Playing with studs

Good morning!
I hadn't used my Born Pretty Store studs in a long time, so I came with this mani idea, which did not translate as I thought it would, but I still like it. On to the pics!

Lazy Days Of Summer #11 - Summer Days

Morning lovelies!
Whoa we are already in August, time flies so fast I still remember my last summer and it feels like one week ago. I love summer, it's the perfect season to showcase bright colors with style. I used different summery colors over Sally Hansen White On to achieve the patchwork design, then added a thin coat of Essence Circus Confetti. I wanted it to pop and scream fun and I'm proud of the result. Hope you like it!

Essence - Confetteria

Fail!
I'm disappointed with Essence for the formula of this polish. The basic story: I see online swatches, drool over them for months, decide to swap for it, try it and then... disaster. Yes, Confetteria looks gorgeous in the 8 ml bottle, and yes the pictures are nice too, but it was a pita to apply! The formula is thick and goopy. Layer too much and you can't see the glitter through the dark blue jelly base. A thin layer will drag the thick base, making it difficult to apply. I added a few drops of thinner in it and I like it better this way. I layered it over Soflajo Guardian of the Lake. In terms of formula, I think I prefer Blue Addicted. What do you think of it? Did you have the same issues?
All swatches show one coat of Confetteria over Guardian of the Lake, topped with Seche vite.

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Essence - Blue addicted

Essence is another European brand that was unknown to me until I saw a picture of Blue addicted in a nail polish group I'm in. I was lucky to have a nail polish friend (NPF) in Germany who sent it to me. It is surprisingly small (5ml) so do not be fooled by pictures and read descriptions (I didn't lol). Blue addicted wears its name well; there is a lot going on in this polish: blackened blue jelly base, blue and green hex glitters, add some fine blue glitter to that and you have the perfect gem for any blue polish addict :)
The formula was really thick so I layered one coat over Catrice HQWBJ, then added a coat of Seche vite.
I might need a back up of this one!

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