gives such a clean look to my nails. The color is great for my skin tone and it gives me that acrylic look (I think at least), which I actually really like. Also this is one of the only sheer pink polishes I've tried that applies so evenly without any additional effort.

 The only other polish I would say compares is, OPI 'You callin me a Lyre?' (Limited Edition) - another amazing, clean looking polish. 

As far as I'm concerned those two are the best. 

(If I paint my nails that color soon I will post pics to compare)

For reference:
 I hate Essie Ballet Slippers (so hard to apply evenly and too white for my liking)
I use to like OPI Coney Island Cotton Candy but I find that it just doesn't apply as easily for me, plus I like the way these cooler toned pinks (vs. peachy pinks) look on my nails. They look cleaner and brighter. 

Essie 'Sugar Daddy' Nail Polish

OPI Nail Envy for Natural Nails

Seche Vite Fast Dry Top Coat

Anyway....sorry this blog post was late I was busy meeting this guy last night...

Haha. Any LOST fans? 

Josh Holloway.

Last night we went to Sony for a screening of the new movie Steve is in, Battle of the Year, coming out this September. 

Afterwards we all went to get food and what not, that's where this picture was taken. SUCH a nice guy! Very down to earth. (I love his dimples.)

But yeahhhh that's why the post is up late. I actually haven't slept yet. I'm trying to pull an all nighter to fix my sleep schedule so we shall see how that goes. O_O Wish me luck! 

Hope you enjoyed this post! You'll have to excuse if it's a bit off. I feel like my brain is frazzled being up for so long. 

Thank you for reading! Talk to you tomorrow. 

-Holly

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