UPDATE: The contest is closed, and I’ll be notifying the winners shortly. Thanks for entering!
What do ya get when you mix sassy red with nude pink, add a dash of Smurfy blue, and pour in *lots* of cream?
Answer: a recipe for Essie’s spring 2009 color collection.
From left to right: Mesmerize, One of a Kind, Status Symbol
From left to right: Eternal Optimist, Flawless, Lacquered Up
The six sweet and spunky $8 nail colors go on sale next month, and aren’t they cute?
Compared to winter’s dark purples and deep reds, these nudes and classic reds (and the surprise blue) have spring written all over ’em, and I dig the vibe. It’s dreamy and playful — like a warm, lazy afternoon in the park.
I’m new to blue — nail polish (aka Le Club du Blue). Creamy, royal Mesmerize caught my eye because I don’t have anything like it in my nail polish stash. And for some odd reason when I look at Mesmerize I feel patriotic, go figure!
I can see it looking great well into summer. Could you imagine having her on your toes and wearing a pair of cute, strappy sandals? Hot!
Status Symbol, a creamy and bright pink coral, looks like food. By that I mean it looks good enough to eat, LOL! It makes me want to suck on my fingers, as if I’m sporting strawberry-flavored candy nails, and like Mesmerize it should look great worn well into August.
I think many of the collection’s other pinks and reds look somewhat similar but have subtle differences.
The creamy reds — One of a Kind and Lacquered Up — could be twins! But a hint of orange makes One of a Kind just slightly warmer.
And Lacquered Up looks more like a true red to me. I like both of these crimson divas, but I think I prefer the way One of a Kind cooperates with my skin color.
Creamy Eternal Optimist a peachy-brown and pink, looks warmer than her sister Flawless, a cool and pale pink.
I think I’m drawn more to Eternal Optimist, though. She just seems a little more natural, but it’s a tough choice. Flawless is one of those sweet pinks that pops!
Despite the nudes that make this feel like a traditional spring release, I love how the collection adds some funner shades to keep things interesting, particularly Mesmerize and Status Symbol. They’re my favorite stars of the show.
The Essie Spring 2009 Giveaway
Are your current nail polish colors giving you the blahs? Get a fresh nail look this spring. Enter the Essie Spring 2009 Giveaway!
You can enter to win by signing up to receive my updates by email or by leaving a comment on this post (or both!). If you’re already signed up for the updates, you don’t have to do anything else to be entered to win — you’re already entered — but you can double your chances by also leaving a comment on this post (a comment about anything at all).
The Prize
Four lucky winners will slip into new nail colors this spring with a complete set of all six polishes Essie’s Spring 2009 collection ($48 value).
How to Enter
There are two different ways to enter, and you can do both of them to double your chances.
- If you haven’t already signed up to receive Makeup and Beauty Blog daily email updates, then enter your email in the pink box below (or click this link).
- If you have already subscribed to the email updates but want to double your chances, add a brief comment at the bottom of this post (be sure to use a valid email address). 🙂
I’ll choose the four winners at random from among the people who enter by 11:59 PM PST on Saturday, January 17. The contest is open to all US and international readers. Good luck!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Karen, I love these colors! I hope I win the contest so I an try them! By the way your blog is amazing and I love the videos! Keep them coming!
i am sooo loving this collection
status symbol is calling my name!
oooh! That blue cream (Mesmerize) is calling my name! Lovely.
Eternal Optimist is just gorgeous!
I hope I win flawless, status symbol, and mesmerize I want so bad.
Status Symbol would be so pretty for spring! Or now, living in Southern California, it’s spring all the time lol.
So pretty Karen!
they look so cute (:
Mesmerize and Status Symbol are gorgeous! 🙂
It’s a toss between “Eternal Optimist” and “Flawless” for me. I’m not much for spring colors (‘cuz I’m all about fall all year round!), but those two catch my eye!
ohhh! these are so gorgeous. i’ve never entered one of these contests, but i’m hoping i’ll have first time winner’s luck! (:
Love it! Eternal Optimist is my runaway favourite for sure!
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Wow, these colors are fantastic! I’d love to win 🙂
Those look just fabulous! And the perfect gift right before V-day, which I actually just went shopping for 5 of my closest friends. ^.^ Would be honored to win!!! Goodluck everyone!
PS.. Karen, what font do you use on those images? It’s adorable
I really like this new collection! Status Symbol, Flawless and Eternal Optimist are my fav, but I’d really like to give that blue one a try!
I love Mesmerize!! Isn’t it fab?? I am wearing it right now as I am typing. Funny how you said it looks patriotic because I was thinking the same thing. I’ll be wearing it next Tuesday for the inauguration.
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Oh this is a really fun collection!
I like the collection overall, but I’m not feelings the reds…
omg! can you believe i’ve never tried essie’s polish before? i certainly hope i win this! essie has been a lemming of mine, and the pinks (and esp flawless and eternal optimist) look sooo pretty 🙂
Woahh! Gotta love Essie! <3
these colors are so cute! I’m so excited for spring… I can see myself wearing status symbol from march til august
I love your blog. I read it everyday AND get the emails. keep at it 🙂
Mesmerize is gorgeousss 🙂
I’m very excited for the blue!
I really like this collection. Essie is my favorite brand of polish!
Omg! I looooooooove mesmerize! That is EXACTLY the blue color I’ve been trying to find for two years now! I will HAVE to get my hands on that somehow! Would love to win it though 🙂
I love the Eternal Optimist and hope I will be putting it on my fingers soon!!!
flawless, eternal optimist, and status symbol loos great!
Ooohh, I’m all over these! Status Symbol, Flawless, and Eternal Optimism are just calling out to me!
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Is rss the same as subscribing? I don’t know so I did both! This is my first time entering a Makeup and Beauty Blog draw. I hope I win!
OOOH! I’d love to win this!
I’m surprised by how opaque those light pinks look!
I HAVE to have the blue polish!!! Thank you for the giveaway!
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Mesmerize, status symbol, and eternal optimism have definitely caught my eye. I love the Essie formula too, not too thick and horrible when I make painting mistakes, which is often.
Oh my goodness! I am sooo excited about this giveaway. I gave myself a firm talking-to and started a no-buy, but then I read about this collection on another blog and was tempted. I’ve been trying to stay firm and stick to my guns and if I won I could do that without cheating!
But no pressure :).
WOW those red polishes are gorgeous! They are so bright I love them! I also like the blue! Very patriotic colors!
Oooh I’ve never tried this brand before…
wow, I love all these colors and how they look together. I also love your pics and all the cute writing!
I HAVE to get status symbol, and maybe flawless. how many coats did you apply of flawless? I thought it might be too sheer, but it looks great on!
Karen, i just started reading your blog a couple days ago and i’m SO glad i found it…i also consider myself a “makeup junkie” and i love reading reviews and fun stuff lke that…this collection is SO cute and i’d love love love to win it 🙂 just signed up so im eligable!
Great colors! This is the first Essie collection I’ve been interested in in a long time.
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oh ma god! I’m in love…
Ooh…I am mesmerized by Mesmerize! Love it!
Loveeee mesmerize and status symbol!I’ve been looking for a strawberry pink for so long!
Oooh… Status symbol goes nicely with all the coral/pink makeup I’ve been into lately. Must have!
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Ha. Mesmerize does seem like a random touch to this collection. I’ve been curious about Essie for a while. Being a nail polish novice, I hear their long application brush makes it much easier. I really like Status Symbol, it’s one of those pinks that make you feel like your have happy fingers. 😛 I will have to hunt it down to add to my very small collection.
oh my! smurfy blue! 😀
wow those colors are so pretty!! 🙂
looks beautiful!
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Status symbol and Eternal Optimist are my faves! I’m going to have to hunt them down…Thanks for sharing!
I’m really diggin the new nail polishes!
even though i’m still in love with my ‘damsel in a dress’ i wouldn’t hate on free (and cute) nail polish!
Status Symbol and Eternal Optimist are gorgeous!!
What a funky mix of colors!
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Sweet shades. I like flawless.
mesmerize and status symbol….
cant want to see these in person!
I love the mix of feminine pastels and bold brights in this collection.
I’ve got to win sometime! Maybe… I hope! haha! Thanks for giving stuff away so much!
Such pretty colors! Would love to win!
Delurking to say that I really want that blue nail polish! Blue nail polish to banish these winter blues. Perfect for spring (please come soon!)
I LOVE THEM ALL! ESPECIALLY STATUS SYMBOL!
OOOH I want some of those!
whoa, i was wearing an outfit with the exact same neon colors yesterday!
these colors look fantastic, they make me want to just want to head to the beach even though it’s mid january. : )
Status symbol looks amazing!
yay yet another giveaway 🙂 i havent tried essie polishes before and i would love to!
I’ve never tried Essie because I just don’t have a retail store near me that sells them…but they look GAW-GEOUS….. 😀
Um, these looks so amazing and refreshing after all the deep colours I’ve been seduced into from fall/winter.
I want them all! =)
Do you know if there will be a set of four mini bottles like what they did last year for the fall and winter colours?
Love them all, but have to say Eternal Optimist really caught my eye! Thanks for doing the giveaway 🙂
Such pretty colors! Especially Flawless. I love pinks.
What an awesome giveaway — was subscribed to your feed, but just subscribed via email as well!
But I seriously can’t tell the difference between One of a Kind and Lacquered Up. 🙂
oo I love status symbol!!!
Hiya Karen,
I hope you are doing great!
Love this set…
Groovy colors! 🙂
I’m sooo loving flawless….. It’s gorgeous!
Status Symbol is the color I’ve been looking for since oh, I dunno…BIRTH!
XOXO
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i’m not one for pinks but status symbol is a really pretty color that i’d love to try
Great colors! I wanna win!
What an interesting mix between bold and nude. Love the bright pink and then eternal optimist.
Mesmerize and Status Symbol are my favorites! 🙂
I love them all!!! im sooooo excited!
I love the spring colors. I love.love.love them!
So cute!
I want to win this!
🙂
I love the essie collection!
I think its awesome that you did a nail review, I’d love to see you do some more nail polish swatches Karen! These colors look awesome… I think the eternal optimist looks really nice with ur warm skin tone!
xo
Def wanna try eternal optimist!
Bright colors would be good for a pedi
Oh they’re so pretty! I especially like Status Symbol and Flawless.
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I love Essie!! The jelly finish is gorgeous!!
Ohhh my, Status Symbol does look like candy!
And flawless is so cute…
I’ve always been a fan of pink nail polishes so I love them both 🙂
x
Count me in! I admit I’m still stuck on OPI Suzi says Da!
These are the kind of colors that could rocket me out of my rut!
Great blog post! It’s so great to see the colors on a nail and not just in the bottle. I love Essie and these new colors are great.
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OOOh – I like Status Symbol (and giveaways!!!!)
I am definitly getting Eternal Optimist as a way to remind myself of my new attitude for the year. When I saw it I knew I had to have the timing was perfect.
Oh, fun giveaway Karen! Thanks!
Pretty! It’s three below zero here in Indiana this morning and I could use a good dose of spring cheer 🙂 Thanks, Karen!
they are so gorgeous that i just cannot not comment to try to win them
bye
Status symbol is so pretty! Thank you!
I need that pink!
Mesmerize is my favourite out of this collection. It’s such a gorgeous nautical blue, and it gets the Dead Can Dance song “Mesmerism” stuck in my head. 🙂
Oooh! Those colors are great (especially Mesmerize & Status Symbol.)
i LOVE these colors. i would love to win these!
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Love Flawless and Mesmerize!
OOooooo, lovely!!
Thats so cool! I love Essie. Its realy difficult to get them in the Netherlands, so Im always get them on ebay for way to much money! 🙂
We might not have spring but I love all the spring colors – everything is so fresh and alive.
I would love to win, because i really want to try the blue nail polish
Hi Karen, would love some new color for my nails! 🙂
Thanks for the contest, Karen 🙂
Ooooh. OOOH! Pick me! Pick me!
Because clearly the 50+ Essie polishes I own are not enough. 😛
But I swear these are different. 😉
Loving your blog! Thanks for the giveaway! Too cool. Love the swatches! Keep up the great work! 🙂
Love to have spring fling with essie.
Comment! Gawd, I love Status Symbol! Aaaaah.
Can you believe the only shade that I’ve tried from Essie has been Pama? And I got it for free! Flawless and Status Symbol both look so pretty!
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I would love to try these colors on my newly grown-out nails!!
I have never tried Essie nail products before…Status Symbol looks so pretty!!
love the blue & your site!
Flawless and Status Symbol look gorgeous!!
ooohhh I really want the first three! Status Symbol is a must have:] I love bright pinks. Thanks for the swatches!
FUN! I love mesmerize. I’m a long standing member of the blue nailpolish club-love, love, love ’emm….any blue, any time. :-0
Ohhhhhhh…I’m In Love!!!!
i love love love;
Eternal Optimist
Flawless
and last but not least
Status Symbol
Hi Karen,
I love your blog 🙂 Your photos of San Fran were amazing! I love the look of Mesmerize in this collection.
oh my gosh! i love essie! my favs on here are mesmerize and all lacquered up! beautiful! 😀
I love flawless…what a pretty shade of pink!
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Oh wow, these look so fun!
I love the blue one. :o)
omg! I really need new nail polish and those are so pretty! Email: xemailheather@gmail.com
Wow, check out the high shine of those nail polishes!
I love the pinks, Gorgeous!
OMG! What a great collection and great contest. I love status symbol, mesmerize and eternal optimist they’re gorgeous. The other shades are beautiful too though, great for spring/summer. Thanks Karen.
Karen, I love all the colours!
Hope I win the contest.
I love reading your blog everyday!
You rock!
Very girly girl colors. Love them!
I think Flawless is just the perfect shade of bubblegum pink. So cute for Spring. And I totally agree with you about that blue feeling patriotic – put that on the tootsies, some white sandals and Laquered Up on your nails and it would be a fab 4th!
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very pretty colors.. hope i win -=)
New reader here! I love a good giveaway! I really like the pinks in this set, and I’ve never tried a blue…hope I win!
I’m loving status symbol and flawless, I’m all about the pinks at the moment, great for spring!
I very like Flawless, I hope I will win!
Thanks Karen 🙂
Save mesmerize for me!!
Thanks Karen, keep the goodies coming *kisses*
I am so LUSTING over all of them! Essie has great quality nail polish!
How could one choose just one nail polish..?? They all look so delicious!!
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You couldn’t be blue wearing Mesmerize!
No joking, it’s the prettiest shade of blue I’ve seen!
As we say in the south, they’re GAWGESS! Thanks for the chance!
I love all the colours, but Mesmerize is the most gorgious blue i have ever seen.
Keeping my fingers crossed that i win this amazing collection 🙂
I love Flawless and Status Symbol. I think they are ok on short nails but with long square nails it will look better:)
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I love the Eternal Optimist! Whenever a new n/p collection comes out I always gravitate toward the browns, nudes and taupes because I love those colors and sometimes it’s hard to find a good shade for my NC35 skin!
I love them all but status symbol is especially lovely!!
They are all so yummy & I want to win this in the worst way! Eternal Optimist is my fave and I would weare this the most! I’ve been a big fan of this brand forever but have never tried it. Good luck to all of us!
ooooh- i love flawless… & i’m impressed w/ the shine of these polishes.
mezmerize, one of a kind and eternal optimist are my favourites. The entire collection is fabulous though. I hope I win, I hope I win I really hope I am the winner 🙂
one love Kerry
Please consider me in your Essie giveaway!
The shades are all captivating and like everyone else
I am mesmerized by Mesmerize!
Thanks!
I cannot wait for spring! -17 last night was the last straw!
Hope I win this one! Great shades and I’m in desperate need of replacements for my goopy old polishes!
I really like the “Flawless” one :o)
I would love to add Mesmerize and Status Symbol to my list. So pretty!!
these colors are so bright !
definitely getting eternal optimist & status symbol 😀
Oh…I’m loving the blue. I haven’t worn blue since the college days, and it was frosted!
I don’t think I had ever tried Essie. Hope I can win to get my hands on some.
I love nailpolish, thanks for the contest!
all the colors look gorgeous:) thank you so much for the giveaway- i only tried one essie nailpolish and it had such a great color!
Those colors are gorgeous! That blue looks like the ocean and I need that with this horrible cold weather here in New Jersey. I’d love to win these! Your swatches look great! To echo others here you should do more nail color posts.
Hey Karen,
While Mesmerizing is tempting, Status Symbol and Eternal Optimist are calling my name. I will definitely be picking up both of those colors:-)
Ooh so pretty. My faves are status symbol and flawless.
Love the colors!! I’m so happy I subscribe!
Essie is the best polish! What a great giveaway! Those colors turn my head to spring…….not that far away in Texas. Thanks!
Judging from the swatches I’ve seen so far, this is my favorite spring collection! Thank you for showing it and thank you for the competition!
I’m feeling the colors! 🙂 I’m a subscriber.
I’m loving these colors!!! I need to try these out!!
OMG Please choose me I never win anything and this would be perfect!
Hot colors! Wow!
The Flawless color looks very nice. I hope I win the Essie products, they have my name on them! Thank You for the interesting blog.
From Essie Jones
I love these colors, but I am on a nail polish ban right now, boo!!!
Gorgeous! What font do you use in the pictures?
This is so cool! Status Symbol looks gorgeous.
I love all of these colors!! Mesmerize and Status Symbol look especially lovely on you!! It would be awesome to win them! Good luck to all! <3
Oh yeah. I needs me some Status Symbol!
GORGEOUS! 🙂
i love all of those colors!! so prettyyy <3
Happy Birthday to me!
Nice colors indeed!
Wow..great colors..Just got a pedicure today, and tried a new purple color..thanks for the contest. I am a loyal subscriber too 🙂 Z
I was just painting my toenails but didn’t have any colors so just went with boring black. Thanks for holding this giveaway!
Flawless looks fabulous, if I don’t win this giveaway, I will definitely be heading to Ulta next month to add that to my collection. Thanks for running such a great contest!
Status Symbol looks amazing
I’ve recently become a huge fan of Essie polishes! (Long time lurker finally sneaking out of the shadows to comment. 🙂 )
I love all the colors
Ohh, I would love to win this 🙂
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Nail Polish .. Oh YAYER!!!!
Hola Karen!
I am loving Flawless. Whata great giveaway!
Thanx
Karen this makes me cheery already for Spring !!
No more winter blues or SAD for me !!
Thanks for the chance to win.
Joanne
i can’t wait to get a pedicure with eternal optimist, it’s such a pretty innocent looking shade
Wow these colors are so bold and fun!
i LOVE status symbol! flawless is still my favorite, though.
wow! i would love to win!
awesome blog!
The collection looks amazing Karen!
my favourite is definitely mesmerized. Hello blue!
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LOVE flawless and eternal optimist! Still getting used to the blue, eventually will try it, i think! Def. purchasing when I go back to college 🙂
-Alexandra
I love status symbol, flawless and eternal optimist. I’ll check these out at Ulta! Thanks for all the blogs! I’m always updated with the current beauty trends in the market!
i have to be honest i just found your blog three days ago and i couldn’t be happier!! I recently (meaning the past two months) got into makeup and polish and have discovered so many websites about it for beginners and addicts, and this by far has to be one of the best…. i love this collection. Being a huge fan of blues lately, Mesmerize definitely caught my eye. And Eternal Optimist, to me, looks like a must have neutral.
I love all the new Essie Colors, but my favorite is definately Status Symbol! Can’t wait to try it. It has me yearning for spring already!
Your blog is great. Thanks for taking the time to share all the beauty info. It helps me get my “make-up and beauty” fix for the day! lol
I totally fail at nail polishing but…these are so pretty!
Mesmerizing is so… mesmerizing. i love creme blues and the other shades look gorgeous as wel!
I LOVE nailpolish and those colors look amazing@
Eternal Optimist is my new favorite! I use it all the time when I get manicures. I haven’t used Flawless yet, but once the weather gets a bit warmer I will definitely be trying it out. I wish I could try Status Symbol but it’s a bit too bright for my corporate job =(