I was seriously smitten with Silken Cord. (I was also really impressed that a red this vibrant didn’t stain my nails afterwards!) It’s just brilliant in every sense of the word. In nail polish jargon, it’s almost a jelly finish, so shiny and reflective that it’s almost glassy. This beefs up to the beautiful bottle colour by the second or third coat but something about the formula still felt quite thin to me, a feeling vindicated by the fact this polish chipped much quicker than all the other Essies I’ve tried thus far.īut the pay-off is the intensity of the colour, a stark striking shade of scarlet, and the intense glossiness of the finish. As such, it was exceptionally flattering to my colouring and my usual taste in clothing – and doesn’t it look just darling with my black fingerless gloves!Īs with many Essie varnishes, the first coat is all kinds of thin and streaky. It looks absolutely amazing with black (it couldn’t pop anymore without actually sitting up and smacking you in the face), gold and against pale skin – what I’m calling a very Snow White kind of colour combination, with skin white as snow, hair black as ebony, lips (or in this, case nails) red as the rose and all that. It’s a bright bold red, with a hint of coral to it from some angles (see above, in softer lighting). Silken Cord was actually the colour I sported through Christmas itself, as I just fell head over heels for its super-glossy finish and tangy crimson colour. I’d previously avoided red nail varnishes as I thought they were a bit obvious, a bit overdone, a bit old-fashioned yet along came Silken Cord and swept me away. My final festive Beauty Spot belongs to Essie’s Silken Cord (the other three were China Glaze’s Midnight Kiss, Zoya’s Gloria and Essie’s Mint Candy Apple).
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