Finally got Essie Borrowed and Blue! There was so much hype surrounding the colour and I always thought it would be close to Color Club Take Me To Your Chateau and the Nature Republic baby blue so here are some comparison swatches!
Left to right: Nature Republic BL503, Essie Borrowed and Blue, Color Club Take Me To Your Chateau and Essie Borrowed and Blue, under a lamp
Left to right: , Essie Borrowed and Blue, Color Club Take Me To Your Chateau, Essie Borrowed and Blue and Nature Republic BL503 in indirect sunlight
Interesting how it looks closer to the Nature Republic one under the lamp but closer to Take Me To Your Chateau in sunlight!
Here's a bottle comparison, from left to right: Take Me to Your Chateau, Borrowed and Blue and BL503
Application wise, Take Me To Your Chateau was the most opaque of them all, one coat and it's almost good to go but a second coat even things out. Borrowed and Blue was also pretty opaque but I felt it was a little too thick so it tends to overflow and flood the cuticles. Used 2 coats. BL503 was easy to handle and needed 2 coats as well.
You probably don't have to get all three of them unless you're a polish addict like me. Just pick your favourite one! (:
I have Borrowed and Blue too, and wouldn't trade it for other baby blues. Love the idea behind it (wedding).
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