Essie's Borrowed & Blue has been on my list of needed nail polishes (yes I have one of those) for quite some time now. I first saw it on a random run through Harmon's, but held off buying it until I saw some swatches online. When I bought it, it cost me about $8... and to be honest it was money well spent!
This polish is a creme baby blue that almost runs on the pastel side. It is easy to see it has quite a lot of white base in it and it shows up very blue on your nails, unlike some baby blues that lean on the green side. It goes on opaque in one coat, but I applied two simply out of habit. I topped it with my INM Out the Door top coat and was good to go. I love the color, but I think I would prefer it on shorter nails and mine are a bit long at the minute so it was just a tad overpowering. I did have a problem with chipping on the second day so I removed it and applied a different shade, but I think the chipping has more to do with the terrible condition my nails are in after the gel manicure than with the polish itself!
Overall I think this is a great polish. It seems to be unique to me, despite the popularity baby blue polishes had this summer. I know OPI has one or two polishes in the same family as Borrowed & Blue but I have not tried them and probably will not. I am trying to behave and not buy colors that are similar to ones I own already... my collection of five navy blue polishes being the main catalyst for the ban on buying! I give this polish a solid 4 out of 5, only because of the chipping, but when my nails are doing better I will try it again and see how long it really wears for!
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